Cyberattack forces Australian TV channel off air
Australian broadcaster 9 News suffered a cyberattack that forced a number of live shows off air on Sunday, as the country’s federal parliament…
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All hands on deck as Suez locals ply food and wares to growing numbers of hungry, stranded crews
For the first time in 40 years, Wessam Hafez, a senior pilot at the Suez Canal, is not going to work. Traffic outside the canal that runs outside his…
Continue ReadingWhy Virginia’s abolition of the death penalty is a big deal for the state and the US
In 1608, Jamestown colonists executed a man named Capt. George Kendall, who had been accused of spying for Spain. It was the first recorded execution…
Continue ReadingOne in five Colorado high school students say they have easy access to firearms
One in five Colorado high school students say it is “sort of easy” or “very easy” to access a handgun, a study found. New…
Continue ReadingThe Covid-19 war in the Trump White House
No longer working under the Trump administration, leading US health officials have revealed to CNN the challenges they faced during the…
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5 things to know for March 29: Coronavirus, Suez Canal, Chauvin trial, Myanmar, LGBTQ rights
Flash floods tore through Nashville this weekend, leaving four dead, destroying homes and businesses and prompting hundreds of evacuations.…
Continue ReadingSerial killer Joseph Edward Duncan dies
Serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III, who was facing execution after being convicted for the 2005 kidnapping and killing of Dylan Groene, a…
Continue ReadingForeigners and locals among dozens killed in Mozambique terror attack
The attempted evacuation of people trapped during an attack in northern Mozambique by Islamist militants has led to multiple casualties, with dozens…
Continue ReadingWildlife trade most likely pathway for coronavirus to arrive in Wuhan, WHO expert says
The wildlife trade in China is the most likely pathway through which Covid-19 was able to spread from the original animal source, possibly bats, to…
Continue ReadingEver Given ship partially freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms
The Ever Given container ship has been partially dislodged after blocking the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say, but efforts to fully…
Continue ReadingEver Given ship mostly freed in the Suez Canal, authority confirms
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, authorities say, following an…
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Oregon House cancels floor session due to virus concern
The Oregon House has canceled its Monday floor session, after another confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported at the Capitol.…
Continue ReadingOil prices dip after ship stuck in Suez Canal is partially freed
Oil prices are falling after the Ever Given container ship was partially pried free in the Suez Canal, giving rise to hopes that a crucial lane of…
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Wind topples tree, damaging SE Bend home
One of many fallen trees around the area in Sunday’s high winds damaged a home in southeast Bend, but no one was…
Continue ReadingEver Given ship refloated in the Suez Canal, Egyptian official claims, as salvage work continues
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, the former head of the canal…
Continue ReadingEver Given ship successfully refloated in the Suez Canal, Egyptian official claims, as salvage work continues
The Ever Given container ship has been successfully refloated after being stranded in the Suez Canal for almost a week, the former head of the canal…
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Fire damages Culver home; cause traced to combustibles near wood stove
A fire that broke out Sunday afternoon in a Culver home apparently was caused by combustible materials too close to an operating wood stove,…
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Left-wing, right-wing protesters clash in Salem
Dozens of left-wing, anti-fascist demonstrators clashed with a smaller number of right-wing protesters Sunday near the Oregon State Capitol grounds…
Continue ReadingEver Given ship partially dislodged as refloat efforts underway in Suez Canal
Video footage from the Suez Canal shows the back of the Ever Given container ship, which has been stuck for almost a week, dislodged from the canal…
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