When hospitals run out of beds, here’s how they ration care
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Hospitals across the United States have been facing a crisis. As of Monday morning, more than 96,000 hospital beds are…
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What the data reveals about children and Covid-19 in the US
By Daniel Wolfe and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN As students and staff return to school, the highly transmissible Delta variant of Covid-19 has caused…
Continue ReadingAmazon says it’s looking to hire 55,000 people
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is going on another hiring spree. The company said Wednesday that it plans to hire 55,000…
Continue ReadingTeen sentenced in death of undercover detective, informant
CLEVELAND (AP) — A teenager involved in a botched robbery that ended with the fatal shooting of an undercover Cleveland detective and his informant…
Continue ReadingRussian-brokered cease-fire takes hold in southern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian and opposition media are reporting that a Russian-negotiated cease-fire has taken effect in a volatile southern city, ending…
Continue ReadingRep. Jamie Raskin’s book ‘Unthinkable’ coming out Jan. 4
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland is working on a memoir in which he will reflect on the Jan.…
Continue ReadingPresident’s murder inquiry slow amid Haiti’s multiple crises
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — It’s been nearly two months since Haitian President…
Continue ReadingGreek twin bond raises $3 billion, rates ‘historically low’
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s finance minister says the country has raised 2.5 billion euros, or $3 billion, through two bond issues. He…
Continue ReadingGrowth in US manufacturing up in August despite problems
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in U.S. manufacturing accelerated in August despite the fact that companies were…
Continue ReadingChurch: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader says the government must win back the confidence…
Continue ReadingFlash floods, storms hit parts of Spain
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Flash floods have swept cars down streets in a seaside town in northeastern Spain as other parts of the country were hit by…
Continue ReadingPower makes slow return to eastern New Orleans
Entergy said Wednesday that it is slowly adding power back to New Orleans, and the pace of that work will determine how quickly the region’s…
Continue ReadingJudge: Ahmaud Arbery’s past troubles irrelevant to trial
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia judge says he won’t allow attorneys for the men charged with killing Ahmaud…
Continue ReadingGerman central bank inundated with money damaged in floods
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…
Continue ReadingGerman central bank inundated with money damaged in floods
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s central bank says it has been inundated with more than 50 million euros’ ($59 million) worth of damaged bank notes…
Continue ReadingHazy ‘Hump Day,’ cool temperatures
Good morning, Central Oregon! Happy ‘Hump Day’ and first day of September. Most of the region woke up to frost and haze as temperatures this morning…
Continue ReadingWater ruling gives hope to opponents of Okefenokee mine plan
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge has struck down a Trump-era rule that eliminated federal protections for some wetlands and…
Continue ReadingWisconsin election probe includes $325,000 for data analysis
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s…
Continue ReadingAfghans face hunger crisis, adding to Taliban’s challenges
By KATHY GANNON, RAHIM FAIEZ and EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An official says the United Nations’ stockpiles of…
Continue ReadingGroups: Both sides used starvation as tool in Yemen war
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon…
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