Employment growth is beginning to slow across Central Oregon, as all three counties have recovered from the pandemic shock, a state Employment Department regional economist said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A union has reached a deal with Alaska Airlines for a two-year contract extension that provides substantial raises for 5,300 gate agents, stores personnel and office staff, as well as for ramp workers who load cargo. The Seattle Times reports the deal announced Wednesday does not cover a separate group of about
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the final chapter of a report on an extensive judicial investigation into corruption. Chief Justice Raymond Zondo handed over the last installment of the report, reportedly 1,000 pages long, to Ramaphosa. The earlier segments of the report have laid bare
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The final phase of jury selection in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is underway. It began Wednesday with prosecutors and defense attorneys asking candidates about their job histories, opinions on law enforcement and racial minorities, whether they own guns and if
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco police say one man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting on a commuter subway train. Two San Francisco supervisors say the deceased victim and gunman appeared to know each other and got into an altercation. The shooting
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The remains of Congo’s independence leader Patrice Lumumba arrived in the capital, Kinshasa, from Belgium Wednesday and will be taken around the country. After leading the struggle for Congo’s independence from colonial power Belgium, Lumumba became the country’s first prime minister before being assassinated six months
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — A day after Houston outfielder José Siri called his bat-flip home run celebration against the New York Mets “an error,” he seemingly backtracked by posting a profane tweet that was later deleted. The tweet didn’t address the incident directly, but referenced “bad opinions.” It was quickly
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is criticizing the Texas GOP’s new party platform for not being “inclusive” when it described homosexuality as “an abnormal lifestyle choice.” Scott, the chair of the GOP’s Senate elections committees, weighed in on the issue just days after GOP delegates in
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh has won the women’s 200-meter butterfly for her first title at the world swimming championships. The 15-year-old McIntosh beat three Olympic medalists to the title. The 17-year-old Romanian David Popovici has won the men‘s 100-meter freestyle to add to the 200
Continue ReadingIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A heartwarming tradition launched at Iowa home football games five years ago is getting another feel-good layer. The University of Iowa announced Wednesday that patients at UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital will get to pick the songs that accompany the Hawkeye Wave, at which fans attending games at Iowa’s Kinnick
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Democratic gubernatorial nominee Joe Cunningham is proposing an age limit — 72 — for state politicians. The cap is discussed in a video provided Wednesday to The Associated Press. It would cut off 75-year-old incumbent Republican Gov. Henry McMaster and makes a veiled argument
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN Republican voters in Georgia ignored Donald Trump‘s endorsements in congressional primary runoffs for safe GOP House seats on Tuesday night, but sided with the Senate candidate in Alabama who had his blessing over one of the former President’s earliest and most loyal supporters. Tuesday’s elections also set the matchups for
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s Jan. 6 committee plans to continue its public hearings into July as its investigation of the Capitol riot deepens. Chairman Bennie Thompson tells reporters the committee is receiving “a lot of information,” including new documentary film footage of Donald Trump’s final
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is afoot, which marks one of the few events where we can ogle photos of adorable dogs and feel kind of classy about it. So far, four finalists have been picked. These fine specimens will be joined by three others for Wednesday night’s finale, where
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Over the past two weeks, Bend Police officers participated in a speed detail on the Bend Parkway in an effort to combat excessive speeds and dangerous driving.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Nepal está estudiando la posibilidad de trasladar el campamento base del Everest por motivos medioambientales. Según el Director General del Departamento de Turismo de Nepal, Taranath Adhikari, la ubicación del Campo Base corre cierto riesgo por el deshielo del glaciar Khumbu. “Hemos recibido recomendaciones de numerosos interesados para reubicar el campamento
Continue ReadingCNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business The US economy shrank at a slightly faster rate than previously estimated during the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Wednesday. With one quarter of negative economic growth in the books, the data adds to fears that a recession may be looming. Real gross domestic product declined
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases rose in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe last week while the number of deaths globally dropped by 16%, according to the World Health Organization’s latest weekly pandemic report. WHO said Wednesday there were 3.3 million new COVID-19 infections last week, marking a 4% decrease
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and six of its teams have filed for arbitration in the lawsuit that alleges they engaged in racial discrimination. If the league’s request is successful, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator. The league and the teams filed papers late Tuesday with a
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL and six of its teams have formally moved in a New York court to force a lawsuit alleging that they engaged in racial discrimination into arbitration where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell would be the arbitrator. The league and the teams filed papers late Tuesday
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