By Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — Calls are growing for an investigation into one of the worst single tragedies to occur during Israel’s war with Hamas took, after scores of Palestinians were killed trying to access food aid in Gaza City on Thursday. At least 112 people were killed
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The bill now goes to President Joe
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid changing work environments and an aging workforce, Oregon state government can do more to actively and strategically manage its workforce to best meet the needs of Oregonians, according to an audit released Thursday. Oregon’s state government workforce includes more than 45,000 people in a wide variety of roles delivering important public
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed an Illinois judge’s decision ordering election officials to remove the Republican’s name from the state’s March 19 primary ballot. The appeal, filed minutes before midnight Thursday, came hours after a Cook County Judge issued her decision. She placed a hold on it until Friday
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Chitnis Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — The Erickson family of Oakland looks forward to Feb. 29 every four years with joy and gratitude thanks to the special meaning it holds in their lives. Their twin boys were born 11 minutes apart, one arriving in the final minutes
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy Awards, are around the corner. The 96th Oscars may be a coronation for “Oppenheimer,” which comes in with a leading 13 nominations, though other films, including “Barbie,” “Killers
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press McLEAN, VA. (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says the U.S. expects to confront fast-moving threats to American elections this year as artificial intelligence and other technological advances have made interference and meddling easier than before. Wray told a national security conference Thursday that though the U.S. had confronted foreign
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A La Pine-area woman who worked as an educational assistant at schools in Bend and La Pine was killed and her pregnant daughter was critically injured and lost her child Thursday when their car collided with a jackknifed semi-truck on icy Highway 97 in northern Klamath County, Oregon State Police said.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It’s fair to call Linda Hamilton the queen of sci-fi. How it happened, she believes, was a “lucky accident.” “I actually really love reading sci-fi too. I really do enjoy the characters that they have brought to me to get to play,” Hamilton recently told CNN. “In terms
Continue ReadingBy Jan Carabeo Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — It takes a village to raise a child, and in Philadelphia, that village often includes grandparents. More than 15,000 kids in the city are being raised by their grandparents, according to Connectedly, a nonprofit based in Manayunk. It’s a nonprofit that
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best ballpark promotions — but the team has now decided it was the wurst. Those dog days of April — when Philly weather is cold and the wieners are a steal —
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Judith Godrèche is urging lawmakers to establish a commission to investigate sex crimes and sexism in France’s cinema industry. Godrèche gave a dramatic speech at France’s version of the Oscars last week calling on the French film world to “face the truth”
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, Alabama lawmakers moved closer to approving protections for fertility clinics that shut down after a state court ruled that frozen embryos are the legal equivalent of children. Both chambers of the Alabama Legislature advanced bills Thursday
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care. According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Texas court, PFLAG National says Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is demanding
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx has some jokes to tell. The Oscar winner posted a funny video of himself on Instagram from his 2002 HBO special “I Might Need Security” in which he is doing an impression of Prince. Foxx teased his possible return to the standup stage. “PRINCE singing the Brady
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Clea Saldania-Jelffs is a mother who turns 10 years old this year. She said her secret to staying young is being born on a Leap day. “A lot of people get really shocked and surprised by that day because it doesn’t really
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would outlaw the gender designation of non-binary on birth certificates is headed to Gov. Jim Justice’s desk. The Republican governor hasn’t spoken publicly about the bill. Justice previously signed laws restricting gender-affirming care for minors and transgender children’s participation in sports.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Q. Dao, CNN (CNN) — An-My Lê doesn’t identify as a war photographer. Though her body of work across the last three decades deals largely with themes of human conflict, it’s not the act of combat itself she is most preoccupied with. For Lê, who came to the United States from Vietnam as
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina’s public university system will require schools to get approval to change athletic conferences. The system’s board of governors approved the measure Thursday. It’s a move that could most notably impact any potential move by Atlantic Coast Conference members North Carolina and North Carolina State. It
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — One brand of hydrogen peroxide mouthwash is being recalled nationwide for posing a potential poisoning risk for children. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced February 29 that Heritage Store Hydrogen Peroxide Mouthwash is being recalled for a lack of child-resistant packaging required for products containing a certain
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