New Paid Leave Oregon program starts accepting applications; benefits to start next month
Employees in Oregon started applying for benefits for Paid Leave Oregon Monday in the new system Frances…
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Spain reaches Women’s World Cup final for the first time with stunning win over Sweden
By Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Spain created more history at the Women’s World Cup, shocking favorite Sweden to reach the final for the first…
Continue ReadingAP African American Studies course won’t count toward graduation credit in Arkansas
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas education officials say an Advanced Placement course on African American…
Continue ReadingThe EPA is investigating how California manages its water following complaints from tribes
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration has agreed to investigate how California manages…
Continue ReadingAt least 99 people were killed in Maui’s wildfires. With only 25% of the burn area searched, officials worry the death toll will climb
CNN By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — With only a quarter of the Maui wildfire burn area searched, the death toll of what’s already the deadliest…
Continue ReadingHow a devastating combination of conditions triggered America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century
By Casey Tolan, Isabelle Chapman and Curt Devine, CNN (CNN) — As gale-force winds rushed down the slopes of Maui’s Mauna Kahālāwai…
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Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing plans F-15 Eagle night training missions this week, possibly over Central Oregon
The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions for the next four nights, and some could fly in…
Continue ReadingVideo shows Texas US Rep. Ronny Jackson berating officers after being wrestled to ground at rodeo
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Police video released Monday shows U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson of Texas being taken…
Continue ReadingEl precio de la gasolina en EE.UU. alcanza su nivel más alto en casi 10 meses
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Los precios en las estaciones de gasolina de Estados Unidos se acercan a US$ 4 por galón en todo el…
Continue ReadingMichael Oher, depicted in ‘The Blind Side,’ alleges he was never adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy, but signed into a conservatorship
By Jennifer Henderson and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Michael Oher, whose life story was portrayed in the Oscar-winning movie…
Continue ReadingWoman charged in Vanessa Guillen case receives 30-year sentence for role in death of Army soldier
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Cecily Aguilar, the woman charged in connection with the 2020 killing of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen, has been…
Continue ReadingUtah man accused of threatening president pointed gun at agents, FBI says
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah man accused of making violent threats against President Joe Biden before a trip to Salt…
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Gov. Kotek tells C. Oregon leaders she won’t support managed homeless camps outside urban growth boundaries
Gov. Tina Kotek has told three Central Oregon elected officials at a meeting on homelessness issues that she is not willing to support managed camps…
Continue ReadingQuién es Christian Zurita, el candidato que reemplazará a Fernando Villavicencio en la carrera presidencial en Ecuador
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — “Mataron a mi amigo”, escribió Christian Zurita en su cuenta de X —antes Twitter— el 9 de…
Continue ReadingDozens of news organizations condemn police raid on Kansas newspaper and call for seized materials to be returned
CNN, KWCH-DT By Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of news organizations on Sunday condemned a police raid on a Kansas newspaper and its…
Continue ReadingTexas woman who helped hide US soldier Vanessa Guillén’s body sentenced to 30 years in prison
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman was sentenced Monday to 30 years in prison for helping dispose of the body…
Continue ReadingLouisville students to return to school on Friday, more than a week after bus schedule meltdown
By BRUCE SCHREINER and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Students in Louisville’s public school district will return to…
Continue ReadingA fiery explosion in a market area in the Dominican Republic kills 3 and injures dozens
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A powerful explosion in a bustling market…
Continue ReadingReportan la desaparición de 5 jóvenes en Jalisco
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Las autoridades de México buscan a cinco jóvenes reportados como desaparecidos el sábado en el municipio…
Continue ReadingPerros rastreadores de cadáveres llegan a Maui para ayudar a encontrar a los fallecidos. ¿Por qué es una tarea tan difícil?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Metal retorcido. Automóviles calcinados. Restos carbonizados de lo que alguna vez fueron hogares, prósperos…
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