Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know
CNN By Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — Calls are growing for an investigation into one of the…
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Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know
By Rob Picheta, Abeer Salman, Jeremy Diamond and Khader Al Za’anoun, CNN (CNN) — Calls are growing for an investigation into one of the worst…
Continue ReadingCongress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress passed another short-term spending measure Thursday that would keep one set of federal…
Continue ReadingAudit: Oregon’s Dept. of Administrative Services should take a more strategic role in managing state’s workforce
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Amid changing work environments and an aging workforce, Oregon state government can do more to actively and strategically…
Continue ReadingTrump appeals judge’s decision to remove his name from Illinois primary ballot
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys for former President Donald Trump have appealed an Illinois judge’s decision ordering election officials to remove the…
Continue ReadingThe Oscars are almost here. Here’s what to know and how to watch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a winter barrage of award shows — the Emmys, the Golden Globes, the Grammys — the grandaddy of them all, the Academy…
Continue ReadingThe US is bracing for complex, fast-moving threats to elections this year, FBI director warns
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press McLEAN, VA. (AP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray says the U.S. expects to confront fast-moving threats to American…
Continue ReadingThe Philadelphia Phillies are scrapping $1 hot dog nights following unruly fan behavior
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For more than a quarter-century, Phillies fans considered dollar hot dog night among the best…
Continue ReadingFrench actor urges lawmakers to investigate sex crimes and sexism in the film industry
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and MASHA MACPHERSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French actor Judith Godrèche is urging lawmakers to establish a commission…
Continue ReadingAlabama lawmakers advance plan to protect IVF clinics
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing public pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted, Alabama lawmakers…
Continue ReadingLGBTQ+ advocacy group sues Texas AG, says it won’t identify transgender families
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia bill banning non-binary gender designations on birth certificates heads to governor
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would outlaw the gender designation of non-binary on birth…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s public system will require colleges to get OK before changing sports conferences
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The board overseeing North Carolina’s public university system will require schools to get approval to change athletic…
Continue ReadingFresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema has declared the country’s debilitating drought…
Continue ReadingHatch watch is underway at a California bald eagle nest monitored by a popular online camera feed
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Hatch watch is underway in Southern California mountains. Three bald eagle chicks could emerge this week from eggs…
Continue ReadingHaitian prime minister in Kenya to try to salvage African country’s deployment of police to Haiti
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister has arrived in Kenya to try to salvage a plan to have the African…
Continue ReadingAlabama House and Senate approve bills aimed at protecting in vitro fertilization after personhood ruling
By Devon M. Sayers, Shirin Faqiri and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The Alabama House and Senate each passed bills Thursday aimed at protecting in…
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Merkley introduces bill banning LNG exports to China, Russia, Iran and North Korea
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ohio U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown on Wednesday introduced the Protecting American Households…
Continue ReadingHarris will tout apprenticeships in a swing state visit to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to return to the swing state of Wisconsin next week for an event touting worker…
Continue ReadingThe jobs market is hot, but layoffs keep coming in a shifting economic environment
The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the…
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