BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Dec. 25-31. U.S. Highway 20: Tumalo – Cooley Project (Bend Area) – Clearing, earthwork and utility work will be occurring in the vicinity of the U.S. 20-Old Bend Redmond Highway intersection. Traffic Information – Old Bend Redmond Highway will remain closed to
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy’s next amphibious assault ship will be named after the city of Fallujah, which saw some of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq war. Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says the USS Fallujah will commemorate what have become known as the “First and Second Battles
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – ODOT’s new Innovative Mobility Program will be sending more than $87,000 out the door in the next few weeks for helmets and locks, transit passes, adaptive bikes and much more. That includes $5,000 to Commute Options to fund bike helmets for Central Oregon children participating in Safe Routes to School programs. The Innovative
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses as inflation in prices and wages drove up sales and income tax collections. Now many states are reaping another reward: banking millions of dollars off those surpluses as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses as inflation in prices and wages drove up sales and income tax collections. Now many states are reaping another reward: banking millions of dollars off those surpluses as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State governments emerging from the coronavirus pandemic built historic cash surpluses as inflation in prices and wages drove up sales and income tax collections. Now many states are reaping another reward: banking millions of dollars off those surpluses as the Federal Reserve fights inflation
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Hugh Jackman is sharing details on how his best-known character, grisly mutant X-Man Wolverine, will interact with Ryan Reynolds’s wisecracking Deadpool in the upcoming “Deadpool 3.” In a recent Empire Film podcast, Jackman said the two characters are a “zero” in terms of compatibility, calling them “opposites” and saying that they
Continue ReadingBy Mike Saenz and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A perilous and prolonged winter storm that barreled across the nation over the past week brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to parts of the US, as a major arctic blast plunged temperatures to dangerous levels in much of the country. More than half the US population went
Continue ReadingCNN By Faith Karimi, CNN In certain corners of the internet, some women are expressing nostalgia for an era they’ve never known. These millennials and zoomers are glamorizing the aesthetics of 1950s Americana — donning retro fit-and-flare dresses and posting vintage illustrations of aproned housewives who submit to their husbands. Here’s what else you need to
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Karol Suarez, CNN Since the first length of fencing went up last week along the Mexican border near El Paso, the Texas National Guard has installed more than two miles of the barricade and is expected to build more, an agency spokesperson told CNN on Monday. Still, just across the boundary,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Larry McMahon está valorando si someterse a una cirugía mayor. En los últimos cinco años, su dolor de espalda se ha intensificado. La fisioterapia, los relajantes musculares y las inyecciones no le ofrecen alivio. “Es un dolor que apenas me deja hacer cosas”, afirma. ¿Debería McMahon, un policía estatal retirado de Virginia
Continue ReadingMADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin waitress got a Christmas morning surprise from a customer — a $1,000 tip. Callie Blue, 29, was waiting tables at Gus’s Diner in Sun Prairie, just outside Madison, at 6 a.m. Sunday when she started chatting with one of the few customers in the restaurant at that hour, the
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — 2022 ha sido un año fértil en lanzamientos de videojuegos de excelente nivel tanto en el ámbito de las grandes producciones como en la escena independiente. Para entender y destilar lo que ha dado de si este año la industria del videojuego, en CNN en Español recopilamos los 10 videojuegos
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The French and Polish defense ministers have agreed to a deal under which France will provide Poland with two observation satellites and a receiving station. The agreement was reached on Tuesday in Warsaw. Poland says will help its armed forces recognize threats early. The Polish Armament Agency put the total value
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The French and Polish defense ministers have agreed to a deal under which France will provide Poland with two observation satellites and a receiving station. The agreement was reached on Tuesday in Warsaw. Poland says will help its armed forces recognize threats early. The Polish Armament Agency put the total value
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Jair Bolsonaro told supporters that the future could only bring him three possibilities: arrest, death or a second term as Brazil’s president. None of those outcomes came to pass. And his Oct. 30 loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva set off two months of relative
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By Anabel Munoz Click here for updates on this story BURBANK, California (KABC) — Most floats in the annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena are assembled by professional float-building companies dedicated to the craft, with help from armies of volunteers and financing from corporate sponsors. But a handful every year are “self-built” or fully
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN As a year dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine draws to a close, Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open to peace talks despite evidence to the contrary, with comments that have been roundly dismissed by Kyiv and the West as a ruse at a time when
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, CNN As a year dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine draws to a close, Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open to peace talks despite evidence to the contrary, with comments that have been roundly dismissed by Kyiv and the West as a ruse at a time
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor has been assigned to preside over Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case. The case was relegated to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday after the judge originally assigned recused herself because her husband worked for a
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