By Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter acknowledged on Friday that a new policy it unveiled this week to protect users from harassment is being abused by malicious actors — days after journalists, left-wing activists and self-described “sedition hunters” reported their accounts had been locked for sharing publicly available images of anti-maskers, anti-vaccine protesters and suspected
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Redmond City Hall will be the spot to view the 2nd annual Redmond Northern Lights display, every Friday and Saturday evening from 6-9 p.m., from now to Dec. 18, thanks to the Redmond Chamber of Commerce. It’s also hosting the Holiday Village Market the next two Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Pablo, el oso andino más longevo que se encontraba en el Zoológico de Quito, y cuya especie está protegida por estar en peligro de extinción, murió a los 27 años, informó la institución este viernes en sus redes sociales. El animal murió por vejez y durante su estancia en
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s game at Washington on Sunday has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues in the Huskies’ program. The game won’t be rescheduled and it will count as a Pac-12 victory for the Bruins. That’s because of the league’s rule for games impacted by COVID-19, which says that if two schools
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pope Francis has warned that the “easy answers” of populism and authoritarianism threaten democracy in Europe and called for fresh dedication to promoting the common good. Francis used a speech in Greece, the birthplace of democracy, to address Europe at large, arguing that
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Wesley Matthews is back with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Bucks signed the swingman Friday, bringing him back after he spent the 2019-20 season with them. Matthews, who played in high school in Madison, Wisconsin, and collegiately at Marquette, started 67 games for the Bucks two years ago. He spent last season with
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press Experts say guns used in U.S. school shootings have often come from the homes of young perpetrators. But parents are rarely charged for the violence that occurs. That’s what makes the case against Ethan Crumbley’s parents unusual, following the fatal shooting of four students at Oxford High School in southeastern
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — No. 5 UCLA’s game at Washington on Sunday has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues in the Huskies’ program. The game won’t be rescheduled and it will count as a Pac-12 victory for the Bruins. That’s because of the league’s rule for games impacted by COVID-19, which says that if two schools
Continue ReadingGREENSBORO, N.C. — David Beatty had 13 points to lead five North Carolina A&T players in double figures as the Aggies routed Carver College 97-55. Webster Filmore added 11 points for the Aggies. Tyler Maye chipped in 10, Harry Morrice scored 10 and Milton Matthews had 10. Dyllon Scott led the Cougars with 18 points.
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Fire crews on the scene could smell gas after an explosion leveled a house in Oklahoma City. Fire Capt. Scott Douglas says neighbors reported the blast about 3:20 p.m. Friday. He says the first arriving fire crews reported smelling gas. After gas and electric power to the site was shut off,
Continue ReadingBy MARISSA SULEK Click here for updates on this story SMRYNA, Tennessee (WSMV) — Gov. Bill Lee grants clemency to more than a dozen people in the Tennessee prison system, including Mindy Dodd. Dodd was convicted of murdering her husband, also her stepfather, almost 20 years ago in Smyrna. Dodd is one of 17 people
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY RUSSO Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The United States has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world. Some statistics show as many as two out of three former inmates will be re-arrested within three years of their release. One local woman went to prison not
Continue ReadingBy SALLY SEARS Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A teacher at Conyers Middle School is no longer employed after he was caught on camera yelling at a student and the video was posted to social media. The incident was recorded by another student. In the video, you can hear Dr.
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There are 16 newly reported COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including one from Crook County, raising the state’s death toll to 5,243, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY RUSSO Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The United States has one of the highest recidivism rates in the world. Some statistics show as many as two out of three former inmates will be re-arrested within three years of their release. One local woman went to prison not
Continue ReadingMESQUITE, Texas (AP) — A police officer has died and a suspect has been wounded in a shooting outside a suburban Dallas supermarket. Mesquite police say it happened about 1:40 p.m. Friday outside an Albertson’s supermarket. Mesquite Police Chief David Gill said the officer was responding to a report of a disturbance in the store
Continue ReadingBy DEBORA ALVARES Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a potential investigation into comments linking COVID-19 vaccines to AIDS. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes on Friday instructed the country’s top prosecutor to look into that statement based on an investigation by Brazil’s Senate. The president has argued he
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — 50 Cent lamenta haberse burlado de Madonna. El rapero y estrella de “Power” recientemente se burló del ícono del pop por las fotos que publicó en Instagram mostrándose escasamente vestida en su cama. Madonna critica a Instagram por eliminar fotos en las que se veía parte de un pezón 50
Continue ReadingVALE, Ore. (AP) — An Australian company has started drilling at southeast Oregon site that could eventually host a large lithium mine. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports mineral-exploration company Jindalee Resources Ltd. announced this week that it’s working to determine the extent of a lithium deposit in Malheur County. The company said the Oregon Department of
Continue ReadingVALE, Ore. (AP) — An Australian company has started drilling at southeast Oregon site that could eventually host a large lithium mine. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports mineral-exploration company Jindalee Resources Ltd. announced this week that it’s working to determine the extent of a lithium deposit in Malheur County. The company said the Oregon Department of
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