Mt. Bachelor is expecting snow at the highest elevations, with freezing rain at the lodge for the next two days. Snow will return Saturday night into Sunday morning. Skies will become mostly cloudy Christmas Day and highs will reach the mid 30’s. Chains or traction tires are required on Santiam and Willamette Passes. You must
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thom Bell, the Grammy-winning producer, writer and arranger who helped perfect the “Sound of Philadelphia” of the 1970s with the inventive, orchestral settings of such hits as the Spinners’ “I’ll Be Around” and the Stylistics’ “Betcha by Golly, Wow,” has died at age 79. Bell’s
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is formally suspending export credit and investment guarantees for business in Iran in the wake of authorities’ crackdown on protests. The Economy Ministry said Friday that it also has suspended other “economic formats” including a dialogue on energy issues, in view of “the very serious situation in
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is formally suspending export credit and investment guarantees for business in Iran in the wake of authorities’ crackdown on protests. The Economy Ministry said Friday that it also has suspended other “economic formats” including a dialogue on energy issues, in view of “the very serious situation in
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a very cold and icy morning, today will mark the beginning of a warming trend. Sleet and freezing rain start the day, after which we will see highs reach the mid 30’s to low 40’s. Southerly winds will remain light for most, with some seeing gusts to 10-20 mph. Under
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces around the world will no longer be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The mandate was lifted under an $858 billion defense spending bill passed by Congress and signed into law Friday by President Joe Biden. The department has 30 days to work
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN Watching Christmas movies is a whole tradition unto itself. Every family has their mainstays, whether it’s an animated classic from yesteryear or a more modern take on holiday cheer. Get to know some of the fascinating stories behind the stories, so you can watch your old favorites with fresh eyes. (And
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN The thing about disappointment is that it requires certain expectations and enthusiasm, which spares something like Mike Myers’ awful Netflix series “The Pentaverate” any further abuse (OK, maybe just a little) on this year-end list. Still, 2022 was filled with movies and TV shows that came armed with advance recognition, committed
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel “White Noise” has long been said to be “unfilmable.” But Noah Baumbach’s energetic movie, streaming Friday on Netflix, makes a spirited argument for
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Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN With its chunks of spiced chicken surrounded by a rich tomato and yogurt-based sauce, chicken tikka masala is one of the UK’s most beloved dishes. Now, the man who is widely credited with inventing it has died at age 77, his restaurant has announced. Ali Ahmed Aslam was widely hailed as one
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Zoe Sottile, CNN Major League Baseball announced Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer, who had been suspended for violating the league’s joint domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse policy, has been reinstated. An arbitrator reduced his suspension from 324 games to 194, effective immediately. Bauer has not played
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN From a spacecraft the size of a refrigerator plowing into an asteroid (deliberately) to a helicopter trying to catch a rocket plummeting back to Earth, 2022 offered surreal moments in space that could have been ripped from the pages of a science fiction movie script. Among the memorable
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business New home sales were up in November from the month before, even as prices remained elevated and buyers faced some of the highest mortgage rates of the year. Sales of newly constructed homes rose 5.8% in November from October, but were down 15.3% from a year ago, according to a
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — In Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” there is the dialogue on screen and another off it. The film, starring an ensemble including Claire Foy, Rooney Mara, Jessie Buckley and Frances McDormand, dramatizes a group of Mennonite women meeting to discuss how to respond to years of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Charles Sobhraj, el infame asesino en serie francés que inspiró la premiada serie de televisión “The Serpent”, salió libre de una prisión nepalí este viernes. “Sobhraj fue liberado de prisión. Fue entregado al departamento de inmigración. Los funcionarios del departamento de inmigración nos informaron que sería deportado a Francia pronto, hoy
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By Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story TIGARD, Oregon (KPTV) — Heavy winds are toppling trees across the Portland metro area as the holiday weekend approaches. From Sandy to Gresham and Beaverton to Clackamas. In Tigard, Chad Layman and his family were asleep when they heard a large crash at 6:15 a.m.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A grisly pre-Christmas killings of two young men and their uncle at an early 1900s house in Mexico City is putting attention on the dark side of the capital’s booming property market. The violence is fomented by a lack of legal documents and gangs that illegally seize properties. Actor Andrés Tirado,
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A grisly pre-Christmas killings of two young men and their uncle at an early 1900s house in Mexico City is putting attention on the dark side of the capital’s booming property market. The violence is fomented by a lack of legal documents and gangs that illegally seize properties. Actor Andrés Tirado,
Continue ReadingBy KITV Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HAWAII NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii (KITV) — A five-acre wildfire in a remote area of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is 70% contained, according to the National Park Service. Due to firefighting efforts, Hilina Pali Road is temporarily closed past Kulanaokuaiki Campground to the Hilina Pali
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