Cities with the most divorced people
Using 5-year estimate data from the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey, Stacker created a list of the 50 metropolitan areas with the highest number of divorced people.
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Month: January 2023
Oregon DEQ names two finalists for next director: Leah Feldon and Jamie McLeod-Skinner
After a seven-month national search, the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission has selected two candidates for the Department of Environmental Quality’s director position. The finalists are Leah Feldon and Jamie McLeod-Skinner.
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Out & About: Animal posers
The deer always try to get into our shots, don’t they? Send us your fine pics from the Share tab at KTVZ.COM.
Continue ReadingTrain station’s opening in Bangkok ushers in new travel era
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is ushering in a new age of train travel with Southeast Asia’s biggest railway station. The government says the huge, modern development on the edge of central Bangkok will bolster the country’s position as a regional hub. Almost all of Thailand’s long-distance domestic
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Big Ol’ Fish: Even some ice fishermen this week
Big and plenty this week. Some young anglers hit the jackpot when they went ice fishing!
Continue ReadingDeSantis administration rejects proposed AP African American Studies class in Florida high schools
CNN By Steve Contorno, CNN The administration of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is blocking a new Advanced Placement course for high school students on African American studies. In a January 12 letter to the College Board, the nonprofit organization that oversees AP coursework, the Florida Department of Education’s Office of Articulation said the
Continue ReadingIndiana father accused of neglect after toddler caught on camera waving a gun has not guilty pleas entered in first court appearance
By Michelle Watson and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN An Indiana court has entered not guilty pleas for the man who prosecutors say is the father of the child captured on video waving a loaded handgun on the landing at an apartment complex, according to court records. Shane Osborne, 45, was charged this week with two charges
Continue ReadingFTX founder says there was a security incident at parents’ home
By Kara Scannell, CNN Attorneys for disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried urged the judge in his fraud case to keep the names of two people who co-signed his $250 million bond secret because of actual threats he says his family has received. Bankman-Fried’s lawyer said there was a “security incident” at his parents’ home where
Continue ReadingFamilia del niño de 6 años señalado de dispararle a su maestra en Virginia emite su primera declaración
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La familia del niño de 6 años de Virginia que supuestamente le disparó a su maestra de primer grado en una escuela primaria de Newport News hace casi dos semanas emitió un comunicado por primera vez desde el incidente, elogiando a la profesora y diciendo que su hijo tiene una discapacidad
Continue ReadingTrump and his attorneys on the hook for nearly $1 million in sanctions for Clinton lawsuit, judge says
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge said Thursday that former President Donald Trump and his attorneys are liable for nearly $1 million in sanctions for a lawsuit Trump brought against Hillary Clinton, ex-top Justice Department officials and several others alleging they conspired against him in the 2016 campaign. “This case should never have been
Continue ReadingEx-NYPD union boss admits theft of about $600,000 from union
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City police union president, known for his combative style and insulting tweets, has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the union. Ed Mullins entered the plea Thursday in Manhattan federal court. Sentencing was set for May 25. He
Continue Reading500 evacuated as massive fire breaks out in one of Seoul’s last slums
By Jessie Yeung, Gawon Bae and Heather Chen, CNN Around 500 people were evacuated from their homes on Friday after a fire broke out in Guryong Village, one of the last remaining slums in South Korea’s capital Seoul, according to fire officials. The fire broke out around 6:28 a.m. in the fourth district of the
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‘It’s a humanitarian issue’: Redmond church hosts forum, panel talk on homelessness
At Mountain View Fellowship Church in Redmond, a forum Thursday evening focuses on homelessness, bringing the community together to discuss solutions. Six speakers were
Continue ReadingFAA says unintentionally deleted files are to blame for nationwide ground stop
By Brian Rokus, CNN A contractor working for the Federal Aviation Administration unintentionally deleted files related to a key pilot safety system, leading to a nationwide ground stop and thousands of delayed and canceled flights last week, the FAA said Thursday. The FAA determined the issue with the Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system occurred
Continue ReadingHe beheaded his wife in Iran. His prison sentence? Eight years and two months
By Artemis Moshtaghian, Hande Atay Alam, Jonny Hallam and Mostafa Salem, CNN An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was sentenced to just eight years and two months in prison on Wednesday, according to the country’s semi-official Khabar Online website, sparking criticism over the leniency of the prison term. Following the
Continue ReadingRBD anuncia su gira por Estados Unidos, México y Brasil: estas son las fechas, cómo comprar las entradas y la información de preventa
Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – Este era un secreto a voces, que muchos seguidores esperaban con ansias: RBD regresa a las tarimas para lo que dicen es su última gira. Tal como lo revelaron en diciembre, la agrupación mexicana anunció al punto de las 8:00 p.m., hora de Miami, su muy esperada gira en
Continue ReadingFire burns makeshift homes in shadow of Seoul’s skyscrapers
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire has destroyed about 60 makeshift homes in a densely packed neighborhood surrounded by some of the wealthiest streets of South Korea’s ultramodern capital. Guryong village has long been a symbol of South Korea’s stark income inequalities and has been damaged by fires in
Continue ReadingSundance celebrates the ‘magic’ of being back in-person
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The Sundance Film Festival met the moment by going virtual for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic. But on Thursday, there was a palpable sense of relief from the festival’s leadership team at being in-person again. Sundance Institute CEO Joana Vicente,
Continue ReadingEn México, 64,2% de la población de 18 años y más considera inseguro vivir en su ciudad
Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La percepción de inseguridad en México bajó en el cuarto trimestre de 2022 respecto del mismo período de 2021, pero según una encuesta del gobierno, el 64,2% de entrevistados consideró inseguro vivir en su ciudad. La encuesta del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (Inegi) refleja un descenso en la
Continue ReadingEstos son los países de América Latina con mayor edad para la jubilación
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La reforma de pensiones propuesta por el Gobierno de Francia ha desatado fuertes críticas y protestas en las calles entre los principales sindicatos del país y ha puesto sobre la mesa, una vez más, el debate en torno a la edad de jubilación en el resto del mundo. ¿Cuál es
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