By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have long known that pulse oximeters are less accurate when used for people with dark skin tones – and now, a new report offers some insight into just how much more inaccurate these fingertip clamps can be. Pulse oximeters are electronic devices that clamp onto a patient’s finger
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have advanced legislation that would prohibit teacher-led discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity in public schools and also ban Pride flags from being displayed in classrooms. The legislation is part of a wave of laws across the country that critics have dubbed “Don’t
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey, CNN (CNN) — On his first visit to Kyiv since accompanying US President Joe Biden to the Ukrainian capital thirteen months ago, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan reiterated his belief the US House of Representatives will eventually approve additional military aid for Ukraine despite it having been blocked – in various
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters from the Ochoco National Forest and the Prineville Interagency Hotshot Crew are planning a prescribed burn near Grizzly Mountain on the Crooked River National Grassland on Thursday. The 271-acre unit was site of a training burn for the Central Oregon Wildfire School in the spring of 2023, following multiple seasons
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Three boys, ages 11, 12 and 16, and dubbed the “Little Rascals,” have been arrested for robbing a bank in Houston, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said the youngsters are in custody and have been charged with robbery by threat. Gonzalez said that because of their ages, no additional
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Christina Maxouris and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — More Americans evacuated Haiti Wednesday, some on a US-chartered helicopter flight and others on a Florida-organized plane that landed in Orlando – marking the latest of what officials have said will be multiple trips to get US citizens out safely as the Caribbean nation
Continue ReadingTULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington. It was one of seven fentanyl-related bills Inslee signed Tuesday while on the Tulalip Indian Reservation, KING-TV reported. The
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal appeals court that heard arguments over a Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport people who enter the U.S. illegally is a favorite for Republicans. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is the country’s most conservative
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sydney Sweeney’s grandmothers got to see the picturesque landscapes of Italy all thanks to their granddaughter’s… grisly R-rated horror film. “I flew them to Italy and they got to come visit me on set,” Sweeney said on the “Today Show” on Wednesday, regarding her upcoming scary movie “Immaculate,” which
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan sought to reassure Ukrainians during an unannounced visit to Kyiv Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to support their efforts to fend off Russia’s two-year-old invasion. The national security adviser expressed optimism that lawmakers in Washington will break a monthlong logjam and
Continue ReadingTULALIP, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington. It was one of seven fentanyl-related bills Inslee signed Tuesday while on the Tulalip Indian Reservation, KING-TV reported. The
Continue ReadingPAWLET, Vt. (AP) — Vermont State Police say the owner of a former firearms training center in Vermont has been taken into custody after a struggle. Daniel Banyai has been in legal battles with the town and was ordered arrested for failing to completely remove unpermitted structures on his property. State Police say the Pawlet
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, reiteró que su país no aceptará a personas que sean deportadas desde Texas bajo la polémica ley de inmigración SB4, la cual permite a las autoridades estatales arrestar y detener a quienes considere sospechosos de haber ingresado de manera ilegal a Estados
Continue ReadingBy SUDHIN THANAWALA and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers have made it harder for workers at companies getting state economic incentives to unionize, in what could be a violation of federal law. The state House voted 96 to 78 Wednesday for Senate Bill 362, which would bar companies that accept state
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity has been awarded four AmeriCorps National Construction Crew Leader positions and is looking for motivated, qualified candidates to serve locally during the 2024-2025 service year, which begins in August. Habitat AmeriCorps members serve in full-time, paid stipend positions for 10.5 months, helping to meet the housing needs
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 4,400 jobs in February, following a revised loss of 5,700 jobs in January, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. February’s gains were largest in professional and business services (+1,000 jobs) and in health care and social assistance (+900 jobs). Five other major industries each expanded by between
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Lions have released Cameron Sutton, with the cornerback currently wanted in the State of Florida for alleged domestic battery by strangulation, according to the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said Wednesday it had attempted to contact Sutton for two weeks before it
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Laura Beers es profesora de Historia en la American University. Es autora de varios libros sobre la cultura y la política británicas, entre ellos “Orwell’s Ghosts”, de próxima publicación, sobre la vigencia de los escritos de George Orwell en el siglo XXI. Las opiniones expresadas en esta nota pertenecen exclusivamente
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department had preliminary discussions about a plea deal with Julian Assange’s attorneys at one point in the case against him over his alleged mishandling of classified material, though a deal is neither imminent nor assured, according to a person briefed on the
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Former Arizona Cardinals front-office executive Terry McDonough has been accused of choking a neighbor in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has an April 11 court date to answer simple assault charges. According to Mecklenburg County court documents, a neighbor reported that McDonough chest-bumped him and then put his hands around his neck
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