CNN By Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN The US State Department on Monday announced that a third US-government organized convoy had arrived in Port Sudan, the latest overland evacuation of US citizens and others amid the crisis in Sudan. The more aggressive effort by the US government to assist those who had been in
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN The US State Department on Monday announced that a third US-government organized convoy had arrived in Port Sudan, the latest overland evacuation of US citizens and others amid the crisis in Sudan. The more aggressive effort by the US government to assist those who had been in the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Supporters of Oregon State University-Cascades set a record, raising more than $95,000 for student scholarships and programs during Dam Proud Day, the university’s annual day of giving.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia couldn’t escape its war against Ukraine during it highly contentious presidency of the U.N. Security Council, and the war will still loom over Switzerland as it takes over the monthlong presidency for the first time since becoming a full member of the United Nations
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden sought Monday to ease a debt limit standoff by inviting the four Congressional leaders to the White House on May 9 — signaling the growing fears of a default as the federal government might be unable to pay
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado county and a health care company contracted to provide medical care in its jail have agreed to pay $2 million to the mother of an intellectually disabled man who died there in 2014. A lawsuit by Tiffany Marsh alleged that deputies and health care workers
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Zoe Sottile, CNN An 18-year-old Texas college baseball player was seriously injured after being struck by a stray bullet during a game on Saturday, according to police. Matthew Delaney, a student athlete at Texas A&M University-Texarkana, was standing in the bullpen area when he was hit, police said. He was hospitalized
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Geoffrey Hinton, considerado el “padrino de la inteligencia artificial”, confirmó este lunes que dejó su puesto en Google la semana pasada para alertar sobre los “peligros” de la tecnología que él mismo ayudó a desarrollar. El trabajo pionero de Hinton sobre redes neuronales dio forma a los sistemas de
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN As the gas lines grow longer, tempers in Cuba are growing shorter. Since mid-April, Cuba has been beset with its most dire fuel shortages in years, prompting comparisons to the severe disruptions Cubans suffered after the fall of the Soviet Union. Lines stretch for blocks even at gas stations where there
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Your feedback on the draft Oregon Transportation Plan is important! Why? Because this 25-year plan guides transportation-related decisions that impact our communities, our state and even the region — now and into the future, ODOT said Monday. Here’s the Oregon Department of Transportation announcement, in full: Join the public hearing this Wed.,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — A windstorm in central Illinois kicked up dangerous clouds of blinding dust off farm fields Monday, causing numerous crashes that killed at least six people on Interstate 55, police said. The late morning crashes involved 40 to 60 cars and multiple tractor-trailers, two of which caught
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The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District announced Monday the hiring of Erick Holsey as the district’s new fire chief, with longtime Chief Mike Supkis set to retire June 30.
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Batting average for left-handed hitters was up 13 percentage points through the first full month of the season, an impact of baseball’s new rule changes. Average time of a nine-inning game is 2 hours, 37 minutes, down from 3:05 at the same point last year.
Continue ReadingLEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester and Everton remained in serious relegation danger in the English Premier League after their thrilling 2-2 draw. Alex Iwobi’s 54th-minute volley secured a point for Everton, which stayed in next-to-last place with four matches left to play as the team bids to extend its 69-year stay in the top division.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Bryce Harper is expected to return to the lineup on Tuesday, 160 days after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. The two-time National League MVP indicated on Instagram that an appointment with Dr. Neal ElAttrache on Monday went well and
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Sam Houston High School student was hit by a vehicle as the child walked to the building Monday morning in north Houston, according to police. SkyEye video shows two Houston police patrol cars at about 8 a.m. at a Family
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Charges are expected to be filed against a man accused of shooting his neighbor during an argument in northeast Houston Sunday night. Lt. Wright with the Houston Police Department said officers responded to a shooting at about 10:32 p.m. at a
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Shares of electric truck maker Lordstown Motors dropped more than 40% in Monday trading and ended the day down 23%, after the company disclosed that Foxconn, its major investor and the company that is helping to build its trucks, said it wants to back out of making further investments. With that
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly and Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Some Kia, Hyundai and Honda models are getting stolen in New York City so often that the Mayor is giving out Apple AirTags to help residents track their vehicles. The city plans to distribute 500 AirTags to residents to place in their cars to combat car thefts in
Continue ReadingCNN, WICS By Joe Sutton, CNN An interstate in central Illinois reopened Tuesday, a day after at least seven people were killed as more than 70 vehicles crashed in a dust storm, officials said. The crashes along Interstate 55 happened shortly before 11 a.m. in Montgomery and Sangamon counties south of the state capital after
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