SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Saturday an agreement in principle with national grocery giant Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay a total of $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments for their role as a dispenser of opioids in the country’s ongoing crisis. Oregon will receive
Continue ReadingMADELIA, Minn. (AP) — A meat processing company in Minnesota will pay $300,000 in penalties for employing children as young as 13 to work in hazardous conditions. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry and Tony Downs Food Company signed a consent order Friday following an investigation. The agency says the company employed at least
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — “Poor Things,” a film about Victorian-era female empowerment, has won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. The film, starring Emma Stone, won the top prize at the festival that is often a predictor of Oscar glory. Stone wasn’t on the Lido though because of the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday hosted a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary with appearances by some of the music genre’s pioneers and stars. Common, Jeezy, MC Lyte and Roxanne Shante were among the hip-hop artists invited to join Harris for the party at the vice presidential residence. Hip-hop’s 50th birthday has
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — People aren’t buying furniture like they used to. Last week, a pair of furniture retailers said they are experiencing a massive sales slump compared to last year. On Thursday, luxury furniture brand RH reported a 19% drop in second-quarter revenue, while on Friday, Hooker Furnishings, a Virginia-based furniture manufacturer
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Saturday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Monday, September 11 in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 civilians and first responders that were killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Governor Kotek issued the following statement in remembrance of 9/11:
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert and Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — Category 3 Hurricane Lee remains hundreds of miles east of the Caribbean on Saturday morning, yet forecasters say the storm’s effects may have an impact on the US Atlantic seaboard as early as this weekend. Lee was just shy of 350 miles east-northeast of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Matias Grez, Eryn Mathewson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Queens, New York (CNN) — Coco Gauff, the world No. 10 women’s singles player, has defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-3 6-2 with a dramatic comeback in the women’s US Open final. The star-studded crowd erupted with applause after Gauff’s home-turf victory at Arthur Ashe
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — As the newly appointed creative director of Helmut Lang, Peter Do had a not-so-easy set of tasks: Update the quintessentially cool ’90s fashion label — which, despite its continued influence, has spent a number of years rudderless — and fuse its aesthetic with his own. Present the collection as the first official runway
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Fall’s arrival on the High Desert brings a large number of weekend events, including walks that provide support and raise funds and awareness on several important issues and causes.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Ni colombianas ni venezolanas. Las arepas son americanas. La discusión que por tanto tiempo ha enfrentado a colombianos y venezolanos sobre el origen de las arepas, uno de sus más adorados y tradicionales platillos, para algunos expertos puede considerarse innecesaria, incluso insulsa, teniendo en cuenta la importancia de este
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A woman was charged in her newborn girl’s death nearly 40 years after the abandoned baby was found dead in a remote wooded area in New Jersey, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office. On Christmas Eve 1984, officers discovered the baby’s body wrapped in
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — On a warm Saturday morning in July, as Kathie Leonard planned to set out on her boat for a day on the water off the coast of Maine, her phone rang. The call was from the head of the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, asking
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Warning: This article contains mentions of suicide and suicidal ideation. Take care when reading. Canadians are increasingly struggling with their mental health, a new report suggests, a concerning trend that appears in part to be driven by the
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Living close to one of Canada’s most earthquake-prone regions, Nelson, B.C. resident Fiona Richards has experienced her share of tremors. But none prepared her for the magnitude 6.8 quake that struck Morocco late Friday night while she was
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The Saudi crown prince once vilified by President Joe Biden has been elevated from a fist bump to a hearty handshake. Biden warmly greeted Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman after they appeared together along with other leaders at the Group of 20 summit
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Moldovan soccer player Violeta Mitul has died aged 26 in a “tragic accident,” European soccer’s governing body UEFA announced on Friday. “The 26-year-old defender was involved in a tragic accident while on a mountain hike with club-mates,” UEFA said in a statement. She died on September 4, her Icelandic
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un terremoto de magnitud 6,8 sacudió el centro de Marruecos este viernes por la noche y dejó al menos 2.000 muertos. Fue el terremoto más poderoso que azotó esa parte de la nación norteafricana en más de un siglo, con gran parte del impacto en áreas montañosas de difícil acceso. Según
Continue ReadingBy MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups. The LGBTQ+ event last year was marred by skirmishes between the police and anti-Pride groups who believe the
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland and Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — The actors’ and writers’ strikes have rendered one of the movie industry’s most glamorous red carpets eerily quiet. Celebrities have traditionally flocked to the Venice Film Festival each September, arriving at the historic Palazzo del Cinema — sometimes by boat — for premieres and the waiting cameras.
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