Happy Friday, Central Oregon! On Friday, we expect to see rain between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., with increasing clouds. The majority of Deschutes County, as well as parts of Jefferson and Crook counties, are in a winter weather advisory set to expire Friday at 4 p.m. From there on, we are left with mostly
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution. The rule defines which
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday finalized regulations that protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution. The rule defines which
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé. The claim is that he wasn’t tested on the European stage against some of the best clubs in the world unlike other top players. But
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Arguments over who was the greatest player in the history of men’s soccer can often see cheap hits aimed at Pelé. The claim is that he wasn’t tested on the European stage against some of the best clubs in the world unlike other top players. But
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN The term “hybrid” is thrown around too loosely in entertainment, but it genuinely applies to “Paul T. Goldman,” a Peacock series from the director of the “Borat” sequel that combines fiction with sort-of reality, scripted with a behind-the-scenes “making of” docuseries. Quirky and odd, the show’s main point feels like
Continue ReadingCNN, WIBW By Andrew Millman, CNN TikTok is an addictive drug China’s government is providing to Americans, says the incoming chairman of a new House select committee on China. GOP Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin told NBC’s “Meet The Press” in an interview that aired Sunday that he calls TikTok “digital fentanyl” because “it’s highly
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, Julia Horowitz and David Goldman, CNN Wall Street has said goodbye — and good riddance — to 2022, a year most investors would rather forget. All three major averages were down on Friday, clocking their worst year since 2008 and ended a three-year winning streak. The Dow fell 73 points, or 0.2%
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — Seis años de las declaraciones de impuestos federales del expresidente Donald Trump, envueltas durante mucho tiempo en secreto, fueron dadas a conocer al público este viernes por la Comisión de Medios y Arbitrios de la Cámara de Representantes de EE.UU., en la culminación de una batalla por su divulgación que llegó a
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot increased to $685 million ahead of Friday night’s drawing, giving lottery players a chance to ring in the New Year with an even larger bonus in their bank account. There have been 21 straight drawings without a jackpot winner thanks to stiff odds of one in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that the inflators can explode with too much force and hurl
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Volkswagen is recalling nearly 42,000 Beetles in the U.S. and Canada because they have potentially dangerous Takata air bag inflators. The recall covers Beetles from the 2015 and 2016 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents posted Friday that the inflators can explode with too much force and hurl
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos are betting they can finally put the COVID pandemic behind them in 2023. Some casino executives are optimistic about the new year, while others note that economic challenges are likely to remain in the New Jersey resort town. Issues that could be
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos are betting they can finally put the COVID pandemic behind them in 2023. Some casino executives are optimistic about the new year, while others note that economic challenges are likely to remain in the New Jersey resort town. Issues that could be
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Vatican says Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is in stable condition and was able to participate in Mass in his room amid a deterioration in his health. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Friday that Benedict was able to rest well Thursday night. Bruno added
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say a gas canister explosion at a restaurant in western Turkey has killed seven people. The governor of Aydin province tweeted the gas canister explosion had injured five others. The health minister tweeted that one of the injured was in critical condition and intubated with burns over 80% of the
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, Jeremy Herb, Jeanne Sahadi and Maegan Vazquez, CNN Six years of Donald Trump’s federal tax returns released on Friday show the former president paid very little in federal income taxes the first and last year of his presidency, claiming huge losses that helped limit his tax bill, among other revelations. The returns,
Continue ReadingBy Swati Gupta, CNN The Indian maker of a cough syrup linked to at least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan has halted production after an investigation by drug regulators, India’s health minister said Friday. Uzbekistan’s health ministry said the cough syrup, Doc-1, manufactured by the Indian pharmaceutical company Marion Biotech, had contained ethylene glycol, a toxic
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La controvertida personalidad de internet y exkickboxer Andrew Tate y su hermano Tristan Tate estarán detenidos por un mes en Rumania mientras los fiscales investigan denuncias de trata de personas y violación. Las autoridades rumanas dijeron que la policía entregó órdenes de registro el jueves en cinco casas y detuvo a cuatro
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN America’s central bank found itself in a glaring spotlight for much of this past year, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wielded blunt tools of interest rate hikes and quantitative tightening to curb surging inflation. As 2022 draws to a close, inflation metrics show some of that may have worked: Consumer
Continue Reading