By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, who won an Olympic gold medal before becoming entangled in his country’s volatile politics in the 1960s as king and spent decades in exile, has died. He was 82. Doctors at the private Hygeia Hospital in Athens said
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have moved to swiftly establish the marquee investigations of their new majority, voting to create panels focused on China and what they assert is rampant abuse of power in the federal government. Lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday to establish two select committees to investigate federal law
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis delivered his inauguration speech on the windswept steps of the state capitol on Tuesday. Polis promised to work toward affordability, to completely transition the state to renewable energy by 2040, and tackle high crime rates. Polis, a Democrat and the first openly gay
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Anna Kendrick habló abiertamente sobre su relación con alguien que dice era “para todos los efectos, mi esposo”. La protagonista de “Pitch Perfect” conversó con Monica Padman y Dax Shepard para su podcast “Armchair Expert” sobre la relación romántica que tuvo con una persona a quien no identificó, pero que dijo
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks closed higher on Wall Street but remain largely stuck in a holding pattern ahead of potentially market-moving reports scheduled for later in the week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Tuesday after flipping between gains and losses. The Nasdaq and the Dow also rose. The next big marker for the market is
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Consumers are willing to pay more for familiar, versus unfamiliar, varieties of cheese if there is a sticker on the cheese indicating it won an award or if sensory information about the cheese – such as a description of its taste or food pairing suggestions – is included, a new study from Oregon State University shows.
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The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission, a Visit Bend project, announces the eighth year of the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund with the opening of its online grant application for Cultural Tourism grants. The complete application is due by April 7 at 5 p.m.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., up 45 cents to $2.07. The home goods retailer said it will slash an additional $80 million to $100 million in costs across the company, including an unspecified number of layoffs. Coinbase Global Inc., up $4.96
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Conservationists are heading back to court to try to force federal land managers to remove cattle that are grazing on U.S. rangeland designated as critical habitat for an endangered wildflower at a proposed lithium mine in Nevada. The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal 60-day
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Imágenes por satélite tomadas sobre varias ciudades de China captaron aglomeraciones en crematorios y funerarias, mientras el país sigue luchando contra una ola sin precedentes de covid-19 tras el levantamiento de las severas restricciones impuestas por la pandemia. Las imágenes —tomadas por Maxar a finales de diciembre y principios de enero y
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of portions of a New Jersey gun law that restricted concealed carry in certain places. “The Court finds that the challenged provisions have chilled Plaintiffs’ reasonable exercise of their Second Amendment right,” District Judge Renee Marie Bumb wrote in
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN As House Republicans officially take over Congress and clamor to investigate the Biden administration, a new line of attack fell squarely into their laps: classified documents recovered from one of President Joe Biden’s private offices when he served as vice president. “President Biden has been very
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A lawyer for Donald Trump on Tuesday was grilled about the former president’s recent inflammatory statements against a rape accuser during a court hearing in which Trump is trying to fend off a defamation lawsuit brought by the accuser for his earlier White House-era smears against her. Trump attorney Alina Habba
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Allen Weisselberg, quien trabajó como director financiero para el expresidente Donald Trump durante muchos años, fue condenado por un juez de Nueva York a cinco meses de prisión por su participación en una trama de fraude fiscal que duró una década, tras declarar como testigo del Estado contra la Organización Trump. Terminada
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The Bend Police Department and Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday that each agency has welcomed two new K-9s to its team, all four trained in tracking and apprehension of wanted people.
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who gained national recognition as White House press secretary in the Trump administration, was sworn in Tuesday as Arkansas’ 47th governor. She becomes the state’s first female governor and assumes a seat her father, Mike Huckabee, once held. “I did not seek this office to be the first
Continue ReadingBy CBS Miami Team Click here for updates on this story NORTH MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WFOR) — A U.S. Army vet who was shot during an apparent weekend random shooting while sitting in his car in North Miami Beach has died, his family said Tuesday. Police were searching for the shooter but officials have not
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The brother of a former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday in what federal prosecutors have called the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency. Nikhil Wahi, 27, of Seattle, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan after pleading guilty in September to one count of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The brother of a former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday in what federal prosecutors have called the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency. Nikhil Wahi, 27, of Seattle, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan after pleading guilty in September to one count of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The brother of a former Coinbase product manager was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Tuesday in what federal prosecutors have called the first insider trading case involving cryptocurrency. Nikhil Wahi, 27, of Seattle, was sentenced in federal court in Manhattan after pleading guilty in September to one count of
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