Court lifts US coal sales moratorium in a setback for Dems and environmentalists
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday struck down a moratorium on coal leasing from federal…
Continue ReadingYear: 2024
Haley responds to Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling: ‘Embryos, to me, are babies’
CNN By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Wednesday she believes an embryo is a baby following the…
Continue ReadingSexual assaults carried out ‘systematically’ during Hamas attack, Israeli report says
By Lauren Izso, CNN (CNN) — Israeli civilians suffered “brutal sexual assaults” that were carried out “systematically and deliberately”…
Continue Reading
$18.2 million in federal funds coming to Central Oregon projects to reduce forest fuels, threat of major wildfires
Central Oregon national forests will be spending another $18.2 million this year on prescribed burns and other efforts to restore forest health,…
Continue Reading15 million Toshiba laptop adapters recalled over burn and fire risks
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York, New York (CNN) — Dynabook Americas, the company formerly known as Toshiba, has recalled 15.5 million…
Continue ReadingTrump asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355 million…
Continue ReadingTrump asks judge to delay enforcing the $355 million civil fraud decision for one month
CNN By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing the civil fraud case to delay enforcing the $355…
Continue ReadingRivian is laying off 10% of its salaried workers amid challenges
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Rivian announced Wednesday that it will lay off 10% of its salaried workers beginning Thursday morning,…
Continue ReadingHaiti orphanage founder to be sent to Florida for sex abuse case
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who is accused of sexually abusing four boys there more…
Continue ReadingFDA warns against smartwatches and rings that claim to measure blood sugar without needles
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood sugar levels without piercing the skin could be dangerous…
Continue ReadingFederal judge affirms MyPillow’s Mike Lindell must pay $5M in election data dispute
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A federal judge has affirmed a $5 million arbitration award against MyPillow chief…
Continue ReadingAlabama seeks to carry out second execution using controversial nitrogen gas method
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas. The move comes a…
Continue ReadingJimmy Carter becomes first living ex-president with official White House Christmas ornament
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has another distinction to his name. The 99-year-old is the…
Continue ReadingOwner claims dog was paralyzed at Las Vegas grooming shop, others come forward with similar claims
By Alyssa Bethencourt Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Several dog owners in Las Vegas are…
Continue ReadingFeds accuse alleged Japanese crime boss of conspiring to traffic nuclear material
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a leader of a Japan-based crime syndicate conspired to traffic uranium and plutonium from Myanmar in the…
Continue Reading
Oregon bill to make standard time permanent almost dies in tie Senate vote; maneuver keeps it alive, for now
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — An Oregon bill that would make standard time permanent nearly went down in the Senate on Tuesday — saved, it seems, by…
Continue ReadingRepublican prosecutor in Arizona takes swipe at New York district attorney prosecuting Trump
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican prosecutor of Arizona’s most populous county says she opposes the extradition of a…
Continue ReadingA 7-year-old girl died and a 9-year-old boy was hospitalized after being trapped in a sand hole collapse on a Florida beach
By Melissa Alonso and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A 7-year-old girl died and her 9-year-old brother was hospitalized after they became…
Continue Reading
Oregon among top states keeping people’s health benefits, announces unwinding for remaining renewals
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With more than 85 percent of the state’s 1.5 million renewals complete, 5 out of 6 Oregonians are keeping their Oregon…
Continue Reading‘We are completely besieged’: One of last doctors left in Gaza’s Nasser hospital says patients’ fate no longer in his control
By Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — One of the few doctors remaining in Nasser hospital in southern Gaza has described a…
Continue Reading