JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister has met with Jordan’s King Abdullah II in Amman and they discussed maintaining calm in Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins in April. Benny Gantz’s meeting with Abdullah on Tuesday was his second since the start of the year. Gantz’s office said the two discussed
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense with privacy protections. We talk all the time about keeping private information, well, private. You know it makes sense… but do you really know how to do it? Let’s start with a discussion of the different buckets
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN Business Apple users could soon install apps outside the App Store. WhatsApp users could message or video call friends using Telegram, and vice versa. And the search results users see on Google could change, with potentially major repercussions for smaller online businesses. These are just some of the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jada Pinkett Smith se pronunció por primera vez desde la polémica en los premios Oscar en la que su esposo Will Smith abofeteó a Chris Rock por bromear sobre ella. “Esta es una temporada de sanación y estoy aquí para eso”, dijo Pinkett Smith. La estrella de “Matrix” ha estado en
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s government has decided to block imports of coal from Russia. Tuesday’s move is part of a larger strategy to reduce energy dependence on Russia which gained new urgency after the invasion of Ukraine. Poland agreed to impose financial penalties on any private entities importing Russian
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Maryland man who waved a Confederate flag attached to a lacrosse stick during the siege at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to interfering with a police officer who was trying to disperse a crowd of rioters. David Blair faces a maximum prison sentence of five years after pleading
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN The NFL is requiring all of its teams to hire a minority or female offensive assistant coach for the 2022 season at a time when criticism is high over the diversity of its top ranks. The league also says its Rooney Rule, requiring every team to interview at least two external
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped Spain and Portugal emerge in an strategically advantageous position as an “energy island” in Europe with a relatively low reliance on Russian natural gas. The two countries are now poised to reap
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The energy crisis provoked by Russia’s war in Ukraine has helped Spain and Portugal emerge in an strategically advantageous position as an “energy island” in Europe with a relatively low reliance on Russian natural gas. The two countries are now poised to reap
Continue ReadingBy Dave Hall Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — In many ways Jackson Williams is your typical teenager. He likes to say “dude”… a lot. “I’m like every other teenage dude,” Williams said. “I like to play video games.” In another way, Jackson is not your typical teenager. The
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Prosecutors have indicted an Albanian man for war crimes he allegedly committed in Kosovo in 1999. The special prosecutor’s office on Tuesday accused the resident of Belgrade, Serbia – named only by his initials M.A. – of “war crimes against the civilian population.” A 12-month investigation indicated that in March 28,
Continue ReadingBy Maddie White Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Somewhere in Poland, not too far from the Ukrainian border, Ukrainian first responders spent the past week sharpening their combat and defense skills by learning how to operate tactical drones from a team of Las Vegans. That team includes 22-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Starr, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, CNN The top US general in Europe said Tuesday there “could be” a gap in US intelligence gathering that caused the US to overestimate Russia’s capability and underestimate Ukraine’s defensive abilities before Russia attacked Ukraine. When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine last month, US intelligence assessed
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a woman and her dog walking in Eugene were injured when a person “splashed and burned” them with “an unknown acid substance.” KOIN reports the attack happened around 11:30 a.m. Monday. The woman was taken to the hospital for treatment. The dog was taken to a veterinarian’s office to be checked
Continue ReadingBy Matt Kling and Elaine Emerson Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said they arrested a man after a deadly stabbing of an off-duty police officer along the Las Vegas Strip Saturday night. According to police, officers were called to a bridge near the 3900
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday received and quickly vetoed new congressional boundaries approved by the Republican-controlled legislature, setting up a showdown with his own party over how to proceed with a new map for the state. DeSantis said he will call lawmakers back to Tallahassee next month for a special
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced it will once again require applicants to take the SAT or ACT, reversing a Covid-era policy that made the standardized tests optional and rejecting the idea that the tests hurt diversity. “Our research shows standardized tests help us better assess the academic preparedness of all
Continue ReadingA preliminary report by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission found some people released early from prison because of the COVID-19 pandemic were not more likely to commit crimes.
Continue ReadingBy Holly Bock Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — Kaiya Armstrong lost her sight unexpectedly when she was 14 years old. Doctors still don’t know why. Now, the 21-year-old has an inspirational message to others as she takes to the skies. Though Kaiya is legally blind, she will fly across the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general is asking a state appeals court to uphold a lower court ruling requiring former President Donald Trump to answer questions under oath after a civil investigation into his business practices uncovered evidence that he may have misstated the value of assets
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