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Month: March 2026

Pencil for governor

A pencil running for Oregon governor hopes to make its mark on education issues

By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Oregon’s low youth literacy rates spurred a new candidate to announce a write-in campaign for governor on Monday. Most Oregonians have at least some experience with the candidate, but it’s never held elected office before. It’s not even human. Schuberth, a former teacher for Portland State

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Studded tires ODOT

Washington charges drivers for buying studded tires. Why doesn’t Oregon?

By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — As weather warms and more Oregonians spend their time outside, spring brings the telltale clicking sounds of studded tires carving ruts into snow-free roads. Studies have shown that studded tires reduce road life and cost the state millions in repairs. Several states, including Alaska, Florida and Minnesota, have

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Residents remove a torched tractor on Tuesday that

Israeli settlers build new illegal outpost near West Bank village where soldiers assaulted, detained CNN crew

By Abeer Salman, Zeena Saifi, Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of Israeli settlers returned to the West Bank village of Tayasir on Wednesday to build a new illegal settler outpost on its outskirts, days after a separate one was dismantled following a CNN report covering its establishment. Local residents and eyewitnesses told CNN settlers

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A man and a child ride bicycles in the Bicentenario Park in Santiago on January 28.

Latin America’s generational shift: What’s causing record-low birth rates across the region?

By Manuela Castro, Alessandra Freitas, CNN (CNN) — Along Vespucio Sur Avenue, one of the main strips of Santiago, Chile, a massive real estate billboard advertises a new housing complex: “Green areas, barbecue space, pet-friendly sector.” The growing focus on spaces for pets as a major real estate selling point for couples has spread across

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Oil tankers and ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan

Trump officials acknowledge they can’t promise to reopen Strait of Hormuz before ending Iran war

By Alayna Treene, Kevin Liptak, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his administration increasingly believe that they can’t promise to reopen the Strait of Hormuz as a prerequisite to declaring “mission accomplished” in the war with Iran, sources familiar with the discussions tell CNN. Inside the White House, many top officials recognize

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Tam McArthur Rim rescue

Deschutes County Search and Rescue, National Guard helicopter crew rescue injured snowboarder west of Bend

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Army National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crew helped nearly two-dozen Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers bring an injured snowboarder to safety west of Bend Monday in an operation that took until after nightfall to conclude. The call for help came in at 2:40 p.m. Monday, after a 44-year-old

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Tras bambalinas y frente a las cámaras, Hegseth actúa como el porrista del poder de las Fuerzas Armadas en la guerra con Irán

Por Zachary Cohen y Kristen Holmes, CNN En los días previos al lanzamiento de las primeras bombas sobre Irán el mes pasado, el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se reunió con un pequeño grupo de asesores para discutir opciones. Allí dejó claro que quería lanzar una campaña militar junto a Israel, dijeron a CNN

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