Mariana Toro (CNN) — La próxima pesadilla política de Joe Biden es la inflación, una fuerza que puede destruir presupuestos familiares y carreras políticas y está siendo impulsada por factores nacionales y globales difíciles de arreglar rápidamente por un presidente. Los datos del Gobierno que muestran que el costo de vida aumentó 6,2% en los
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Envoys from the United States, Russia and China have met in Pakistan to discuss the path forward in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover. Thursday’s talks came amid a humanitarian crisis that has forced many Afghans to migrate. The Taliban-appointed foreign minister didn’t attend the meeting but met
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La amenaza global del sarampión ha empeorado después de que 22 millones de bebés en todo el mundo no recibieron sus vacunas debido a la pandemia de covid-19, advirtieron el miércoles los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés). El sarampión es
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press FAIRBOURNE, Wales (AP) — Residents of a small coastal village in north Wales face becoming the U.K.’s first “climate refugees.” Authorities have identified Fairbourne to be at high risk of flooding due to climate change. Predicting faster sea level rises and more extreme storms due to global warming, the Welsh
Continue ReadingBy Jenn Selva, CNN The adoptive parents of a 6-year-old girl in Hawaii have been arrested and charged with her murder after they initially reported her missing, according to police. Isaac and Lehua Kalua were arrested Wednesday on second-degree murder charges in the death of Isabella “Ariel,” the Honolulu Police Department (HPD) said Wednesday during
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A Bend woman who allegedly was driving while intoxicated rear-ended another vehicle on South Highway 97 and left the scene Wednesday evening before eventually being pulled over and cited on drunken driving, hit-and-run and other charges.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un juez federal dictaminó que la prohibición de Texas sobre los mandatos de mascarillas en las escuelas viola la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, según documentos judiciales presentados el miércoles en el Tribunal de Distrito de EE.UU. para el Distrito Oeste de Texas. El fallo sigue a meses de enfrentamientos entre líderes
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Thousands of migrants and refugees in Belarus are trying to enter the European Union through Poland. Many of them are stranded at the border and staying in makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and try to keep them from crossing over. The EU
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Glasgow, Escocia (CNN) — El miércoles fue un gran día en la cumbre climática COP26, con el primer borrador de un acuerdo general publicado. El borrador es una especie de lista de deseos elaborada por la presidencia de la COP y su versión final será negociada entre los delegados nacionales durante los próximos
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Fears that the authoritarian leader of Belarus is using migrants as a “hybrid warfare” tactic to destabilize the European Union are putting new strains on some of the values and laws of the 27-nation bloc. The crisis at the borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia is fueling
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 24 points, IImar’l Thomas added 21 and No. 20 UCLA turned back Pepperdine 78-69 in the season opener for both teams. Ally Stedman poured in 28 points for Pepperdine and Malia Bambrick added 17. It was 42-42 at halftime and UCLA opened the third quarter with 11 consecutive
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Serge Svetnoy, miembro del equipo de filmación de “Rust”, presentó una demanda contra varias figuras clave, incluido Alec Baldwin, en el centro del fatal tiroteo en el set que se cobró la vida de la directora de fotografía de la película. La demanda de Svetnoy se presentó en Los Ángeles contra varias
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Junior Madut led a balanced attack with 17 points and Hawaii opened the season with a 97-67 win over Hawaii Hilo. Donald McHenry led Hawaii Hilo with 13 points.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly higher. Stocks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney in early trading. The S&P 500 is still on track for its first weekly loss in six weeks after eking out a gain of
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares are mostly higher in Asia after Wall Street benchmarks managed to close mostly higher. Stocks advanced in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul and Sydney in early trading. The S&P 500 is still on track for its first weekly loss in six weeks after eking out a gain of
Continue ReadingBy Laura Studley and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf moved swiftly Wednesday in appealing a state court ruling that struck down the face mask requirement in schools, effectively keeping the mandate in place temporarily. Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon ruled the acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s health department, lacked the authority to implement the school
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The Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries has made veterans support and outreach a major focus of the agency’s work to support apprenticeship in Oregon.
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker A Colorado police officer will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting a man who was hailed as a hero for preventing a mass shooting by killing a gunman who targeted police and killed an officer in June, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced this week. An investigation conducted by the
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Will Barton scored a season-high 30 points, helping to make up for the absence of suspended star Nikola Jokic as the Denver Nuggets hung on to beat the Indiana Pacers 101-98. Zeke Nnaji added 19 points and Jeff Green and Bones Hyland had 12 apiece for the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fourteen Oregon companies that work with the Oregon Employment Department are being recognized by the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday with the HIRE Vets Medallion Award for their investment in recruiting, employing, and providing long-term career opportunities to our nation’s veterans. “We are pleased to see the result of our employees’ efforts to help businesses
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