Jacqueline ‘Jacque’ Buchanan named Forest Service Pacific Northwest regional forester
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced Wednesday the appointment of Jacqueline “Jacque” Buchanan as the…
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FTC proposes strengthening children’s online privacy rules to address tracking, push notifications
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer The Federal Trade Commission is proposing sweeping changes to a decades-old law that regulates how companies…
Continue ReadingStunning new images reveal ‘Christmas Tree Cluster’ and celestial snow globe in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — New images captured by two of NASA’s space telescopes showcase how the light from young stars can deck the…
Continue ReadingChemical leak at Tennessee cheese factory La Quesera Mexicana sends 29 workers to the hospital
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Officials in the Tennessee city of Greeneville are working to determine the cause of a leak of anhydrous ammonia that…
Continue ReadingOil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025
By MATTHEW BROWN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil companies have offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of…
Continue ReadingMethamphetamine, fentanyl drive record homeless deaths in Portland, Oregon, annual report finds
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl and methamphetamine drove a record number of homeless deaths last year in…
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Warm Springs man receives 3 1/2-year federal prison term for brutally attacking woman with piece of firewood
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 24-year-old Warm Springs man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in federal prison Tuesday for brutally assaulting a woman…
Continue ReadingVictim of Green River serial killer identified after 4 decades as teen girl who ran away from home
SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities have identified a teenage girl killed by the Green River serial killer in Washington state four decades ago. Lori Anne…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist sentenced for threatening jury and witnesses at synagogue shooter’s trial
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist has been sentenced for making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial…
Continue ReadingToyota recalling 1 million vehicles for potential air bag problem
By The Associated Press Toyota Motor Co. said Wednesday it is recalling 1 million vehicles over a defect that could cause airbags not to deploy,…
Continue Reading‘For her, time is running out’: A mother’s desperate plea to get her bloodied and battered daughter out of Hamas captivity
CNN By Bianna Golodryga and Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — It was one of the first, and most searing, viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack…
Continue Reading‘For her, time is running out’: A mother’s desperate plea to get her bloodied and battered daughter out of Hamas captivity
By Bianna Golodryga and Sarah Boxer, CNN (CNN) — It was one of the first, and most searing, viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack…
Continue ReadingTrump’s lawyers tell Supreme Court to stay out of immunity dispute in 2020 election case for now
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are urging the U.S. Supreme…
Continue ReadingChristine Lagarde Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingHomeless people who died on US streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Thousands of homeless people who died this year are being memorialized this week around the U.S.…
Continue ReadingKhalid Sheikh Mohammed Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. Personal Birth…
Continue ReadingKareem Abdul-Jabbar Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem…
Continue Reading‘Fat Leonard,’ a fugitive now returning to the US, was behind one of the military’s biggest scandals
By LOLITA C. BALDOR AND JULIE WATSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis is being…
Continue ReadingArizona Safeway Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the January 8, 2011, shootings in Tucson, Arizona. Six people were killed and 13 were wounded…
Continue ReadingKhaled Meshaal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth…
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