ODOT to fully close Old McKenzie Pass Highway on Monday
With snow in the Oregon Cascades upon us, maintenance managers with the Oregon Department of Transportation have made the decision to close the…
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Senior US general warns China’s military progress is ‘stunning’ as US is hampered by ‘brutal’ bureaucracy
By Alex Marquardt and Oren Liebermann, CNN In the wake of China’s test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general said Thursday…
Continue ReadingFamilies of Charleston church massacre victims reach an $88M settlement with the Justice Department
CNN By Christina Carrega and Holly Yan, CNN The families of nine people fatally shot in 2015 at a historically Black church in Charleston, South…
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Redmond School Board asks Brown, OHA about mask mandate review, return to local control
The Redmond School Board is sending a letter to Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Health Authority, asking for details about the state’s promised…
Continue ReadingJanuary 6 committee is losing patience with Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows as it seeks his testimony
By Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer, Ryan Nobles and Paula Reid, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating January 6 are losing patience…
Continue ReadingA woman in Mississippi died after strong winds blew her car off the road, official says
By Gregory Lemos, CNN One person is dead as a result of a tornado in Jackson County, Mississippi. Jackson County Public Safety Director Earl…
Continue ReadingGreek police say 9 men being held for ransom have been freed
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued nine men being held for ransom in the northern city of Thessaloniki and…
Continue ReadingWhen can kids under 5 get vaccinated against Covid-19? What parents should know
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN Now that the United States has started rolling out child doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 cases are down 60% from Delta peak. Still, be vigilant heading into winter, CDC director says
By Jason Hanna, CNN Rates of Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths have sunk significantly in the US since a wave driven by the highly…
Continue ReadingUS lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in young kids
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are changing their definition of lead poisoning in young children. The more…
Continue ReadingChina offers few new climate targets ahead of UN conference
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China is offering no significant new goals for reducing climate-changing emissions ahead of…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County offers $1.25 million each to 2 families whose loved ones died in Kobe Bryant helicopter crash
By Stella Chan, CNN Two families whose loved ones were killed when a helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and others crashed on a California hillside have…
Continue ReadingLos precios de la calefacción se disparan y Biden no puede hacer nada al respecto
Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Los estadounidenses ya están sufriendo al ver los precios en la tienda de comestibles y al…
Continue ReadingChina submits new ‘disappointing’ emissions pledge to UN
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN China, the world’s biggest polluter, has made only a small improvement in its emission-cutting plan formally submitted…
Continue ReadingUS returns antiquities to India in stolen art investigation
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. authorities have returned about 250 antiquities to India in a long-running investigation of a…
Continue ReadingLa rara “planta de pene” floreció por primera vez en más de dos décadas
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En un jardín de los Países Bajos florece una rara planta con una forma alta y fálica. Se le conoce como…
Continue ReadingGerman on trial for castrating men on his kitchen table
BERLIN (AP) — A German electrician has gone on trial accused of murder in the death of one man, and of mutilating several others by performing…
Continue ReadingFintechs are the new corner bank, but big financial firms are fighting back
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Fintech giants Square and PayPal are taking Main Street by storm. More consumers, especially younger ones, are…
Continue ReadingLas ventas de cigarrillos en Estados Unidos estaban cayendo. Entonces llegó el covid-19
Sol Amaya (CNN) — Todos tuvimos que encontrar nuestras propias formas de hacer frente a los confinamientos pandémicos del año pasado. Algunas…
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Deschutes County, FEMA partner on free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in November
Deschutes County Health Services is partnering with FEMA to offer free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Bend, La Pine and…
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