Eastern Clackamas County told to prepare to evacuate as Grasshopper Fire burns near Mount Hood – Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPB

Eastern Clackamas County told to prepare to evacuate as Grasshopper Fire burns near Mount Hood - Oregon Public Broadcasting - OPB

Eastern Clackamas County told to prepare to evacuate as Grasshopper Fire burns near Mount Hood Oregon Public Broadcasting – OPBOregon wildfires: Mt. Hood Meadows under ‘Go Now’ evacuations, resorts close due to smoke KPTVGrasshopper Fire puts Timberline Lodge under Level 1 evacuation notice katu.comMount Hood Meadows Evacuates as Wildfire Threat Forces Level 3 Order; Timberline … Read more

Washington primary election: Early results are in for key congressional, legislative races

Washington primary election: Early results are in for key congressional, legislative races

SEATTLE — The first unofficial results are in for Washington’s 2026 primary election, with early returns beginning to shape several closely watched races across the state.Washington uses a top-two primary system, meaning the two candidates who receive the most votes in each race advance to the Nov. 3 general election, regardless of party preference.3rd Congressional … Read more

Man with illegal weapons in home, car arrested at Trump golf club in California

Man with illegal weapons in home, car arrested at Trump golf club in California

LOS ANGELES — A man with weapons in his home and vehicle who appeared to be “monitoring security-planning activities” at the Los Angeles-area Trump National Golf Course was arrested days before a scheduled presidential visit, the county sheriff’s department said Tuesday.Jeanine John Taele, 38, a resident of the Los Angeles-area city of Downey, was arrested … Read more

Michigan Election Results Live Updates: El-Sayed Holds Narrow Lead Over Stevens in Senate Primary

Michigan Election Results Live Updates: El-Sayed Holds Narrow Lead Over Stevens in Senate Primary

Kansas Democrats have defied political gravity for eight years by holding the governor’s office in one of the country’s most reliably Republican states.On Tuesday, primary voters selected State Senator Cindy Holscher as the candidate to try to keep that seat in Democratic hands, according to The Associated Press. Ms. Holscher defeated a fellow lawmaker, State … Read more

Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims

Rep. Chuck Edwards drops re-election bid after censure recommendation over harassment claims

Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C. has said he is dropping his bid for re-election, days after the House Ethics Committee recommended censure over sexual harassment allegations. “After much prayer and reflection, I’ve decided to withdraw from my re-election campaign. I will complete my current term,” Edwards announced early Wednesday in a post on X. “Serving Western … Read more

David Ellison Wants Us to Think Democrats Like the Merger. They Don’t

David Ellison Wants Us to Think Democrats Like the Merger. They Don't

At first it just seemed like a happy coincidence — a Hollywood agency mogul supporting a Hollywood corporate merger.  Ari Emanuel published an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal last Tuesday saying David Ellison buying Warner Bros. was a good idea and that those 12 Democratic AG’s who have sued to stop the deal were on the wrong warpath.  “The … Read more

South Korean police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters in latest twist over disastrous ad campaign

South Korean police raid Starbucks Korea headquarters in latest twist over disastrous ad campaign

The headquarters of Starbucks Korea was raided by South Korean police on Wednesday, as they continue to investigate the coffee chain that faced a nationwide backlash and publicity crisis over a disastrous ad campaign. The Seoul metropolitan police confirmed to CNN they had searched the headquarters in relation to the upcoming Liberation Day next week, … Read more

SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon – The Verge

SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon - The Verge

SpaceX is coming for T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon The VergeSpaceX Flags Big Ambitions to Take On AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Bloomberg.comSpaceX Sends Telecom Providers a Shot Across the Bow WSJSpaceX lays out plan to compete with Big 3 wireless carriers Fierce NetworkStarlink Mobile Won’t Just Be Satellites, But a Ground Network Too PCMag

Jetstar to charge for use of overhead lockers for carry-on bags

Jetstar to charge for use of overhead lockers for carry-on bags

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For passengers on the budget Australian airline Jetstar, the days of cramming your bag into an overhead locker already full of your seatmates’ full-sized suitcases are coming to an end, but there’s a catch. The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February … Read more