By YOUSEF MURAD and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — The wall of water several stories high smashed into apartment buildings, drowning entire families in minutes. Many residents of the Libyan coastal city of Derna said they didn’t know they were in danger until they heard the explosive sound of the dams rupturing.
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in Komsomolsk-on-Amur in far eastern Russia and is expected to visit a plant that builds fighter jets as South Korea has said it’s concerned his visit is focused on expanding military cooperation in a
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France says a French official detained in military-led Niger last week has been released. The arrest heightened tensions between France and Niger, where military officers deposed an elected president last month and ordered French officials to leave. France’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the counselor for French citizens abroad was
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The University of Oregon’s Oregon Folklife Network is accepting applications until Monday, October 2, for the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) for projects in 2024. The program offers traditional artists and culture keepers a $3,500 stipend to teach their cultural practices to apprentices from their same communities, Tribes, sacred or occupational groups. The stipend supports accomplished artists,
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PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – September marks National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to review how financially prepared you are for the unexpected. To help you assess your readiness, OnPoint Community Credit Union has released a seven-step financial preparedness checklist. In the Portland metro area, the risk of a natural disaster to people and property is “relatively high.”
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues wrote Wednesday to nine of the nation’s leading companies developing and deploying artificial intelligence technology to call on them to answer for the working conditions of their data workers. “Despite the essential nature of this work, millions of data workers around the world perform these
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The Taliban has welcomed Zhao Sheng as China’s new ambassador to Afghanistan during a lavish ceremony held at the presidential palace in Kabul on Wednesday. China is among a handful of countries, including Pakistan, Iran and Russia that have maintained a diplomatic presence in Afghanistan since
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Summer Lee (PA-12) on Wednesday introduced the bipartisan DIRECT Care for the Homeless Act. The new proposal, which comes as homelessness continues to rise across the United States at a record-setting rate, requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to create a pilot program that would
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday, with solid gains for Chinese markets after the central bank eased the reserve requirements for banks to encourage more lending and prop up the slowing economy. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng surged 1.3% to 18,280.11 and the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.4%,
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden this week marks the 50th anniversary of King Carl XVI Gustaf’s accession to the throne with four days of celebrations that culminate with a military parade through the capital. The scale of the golden jubilee celebrations may not reach the levels of
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has hiked its key interest rate to a record high. It’s pressing forward in its fight against stubbornly high inflation that’s been plaguing consumers, even as worries grow that higher borrowing costs could help push the economy into recession. The increase
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ahora que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos y los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (FDA y CDC, respectivamente) dieron su visto bueno, no tendrás que esperar mucho para recibir la vacuna contra el covid-19 actualizada. Las principales cadenas de farmacias ya han empezado a
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Sydney is blanketed under thick wood smoke for a fourth consecutive day due to hazard reduction burns in preparation for the wildfire season. Australia’s most populous city after Melbourne has recorded some of the world’s worst air quality readings since the controlled burning of fuel loads in the surrounding landscapes began on
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science. Researchers from OSU, the U.S. Forest Service, the University of Vermont and the Smithsonian American Art Museum used 19th-century depictions of preindustrial forests in the northeastern
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Brian Todd and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison last month is back behind bars – now facing additional charges – after a nearly two-week manhunt that captured national attention and unsettled the surrounding community. Police caught Danilo Cavalcante, 34, by surprise in the woods
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A Klamath Falls man suspected in the theft of an energy drink from a Madras coffee stand Wednesday afternoon fled pursuing officers who heard shots being fired, prompting a larger response and a guns-drawn arrest.
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press ASA’EL, West Bank (AP) — With attention focused on its contentious judicial overhaul, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has quietly taken unprecedented steps toward cementing Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank — perhaps permanently. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a leader of the settlement movement, assumed new powers over the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Lee unleashed strong winds and tropical storm conditions on Bermuda ahead of a track that will bring heavy rain, wind and coastal flooding to coastal New England and Atlantic Canada on Friday and through the weekend. After days of uncertainty, there’s little time left for
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La primera doble fecha de la eliminatoria Sudamericana dejó en claro que Argentina y Brasil siguen siendo los seleccionados más poderosos. Este es un vistazo del desempeño de las diez selecciones en el comienzo de una competencia con destino al Mundial que organizarán México, Estados Unidos y Canadá en el
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This week, it seems several of our Pet Pics entries were taking a nice snooze, but some were hunting or in other pursuits. Submit your photo and see an album with plenty more pets to enjoy under the Contests page at https://ktvz.com/play/2023/01/03/pet-pics-2023-presented-by-pet-supplies-plus/
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