China Premier Li seeks to bolster his country’s economic outlook at Shanghai trade fair
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Seeking to generate excitement around a largely lackluster economy, Chinese Premier Li Qiang is pledging to continue…
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Oregon DHS offers $2.25 million for community organizations to support arrivals from Ukraine
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Human Services Refugee Program invites community agencies to apply for a portion of $2.25 million in…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s main opposition party elects Ozgur Ozel as new leader
By ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s main opposition party has voted for fresh leadership, five months after a devastating election defeat…
Continue ReadingCOP28 conference looks set for conflict after tense negotiations on climate damage fund
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Negotiators on a climate-related loss and damages fund have agreed the World Bank will…
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No. 16 Oregon State keeps Shedeur Sanders in check in 26-19 win over Colorado
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Despite shutting down Shedeur Sanders, No. 16 Oregon State was looking ripe for another…
Continue ReadingUkrainian war veterans with amputated limbs find freedom in the practice of jiu-jitsu
By HANNA ARHIROVA and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Nervous ahead of their first jiu-jitsu championship, the war…
Continue ReadingU.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West…
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More than 100 racers take part in the Turkey and Toddler Trots at COCC
The month of November is when a lot of families sign up for turkey trots before turkey day. Families ran their hearts out on Saturday at COCC for the…
Continue ReadingAfghan farmers lose income of more than $1 billion after the Taliban banned poppy cultivation
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghan farmers have lost income of more than $1 billion from opium sales after the Taliban outlawed poppy cultivation, according…
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Merkley introduces bill to ban Arctic drilling, backs Biden’s call for humanitarian pause in Gaza fighting
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced legislation Thursday to prohibit what he called “irresponsible and unacceptable drilling…
Continue ReadingGaza has lost telecom contact again, while Israel’s military says it has surrounded Gaza City
By WAFAA SHURAFA, NAJIB JOBAIN and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza lost communications Sunday in its third…
Continue Reading‘The reaction is extreme’: Palestinians fear arrest if they voice sympathy for Gaza civilians
By Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Dua Abu Sneineh was shocked when a group of police officers – between 10 and 15,…
Continue ReadingCalifornians bet farming agave for spirits holds key to weathering drought and groundwater limits
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) — Leo Ortega started growing spiky blue agave plants on the arid hillsides around his Southern…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 5 people in an apparent dispute over fuel theft in central Mexico, police say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican police say gunmen on motorcycles fatally shot five men on the outskirts of the city of Puebla in an apparent dispute…
Continue ReadingSurvivors say trauma from abusive Native American boarding schools stretches across generations
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Survivors of government-backed Native American boarding schools and their descendants have…
Continue ReadingMaine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers will vote on…
Continue ReadingU.S. regulators will review car-tire chemical that kills salmon, upon request from West Coast tribes
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press U.S. regulators say they will review the use of a chemical found in almost every tire after a petition from West…
Continue ReadingLan Larison runs for 136 yards, 3 TDs to lead UC Davis over Portland State 37-23
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Lan Larison ran for 136 yards and three touchdowns to lead UC Davis to a 37-23 victory over Portland State on Saturday night.…
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Nix throws 4 TD passes and runs for 2 more scores in No. 6 Oregon’s 63-19 rout of California
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — That Oregon was able to rebound from a messy first half shows the sixth-ranked…
Continue ReadingSkeleton marching bands and dancers in butterfly skirts join in Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade
By LISSETTE ROMERO Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Thousands of people turned out Saturday to watch Mexico City’s Day of the Dead parade as…
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