US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government report says U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last…
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South Carolina DE Enagbare going pro, QB Brown transferring
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina defensive lineman Kingsley Enagbare is heading to the NFL and starting quarterback Jason Brown is entering the…
Continue ReadingMLS champion NYCFC to split home games among 3 sites
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Soccer champion New York City FC will be on the move while at home next season, splitting games among Yankee Stadium,…
Continue ReadingNYPD top cop pick highlights the slow rise of female police chiefs nationwide
By Emma Tucker, CNN For the first time in the New York Police Department’s 176-year history, a woman will become police commissioner of the…
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Oregon reports 49 more COVID-19 related deaths, three from C. Oregon; 883 new cases
There are 49 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including three in Central Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 5,469, the…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingDeSantis: Critical race theory is “crap,” vows to fight it
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called critical race theory “crap” and…
Continue ReadingBeaverton, OR, swim school employee pleads guilty to recording people in staff changing room
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — A man has been convicted of using a cell…
Continue ReadingUS releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Archives has made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s…
Continue ReadingFlorida man arrested, charged in Jan. 6 attack on US Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials say a Florida man has been arrested on charges related to storming the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection and…
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OSP seeks public tips in recent killing of bald eagle near Junction City
Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers from the Springfield Area Command are seeking the public’s assistance in the identification of a…
Continue ReadingChicago to pay woman $2.9M over botched police raid
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Council has voted to pay $2.9 million to a woman who was handcuffed by police officers during a February 2019 raid of…
Continue ReadingEmiten alerta de tornado para partes del Medio Oeste de Estados Unidos
Sol Amaya (CNN)– La primera alerta de tornado del día está vigente hasta las 8 pm CST, para partes del oeste y centro de Iowa, el noreste de…
Continue ReadingThe book that’s helping kids with their mental health during the pandemic
By TAYLOR JOHNSON Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — The U.S. Surgeon General…
Continue ReadingSen. Wyden says Oregon should divest from spyware company
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden says the Oregon state employees pension fund should drop its investment in…
Continue ReadingKraft te pagará US$ 20 por no preparar cheesecake esta Navidad
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Kraft está utilizando su escasez de queso crema como una oportunidad de marketing. Durante unos…
Continue ReadingWe really did buy more alcohol during the early pandemic, study finds
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The great Covid-19 lockdown of March to June 2020 created more than a run on toilet paper, masks and hand sanitizers. A new…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco to require sick leave for nannies, gardeners
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nannies, house cleaners, gardeners and other San Francisco domestic workers must be given paid sick leave under a…
Continue ReadingHealth worker vaccine mandate blocked in half the states
By KEVIN McGILL and DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court panel has lifted a nationwide ban against President…
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