CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest attempt to push the cosmic boundaries is set to kick off this week with a mission called Polaris Dawn: a nail-biting, five-day trek to orbit with a crew of private astronauts traveling into Earth’s radiation belts and hoping to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. The mission is
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security adviser under former President Donald Trump, said Monday his onetime boss bears some responsibility for the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. McMaster told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the former president had made a decision in 2017 to
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Está previsto que aproximadamente dos decenas más de locales de Red Lobster cierren en los próximos días como parte del proceso de quiebra de la cadena de restaurantes de mariscos. Un reciente expediente judicial mostró que la empresa rechazó los contratos de arrendamiento de 23 locales que vencerán antes del sábado 31
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Colombian airlines Avianca and Latam Colombia say they will operate most of their flights Tuesday and resume full schedules Wednesday, after warning earlier Monday that they would have to cancel dozens of flights due to shortages of jet fuel. The late announcements by the airlines capped off a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility of escorting Philippine ships in the disputed South China Sea, depending on consultations under the allies’ 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty. Adm. Samuel Paparo’s remarks, which he made in response to a question during a news
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press that King intends to admit guilt to a
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Cientos de agentes de policía kenianos que lideran una fuerza policial internacional en Haití no han recibido su salario completo en dos meses. Esta es la complicación más reciente en lo que ha sido un comienzo difícil para la misión de seguridad en la nación caribeña plagada de pandillas. Los primeros
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance of 43 students that the so-called “historic truth” presented to the public weeks later was cooked up by the highest ranking officials in the Mexican government. Tomás Zerón, a fugitive now in Israel, says the
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens legal status without having to first leave the country, dealing at least a temporary setback to one of the biggest presidential actions to ease a path to citizenship in years. The
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PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority’s Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Systems Program is now accepting applications for the new Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board (EMSAB) and Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Committee (EMSCAC), in alignment with the 2024 EMS Modernization legislation. The EMSAB is designed to create regional and state levels of care for the following: Emergency medical
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French performer Barbara Butch carried the Paralympic torch Sunday evening in an act of defiance after being targeted by hate speech over her appearance in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. “I chose not to be afraid to exist in the public space,” Barbara Butch, a popular DJ and LGBTQ+ icon
Continue ReadingAssociated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that would allow immigrant spouses of U.S. citizens a path to citizenship. The order Monday by U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker comes after 16 states, led by Republican attorneys general, challenged the
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in promotional materials. Wang Yitai’s scheduled Sept. 14 concert has been scrapped and the performer from the southwestern city of Chengdu banned from the island, the Taiwanese government’s Mainland Affairs Council
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Un tribunal de Guatemala otorgó este lunes arresto domiciliario al empresario y periodista José Rubén Zamora, condenado en junio de 2023 a seis años de cárcel por lavado de dinero. El fallo señaló que Zamora deberá permanecer en su casa y podrá desplazarse libremente sin salir de la jurisdicción del
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Hospital said Monday it has received a statement of deficiencies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a survey that was prompted by a patient death in May. Surveyors also reviewed a second patient death that occurred in November of 2023. The deficiencies identified in the report relate
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith aboga por revivir el caso de los documentos clasificados de su oficina contra Donald Trump con una vigorosa defensa de su autoridad en la primera presentación formal desde que la jueza Aileen Cannon desestimó el caso penal el mes pasado. En un escrito presentado el lunes
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Monday is National Dog Day, so Dutch Bros has a tail-wagging special after 5 p.m. – bring your furry friend along for a free ‘pup cup’ and dog bandanna with every drink sold, while supplies last.
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High School fall sports return to games this week. Volleyball and soccer kick off on Thursday and football begins Friday. Meanwhile, Oregon State and Oregon begin their 2024 season on Saturday.
Continue ReadingKDKA By Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Monday is National Dog Day and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating with a very special member of its force. K-9 Ranger, a bloodhound, is back at work after receiving treatment for oral melanoma. “Being that he was only 8
Continue ReadingBy Barry Pintar Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Monday is National Dog Day and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office is celebrating with a very special member of its force. K-9 Ranger, a bloodhound, is back at work after receiving treatment for oral melanoma. “Being that he was only 8 years
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