AI could offer ‘enhanced opportunities’ to interfere in 2024 election, DHS warns
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Artificial intelligence tools for creating fake video, audio and other content will likely give foreign operatives…
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Central Oregon jobless rates hold steady in April; job numbers rise slightly
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates saw very little change in Central Oregon during the month of April, while total nonfarm…
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Blinken says he wants to work with Congress to penalize International Criminal Court
By Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he wants to work with Congress on legislation to penalize the…
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A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregon’s gray whales and their food, study finds
NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani and 10 others plead not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Arizona
By Holmes Lybrand, Kyung Lah and Jack Hannah, CNN Phoenix (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani and 10 others pleaded not guilty in an Arizona court Tuesday to…
Continue ReadingOne dead and at least 71 injured after severe turbulence hits Singapore Airlines flight
By Duarte Mendonca, Kocha Olarn and Sophie Jeong, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — One passenger died and 71 people were injured when their…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark just did something no athlete has done since Michael Jordan
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Breakout basketball star Caitlin Clark has a new achievement that hasn’t been accomplished since…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft thinks it found a way to make PCs relevant again
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft jumped headfirst into building artificial intelligence directly into its Windows operating…
Continue ReadingHow teens view social media’s impact on their mental health
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — A new report details the role social media plays in the lives of young people, and how they manage the various…
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Oregon prepares to distribute funds for early literacy efforts
Oregon is poised to distribute funds for early childhood learning and literacy.…
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New BLM rules better protect national parks, supporters say
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Conservation groups say two new federal rules aim to help better protect public…
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Biden, Trump win Kentucky, Oregon primaries as presidential nominating season nears its end
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press President Joe Biden and his Republican rival, Donald Trump, piled up more delegates Tuesday as both…
Continue ReadingTough-on-crime challenger leading in race for district attorney in Portland, Oregon
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A centrist candidate who has vowed to be tough on crime was leading in the race for top…
Continue ReadingElvis’ granddaughter fights Graceland foreclosure sale and alleges fraud
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Elvis Presley’s granddaughter is suing to stop a foreclosure sale of the late singer’s historic Memphis home,…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say 3 Hunter Biden exes to testify about his addiction at gun trial
By Holmes Lybrand and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss plans to present extremely personal testimony about Hunter…
Continue ReadingEPA says it will step up cyber regulation of water systems amid increase in cyberattacks
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency is stepping up inspections of water facilities that may be vulnerable to…
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‘This place is fantastic!’: New program at Bethlehem Inn in Redmond helps residents move into stable housing
(Update: Adding video, comments from resident, staff) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Â The Bethlehem Inn’s Redmond facility, formerly an emergency shelter,…
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‘I love it!’: Customers pleased by new Deschutes County solid waste facility at Redmond’s Negus Transfer Station
Deschutes County commissioners hosted a ribbon-cutting event Friday to celebrate the completion of a new solid waste facility at the Negus Transfer…
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Deschutes National Forest plans prescribed burns Tuesday east of Sunriver near Lava River Cave and south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning prescribed burn operations Tuesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent…
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Biden’s fundraising slowed in April, but his stockpile of available cash is much larger than Trump’s, new filings show
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s political operation raised $51 million in April…
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