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Shasta County Supervisor speaks on condition of REACH flight nurse after helicopter crash
Shasta County Supervisor Corkey Harmon says that REACH flight nurse Suzie Smith is in critical, unstable condition after a Sacramento helicopter crash. SHASTA COUNTY, Calif — Shasta County Supervisor Corkey Harmon, a longtime family friend of...
Trick-Or-Treat For UNICEF: History & Impact
Discover the history of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, an American Halloween tradition that has raised millions of dollars for children in need worldwide. Here's a look back at 75 years of a campaign teaching kids they can make a difference. The...
Día de Muertos show at National Museum of Mexican Art brims with local stories
When 9-year-old Daniel Saint Márquez thinks of his dad, he pictures the lowriding community that embraced his late father, Alberto Márquez. The boy helped build a silver memorial trike for his father at last year’s Slow & Low Chicago Lowrider...
Funky Fungi: Mushroom you won’t believe exist
Mushrooms. You either love them or you hate them, but one thing is certain — some of these fungi are rather unusual. You may be familiar with species like the toadstool, button, enoki, and shiitake. But there are some hidden gems that people don’t...
Tony Goldwyn to Receive Americares Humanitarian Spirit Award at New York Fundraiser
Tony Goldwyn has a high-profile date on his calendar for 2026. The actor, director, producer and longtime philanthropist has been selected to receive the Bob and Leila Macauley Humanitarian Spirit Award from Americares during the organization’s...
Study Adds Merit to High-Elevation Coffee Quality Claims
Daily Coffee News photo by Nick Brown. Typically expressed as meters above sea level, the elevation of the coffee farm has long been a signature marketing point among purveyors of high-quality, traceable arabica coffees. Traditional messaging...
CIELO Fund Celebrates Growth, Scholarships and Immigrant Justice at Annual Brunch
Temecula, CA — The CIELO Fund marked its third anniversary Saturday with a packed brunch program at the InlandEmpire Community Foundation (IECF) in Temecula, spotlighting its expanding impact through grants, scholarships, media partnerships and...
Texas bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown
The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV, bringing him a packet of letters from immigrant families "terrorized" by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded up and deported as...
Q&A: Tom Sietsema on his 26-year career as a food critic and what’s next
Tom Sietsema’s surprise announcement that he's stepping down as The Washington Post’s longtime food critic and revealing his identity landed like a thunderclap across D.C.’s dining scene: sudden, seismic and impossible to ignore. This page...
California commission explores complaints about insurance commissioner trip costs
California’s Fair Political Practices Commission is looking into a complaint that Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has used taxpayer money to pay for international trips, according to a report from ABC 7 News. According to the newscast, Lara...
Pope Leo urges U.S. bishops to speak about Trump’s immigration crackdown after being shown migrants’ letters
(CBS News Texas) - The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday with Pope Leo XIV, bringing him a packet of letters from immigrant families “terrorized” by fear that they and their loved ones will be rounded...
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
THE 2025-2026 BOARD: Ayary Abreu: Junior, International Business concentrating in marketing and IT, President, Ashley Fabian: Junior, Business management, Vice President Melianne Castillo: Junior, Professional Buisness in Marketing, Spanish minor,...
Hispanic Heritage Month brings culture, community to USF
For many USF students, being Hispanic means carrying their family’s traditions, language and values wherever they go. SPECIAL TO THE ORACLE/USF For Hispanic students attending USF, Hispanic Heritage Month isn’t just another date on the calendar —...
Who is Karin Immergut, Trump-appointed judge who ruled against his push to deploy troops in Oregon?
The federal judge in Oregon who ruled against President Donald Trump by temporarily blocking his push to deploy troops to Portland has received bipartisan praise throughout her career and has issued rulings that could be viewed as benefiting both...
Jury weighs death penalty for man found guilty of killing girlfriend, her 4-year-old daughter
The penalty phase in the trial of Angel Cuz Choc began Wednesday. A jury had found him guilty on all counts in the Dover double murder. HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — The same jury that convicted Angel Cuz Choc of killing his girlfriend and her...
Trishna Nagrani, Anish Malpani among Yale Emerging Climate Leaders
Two Indian origin innovators—Trishna Nagrani and Anish Malpani— are among the 2026 cohort of the Yale Emerging Climate Leaders Fellowship named by Yale’s International Leadership Center, part of the Jackson School of Global Affairs. “With this...
Peru's agroexports to U.S. boost small producers
In 2024, Peru exported fresh blueberries to the United States ($1.224 billion), fresh grapes ($867 million), fresh asparagus ($275 million), and fresh avocados ($163 million) —impressive figures. Several other agricultural products, such as...
Michail Antonio training with Premier League club as West Ham legend, 35, seeks return to football after car crash
MICHAIL ANTONIO has been training with Brentford as he seeks a return to football. The 35-year-old was released by West Ham in June after he was involved in a horrific car crash last December. 2 Michail Antonio has been training with Brentford as...
Guyana: The Only Country In The Americas Forecast For Double-Digit Growth Through 2027
By NAN Business Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Oct. 9, 2025: The South American CARICOM nation of Guyana is defying global economic gravity. According to the World Bank’s October 2025 Global Economic Prospects Report on Latin America...
El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US...
“He had a few words for us, thanking us for our commitment to the immigrant peoples and also saying that he hopes that the bishops' conference will speak to this issue,” said Seitz, chair of the migration committee of the U.S. Conference of...