By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — All weekend, both directions of I-84 have been shutdown to install a new pedestrian bridge over the freeway, causing a headache for drivers, but gearing up the cycling community for a new way to get between the central eastside and the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Merck informó este lunes que ha solicitado a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) una autorización de uso de emergencia para su tratamiento antiviral experimental contra el covid-19, el molnupiravir. Si se concede la autorización, el fármaco, fabricado por Merck y Ridgeback
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is healthy and expected to play Sunday after a precautionary hospital visit. He suffered a bruised throat during Sunday’s loss to the Green Bay Packers. Coach Zac Taylor said Burrow was taken to the hospital but wasn’t admitted. The Bengals go on the road against the Detroit
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. The widespread interruption in service began shortly after the pilots union asked a federal court on Friday to block the airline’s
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has canceled hundreds more flights following a weekend of major service disruptions that it blamed on bad weather and air traffic control issues. The widespread interruption in service began shortly after the pilots union asked a federal court on Friday to block the airline’s
Continue Reading BUFFALO, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of killing a staff member at a medical clinic and wounding four others during a February shooting is now facing an upgraded murder charge. A grand jury indicted Gregory Ulrich with one count of first-degree premeditated murder. He’s also charged with four counts of first-degree attempted murder
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By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to observe what it called a “Wellness Day.” In a message posted from Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the university said it is “taking a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of
Continue Reading By Claire Colbert, CNN The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced Sunday, World Mental Health Day, it is canceling classes Tuesday to observe what it called a “Wellness Day.” In a message posted from Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, the university said it is “taking a moment to acknowledge and reflect on the seriousness of
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Preliminary results in Iraq’s elections show an alliance of pro-Iran candidates emerging as the biggest loser in the country’s national elections. The results, posted online successively, showed the bloc of Iraq’s populist Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr maintaining the most seats in parliament, increasing his seats from 54
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By Amir Vera and Keith Allen, CNN A SWAT team in Georgia arrested a man accused of fatally shooting a 26-year-old police officer who was working his first shift, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced Sunday. Damien Ferguson, 43, was taken into custody without incident a day after the shooting death of Officer Dylan Harrison.
Continue Reading JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska early Monday in what the Alaska Earthquake Center called an aftershock of an 8.2 quake from July. The U.S. Geological Survey on Twitter had reported a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 that was later revised to 6.9. The quake was about 70
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but, after some of his prized possessions were auctioned off for at least $3 million, it’s clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is very much alive. Several of “Scarface” Capone’s belongings, including what was said to be his favorite handgun, were sold
Continue ReadingToday: Showers continue to push east along with a cold front keeping highs today in the lower ’60s. Winds remain breezy today with winds shifting from the west at 12-16 mph. Tonight: Skies begin to become partly cloudy with winds still strong at 8-12 mph. The overnight low cools to the lower ’50s. Extended: Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Aguirre Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A sinkhole in an Asheville neighborhood has nearly doubled in size, causing concern for residents. “This has been a constant source of stress for two months,” Nat Dickinson, who lives next door to the sinkhole in Montford, said. Dickinson said
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PEABODY, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Highway Patrol is investigating an accident that killed two women from Wichita and left a third woman with serious injuries. KSNW-TV reports that the accident happened about 5 p.m. Sunday near Peabody. The Patrol says an eastbound pickup truck made an evasive maneuver to avoid oncoming traffic, went off
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans to drill for oil west of the Shetland Islands. Greenpeace organized the protest of around 40 people near Johnson’s 10 Downing Street office in London. Sixteen protesters were locked onto barrels
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Climate protesters have chained themselves to an oil-spattered effigy of U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to urge him to block plans to drill for oil west of the Shetland Islands. Greenpeace organized the protest of around 40 people near Johnson’s 10 Downing Street office in London. Sixteen protesters were locked onto barrels
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By Al Goodman, CNN Lava flowing from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain’s La Palma island sparked a fire at a cement factory Monday, leading to at least 2,500 residents to be ordered into lockdown to protect their health, a local official said. The main danger came from the gas and smoke spewing from the
Continue Reading By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Court filings show that experts have concluded that the man charged with killing 10 people at a Colorado supermarket is not competent to stand trial. However the filings posted Monday show a judge has granted prosecutors’ request for Ahmad Alissa’s mental health to be evaluated a second
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La actividad del volcán Cumbre Vieja, en la isla canaria de La Palma, parece no detenerse desde que hizo erupción el pasado 19 de septiembre. Tan solo el domingo, según reportó Reuters, bloques de lava fundida del tamaño de edificios de tres pisos rodaron por una ladera de La Palma y 21
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