9 dead, 121 injured as wind causes stage collapse at Mexico election rally
By Michael Rios, Mia Alberti and Fidel Gutierrez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Nine people were killed and a presidential candidate was…
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Colorado the first state to move forward with attempt to regulate AI’s hidden role in American life
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The first attempts to regulate artificial intelligence programs that play a…
Continue ReadingSony says focus is on creativity, with games, movies, music, sensors, IP, and not gadgets
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics and entertainment company Sony says it’s focusing on creativity in movies,…
Continue ReadingAl menos 9 muertos y 70 heridos tras accidente en evento de campaña de Álvarez Máynez en Nuevo León
Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Al menos nueve personas murieron y decenas resultaron heridas este miércoles luego de que una ráfaga de…
Continue ReadingTennessee’s Medicaid program to be the first to provide free diapers for infants and 1-year-olds
By Sara Smart and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Tennessee’s Medicaid program will in a few months provide free diapers for covered children under…
Continue ReadingMore bad weather could hit Iowa, where 3 powerful tornadoes caused millions in damage
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — The National Weather Service says three separate powerful tornados…
Continue ReadingTrump holds a rally in the South Bronx as he tries to woo his hometown
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ex-President Donald Trump has campaigned in one of the most Democratic…
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OHA: Most Oregonians have been able to keep their Oregon Health Plan, Medicaid benefits; system update will help
SALEM, Ore. — With over 91 percent of the state’s 1.5 million renewals complete, more than four out of five Oregonians are keeping their Oregon…
Continue ReadingShe trails the ruling party’s candidate to be Mexican leader. Visiting her hometown helps show why
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press TEPATEPEC, Mexico (AP) — She sold snacks in a small town in central Mexico as a girl. She rose to national…
Continue ReadingAt the ‘Super Bowl of Swine,’ global barbecuing traditions are the wood-smoked flavor of the day
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — The smell of wood fire wafting on the breeze is the first sense that gets triggered…
Continue ReadingRutgers, Northwestern defend deals with student protesters: ‘We had to get the encampment down’
By ANNIE MA and COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidents of Northwestern and Rutgers universities defended their…
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Your photos and a special time-lapse video of a glorious May sunset across the High Desert
You never know when a wonderful sunset (or sunrise) will beckon the eyes and cameras skyward in Central Oregon, but Wednesday evening was definitely…
Continue ReadingBaseball becomes a shelter for Venezuelan children in soccer-mad Peru
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The crack of bat on ball and the sight of Venezuelan children running the bases on the…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom, but he knows his fave legal analysts
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump may be stuck in a Manhattan courtroom for his hush money trial, but he knows his…
Continue ReadingA comment from Trump and GOP actions in the states put contraceptive access in the 2024 spotlight
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republican lawmakers in states across the U.S. have been rejecting…
Continue ReadingChina starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon and Eric Cheung, CNN (CNN) — China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what…
Continue ReadingThousands of journalists have fled homelands due to repression, threats and conflict, UN expert says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.N. independent investigator says thousands of journalists have fled their home…
Continue ReadingColombia launches expedition to explore 300-year-old Spanish shipwreck filled with sunken treasure
By Heather Chen and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — Colombia has launched the initial phase of an underwater expedition to explore a Spanish warship…
Continue ReadingStage collapse at a campaign rally in northern Mexico kills at least 9 people and injures 121
By ALBERTO MENDOZA Associated Press SAN PEDRO GARZA GARCIA, Mexico (AP) — The collapse of a stage in heavy winds at a campaign rally in northern…
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‘Dillard Mallard’ gets up close and personal with Cultus Lake visitor
Our friend Johnny Oliver shared with us a few photos of a mallard at Cultus Lake he nicknamed “Dillard Mallard” who came over to him and got quite…
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