About 100 gather in downtown Bend for peace rally to support people of war-torn Ukraine
The sound of supportive car horns and song took over the downtown Bend Peace Corner Tuesday.
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Green Day and other acts cancel Russian concerts
By Lisa Respers France, CNN Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, many have come together to protest the action. That includes artists who were scheduled to perform in Russia. The following is a list of musicians who have canceled their shows: Green Day The punk-infused rock band had been scheduled to play Moscow’s Spartak Stadium in
Continue ReadingNew global supercross series announced for 2022 season
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer A new global supercross series has received backing from an Abu Dhabi-based wealth fund that should have SX Global up and running next year. Mubadala Capital announced a $50 million investment in Australia-based SX Global. The series plans five events next season between September and November of 2022.
Continue ReadingUK bans all ships with Russian links from British ports
LONDON (AP) — Britain has banned any ship with Russian connections from entering its ports as part of efforts to isolate President Vladimir Putin’s government because of its war in Ukraine. British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps on Tuesday announced “a total ban of all ships with any Russian connection whatsoever from entering British ports.” In
Continue ReadingBob Baffert sues Churchill Downs over 2-year suspension
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Bob Baffert has sued Churchill Downs and track leadership in federal court, seeking to overturn the Hall of Fame trainer’s two-year suspension on grounds it violated his due process rights. The suit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court names Churchill Downs Inc., CEO William C. Carstanjen and board chair R. Alex
Continue ReadingZelensky insta a Biden a enviar un mensaje contundente sobre Rusia y dice: ‘No soy icónico. Ucrania es icónica’
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Kyiv, Ucrania (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, instó a su homólogo estadounidense, Joe Biden, a entregar un mensaje fuerte y “útil” sobre la invasión de Rusia en su discurso sobre el Estado de la Unión este martes, en una entrevista exclusiva con CNN y Reuters desde el búnker en
Continue ReadingUS expels Russian `intelligence operative’ working at UN
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says it is expelling a Russian “intelligence operative” working for the United Nations, in addition to the 12 members of the Russian Mission to the United Nations whose expulsions were ordered Monday for engaging in espionage. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Tuesday
Continue ReadingFirst lady Jill Biden includes Ukraine ambassador on her list of State of the Union guests
By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden will host Ukraine Ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova in her box at Tuesday night’s State of the Union address, among a number of other guests. Markarova in recent weeks has been an outspoken defender of Ukraine in her country’s fight against Russian invasion. On Monday, Markarova
Continue ReadingJudge reverses course and allows press and family member in courtroom for first January 6 trial
By Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge will allow a member of the press and the defendant’s wife inside the courtroom for the first January 6 trial, reversing an earlier decision to bar the public from the courtroom during witness testimony. Judge Dabney Friedrich will also allow one family member of defendant
Continue ReadingJudge: No FBI entrapment for 3 in Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press A judge has ruled that three men charged in a plot to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer before the 2020 election were not entrapped by the FBI. Jackson County Circuit Judge Thomas Wilson said Tuesday that Joseph Morrison, Pete Musico and Paul Bellar will face a tentatively scheduled pretrial
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Summit boys, Mtn. View girls among five Bend high school teams set to tip off in OSAA 6A state basketball playoffs
As the calendar turns to March, Bend high school basketball teams are gearing up for playoff runs.
Continue ReadingEx-UFC champion arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police say former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting that injured a man in Northern California. Velasquez was arrested Monday in San Jose and records show he is being held without bail at Santa Clara County Main Jail. He is scheduled
Continue ReadingEx-UFC champion arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police say former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting that injured a man in Northern California. Velasquez was arrested Monday in San Jose and records show he is being held without bail at Santa Clara County Main Jail. He is scheduled
Continue ReadingFinal report in Bob Saget death investigation expected soon, law enforcement source says
By Scott Glover and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN Seven weeks after comedian Bob Saget suddenly died from a head injury in his room at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Florida, questions continue to swirl about the details of his demise. There have been no new disclosures about how exactly the well-known 65-year-old comic and actor
Continue ReadingMéxico no impondrá sanciones económicas a Rusia, dice López Obrador
urielblanco (CNN) — México no impondrá sanciones económicas a Rusia, dijo el presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador, en su conferencia de prensa diaria de este martes por la mañana. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora, noticias y análisis de la invasión “Nosotros no vamos a tomar ninguna represalia de tipo económico porque queremos mantener buenas
Continue ReadingWith roadblocks, rifles and Ukrainian flags, Kyiv residents brace for arrival of huge Russian convoy
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A drive through central Kyiv leaves no room for doubt. This is a city preparing for a major Russian attack. Rows of concrete panels arranged in maze-like formations. Anti-tank road blocks. Piles of sandbags. Improvised barriers built of random pieces of metal, wood, old tires or anything that was at
Continue ReadingWith roadblocks, rifles and Ukrainian flags, Kyiv residents brace for arrival of huge Russian convoy
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A drive through central Kyiv leaves no room for doubt. This is a city preparing for a major Russian attack. Rows of concrete panels arranged in maze-like formations. Anti-tank road blocks. Piles of sandbags. Improvised barriers built of random pieces of metal, wood, old tires or anything that was at hand.
Continue ReadingHeavy rain brings flooding, landslide worries to Pacific NW
SEATTLE (AP) — Heavy rain brought flooding and concerns about landslides to the Pacific Northwest and many locations in the region set rainfall records from 50 years ago or more. A nearly 15-mile stretch of State Route 7 in Washington is shut down because of severe flooding and there’s no estimate on when it will
Continue ReadingRussia tries to stop Western companies fleeing the country
CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Mark Thompson and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Business Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to stem the flow of Western businesses fleeing the country over his decision to wage war on Ukraine. Capital controls designed to stop the exodus were announced by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, state news agencies TASS and RIA
Continue ReadingBoy charged in Michigan school shooting will stay in jail
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old boy accused of killing four students at a Michigan school will remain in an adult jail while awaiting trial. A judge rejected a request to transfer him to a facility for teens. Judge Kwame Rowe says Ethan Crumbley’s “basic needs” are being met at the Oakland County jail, and
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