Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds focuses on education, health care in annual address
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds focused on education and health care in an expansive agenda…
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Hydrogen energy back in the vehicle conversation at CES 2024
By SHAWN CHEN and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS LAS VEGAS (AP) — While electric vehicles are gaining the lion’s share of the attention for…
Continue ReadingAs election nears in Taiwan, many young voters say China isn’t their biggest concern
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei (CNN) — As retired Taiwanese admiral Mr. Wu looks back on his old days, he couldn’t be prouder of his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia faculty at largest US university system could strike after school officials halt talks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Faculty at California State University could stage a systemwide strike later this month after school officials ended…
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ODOT offers advice on how to be prepared for the CO snowstorm and how they prepared in advance
With the arrival of snow, wind and in some areas a predicted blizzard rolling through Central Oregon Tuesday and Wednesday, the Oregon Department of…
Continue ReadingErik Spoelstra, Miami Heat agree on largest contract ever for NBA coach, AP source says
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Erik Spoelstra and the Miami Heat have agreed on a contract extension, ensuring that the…
Continue ReadingUnsealing of documents related to decades of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of girls concludes
NEW YORK (AP) — A final round of legal documents released Tuesday in a court case related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage girls was…
Continue ReadingAir Force Two carrying VP Harris diverted to DC-area airport after encountering ‘wind shear’
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ aircraft was forced to divert to a Washington-area airport…
Continue ReadingChris Christie questions Nikki Haley’s ability and desire to beat Donald Trump
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is rejecting the idea that ending his presidential bid…
Continue ReadingDeSantis says nominating Trump would make 2024 a referendum on the ex-president rather than Biden
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis says that nominating Donald Trump would make the…
Continue Reading61-year-old man has been found — three weeks after his St. Louis nursing home suddenly closed
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia has been found, after going missing for more three weeks when the St. Louis nursing home…
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Bend mayor talks of city snow preparation, urges driver caution
Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler urged driver caution and explained what the city does to prepare and deal with significant…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthis launch their largest Red Sea drone and missile attack, though no damage is reported
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and…
Continue ReadingKim calls South Korea a principal enemy as his rhetoric sharpens in a US election year
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea “our principal enemy” and…
Continue ReadingBoston Mayor Michelle Wu pledges to make it easier for homeowners to create accessory housing units
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in her annual State of the City address Tuesday pledged to make it easier…
Continue ReadingUS defends its veto of call for Gaza cease-fire while Palestinians and others demand fighting stop
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States defended its veto of a call for the immediate suspension of…
Continue ReadingTrump warns of ‘Pandora’s box’ of perpetual presidential prosecutions if charges against him stand
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press Donald Trump is warning that other ex-presidents could be prosecuted if criminal charges against him…
Continue Reading4th child dies of injuries from fire at home in St. Paul, Minnesota, authorities say
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Authorities say a fourth child has died of injuries suffered in a fire at a home in St. Paul, Minnesta. The Star Tribune…
Continue ReadingNotorious ‘Access Hollywood’ tape to be shown at Trump’s defamation trial damages phase next week
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says the notorious 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump was…
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Forest Service, BLM to waive recreation fees on Monday in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Forest Service will waive most fees for day-use sites on national forests in Washington and Oregon on Monday,…
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