By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But scientists said Friday the arrival of storms like Hurricane Lee this weekend could become more common in the region as the planet warms, including in places such as the Gulf of Maine.
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT F. BUKATY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee pummeled a large swath of New England and Maritime Canada with destructive winds, rough surf and torrential rains that toppled trees, flooded roadways and cut power to tens of thousands on Saturday. One person was killed in Maine
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As we head into respiratory season, Deschutes County Public Health says it wants to help residents stay healthy and protect themselves from illnesses such as COVID-19, RSV and Influenza. Here’s their full guidance statement, issued Friday: Public Health recommends frequent handwashing, cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, being aware of ventilation in shared
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A war monitoring group says that dozens of Syrians who fled war at home are among the thousands killed and missing in the deadly flooding in Libya. They are people from all walks of life who had left their war-torn country and moved to the Libyan city
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Justo a tiempo para los resfriados de otoño e invierno, un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) ha decidido que un ingrediente popular en los medicamentos orales para el resfriado y la alergia no funciona. ¿Qué hacemos ahora? “Hay
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — The Italian city of Venice and its lagoon were not listed on UNESCO’s World Heritage in Danger list during a meeting of the UN agency in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, according to Italy’s culture ministry. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee had warned in July that Italy
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Minnesota Vikings running back Alexander Mattison said he received racist messages following the team’s loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday Night Football. Mattison shared two screenshots of messages via Instagram on Friday, saying that he received more than 60 “disgustingly disrespectful messages.” Both screenshots contained racial slurs and
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s election is just a month away and candidates hoping to break through the pack tried to set themselves apart during a televised debate. The event on Friday hosted by Nexstar Media Group and airing on multiple Louisiana news stations is meant to help voters
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs will receive $70,000 in federal funds for regional economic development. “Investing in tribal communities is vital to spur economic prosperity in reservations across Oregon and nationwide,” Wyden said. “This federal investment will help strengthen the economy of the
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Joe Biden ‘s top goals — fighting climate change and expanding the middle class by supporting unions — are colliding in the key battleground state of Michigan as the United Auto Workers go on strike against the country’s biggest car companies. The strike involves
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion policy, the uniformed officers affected have been largely silent, wary of stepping into a political fray. But as the ramifications of Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s freeze have grown, more of them are
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With just weeks left before his scheduled execution, Oklahoma death row inmate Anthony Sanchez took the unusual step of firing his attorneys and skipping a clemency hearing that many viewed as the last chance to spare his life. Sanchez’s decision, and his relationship with an activist
Continue ReadingBy GISELA SALOMON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — For many in Florida’s vast immigrant community, daily life in recent months has become one governed entirely by fear. Some try to drive as little as possible and make fewer trips to the supermarket. Others no longer take their children to the park and worry about allowing
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was fully acquitted Saturday of corruption charges in a historic impeachment trial, a resounding verdict that reaffirms the power of the GOP’s hard right and puts an indicted incumbent who remains under FBI investigation back
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMURRAY Associated Press When a small city abruptly parked all its buses to launch a publicly subsidized van service offering $1.50 trips anywhere in town, only one of its bus drivers — a big-city transplant — went along for the ride. Milton Barnes used to oversee packed subway stations in Washington, D.C., a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Once upon a time, the moderates, the mavericks and the underdogs in presidential politics had a chance to break through in New Hampshire. Former Sen. John McCain, an independent-minded Republican, resurrected his anemic campaign with a victory in the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary in
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s conservative governing party was hoping to make migration a key campaign theme ahead of the country’s national election. But not like this, with arrests, dismissals and an attempted suicide among its own ranks. The Law and Justice party is being rocked by reports that Polish
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi, Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Milan, Italy (CNN) — Elahe Tavakolian’s shooter was so close, she could see him pointing his gun at her. “He was maybe 30 or 40 meters (100 to 130 feet) away,” she recalls. “He was a police officer. And everybody knew him.” Around her, she
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Some of our Pet Pals visitors just get all playful and active with Lee and Lynne on the set. Take adorable newcomer Delilah, for example — no, seriously. She’s waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would appoint a task force to review the cases of people he claimed had been unjustly prosecuted related to their political beliefs by the Biden administration, should he win a second term in 2024. “Tonight, I’m announcing that the moment I
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