Barbara Ortutay

3 days ago | klove.com | Kelvin Chan |Barbara Ortutay

(AP) — People in parts of the U.S. may be able to see Northern lights Monday night — or at least use a smartphone's camera to reveal hints of the aurora not visible to the naked eye. Space weather forecasters issued a rare, severe solar storm alert on Sunday after the sun let out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week. Another one headed toward Earth on Monday could produce more aurora sightings and with it, more social media posts of the majestic spectacle.

1 week ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Barbara Ortutay |Claire Rush

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural Alabama teach older people, including some who have never touched a computer, how to navigate in an increasingly digital world.

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Barbara Ortutay |Claire Rush

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural Alabama teach older people, including some who have never touched a computer, how to navigate in an increasingly digital world.

1 week ago | heraldandnews.com | Barbara Ortutay |Claire Rush

There are programs in Oregon teaching older people, including some who have never touched a computer, how to navigate in an increasingly digital world. It all came crashing down this month when President Donald Trump — on his own digital platform, Truth Social — announced his intention to end the Digital Equity Act, a federal grant program meant to help bridge the digital divide. kAm%CF>A 3C2?565 :E 2D “#prx$% 2?5 x{{tvp{” 2?5 D2:5 :E 2>@F?ED E@ “H@<6 92?5@FED 32D65 @? C246]” w6 D2:5 :E H2D 2?

1 week ago | tucson.com | Barbara Ortutay |Claire Rush

PORTLAND, Ore. — One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural Alabama teach older people, including some who have never touched a computer, how to navigate in an increasingly digital world.