THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A judge has ordered a Dutch right-wing populist lawmaker to take down four tweets in which he drew comparisons between coronavirus lockdown measures and the treatment of Jews under the Nazi regime. The judge said Wednesday that Thierry Baudet “instrumentalized” the suffering of Jews. Two Jewish organizations and a group
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A fundraiser in honor of Alex Kollar, the Bend kayaker who went missing a few months ago, will take place this Friday, raising money for a cause close to his heart.
Continue ReadingBy Maura Johnson Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND-LD) — A man was arrested on Monday for allegedly swinging an ax at two people and injuring them, the Elkhart Police Department reported. At 5:52 p.m., an officer went to the 600 block of Markle Avenue for a report of a male
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer A person with direct knowledge of discussions tells The Associated Press that the NHL is reintroducing enhanced COVID-19 protocols. They include restricting players to staying in their hotels while on the road. The decision was made in a bid to limit a growing outbreak among players and staff. The
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un asiento de avión de pie, un compartimento superior que se convierte en cama y una cabina de avión de dos pisos. Estos son algunos de los diseños de asientos de avión más llamativos e inusuales que han surgido en los últimos años, con el objetivo de revolucionar la experiencia a
Continue ReadingBy Maura Johnson Click here for updates on this story ELKHART, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Two teenagers were arrested on Monday after allegedly getting in a fight that resulted in one of them hitting a cop, the Elkhart Police Department reported. At 12:45 p.m., an officer was working as security at the Freshman Academy for Elkhart
Continue ReadingCNN, NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, WHO, ZIEHM FAMILY PHOTOS, PRISCILLA MORSE By Tierney Sneed A federal appeals court gave the Biden administration a partial win in the federal government’s efforts to require Covid-19 vaccines for certain health care workers. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order Wednesday effectively allowing the mandate to be
Continue ReadingBY CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — As winter approaches Florida, state wildlife officials say a test feeding plan will save many threatened manatees from starvation. But they say the manatees will still face the threat of manmade water pollution stifling their food supply. The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing questions about his future after almost 100 Conservative lawmakers defied him and opposed new restrictions to help slow the fast-spreading omicron variant. The measures were approved with opposition support and took effect Wednesday. Conservative lawmaker Mark Harper said the vote
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang NFL players are about four times more likely to die of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, than the general public, researchers found in a study published Wednesday. The researchers from Harvard University and Boston University’s CTE Center evaluated all 19,423 NFL athletes who played one or more
Continue ReadingBy PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA and EVENS SANON Associated Press CAP-HAITIEN, Haiti (AP) — Nelly Joseph picked through the twisted metal roofing, overturned furnishings and rubble of her charred home, unsure of where her dead son had been buried or where she would sleep after blasts from a flipped gas tanker destroyed their house. Late Monday night,
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN bell hooks — the beloved poet, author, feminist and professor — has died, announced Berea College, the university at which she taught, on Wednesday. She was 69. “Berea College is deeply saddened about the death of bell hooks, Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies, prodigious author, public intellectual and one
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Elisa Pinzan scored all 12 of her points in the first half, Shae Leverett had 10 points and nine rebounds and No. 16 South Florida beat Stetson 69-50. Elena Tsineke also scored all 10 of her points before halftime to help the Bulls lead 37-25 after closing on a 16-2 run
Continue ReadingCNN By AJ Willingham, CNN Economic disaster averted: Yesterday, President Joe Biden signed the debt limit increase passed by Congress earlier this week, avoiding a catastrophic default. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN Photographs by Bryan Anselm/Redux for CNN When they heard the sound of a train coming, Philip and Patricia Bruce started to run. They’d been in their bedroom, about to turn in for the night, when the rumbling grew into a roar. They got up and scrambled toward the basement but made
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Frustrated JFK researchers say there is little new to learn in Wednesday’s release of previously classified documents collected as part of the government review into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The vast majority of the almost 1,500 documents released by the National Archives as new appear
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — bell hooks, the author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwine made her among the most influential feminist thinkers of her time, has died. She was 69. Starting in the 1970s, hooks published dozens of books that helped shape
Continue ReadingBy CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Festival is planning its return to New Orleans next summer after a two-year absence brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Essence Communications Inc. said Tuesday that its annual festival is scheduled June 30 to July 3. The event will include programming covering networking, finance,
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Even in pre-pandemic times, holiday gatherings with loved ones could be a careful dance of dodging landmines on the way to wonderful memories. This year, we are adding potentially explosive conversations around vaccination status. About 61% of the United States population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the US Centers
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The Oregon Community Foundation, a significant Oregon arts and culture funder, announced Wednesday $982,500 in Oregon Arts and Culture Recovery Fund grants to support historically under-funded artists and communities throughout Oregon.
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