By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A “small number” of Ukrainian pilots began F-16 training in the US this week, according to an Air Force spokesperson. The pilots will train with the 162nd Wing of the Arizona Air National Guard, a unit that specializes in training international partners on the fourth-generation fighter jet. The training is expected to
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A study spearheaded by Oregon State University has shown why certain polyunsaturated fatty acids work to combat a dangerous liver condition, opening a new avenue of drug research for a disease that currently has no FDA-approved medications. Scientists led by Oregon State’s Natalia Shulzhenko, Andrey Morgun and Donald Jump used a
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Columbia University has postponed its massive Giving Day fundraising event scheduled for Wednesday amid simmering tensions on campus over the Israel-Hamas war. Giving Day is a critical fundraising event for Columbia, as the university has noted endowment funding and tuition do not cover the entire cost of
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Allison Gordon, CNN (CNN) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has a history of harsh anti-gay language from his time as an attorney for a socially conservative legal group in the mid-2000s. In editorials that ran in his local Shreveport, Louisiana, paper, The Times, Johnson called homosexuality a “inherently unnatural”
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — Three Midwestern chapters of the National Audubon Society, a nonprofit bird conservation group, are dropping the “Audubon” branding over namesake John James Audubon’s racist views and ties to slavery. The society’s chapters in Detroit, Chicago and Madison, Wisconsin, have announced they will now be known as chapters of the
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-OR, teamed up with Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) Wednesday to introduce the bicameral Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act—the most comprehensive plan ever introduced in Congress to address the plastic pollution crisis that is poisoning our air, water, and land, and disproportionately impacting communities of color and low-income Americans. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Friends and loved ones of actor Erik Jensen, known for roles on “The Walking Dead” and “Mr. Robot,” are seeking support as he is treated for cancer. According to a GoFundMe page created last week by his family, “after miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, liderada por el Partido Republicano, eligió este miércoles a Mike Johnson como el nuevo presidente de la Cámara, en un importante cambio de liderazgo que se produce tres semanas después de la histórica destitución de Kevin McCarthy. Johnson, un firme defensor del expresidente Donald
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as apparel, food and beverage, and tech want to be better stewards of the freshwater resources they use. But a nonprofit that advocates for sustainability said an analysis of 72 companies found that few are close to reaching
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — A large majority of Americans – 71% – believe the climate crisis is causing at least some harm to people in the US, while slightly less than two-thirds of the population believe harmful climate impacts will get worse over their lifetimes, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — El huracán Otis tocó tierra el martes en México, a unos 40 kilómetros de Acapulco, con vientos de 209 km/h en la madrugada del 25 de octubre. La tormenta se debilitó y se disipa en el sur de México, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. Última hora de
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron sought to promote — with little success so far — the creation of an international coalition to fight the armed Palestinian group Hamas, during a two-day trip to the Middle East that started in Israel. Leaders he met with in Israel, the West
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Government health advisers say gay and bisexual men at high risk for mpox infection should get vaccinated for the virus even after the current outbreak ends. The committee made the recommendation Wednesday. It now goes to the director to the Centers for Disease Control and
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Funeral services were being held Wednesday for longtime U.S. District Judge Neal Brooks Biggers Jr. of Mississippi, who issued significant rulings about prayer in public schools and funding of historically Black universities. Biggers died Oct. 15 at his home in Oxford. He was 88. Services were being held in Corinth, according
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon’s nonprofit i4Education organization announced this week that it is rebranding and expanding the region’s TED-Ed talks and master class for presenters. Over the past two years, i4Education, the innovation arm of the High Desert Education Service District, has hosted and led two highly successful Central Oregon TED-Ed talks and
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union said Wednesday it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Ford that could be a breakthrough toward ending the nearly 6-week-old strikes against Detroit automakers. The four-year deal, which still has to be approved by 57,000 union members at the company,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Lamar Odom may not be top of mind when you think of independent living for senior citizens, but he would like to change that. The former basketball player and reality TV star sold his company, Odom Senior Care, to ZNest.com, “an internet platform that simplifies the way families find senior
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal prosecutors say the captain of a scuba dive boat should be held responsible for the deaths of 34 people killed in a fire aboard the vessel in 2019. But his defense attorneys said the boat’s owner is to blame in the deadliest maritime disaster in
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A heated debate has emerged about the once-unimaginable shooting of a teacher by her 6-year-old student: How should the school district take care of the teacher? Should she only get workers’ compensation? Or does she deserve millions of dollars over claims that the school system
Continue ReadingCUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. is raising the prices for its AppleTV+ streaming and Arcade gaming plans as well as its bundled Apple One service that includes streaming, music and other subscriptions. Arcade will now cost $6.99, up from $4.99. AppleTV+ is now $9.99, up from $6.99. Apple One will increase to $19.95 from
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