COVID-19 outbreak linked to music festival in eastern Oregon
PENDLETON, Ore. (AP) — Local health leaders are looking into a COVID-19 outbreak linked to an outdoor music festival in eastern Oregon. KATU-TV…
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Cuomo resigns: What we know, what we don’t and what’s next
By MALLIKA SEN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After months of holding on to power, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abruptly resigned Tuesday. What…
Continue ReadingWhy the Perseverance rover couldn’t collect its first Martian sample
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover attempted to collect its first sample of Mars last week, but it seems the red planet wasn’t…
Continue ReadingBelarus denies entry to US ambassador, cuts US Embassy staff
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Belarus says it has rescinded its permission for the U.S. ambassador’s appointment…
Continue ReadingBiden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns…
Continue ReadingCOVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…
Continue ReadingCOVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…
Continue ReadingCOVID: Oregon governor warns hospitals could be overwhelmed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown on Tuesday announced a statewide indoor mask requirement…
Continue ReadingCanada lawyer: Huawei CFO committed “commercial dishonesty”
By JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian justice department lawyer says a senior executive for Chinese…
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‘We are all in danger’: Gov. Brown, OHA officials defend mask mandate, vaccination moves
Citing “shocking,” record numbers of Oregon COVID-19 cases fueled by the far more contagious delta variant, Gov. Kate Brown and state health…
Continue ReadingAsteroid Bennu now has a greater chance of hitting Earth through 2300, but still slim
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Bennu is one of the most hazardous known asteroids in our solar system. Thanks to a visit by a NASA spacecraft, scientists…
Continue ReadingLawsuit could delay replacement for aging postal fleet
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Postal Service’s aging fleet of trucks is soldiering on even as a contract for greener…
Continue Reading5 things to know for September 28: Covid-19, Afghanistan, Congress, China, R. Kelly
CNN By AJ Willingham, CNN There’s still two more months of the Atlantic hurricane season, and we’re already running out of names for…
Continue ReadingSeahawks release embattled defensive end Aldon Smith
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Aldon Smith’s time with the Seattle Seahawks was short as the team has released the embattled defensive end. Smith…
Continue ReadingIsrael to approve West Bank settlement, Palestinian building
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s new government is set to grant its first major approval of West Bank settlement…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office to take part in seat belt, DUII enforcement efforts
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office will be joining other law enforcement agencies around the state and country in a national high-visibility DUII…
Continue ReadingCOVID variant causes Southwest to lower hopes for 3Q profit
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers Southwest Airlines says it no longer expects to be profitable in its third quarter. Its…
Continue ReadingCOVID variant causes Southwest to lower hopes for 3Q profit
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writers Southwest Airlines says it no longer expects to be profitable in its third quarter. Its…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Deputy fired for slamming girl to the ground
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida deputy who worked at a school for children with emotional and behavioral problems has been fired…
Continue ReadingJury has been selected for R. Kelly’s federal trial
By Steve Almasy and Sonia Moghe, CNN Seven men and five women have been selected and sworn in as jurors in the R. Kelly federal trial in New York, a…
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