WASHINGTON (AP) — The Commerce Department is announcing new restrictions on U.S. firearms exports in an effort to prevent the guns from ending up in the hands of drug traffickers and criminals in other nations. Oversight of legal firearms exports has become a political struggle in Washington since the Trump administration in 2020 moved oversight
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Senate leaders are saying for the first time that they are willing to expand Medicaid to the full level allowed under a federal law signed 14 years ago by then-President Barack Obama. Senators offered a proposal Friday in negotiations with fellow Republicans in the
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — An orca calf that spent over a month stranded in a remote lagoon on Vancouver Island off the west coast of Canada swam out of the lagoon on her own early Friday morning, according to the Ehattesaht First Nation. The seemingly trapped mammal attracted media attention,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — “No solo no voy a hacer negocios con China, no voy a hacer negocios con ningún comunista”, sentenció durante la campaña electoral del año pasado el entonces candidato a la presidencia de Argentina, Javier Milei. “Yo soy un defensor de la libertad, de la paz y de la democracia. Los
Continue ReadingBy JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have revealed the conspiracy, fraud and forgery charges that were filed against an ex-aide of former President Donald Trump and four attorneys in Arizona’s fake elector case. But the names of former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows and lawyer Rudy Giuliani remained blacked out. The Arizona attorney
Continue ReadingSnow is falling again along the crest of the Cascades. Some of the highest amounts of snow are likely to be above 6500 feet, but the general amounts at 5500 will be in the 1 – 3″ range. Bachelor is reporting near 6″ by noon. The west winds are going to persist over the weekend,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Por medio de un mensaje en la cuenta oficial en la red social X, antes Twitter, la Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia informó este viernes que murió Carlos Castañeda, quien durante 20 años personificó a Juan Valdez, la imagen icónica del café colombiano en el mundo. “Tenemos que
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Temporary farmworkers workers are getting more legal protections against employer retaliation, unsafe working conditions, illegal recruitment and other abuses. The rule announced Friday by the Biden administration aims to bolster support workers on H-2A visas. Each year hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mostly from
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Football programs across the Pac-12 have spent the spring practicing and scrimmaging, laying the groundwork for the 2024 season. The difference between this and previous springs is the teams will go in different directions once fall camp rolls around. Southern California, UCLA, Oregon and Washington are headed to the
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There will not be much that makes it over the mountains this weekend, other than some light rain and drizzle. The region will see off and on light rain, with occasional breaks in the cloud cover revealing the sun. The overall pattern will be mostly cloudy and breezy. Winds will be arriving from the west
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Home products retailer Williams-Sonoma will have to pay almost $3.2 million penalty for violating a Federal Trade Commission “Made in USA” order. Williams-Sonoma has been charged with advertising multiple products as being “Made in USA” when they were in fact manufactured in other countries, including China. That violates a 2020 FTC
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — El papa Francisco participará en la sesión sobre Inteligencia Artificial que el G7 llevará a cabo en su cumbre del próximo mes de junio, anunció este viernes la primera ministra de Italia, Giorgia Meloni. “Tengo el honor de anunciar hoy que el papa Francisco asistirá a la sesión de trabajo del
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A bill to ban the use of confidentiality agreements when negotiating potential laws in California has failed to pass. The bill by Republican Assemblymember Vince Fong failed to pass a legislative committee on Thursday. The bill was inspired by negotiations last summer around a law that
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — An American Airlines flight attendant has been indicted after authorities say he tried to secretly video record a 14-year-old girl using an airplane bathroom. A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted 36-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, North Carolina. Police say he also had recordings of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Perhaps the biggest blow for Oregon State in recent weeks was the departure of running back Damien Martinez, who had previously pledged his loyalty to the Beavers. The former Pac-12 Freshman of the Year had proclaimed in interviews and on social media that he was not abandoning the
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, consideró que no “fue en mala fe” el término que utilizó el titular de la Agencia de Investigación Criminal (AIC) al llamar a México el “campeón” de la producción de fentanilo durante una conferencia. El organismo emitió este jueves una disculpa en
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Stacker compiled a list of counties in Oregon where homes typically sell below list price using data from Redfin.
Continue ReadingCarmen Sánchez (CNN) — Podrías creer que el cortisol es el culpable de sabotear tus esfuerzos de fitness y pérdida de peso si recibes orientación de las redes sociales. Y si pudieras llevar tus niveles de cortisol al nivel necesario, todo lo demás encajaría, ¿verdad? Como la mayoría de las cosas que afectan la salud,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — A Mexican film has won the top prize at the Moscow International Film Festival which took place as major Western studios boycott the Russian market and as Russia’s war in Ukraine grinds into its third year. The film “Shame,” by Mexican director Miguel Salgado was the most highly awarded
Continue ReadingPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A shark attack on a British tourist in the southeastern Caribbean prompted the government of Trinidad and Tobago to close seven beaches and a marine park. Authorities said the man attacked on Friday was hospitalized in an intensive care unit. Beaches along the northwest coast of Tobago were closed, including Turtle
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