By Donald Judd and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Thursday that it “would not be out of character” for North Korea to use US soldier Travis King as a propaganda tool or bargaining chip. “They certainly could. … We haven’t seen any indication that that’s exactly what’s afoot
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The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission will relocate from its current Milwaukie headquarters to State of Oregon office space in Salem, instead of building a new office complex in Canby.
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — The apparent attempt by a super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to float potential debate talking points to the Republican’s presidential campaign has stirred confusion and anger from fundraisers and donors, multiple sources told CNN. In a memo from the super PAC Never Back Down, first reported by
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Erica Marsh quickly rose to fame earlier this year as a viral left-wing voice on social media. Her incendiary tweets, often ultra-liberal and hyper-political, drew millions of views and the ire of conservatives, who pointed to her outlandish comments comparing Republicans to pedophiles and conservative Supreme
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Los cinco jóvenes que fueron reportados como desaparecidos en Lagos de Moreno, un municipio del estado mexicano de Jalisco, eran amigos desde la infancia, dijeron algunos familiares a CNN. Se conocieron y crecieron en el barrio de San Miguel, una urbanización de clase trabajadora del municipio de Lagos
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A photo of a bright orange fungus growing on deadwood, with its striking color resplendent against the darkness, has been crowned winner of this year’s BMC Ecology and Evolution image competition. Cornelia Sattler from Macquarie University, Australia, captured the winning image in the Australian rainforest and cautioned against merely
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El hacker brasileño Walter Delgatti Neto afirmó este jueves que el expresidente de Brasil Jair Bolsonaro le preguntó si podía intervenir las máquinas de votación, según su testimonio en la investigación del Congreso sobre los resultados de las elecciones y el asalto a edificios gubernamentales el 8 de enero de 2023.
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A fugitive from Colorado jailed since a standoff last month that included furniture flying out of Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip has taken a plea deal that is expected to send him to his home state to serve up to five years in prison.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Stanford has not given up on getting an invitation to join the Atlantic Coast Conference as its fellow Pac-4 members in the Pacific Northwest hope to rebuild their plundered league and wait to find out if the Cardinal are in. Leaders from Stanford, California, Oregon State and
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of killing two women he met at beach bars in the Florida Panhandle in 1996 is set to be executed. Michael Duane Zack III is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Oct. 3 at 6 p.m. under a death warrant signed Thursday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. It’s
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One of the most popular rivers to fish in the West, the lower Deschutes, will remain open for steelhead fishing this fall, as enough unmarked steelhead have passed Bonneville Dam, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday.
Continue ReadingMARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded not guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the country. U.S. Attorney Mark Totten says 22-year-old Samuel Ogoshi and 20-year-old Samson Ogoshi of Lagos, Nigeria, entered the pleas during their arraignment Thursday in US District Court in Marquette. Totten says
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Adding a blue-light filter to your eyeglasses may not ease eye strain from computer work, protect the retina or help with sleep at night, according to a new review of existing research. “We found there may be no short-term advantages with using blue-light filtering spectacle lenses to reduce visual
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials face a formidable challenge identifying the remains of more than 100 victims of the Maui blaze as agonized loved ones yearn for information on those missing after the United States’ deadliest wildfire in more than a century. It’s a painstaking process, and a roster of
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– Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Thursday he secured funding for two community-initiated projects in the FY24 Homeland Security bill – including the CORE3 emergency training and operations center in Redmond – that will strengthen emergency response coordination and lead to infrastructure safety improvements for two Oregon communities.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner in Portland, Oregon, said Thursday it’s investigating the deaths of three people that may have been caused by extreme heat. One death was reported Monday in southeast Portland,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three people may have died in a record-shattering heat wave in the Pacific Northwest this week, officials said. The Multnomah County Medical Examiner in Portland, Oregon, said Thursday it’s investigating the deaths of three people that may have been caused by extreme heat. One death was reported Monday in southeast Portland,
Continue ReadingCNN By Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — Jack Scott was fed up with the way things were going with his career. Straight out of university with a degree in mechanical engineering, Scott, 24, had spent nine months working for a refrigeration company in a job he didn’t enjoy. Feeling the need to make change, he
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine current or former Northern California police officers were charged Thursday in a federal corruption investigation that found evidence they committed civil rights violations and fraud in an effort to get a pay raise and lied on reports to cover up the use of excessive
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is asking the federal judge overseeing special counsel Jack Smith’s criminal election subversion case against him to set the trial for April 2026. In a filing Thursday evening, Trump urged US District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington, DC, to reject Smith’s proposal
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