CNN, HLN By Christina Maxouris, CNN If this isn’t official, we don’t know what is. Kim Kardashian posted a stack of pictures on Instagram Friday that featured comedian Pete Davidson for the first time since the two have been romantically linked. In one image, the pair is seen on the floor looking at each other,
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Members of Indonesia’s elite counterterrorism police squad have shot and killed a doctor resisting arrest who was allegedly connected to the banned Jemaah Islamiyah militant group, which has been blamed for a string of past bombings. The man, who was identified by his single name, Sunardi, 53, was believed to be
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has ordered a lockdown of the 9 million residents of the northeastern city of Changchun amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious omicron. Residents are required to remain home with one family member permitted to venture out to buy food and other necessities every two days.
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Amy Simonson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Police in the US and Canada are warning drivers to take extra steps to protect their vehicles from possible gas thefts as fuel prices surge at a pace not seen in over a decade. Sanctions against oil producer Russia over its invasion of Ukraine have pushed
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, MARCELA MENA, CNN By Paradise Afshar, Amy Simonson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Police in the US and Canada are warning drivers to take extra steps to protect their vehicles from possible gas thefts as fuel prices surge at a pace not seen in over a decade. Sanctions against oil producer Russia over its
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators have threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition. The EU’s competition watchdog opened a probe into a 2018
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT and KELVIN CHAN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators have threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition. The EU’s competition watchdog opened a probe into a 2018
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s parliament has renewed a temporary law dating back to 2003 that bars Israeli citizens from extending citizenship or even residency to Palestinian spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza. Israel says the law, which was first enacted during a Palestinian uprising, is needed for security.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell again after another bumpy day of trading on Wall Street Friday, marking the fourth losing week in the last five. Uncertainty about the war in Ukraine and persistently high inflation have continued to knock markets around. The S&P 500 gave
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La pandemia de covid-19 puede haber sido tres veces más mortal de lo que sugiere el número de muertos informado. A nivel mundial, los informes oficiales hasta finales de 2021 muestran que 6 millones de personas han muerto directamente a causa del covid-19. Pero investigadores estiman en un nuevo estudio que desde
Continue ReadingUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Russia of kidnapping the mayor of a city, calling the abduction “a new stage of terror.” Russian forces expanded their offensive into western Ukraine, hitting two towns. New satellite images appear to show Russian artillery firing on residential areas between Russian forces and the capital. Meanwhile, Russia’s baseless claims
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people familiar with the negotiations confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the Los Angeles Chargers have found another pass rusher to pair with Joey Bosa: defensive end Khalil Mack from the Chicago Bears in exchange for two draft picks. The people spoke
Continue ReadingBy MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — By the time Justin Minaya hit his early teens, he knew the score. Baseball was in his heart. Baseball was in his blood. But basketball was his dream. Now he just needed to tell his father, and that made him nervous — because Minaya’s pop
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The start of the NFL free agency period next week is the first big chance for teams to make big moves to fill significant holes on their rosters. But for nearly every big-ticket addition that brings optimism to a fan base in hopes of an overhaul similar to
Continue ReadingBy DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A drone that apparently flew all the way from the Ukrainian war zone has crashed overnight on the outskirts of the Croatian capital, Zagreb, triggering a loud blast and damaging parked cars but causing no injuries. A NATO official said the alliance’s integrated air and missile
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Putnam hit 50 percent of their shots to beat the Crook County girls 74-42 Thursday, NewsChannel 21’s Jordan Williams reports from the 5A state tournament in Corvallis, but a fourth Central Oregon team made the semis as the Madras girls topped Cascade 69-60 in OT at the Class 4A quarterfinals in Coos Bay.
Continue Readingolivertapia Nueva York (CNN Business) — Cuando McDonald’s abrió sus puertas en Moscú por primera vez, fue un gran acontecimiento. Era pleno invierno, el 31 de enero de 1990, pero aún así la gente salió en masa. Imágenes granuladas de televisión de CNN muestran filas saliendo por la puerta y multitudes de personas adentro, probando
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Earlier this year, the Oregon Department of Forestry awarded a total of $725,000 to eight forest collaboratives across the state to help them increase the pace, scale and quality of forest restoration work to create healthier forests and safer communities.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine-year major league veteran Stephen Vogt was eligible to sign a free agent contract in recent months due to a quirk of roster management, but he preferred to wait and stand by his big league brotherhood locked out by owners. Baseball’s work stoppage ended Thursday
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Now comes the test: Will baseball players be happy with their new collective bargaining agreement in 2026? They clearly were unhappy with the just-expired five-year contract, which saw payrolls drop to their lowest level since 2015. The new agreement raises the competitive-balance tax threshold by
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