With the increase in fire danger in southern Oregon, Crater Lake National Park will go into a full fire ban Friday, officials said Wednesday. The outlook is for above-normal significant wildland fire potential for the next several months.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — México, Estados Unidos y Canadá anunciaron la creación de un grupo de trabajo para combatir el narcotráfico y cortar su cadena de suministro, según un comunicado de prensa de la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México este miércoles. El grupo buscará evitar que los narcotraficantes transfieran drogas sintéticas a través
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Food manufacturers who deliberately add sesame to their products and include it on their labels are not violating a new federal allergy law. That’s according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. More companies are adding sesame flour to foods that didn’t have it before because they say its
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new study has confirmed that OpenAI’s GPT-3, the machine-learning model that powers ChatGPT, is capable of proliferating online disinformation faster — and more convincingly — than humans. The research, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances, aimed
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El presidente de la Comisión Judicial de la Cámara de Representantes, Jim Jordan, criticó las políticas fronterizas del presidente Joe Biden, refiriéndose a ellas como la “crisis fronteriza de Biden” y describiéndolas como las “políticas de fronteras abiertas” al dar inicio este miércoles a una audiencia en la que testificó el
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization updated its guidelines for essential medicines Wednesday to include drugs to treat multiple sclerosis, heart conditions, cancer and more. But obesity medications were not added to the list, despite requests this year from researchers in the United States. During its meeting in April, WHO’s review
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Beer maker Anheuser-Busch said Wednesday that it will lay off positions across its US corporate staff. In a statement, an Anheuser-Busch spokesperson said the restructuring “will simplify and reduce layers within its organization.” The layoffs will not include frontline staff such as “brewery and
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Sinéad O’Connor, the gifted Irish singer-songwriter who became a superstar in her mid-20s and was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music, has died at 56. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says a Russian fighter jet fired flares and struck another American drone over Syrian airspace on Wednesday, continuing a string of harassing maneuvers that have ratcheted up tensions between the global powers. It’s the sixth reported incident this month and the
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — As John Wilson gears up to premiere the third and final season of his cult documentary series, “How To With John Wilson,” the filmmaker reflected on how a video camera changes people’s behavior — and how he exploits that for his show. Each episode of the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s state-owned oil company contends oil washing up on the country’s Gulf coast beaches could not have come from a spill of about 1,350 barrels caused by a pipeline leak. Instead, Octavio Romero suggested Wednesday the oil came from natural seepage from ocean-floor vents. The state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Two-time NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown signed the richest deal in NBA history on Wednesday: a five-year, $304 million supermax contract extension with the Boston Celtics. Brown said he wants to bring Black Wall Street to Boston, tackle the “unsettling” wealth disparity in the city and stimulate the overall economy. “I want to
Continue ReadingAn Iowa state senator was arrested and charged with a simple misdemeanor after refusing to abide by a law enforcement officer, according to a criminal complaint filed in court. Sen. Adrian Dickey of Packwood, Iowa, was taken into custody Monday afternoon. A $300 bond was posted the same day, and a court hearing is set
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say the active search has ended for a 9-month-old boy swept away in a flash flood earlier this month. The flood also killed his 2-year-old sister and mother as well as four other people. Upper Makefield Township police said Wednesday they have “exhausted all means” of trying
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL and TOM KRISHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for the self-driving vehicle industry are asking Congress to expand their ability to test and eventually sell autonomous cars and trucks. In a hearing before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, they warned that years of regulatory inaction on so-called autonomous vehicles or
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El congresista del partido Alianza para el Progreso, Alejandro Soto, logró este miércoles el respaldo para convertirse en el nuevo presidente del Congreso de Perú para el período 2023-2024. Con un total de 77 votos Soto remplazará a José Williams Zapata, de Avanza País, en este nuevo año legislativo. Además, los
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Roughly every six weeks Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivers a report card that rates the economy’s future performance. This comes along with each decision the central bank makes on interest rates. The latest move — to raise interest rates by a quarter point — came on
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las autoridades de Estados Unidos cerraron este martes de forma temporal el paso por el Puente Internacional Uno, que une a Piedras Negras, Coahuila, con Eagle Pass, Texas, después de que un grupo de personas corriera hacia la línea fronteriza desde territorio mexicano, informó a CNN la Oficina de Aduanas y
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Less than 24 hours after becoming the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback by annual salary, Justin Herbert’s first training camp practice on Wednesday didn’t appear different from past seasons. The Los Angeles Chargers signal-caller had his share of dynamic throws and then for nearly 25 minutes
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — School districts across Oregon have struggled to hire and retain superintendents in the last five years, according to the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators. The job has frequently become contentious, as school leaders handle the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and face tensions from school boards, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported
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