More than 40% of expats surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong say they’re considering moving away from the former British colony as China’s influence grows and the city continues to enforce stringent quarantine rules. In a report released on Wednesday, the largest international chamber in Hong Kong found that 42% of
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Eid al-Fitr, the celebration at the end of Ramadan, marks a joyous time for millions of Muslims who are looking forward to home-cooked meals and family time after a month of fasting and inner reflection. There traditionally has been an emphasis on cooking special dishes that can feed large numbers of people, many of which
Continue ReadingChina is growing fast — but the workforce powering its economic rise is shrinking. Census data released Tuesday showed that China’s total population rose by 5.8% over the past decade — the slowest pace of growth since at least the 1960s. It also showed the country’s labor force is getting smaller. The number of people
Continue ReadingTwo California police officers were killed while on duty in the span of 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Detective Luca Benedetti with the San Luis Obispo Police Department was fatally shot Monday evening by a suspect in an apartment complex while police were executing a search warrant for allegedly stolen property, the department said Tuesday.
Continue Reading With a new demographic now eligible for Covid-19 vaccines, public health officials hoping to fight variants will have to adjust their strategy to convince 12 to 15-year-olds and their parents to sign up for inoculations. “Here we have to speak not only to the patient, the adolescent, but also their parents and guardians to make
Continue ReadingSome vaccine sites began to inoculate 12-to-15-year-olds against Covid-19 on Tuesday morning, a day after the US Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer’s vaccine for the age group. Jacob Laney, 14, was in line at a Decatur, Georgia, vaccine site early Tuesday in hopes of getting the vaccine. “My friend got Covid and it looked
Continue ReadingAuthorities are searching for a seven-year-old boy who disappeared while at a Texas beach with his family Tuesday night. A boat crew and helicopter began the search near the Galveston Seawall after the Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston got notice of the missing child around 8 p.m. local time, a press release from the Coast Guard
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Willamette Connections Academy is excited to announce the school’s first honor roll for grades K-12. The statewide tuition-free online public school is recognizing hundreds of students across Oregon for outstanding academic achievement during the first semester of the 2020-21 academic year.
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Deschutes National Forest fuel specialists will be conducting a prescribed burn on Wednesday three miles south of the Two Rivers community, near Crescent, along Forest Service Road 5835-405.
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Sally Buzbee will be The Washington Post’s first woman executive editor. Buzbee was appointed on Tuesday, and she will take charge on June 1. Buzbee is, of course, defined by so much more than her
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A 12-year-old Bend boy faces menacing and disorderly conduct charges, accused of pulling out an airsoft replica gun and threatening other juveniles late this afternoon near Pilot Butte Middle School, police said.
Continue ReadingRobert Aaron Long, the suspect in the shootings that left eight people dead at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, has been indicted on murder charges, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for hate crimes targeting the sex and race of the victims. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis filed notice with the Fulton Superior Court on
Continue ReadingA gunman opened fire at a family birthday party in Colorado Springs on Sunday, leaving six people dead and a community in mourning. There were at least 11 mass shootings in the country over the weekend that combined left at least 17 people dead and 35 more wounded, according to CNN reporting and an analysis
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At Tuesday night’s Bend-La Pine School Board meeting, a committee proposed that Bend Senior High School’s new multi-purpose building be named for Medal of Honor recipient Robert D. Maxwell.
Continue ReadingMore than 178,000 migrants were encountered at the US-Mexico border in April, a slight increase over March, for the highest one-month total in two decades, Customs and Border Protection officials announced Tuesday, though fewer unaccompanied children arrived. According to Customs and Border Protection, 17,171 unaccompanied migrant children were encountered in April, down from nearly 19,000
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In his first budget request to the city’s budget committee, Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz is asking for an additional six staff members as part of the department’s $69 million proposal.
Continue ReadingA federal judge has dismissed the National Rifle Association’s petition for bankruptcy, saying it was filed in “bad faith” in order to avoid litigation by the New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office, which has sued to dissolve the NRA for allegedly misusing charitable funds. Tuesday’s decision means the NRA will not have bankruptcy protections,
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The Assistance League of Bend, a “21 Cares for Kids” partner, is given names from the Family Access Network advocates. Students K-12 then get a $50 voucher for new clothes at Walmart in the “Operation School Bell” program.
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives and the Biden administration say they have reached an agreement “in principle” on the long-running standoff over a subpoena for former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn to testify about the ex-President’s obstructive acts. Details of the agreement were not immediately made publicly available, and it’s merely called an “accommodation” in
Continue ReadingTensions between Israelis and Palestinians escalated further on Tuesday as Palestinian militants in Gaza fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, which in turn ramped up airstrikes on the coastal enclave, as unrest spread to cities and towns beyond Jerusalem. As both sides traded airstrikes on Tuesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation
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