Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first sign of trouble came before the debate even started. “Folks, how are you?” President Joe Biden said as he shuffled onto the stage. His voice was raspy and thin, his movements stiff. “Good to be here. Thank you.” It was an inauspicious glimpse of what would become a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The mother of the 14-year-old who has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of four people at his Georgia high school called the school before the killings, warning staff of an “extreme emergency” involving her son, a relative said. Annie Brown told the Washington Post that her sister, Colt Gray’s mother,
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Pedro Almodóvar’s “The Room Next Door” won the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion award Saturday. The film, which is Almodóvar’s English-language debut and stars Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, took home the top honor. Nicole Kidman won the best actress award for her portrayal of a CEO in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BIDDEFORD, Maine (AP) — Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and … cotton-candy colored? Those are all the hues of lobsters that have showed up in fishers’ traps, supermarket seafood tanks and scientists’ laboratories over the last year. The funky-colored crustaceans inspire headlines that trumpet their rarity, with particularly uncommon baby blue-tinted critters described by
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Friday that $11.5 million is coming to Oregon to boost the state’s programs to close disparities in literacy for students. The U.S. Department of Education is awarding the Oregon Department of Education $11,578,036 to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press University of Southern California law student Elizabeth Howell-Egan isn’t allowed on campus because of her role in last spring’s anti-war protests, but she is keeping up her activism. She and like-minded students are holding online sessions on the Israel-Hamas war and passing out fliers outside the campus, which is now fortified with checkpoints
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Isaac Yee and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine appears to be calling on a fleet of fire-spewing “dragon drones” in its war with Russian invaders, putting a modern twist on a munition used to horrific effect in both world wars. A series of videos posted on social media, including on Telegram
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If sweet, mellow River is anything like his siblings and mom, they all won’t be at the Humane Society of Central Oregon for long!
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge says an abortion-rights campaign didn’t meet legal requirements to qualify for the November ballot. But Cole County Circuit Judge Christopher Limbaugh on Friday stopped short of removing the proposal from November’s ballot. Instead, he gave the campaign a chance to appeal before a Tuesday deadline
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — No American man has won a grand slam singles title since Andy Roddick won the US Open in 2003. Taylor Fritz has the chance to end that drought. Fritz on Friday came back from a two-sets-to-one deficit to defeat fellow American Frances Tiafoe 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 to
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Las fuerzas de seguridad de Venezuela rodean la embajada de Argentina en Caracas, según denunciaron este viernes dos de los opositores venezolanos refugiados en la sede diplomática, quienes calificaron la situación de “asedio” del Gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro. La situación se extendió a lo largo de la noche
Continue ReadingTOOELE, Utah (AP) — Prosecutors in Utah have charged a man they say killed his 25-year-old daughter, a Salt Lake City sheriff’s deputy. They say Hector Ramon Martinez-Ayala then fled the country. Prosecutors say the deputy had recently completed her law enforcement training. Marbella Martinez’s death was discovered Aug. 1. Investigators immediately considered it suspicious.
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The Hechinger Report analyzes the ramifications of Project 2025–from Head Start to student loans–and how the conservative proposals for a new Trump administration have a wide scope.
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Grist reports on how cool roofs reflect sunlight and reduce the urban heat island effect.
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The 19th reports on a 920-page policy blueprint that contains the Heritage Foundation’s vision for a second Trump administration — with impacts on women, LGBTQ+ rights, families, education and the workforce.
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Hims compares America’s foodie capitals and what their eating patterns say about their culture and health.
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Police Department says one of two officers who were shot by a man who was trying to break into a car has died from his injuries. The department says Officer Zane Coolidge died Friday at the hospital where he was taken in critical condition on Tuesday evening. He was a
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump arremetió este viernes contra varias mujeres que lo han acusado de agresión sexual después de asistir a una audiencia judicial en Nueva York para intentar convencer a un tribunal de apelaciones federal de que debería obtener un nuevo juicio después de que un jurado
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Economic Development for Central Oregon is excited to announce the eight semifinalist companies advancing in the Growth Stage Track for the 21st annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday, October 17 – Friday, October 18, 2024. As Central Oregon’s flagship entrepreneurship event, BVC creates an opportunity to connect investors and industry leaders
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (AP) — Pope Francis called Saturday for the Catholic Church in Papua New Guinea to be particularly close to women who have been abused and marginalized, speaking out in a country where violence against women is reported to be more than twice the global average. Francis heard first-hand
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