Feb. 17 marks National Caregiver Day. We are highlighting an 81-year-old Bend woman who has spent six decades of her life caring for others. Before going to work at Right at Home, a Bend in-home health care service, Diane Richards spent 60 years as a nurse, doing everything from intensive care to helping women give birth. Richardson
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN When President Joe Biden took to the House Chamber on Tuesday for his annual State of the Union address, his message was one of unadulterated optimism — even in the face of open hostility. The spectacle of Biden smiling and offering a pointed riposte through multiple rounds of heckling from some
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Edificios derrumbados, vehículos de emergencia y tiendas de campaña se pueden ver en las nuevas imágenes satelitales de las ciudades afectadas por el terremoto en Turquía que revelan los daños causados por el devastador terremoto del lunes. Las imágenes, capturadas por Maxar Technologies, muestran los pueblos de Islahiye y Nurdagi. Las razones
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Florida-based CSX announced the deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions. About 5,000 workers will get
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Several thousand workers at CSX will soon get one of the things that pushed the railroad industry to the brink of a strike last fall: paid sick time. Florida-based CSX announced the deal Tuesday with two of its 12 unions. About 5,000 workers will get
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nota del editor: Anshel Pfeffer (@anshelpfeffer) es redactor de Ha’aretz y corresponsal en Israel de The Economist. Es autor de “Bibi: The Turbulent Life and Times of Benjamin Netanyahu”. Las opiniones expresadas en este artículo le pertenecen exclusivamente a su autor. (CNN) — Israel ha mantenido una estricta neutralidad en las hostilidades entre
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El Gobierno de Biden le dijo a la Corte Suprema este martes que su plan de dejar que la emergencia de salud pública por el coronavirus expire en mayo afectará el debate en curso sobre la restricción fronteriza de la era Trump conocida como Título 42. Los beneficios que desaparecerán cuando
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Even for a famously frugal nation, Chinese people saved a lot last year. Stuck at home due to Covid restrictions, they socked away a record $2.6 trillion. Now that life is returning to normal, hopes are high that consumers will spend with a vengeance, providing a much-needed boost to the world’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, Brynn Gingras and Steve Almasy, CNN A New York Police Department officer who was shot in the head Saturday while off duty has died, the police commissioner said in a tweet Tuesday night. Adeed Fayaz, 26, had been in grave condition since the shooting, which happened in Brooklyn as he and his
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display Tuesday night as family members of Black men and women killed in custody joined lawmakers in the Capitol to hear President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. Seated near first lady Jill Biden were the
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian Armed Forces surveillance plane is returning home after two intelligence-collecting flights over Haiti. The federal government had announced Saturday that the CP-140 Aurora was being deployed to collect intelligence on gang activity in Haiti. A military spokesman said Tuesday that the long-range surveillance plane was originally assigned to a
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO, MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge says the state’s funding of public education falls woefully short and violates students’ constitutional rights. The decision issued Tuesday in a long-running case sides with poorer districts that are seeking billions of dollars in additional annual support. Commonwealth
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Canadian police confirmed Tuesday they are pursuing a criminal case against a former “Dances With Wolves” actor who was arrested last week and charged in Nevada with sexually abusing and trafficking Indigenous women and girls. Nathan Chasing Horse, who also goes by Nathan Lee Chasing His
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The Bend Chamber and Simplicity by Hayden Homes held a special resource fair Tuesday evening to help more people follow the recently widened path toward adding needed housing on the property, through the addition of ADUs — accessory dwelling units.
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Bertha Ramos and Tara John, CNN Mexico is sending its beloved search and rescue dogs to Turkey, to help find survivors in the rubble following Monday’s devastating earthquake that toppled thousands of buildings in the country. At least 16 dogs, alongside their handlers, took off on Tuesday for Turkey, according to Marcelo
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Each year, Redmond Proficiency Academy gets hundreds more applications than they have spots in the classrooms. And that popularity is evident in a nearly 100% graduation rate.
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Ariane de Vogue, CNN The Biden administration told the Supreme Court Tuesday that its intent to let the coronavirus public health emergency expire in May will moot the ongoing case over a Trump-era border restriction. “Absent other relevant developments, the end of the public health emergency will (among other consequences) terminate
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to visit troops to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the country’s army as he lauded the “irresistible might” of his nuclear-armed military, state media said Wednesday. The visit came amid indications North Korea is preparing
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s health care system isn’t living up to its promise, and he plans to add billions more in funding. Trudeau says wait times in emergency departments have become dangerously long, people are waiting too long for essential surgeries and millions of
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery has died, while officials say the suspected shooter is now charged with murder. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell says Officer Adeed Fayaz died Tuesday, three days after being shot in Brooklyn. He was 26. Police
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