By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is moving closer to requiring abortion providers to ask patients why they’re terminating their pregnancies and report the answers to the state. It would join at least eight other states with Republican legislatures that ban most abortions even though Kansas voters have affirmed abortion
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump each won the White House by razor-thin margins in key states. Now, with a reprise of their bitter 2020 campaign all but officially set after Super Tuesday, the two campaigns are unveiling their strategies for a matchup between a
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press RACINE, Wis. (AP) — An unusually warm winter has left the Great Lakes all but devoid of ice and sent scientists scrambling to understand the possible consequences as climate change accelerates. Researchers believe that warmer lakes could lead to bigger algae blooms, more evaporation, and beach erosion, and less oxygen
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fumes detected in the cabin of an Alaska Airlines flight destined for Phoenix caused pilots to head back to Portland International Airport in Oregon on Wednesday. Officials with the Port of Portland said passengers and crew detected fumes in the cabin during the flight, KATU-TV reported. The plane landed safely. Port
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The widespread attention given to the blanking of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms on Tuesday tells a tale. It says that social media platforms, like the books or newspapers or insert-medium-here of other times in history, matter more than just entertaining
Continue ReadingBy ERIC RISBERG and JANIE HAR Associated Press NAPA COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — Brilliant yellow and gold mustard is carpeting Northern California’s wine country, signaling the start of spring and the celebration of all flavors sharp and mustardy. Mustard isn’t just pretty to look at. The plants, which bloom through March, are doing hard work
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — For the first time in ten years, California voters could get the opportunity to change a controversial law aimed at criminal justice reform. A new proposal, called The Homelessness, Drug Addiction and Theft Reduction Act, would roll back parts of Proposition 47, approved by California
Continue ReadingCNN, WFFF, KGO, KPIX, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, BUSTDOWNCORN, TIKTOK, SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, GETTY IMAGES, bustdowncorn/TikTok By Veronica Miracle and Jeffrey Kopp, CNN San Francisco (CNN) — For the first time in ten years, California voters could get the opportunity to change a controversial law aimed at criminal justice reform. A new
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — A handful of Democratic governors made their way through a gaggle of their colleagues last month to tell President Joe Biden directly what they’ve been stressing behind the scenes: He needs to be fighting harder. The Democrats told Biden that he needed to show more of the fire
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Bend’s popular Newport Avenue Market now has a presence in Redmond: Ollie’s Kitchen, for tasty food to go. Our Lynsey Harris paid a visit.
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China’s top diplomat hit out at Washington’s “bewildering” trade policy during a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of a political gathering in Beijing, where Chinese leaders have been championing high-tech development in the face of mounting curbs from Washington. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the US of “devising various
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy in 2019. Speaking in Srinagar on Thursday, Modi announced development projects and said previous governments had misled people over the region’s now-scrapped special status. Thousands of paramilitary troops and
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oklahoma City forward Bismack Biyombo appeared to collapse while standing in front of the Thunder bench during the second quarter of Wednesday night’s game at the Portland Trail Blazers. It wasn’t immediately clear if Biyombo was injured. He fell as the team went to the sideline in a timeout. During a
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Charlie Health examined data that highlights how gender bias affects mental health care, from treatment to access.
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Edmunds offers a guide to gap insurance and addresses the question of when and why it may be worth getting.
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Grist visits communities where local environmental activists say public power would lower bills and expand clean energy, but where they face tough opposition from investor-owned utilities.
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The Conversation partnered with a trio of autism researchers to bring you this guide to strategies that can help autistic students succeed in college.
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Lyft digs into rideshare data to see what the economic impact of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour has been.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is accusing the U.S. of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and he has criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists. Wang Yi said Thursday that relations with the U.S. have improved since Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe
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With 2024 expected to be a historic year for cicada emergence, Pest Gnome put together a comprehensive primer on these insects: from which areas of the country will see the greatest number of cicadas to what every homeowner can do to protect their lawn and landscaping.
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