Death Valley visitors drawn to the hottest spot on Earth during ongoing US heat wave
By TY O’NEIL Associated Press DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — As uninviting as it sounds, Death Valley National Park beckons. Even…
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Oregon AG, other states and feds sue ‘Prehired’ over alleged illegal student lending practices
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Thursday that Oregon is joining other states and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau…
Continue ReadingEx-officers at federal women’s prison in California plead guilty to multiple sex abuse counts
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two former officers of a federal women’s prison in California have pleaded guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse. The…
Continue ReadingBeijing says it warned Japanese fishing boat in waters near Japan-held islands claimed by China
BEIJING (AP) — China says its coast guard issued a warning to a Japanese fishing boat operating in waters surrounding uninhabited East China Sea…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s ambassador blames US for regional tensions in a rare appearance at UN Security Council
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador has defended his country’s recent long-range missile…
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In its first year, 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline shows large rise in number of Oregonians served
Nearly one year since the nationwide launch of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, an analysis by the Oregon Health Authority shows Oregon’s crisis…
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Crews get line around small new wildfire on Kelsey Butte, south of Bend; small fire caught off Skyliners Road
Firefighters built a line Thursday around a small new wildfire spotted on the south side of Kelsey Butte, about six miles south of Bend, and later…
Continue Reading‘The Blacklist’ checks off its final name with an overdue series finale
By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Like a lot of things in Hollywood, “The Blacklist” didn’t know when to quit, hanging on for two listless…
Continue ReadingYamuna River surpasses height record as northern India reels from deadly floods
By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on…
Continue ReadingYamuna River surpasses height record as northern India reels from deadly floods
By Jessie Yeung and Manveena Suri, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A major river overflowing near India’s capital has reached the highest level on…
Continue ReadingIndian tech giant Wipro will invest $1 billion in AI, including training all staff
CNN By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Wipro, one of India’s top providers of software services, wants everyone on staff to know how to…
Continue ReadingIndian tech giant Wipro will invest $1 billion in AI, including training all staff
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Wipro, one of India’s top providers of software services, wants everyone on staff to know how to use…
Continue ReadingIndian tech giant Wipro will invest $1 billion in AI, including training all staff
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Wipro, one of India’s top providers of software services, wants everyone on staff to know how to use…
Continue ReadingAmericans are widely pessimistic about democracy in the United States, an AP-NORC poll finds
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults give high ratings to the way democracy is…
Continue ReadingGOP White House hopefuls face mounting pressure to stop Trump in Iowa
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — As the six-month sprint to the Iowa caucuses begins, the sprawling…
Continue ReadingUn socavón en Florida que mató a un hombre en 2013 vuelve a abrirse por tercera vez
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En el centro-oeste de Florida se volvió a abrir un socavón que hace aproximadamente 10 años causó la muerte de…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s corruption is thrust into international spotlight by the government’s election meddling
By SONIA PÉREZ D. and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The Guatemalan government’s clumsy interference with its…
Continue ReadingControversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made…
Continue ReadingControversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made…
Continue ReadingChatGPT-maker OpenAI signs deal with AP to license news stories
By MATT O’BRIEN Associated Press ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and The Associated Press said Thursday that they’ve made a deal for the artificial…
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