By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on Wall Street. Markets declined across the region and U.S. futures also were lower. Oil prices retreated. The declines came despite a sharp upward revision in Japan’s estimated economic growth rate for
Continue ReadingA look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data confirms: Those eye-watering conditions are becoming the “new summer normal” of sorts in the region and other areas of the state, as wildfires worsen.
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up today to some mild temperatures coming off overnight lows in the mid 50s. Today’s highs will be similar to yesterdays in the mid to upper 80s, but they’ll come with a chance of stormy weather. As the day warms up, we’re looking 20-40% likely to see some scattered
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington, Jo Shelley, Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” Water levels on Wednesday continued to rise after
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum touted his small-town roots and business experience as he announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The former software entrepreneur adds his name to a long list of contenders hoping to dent former President Donald Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has sent the historic Armenian community there into a panic as residents search for answers about the feared loss of their homes to a mysterious investor. The 99-year lease of some 25%
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old graduate, Shawn Jackson, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith, were killed in a shooting after a high school commencement ceremony in Richmond, Virginia, Tuesday evening that left five others injured, police said Wednesday. A suspect, 19-year-old Amari Pollard, was arraigned Wednesday morning on two
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Afghan intelligence officer who fled the Taliban after sharing information with American soldiers is now in Texas, where his future remains uncertain. Abdul Wasi Safi is staying with his brother since his release from a Texas immigration detention center, where the Border Patrol took
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Supporters of the Redmond City Council filled their City Hall meeting Tuesday evening in the wake of a disturbing crime, a dead raccoon and a message described as “racially hateful” left at the front door of Mayor Ed Fitch’s law office, also mentioning Councilor Clifford Evelyn.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La enviada especial de Estados Unidos para las mujeres, las niñas y los derechos humanos en Afganistán declaró este martes que le preocupan las informaciones según las cuales se sospecha que cerca de 80 estudiantes fueron envenenadas durante el fin de semana. “Preocupada por las informaciones según las cuales casi 80
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from Bangladesh, bound for Indonesia. On board were babies, pregnant women and children fleeing surging violence in Bangladesh’s refugee camps. One week later, the boat vanished. The Associated Press has reconstructed the passengers’
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program. The state Air Pollution Control Board meets Wednesday to discuss the matter. The body is dominated by Youngkin appointees and
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Three unique guitars used by the popular Bend-based band Precious Bird were stolen in a break-in of their rig while in Portland for a concert.
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON and DREW COSTLEY Associated Press As 30 environment and trade ministers, and 50 CEOs gather in Paris for the 8th international conference on energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency is taking stock. The conference brings together world leaders on energy, business, environment and climate to accelerate progress on energy efficiency globally. The
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Federal government employees have access to more affordable learning opportunities online and enhanced career advancement pathways, thanks to a new agreement announced Tuesday between Oregon State University and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors in Michigan have notched another conviction in a 2020 plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Shawn Fix pleaded guilty Wednesday to providing material support for an act of terrorism. So far, there have been nine convictions related to the plot in state and federal courts,
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a good month, Celina Chanthanouvong has about $200 left after rent, groceries and car insurance. That doesn’t factor in her student loans, which have been on hold since the start of the pandemic and are estimated to cost $300 a month. The pause in repayment
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Protesters briefly scuffled and punches flew Tuesday as a Southern California school district decided whether to recognize June as Pride month. Several hundred people gathered in the parking lot of the Glendale Unified School District headquarters, split between those who support or oppose exposing youngsters to LGBTQ+ issues in schools. Some
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Anthony Hudson has agreed a two-year deal to guide Al Markhiya in the Qatari soccer league a week after quitting as interim head coach of the U.S. men’s national team. The club says Hudson’s immediate goal is to help Al Markhiya improve on the seventh-place finish it achieved in its first
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Subway is planning to add thousands of new sandwich shops in China, increasing its footprint in the country by more than seven times. The world’s biggest sandwich chain announced Tuesday that it would open almost 4,000 new stores across mainland China over the next 20 years. The
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