By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Leon Draisaitl has 13 goals in the Edmonton Oilers’ first 10 playoff games this year. That’s the most since Mark Messier 40 years ago and the third-highest total through 10 games in more than a century. Draisaitl is just seven away from breaking the record for the most in
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story TYLER, Texas (KTBS) — The southern U.S. border is preparing for an increase in migrants seeking refuge when Title 42 expires Thursday night. Title 42 is a pandemic-era policy instilled by the Trump administration to put a pause on allowing people to cross into the
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Oregon State University will spearhead a $1 million National Science Foundation project to advance semiconductor technologies in the Pacific Northwest.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KEITHVILLE, Louisiana (KTBS) — Dr. Ghali E. Ghali made a house call recently to Keithville’s Chimp Haven, the world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. Sparky, a 34-year-old male chimpanzee, had sustained a mandibular fracture that required surgery to stabilize and repair. Veterinarians who specialize in the type
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Actor Tom Holland is opening up about how a recent project led to his decision to take a break from drinking. In a interview with EW, Holland revealed he has been sober for over a year after filming the upcoming Apple TV+ crime thriller, “The Crowded Room.” The “Spider-Man” star plays
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To recognize National Wildfire Awareness Month, Portland General Electric, Pacific Power and Idaho Power are encouraging Oregonians to prepare for fire season.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A new five-year study conducted by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa reveals alarming predictions about the future of Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve. The study evaluated the impacts of sea-level rise on the preserve. According to the study by UH’s
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and Laura Paddison, CNN Wildfires raging in Russia’s Ural Mountains killed at least 21 people and hospitalized several others, state news agency TASS reported on Thursday, quoting officials. The deaths and injuries were reported in the Kurgan region, on the border between the Urals and Siberia. It is one of 12 regions
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA and MELISSA WINDER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level in five weeks. That’s welcome news for house hunters looking for an edge as they navigate a market constrained by a near-historic low number of homes for sale. Mortgage buyer
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. authorities say they have seized over a dozen website domains used by sanctioned Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The Department of Justice announced Thursday that they had seized 13 website domains, including those of the Iran-backed group’s al-Manar television, and that of senior officials and affiliated charities.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Sam Fossum, CNN National security adviser Jake Sullivan met with top Chinese official Wang Yi in Vienna for “candid” and “constructive” talks, the White House announced Thursday. The previously undisclosed meeting is among the highest-level engagements between US and Chinese officials since the spy balloon incident earlier this year,
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless claims last week rose to its highest level in a year-and-a-half, though the labor market remains healthy by historical standards. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending May 6 rose by 22,000 to 264,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s up
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt and Sophie Tanno, CNN Two police officers and several firefighters were injured in an explosion at a block of flats in western Germany on Thursday as they attended an emergency call. The blast happened at a high-rise building in the western town of Ratingen, police said. A body was discovered in the
Continue ReadingISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — Kyiv is seeking to extend the unprecedented wartime deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat, a top Ukrainian official said Thursday after the talks on prolonging the agreement concluded in Turkey. The talks between Turkish,
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.” In two cases before the high court, both liberal and conservative justices
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Mortgage rates ticked down last week for the second week in a row, as progress on inflation is keeping rates calmer. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.35% in the week ending May 11, down from 6.39% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are one step closer to restricting how teachers discuss race in K-12 classrooms. As conservatives nationwide push bans on so-called “critical race theory,” the state Senate passed a likeminded effort Wednesday in a late night 27-10 vote after nearly six hours
Continue ReadingLEEDS, England (AP) — United States captain Tyler Adams is unlikely to play again for Leeds this season. Adams underwent hamstring surgery in March and Leeds manager Sam Allardyce says he does not expect the defensive midfielder to feature in the team’s final three games as it battles to avoid relegation from the Premier League.
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN Tom Brady, who announced February 1 he was “retiring for good” after 23 seasons in the NFL, has been invited to the New England Patriots’ home opener, team owner Robert Kraft said. Of Brady’s record seven Super Bowl wins, six came with New England, where he spent 20 years. “The NFL
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business ABC News on Thursday announced the new anchors for “GMA3,” five months after T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were taken off the air following a report of a romantic relationship. Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan will co-anchor the afternoon program, which is the third hour of its morning show “Good
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