By Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — Arizona Democratic Rep. Raúl Grijalva announced on Tuesday that he has sought medical treatment for a “persistent cough” and was subsequently diagnosed with cancer. “A few weeks ago, I sought medical treatment for a persistent cough which was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After further testing and imaging, my
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The disproportionate level of discrimination that LGBT adults experience in their daily lives extends to the doctor’s office, and these negative experiences have led many to change their health care and behavior, a new survey from KFF found. A third of LGBT adults say that a doctor or another
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s social media platform X on Tuesday announced it’s hiring a new head of safety as it faces ongoing scrutiny over the spread of hateful speech, conspiracy theories and other controversial content on the platform. Kylie McRoberts — a nearly four-year veteran of the company formerly known
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Police say J.K. Rowling didn’t break the law with tweets criticizing Scotland’s new hate speech law and referring to transgender women as men. The “Harry Potter” author is critical of the law, which makes it illegal to stir up hatred on the basis of age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Google’s widely used Chrome browser has offered a private browsing mode called “Incognito” for nearly a decade. A legal settlement this week involving the way it works has cast new attention on the commonly available setting. The settlement disclosed Monday is primarily designed to ensure that users who use Incognito mode
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman who was extradited from Italy in connection with the 2002 killing of her husband has been convicted of second-degree murder. A jury in Eaton County needed only two hours Monday to decide the outcome of the trial against Beverly McCallum. Roberto Caraballo was suffocated and beaten in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Spectators who aren’t near the path of totality or who get cloudy weather on eclipse day can still catch the total solar eclipse. NASA, science centers and media organizations plan to stream live coverage online from different locations along the path next Monday. The space agency will show telescope views of
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The Giving Plate, a Central Oregon food pantry, celebrates its 14th birthday on Wednesday with a milestone event: the opening of its Community Store and Distribution Center.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys say two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit over using immigrant workers and paying them more than they paid local Black farmworkers. Southern Migrant Legal Services and Mississippi Center for Justice sued Jerry Nobile, his son Will Nobile and their farms in August
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Eclipse mania is approaching fever pitch as people with the best laid plans — and those who have yet to make them, too — strategize about getting into the path of totality for a clear view of the celestial event on April 8. For some, plans for where to
Continue ReadingBy Erin Hassanzadeh Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Parts of Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis closed on Monday for phase one of a two-year construction project. For 34 years, Dale Lee’s daily routine has included some groundskeeping at his business, Uncommon Grounds Coffee House. “I come outside and sweep the old
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Elite Eight game between NC State and Duke produced the largest audience for an Easter Sunday telecast on any network in 11 years. The Wolfpack’s 76-64 victory over the Blue Devils in the South Region final averaged 15.1 million viewers on CBS, according to Nielsen. The 2013 Elite Eight game
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva has announced that he has been diagnosed with cancer, but he says he is continuing to work as he undergoes treatment. In a statement Tuesday, Grijalva says he sought medical treatment for a persistent cough a few weeks ago, and it was initially diagnosed as pneumonia. After
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — John Sinclair, a poet, music producer and counterculture figure whose lengthy prison sentence after a series of small-time pot busts inspired a John Lennon song and a star-studded 1971 concert to free him, has died. He was 82. Sinclair died Tuesday morning at Detroit Receiving
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is offering an upcoming class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent.
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The short run of above normal temperatures will end today as a cold front pushes through the region tonight. Expect to see the temperatures only reach the upper 40s Wednesday along with mountain snow. The precipitation over the next several days will be a mix of rain and snow. The snow will fall overnight in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Siete funcionarios iraníes, incluidos dos comandantes militares de élite, murieron el lunes en un ataque aéreo contra el complejo de la embajada iraní en Damasco, que se cree ampliamente que fue obra de Israel. Los expertos dicen que el ataque es el mayor de su tipo contra objetivos iraníes
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Career seekers looking for new opportunities will find more than 40 local companies and agencies — representing health care, government, natural resources, technology, food service and other fields — at Central Oregon Community College’s 2024 Spring JobFest, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 16, at the Coats Campus Center on the Bend
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Tuesday, April 2nd. Happy Birthday! You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/. It’s under the Contests tab on KTVZ.COM.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Don Hankey, the chairman and majority shareholder of Knight Specialty Insurance, told CNN on Tuesday that the deal to underwrite former President Donald Trump’s $175 million bond in New York came together quickly and that Trump posted all cash as collateral. “It’s what we do. I’m happy to do it. We
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