Spring Whale Watch Week returns to the Oregon Coast for spring break 2024
DEPOE BAY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks will host Spring Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast from Saturday, March 23 through Sunday, March…
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The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
By The Associated Press Spring gets its official start Tuesday in the Northern Hemisphere. This year’s vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday. But…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks gain ahead of US and Japan rate decisions
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks advanced Monday ahead of policy decisions this week by Japan’s central bank and the…
Continue ReadingChina’s foreign minister meets New Zealand counterpart, beginning trip that also includes Australia
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has begun a diplomatic tour of New Zealand and Australia, meeting with his New…
Continue ReadingChina’s economy shows signs of improvement, but its property sector is still in the doldrums
By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has reported its manufacturing and investment improved in the first two months of the year,…
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Egg-cellent news: Fuzzy Humboldt penguin chick hatches at Oregon Zoo
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A tiny Humboldt penguin chick came out of its shell recently at the Oregon Zoo. “The little beak came out first,”…
Continue ReadingWho is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and why is he running for president?
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press The lack of excitement many Americans feel about a presidential rematch has heightened interest in…
Continue ReadingGermans thought they were immune to nationalism after confronting their Nazi past. They were wrong
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — When Sabine Thonke joined a recent demonstration in Berlin against Germany’s far-right…
Continue ReadingIn Vermont, ‘Town Meeting’ is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?
By NICK PERRY and LISA RATHKE Associated Press ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater.…
Continue ReadingIn Vermont, ‘Town Meeting’ is democracy embodied. What can the rest of the country learn from it?
By NICK PERRY and LISA RATHKE Associated Press ELMORE, Vt. (AP) — Julie wants more donations to the food pantry. Kipp is busy knitting a sweater.…
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BLM releases draft of stronger conservation plans for greater sage-grouse, to protect healthy sagebrush habitats
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management announced last Thursday a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management…
Continue ReadingIdaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a bill that would ban the use of any public…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Shakira’s first album in seven years, Jake Gyllenhaal…
Continue ReadingFormer British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HP’s disastrous 2011 deal
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the…
Continue ReadingTen years since its illegal annexation, Crimea is a template for newly occupied parts of Ukraine
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — A petite woman calmly exits her home, escorted by a group of large men…
Continue ReadingTen years since its illegal annexation, Crimea is a template for newly occupied parts of Ukraine
By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN (CNN) — A petite woman calmly exits her home, escorted by a group of large men in…
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Special funding boosts ODF grants to protect threatened private forests from development pressure
A grant program administered by the Oregon Department of Forestry is now taking applications to protect privately owned forests from development…
Continue ReadingColombia suspends ceasefire with faction of ex-FARC rebels following attack on Indigenous community
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Sunday suspended a ceasefire with one of a handful of armed groups with which he hoped…
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Fire outside SE Bend home spreads to one next door, causing $300,000 damage; fire pit ash disposal deemed cause
A fire began on an outside wall of a southeast Bend home and quickly spread to a home next door Sunday afternoon, causing substantial damage to both…
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