Italy expands its ban on surrogacy to overseas as critics say it targets same-sex couples
Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy on Wednesday criminalized citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy, a measure slammed by…
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Wintry pattern overnight into Thursday, slick roads and a rain/snow mix
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for the Cascades of Lane, Marion, and Linn Counties Thursday as snow and rain are…
Continue ReadingKiller’s escape from Pennsylvania jail costs him his right to appeal life sentence
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that a convicted killer’s jail escape last year cost him his right to appeal his…
Continue ReadingDebt paid on historic hotel owned by family of West Virginia governor, a US Senate candidate
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, says it has paid…
Continue ReadingThe judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice…
Continue ReadingIdaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt
Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using…
Continue ReadingA Palestinian student was asleep in his tent at a hospital when an Israeli strike brought an inferno
Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Shaban al-Dalu, a 19-year-old Palestinian university student, had survived an Israeli strike on a…
Continue ReadingFamily of factory worker who died in Helene flooding files wrongful death suit against employer
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The East Tennessee company that saw at least five of its factory workers swept away in flooding from Hurricane Helene…
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Oregon’s jobless rate still holding steady overall; health care, govt. workforce growing fast, other sectors seeing cuts
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s unemployment rate was 4.0% in August and September and has been in a tight range between 4.0% and 4.2% since October…
Continue ReadingWitnesses saw an armed group harassing Helene aid workers in a small Tennessee town, sheriff says
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff says witnesses reported seeing a group of armed people harassing hurricane relief workers in a…
Continue ReadingHe’s fostered 85 teen boys, leading them toward success and stability
By Forrest Sanders Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A man tells us his story puts him…
Continue ReadingHe’s fostered 85 teen boys, leading them toward success and stability
WTVF By Forrest Sanders Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — A man tells us his story…
Continue ReadingItaly makes it illegal for couples to have a baby by surrogacy overseas
By Reuters Rome (Reuters) — Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet…
Continue ReadingThe pandas have landed! Here’s what you need to know
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — D.C.’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The…
Continue ReadingThe use of absentee ballot drop boxes in battleground Wisconsin is sharply down from 2020
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are available in a small…
Continue ReadingTNT and its sports platforms to show new Unrivaled women’s 3-on-3 basketball league games
AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The new Unrivaled women’s basketball 3-on-3 league will have its games broadcast on TNT and its sports…
Continue ReadingMan charged in hit-and-run that injured 3 Philadelphia nurses surrenders
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of driving into three nurses who were treating a gunshot victim outside a Philadelphia hospital has turned…
Continue ReadingElon Musk commits $70 million to boost Donald Trump
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, a tech mogul who is the world’s richest person, plunged more than $70 million into helping…
Continue ReadingSheinbaum dice que espera “la sentencia de García Luna y la reacción del expresidente Felipe Calderón”
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, en su rueda de prensa matutina del miércoles…
Continue ReadingFederal money to help states hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton nears $2 billion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal government has approved nearly $2 billion in assistance across six states to…
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