US, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Collin McCullough and Helen Regan, CNN Dajabon, Dominican Republic (CNN) — The United States and other diplomatic…
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The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The protest-vote movement over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and MLB The Show 24
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves, the launch of…
Continue ReadingFederal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier…
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Merkley, Wyden: Oregon to receive over $32 million for wildlife, sport fish restoration projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. D-Ore., announced Friday a total of more than $32 million in federal funding from the U.S.…
Continue ReadingWhy the AP retracted the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a US report on inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that…
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Columbia River Tribes, Gorge Commission back Warm Springs Tribes in Thornburgh Resort court dispute
The Oregon Court of Appeals on March 1 received two amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, asserting that the state Land Use Board of Appeals…
Continue Reading5 people, including a juvenile, killed in Virginia plane crash, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Sarah Dewberry, Yan Kaner and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a wooded area near Virginia’s western…
Continue ReadingChristopher Nolan wins his first Oscar for directing ‘Oppenheimer’
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan has won his first Oscar for directing “Oppenheimer.” The 53-year-old Brit…
Continue ReadingEmma Stone wins second career best actress Oscar for ‘Poor Things’ in tight race with Lily Gladstone
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunned Emma Stone has won the best actress Oscar for “Poor Things,” her second career…
Continue ReadingCillian Murphy wins his first best actor Oscar for role in ‘Oppenheimer’ biopic
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy came away from the Academy Awards with his first Oscar, the best…
Continue ReadingSkier dies after falling nearly 600 feet down Mount Washington ravine
WMUR, MT. WASHINGTON AVALANCHE CENTER, CNN By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A skier has died after she fell nearly 600 feet down an icy ravine on…
Continue ReadingAl-Qaida’s Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group…
Continue Reading‘Barbie’ ballad ‘What Was I Made For?’ makes Billie Eilish the youngest person to win 2 Oscars
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — What were Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell made for? Winning awards. The sibling…
Continue Reading’20 Days in Mariupol’ wins best documentary Oscar, a first for AP and PBS’ ‘Frontline’
BY LINDSEY BAHR and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s…
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Wyden introduces Enhanced Cybersecurity for SNAP Act to secure food benefits against hackers, thieves
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sens. John Fetterman, D-Penn., and Bill Cassidy, R-La., on Thursday introduced the Enhanced…
Continue ReadingAll 5 aboard dead after small private jet crashes and burns in rural Virginia woods, police say
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A small private jet crashed in woods and burned Sunday afternoon near a small airport in rural Virginia, killing all five…
Continue ReadingRobert Downey Jr. wins his first Oscar for supporting actor role in ‘Oppenheimer’
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Downey Jr. has won his first Oscar. It comes three decades after his first Academy Award…
Continue ReadingThe monster wins one at last as ‘Godzilla Minus One’ nabs the Oscar for visual effects
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer Godzilla finally made it to the Oscars this year — and slayed. The movie “Godzilla Minus One,” set in…
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