By Olivia Young Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — The influx of migrants into Denver over the last week is continuing. On Sunday a migrant who only wants to be identified as “Jose” arrived in Denver after a dangerous journey to America from Venezuela. He says when he started this
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OCCU, a not-for-profit credit union, has teamed up with NeighborImpact and several Central Oregon auto dealerships to sponsor a fill-the-truck canned food drive this holiday season.
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Joseph Kromelis, known as Chicago’s “Walking Man” has died, months after he was set on fire while sleeping in River North. Kromelis was sleeping on Lower Wabash Avenue in River North back in May, when a man threw gasoline on his head
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — The last time Stanford’s football program was searching for a coach to get it out of a rut, tapping the FCS ranks proved to be the right path. Sixteen years after Jim Harbaugh arrived and helped build the Cardinal from a one-win team into a
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A South Florida woman claiming to be a psychic has been sentenced to federal prison along with her partner for conning a woman out of more than $3 million. Prosecutors say the fraud ran for several years and only ended after the victim could no longer afford to pay for money-cleansing rituals.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press The former superintendent of a northern Virginia school system has been indicted on three misdemeanor charges by a special grand jury that has investigated the response to two sexual assaults committed by a student last year. The grand jury has also issued a felony perjury indictment against the school system’s
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former CNN television producer has pleaded guilty in federal court to using interstate commerce to entice and coerce a 9-year-old girl to engage in sexual activity at his Vermont ski house. As part of the plea deal, the government will drop the two remaining counts of enticement
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EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A courthouse in Washington state was locked down for several hours on Monday as authorities negotiated with and later arrested an armed man in the building’s lobby, law enforcement officials said. The standoff at the county courthouse in Everett, north of Seattle, began at around 12:30 p.m., The Herald reported. The
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday said she wants to give the state more time to carry out executions after a series of failed lethal injections. The Republican governor sent a letter to the Alabama Supreme Court asking justices to alter a longstanding rule that limits
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN If you’ve been part of the cultural moment that is “The White Lotus,” you’ve most probably inhaled this weekend’s Season 2 finale already and are eager for any details on the third installment of the HBO series. After the staggering events of the finale, creator Mike White — who shepherded the
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have joined the 2004 team that went to the Super Bowl as the only ones in franchise history with 12-1 starts. The Eagles have the best record in the NFL. They potentially could lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC by
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was copied in on a letter from the IOC,
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The International Olympic Committee says it will allow American gold-medal sprinter Vince Matthews back at the games more than 50 years after banning him for his low-key racial injustice protest at the Munich Olympics. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee was copied in on a letter from the IOC,
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Are you a farmer or rancher in Central Oregon who could use some extra support as you start planning for next year? Developed by the High Desert Food & Farm Alliance and launched last spring, the Growing Together Mentorship Program’s goal is to connect experienced and beginning farmers and ranchers to provide mentorship and improved knowledge of agricultural production, sales and farm viability.
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said numerous times since 2015 that Tesla cars would be entirely self-driving in two years, or less. But years after his self-imposed deadlines have blown by, it still hasn’t happened. Even when equipped with a $15,000 technology package that is literally called “Full Self Driving
Continue ReadingCNN By Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys is giving you the holiday classics with a twist. The 15-time Grammy winner spoke with CNN about recording her first holiday album, “Santa Baby,” and the importance of debuting it on her own record imprint. Keys parted ways with Sony Music last year after spending more than two
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Alicia Keys is giving you the holiday classics with a twist. The 15-time Grammy winner spoke with CNN about recording her first holiday album, “Santa Baby,” and the importance of debuting it on her own record imprint. Keys parted ways with Sony Music last year after spending more than two decades
Continue ReadingBy Jo Shelley, Sam Kiley, Peter Rudden and Olha Konovalova, CNN The streets outside Vyacheslav Tarasov’s home on Ukraine’s eastern frontline are pocked by shell blasts. The buildings around are mostly empty, windowless and cold. Bakhmut has been facing the relentless firepower of a frustrated Russian army for months. In its pursuit of an increasingly
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of a busy week when central banks are likely to unload the year’s final barrage of interest rate hikes. The S&P 500 rallied 1.4% Monday. On Wednesday, markets expect the Federal Reserve to announce a more modest increase to rates than it has
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter on Monday relaunched an option for users who pay for its subscription service to receive a coveted “blue check,” one month after the company was forced to pull the feature amid a wave of “verified” accounts pretending to be brands and high-profile users. The updated verification system, which expands
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