By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for Idaho asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans, saying it was based on hypothetical situations rather than current facts. But an attorney for the four women and several
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An attorney for Idaho asked a judge on Thursday to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans, saying it was based on hypothetical situations rather than current facts. But an attorney for the four women and several
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year and want to run for reelection despite a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at limiting walkouts. The GOP senators,
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments Thursday in a lawsuit filed by Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature for a record six weeks earlier this year and want to run for reelection despite a voter-approved constitutional amendment aimed at limiting walkouts. The GOP senators,
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The three biggest legacy airlines in the United States say they are gearing up for a longer and larger stretch of Christmas holiday travel while aiming for a repeat of this past Thanksgiving, which saw few flight cancelations. American Airlines, the country’s largest carrier, expects Friday, December 22, to be its busiest of
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There has been no new snow added to the Cascades this week, but there is still a good base in a number of locations. The lifts were spinning at Mt. Bachelor, Timberline, and Ski Bowl today. Although the snow report did not come across for Ski Bowl, they are open. Hoodoo is not open. Forecast
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Fast-fashion retailer Shein has been hit with a lawsuit by rival Temu, alleging the company has used aggressive and unlawful tactics to thwart competition — adding another layer to the hostilities between the two Chinese-owned e-commerce sites as they fight to dominate the bargain shopping market in the US.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani revealed at his introductory press conference with the Dodgers that the dog who joined him for last month’s MVP awards show is named Dekopin or Decopin. He suggests Americans call him Decoy. The pup’s name had become a source of speculation among baseball
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The former president of a Turkish soccer team who punched a referee on the field moments after a game has been permanently banned by the Turkish Football Federation. It says that it banned Faruk Koca, who has resigned as president of MKE Ankaragucu, for punching referee Halil Umut Meler on Monday
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Two men in Montana have been indicted after allegedly killing around 3,600 birds – including bald and golden eagles – and selling them on the black market. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson were both indicted on December 7 on charges of conspiracy, unlawful trafficking of bald and golden
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TUMALO, Ore. (KTVZ) – A long-term investigation into an illegal marijuana grow operation led to a raid on three Tumalo properties Tuesday morning by several agencies and the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team and the arrest of a 39-year-old resident, deputies said Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office Illegal Marijuana Market Enforcement Team led the search
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The four astronauts assigned to fly around the moon for the first time in 50 years have met with President Joe Biden at the White House. Biden showed off a moon rock collected during the Apollo era that he keeps in the Oval Office and talked to
Continue ReadingLANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals won’t stop former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot. The court turned aside challenges from critics who argue that Trump’s role in the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifies him. The court affirmed lower court rulings without determining whether
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Programa de ajuste y shock. Esos son los lineamientos generales del plan económico del presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei. El ministro de Economía, Luis Caputo, anunció medidas de recorte del gasto público que contemplan la reducción de los subsidios a las tarifas de luz, gas, agua y transporte de pasajeros. El
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia teacher who was arrested last month after witnesses told police he threatened to behead a student over comments she made about the Israeli flag hanging in his classroom is no longer employed at the middle school where the incident happened, officials said. Benjamin Reese, a 51-year-old seventh
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — The apology letters that Donald Trump-allied lawyers Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro were required to write as a condition of their plea deals in the Georgia election interference case are just one sentence long. The handwritten letters were obtained Thursday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution through an open records request and posted online.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Después de 1.000 días sobre la superficie de Marte, el rover Perseverance de la NASA descubrió nuevos detalles sobre la historia de un antiguo lago y delta fluvial del planeta rojo. Estos nuevos datos, obtenidos gracias al minucioso trabajo de investigación sobre el terreno del rover, están ayudando a los científicos a
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Fast radio bursts, or bright, millisecond-long flashes of radio waves in space, are one of the most enduring mysteries of the cosmos — and they just became a little stranger. The first fast radio burst, or FRB, was discovered in 2007, and since then, hundreds of these quick,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La ministra de Seguridad de Argentina, Patricia Bullrich, anunció este jueves un protocolo para protestas con cortes de calles y bloqueos que impiden la circulación en la vía pública ―denominados comúnmente en el país como piquetes—. Se trata de sus primeros anuncios de gestión, abordando uno de los puntos más debatidos
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Congress has overturned a veto by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva so it can reinstate legislation that undoes protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights. The decision sets up a new battle between lawmakers and the country’s top court on the matter. Both federal deputies
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