CNN By Jacqueline Howard and Tierney Sneed, CNN A woman who is suing the state of Texas after being denied an abortion told lawmakers Wednesday that not receiving abortion care harmed her mental health and might prevent her from having children in the future. Addressing her senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn, Amanda Zurawski said
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN A state judge in Missouri temporarily blocked the state’s limits on gender-affirming care for minors and adults in the state on Wednesday, putting them on hold just hours before they were set to go into effect. In a brief order from St. Louis County Circuit Judge Ellen Ribaudo, the court essentially
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock and Sisters Ranger Districts plan to conduct prescribed burn operations on Friday.
Continue ReadingAs Central Oregon warms up and stays dry, we’re watching the base levels decrease by a few inches per day. As the resorts start closing for the season, we’ll continue to keep an eye on the base levels.
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This summer a direct flight to California’s wine country is being added to Redmond’s growing list of destinations. Tickets are being sold now for just $34.
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s new law banning transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming care. According to the federal government, the statute should be blocked because it discriminates against people because of their transgender status. Nationally, Republican lawmakers have proposed hundreds of laws
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The controversial trail plan for the Ochoco National Forest failed in its environmental impact report. The report was 200 pages long. It would have added several more miles of biking and hiking trails, along with parking in the Ochocos.
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ban K-12 public school staff from teaching or discussing gender identity and sexual orientation, including in extracurricular activities. The legislation advanced in a House committee, 7-5 on Wednesday. It will move to the Republican-controlled House floor for
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News has agreed to hand over thousands of documents to voting machine company Smartmatic, which is suing the network for defamation. The case is similar to Dominion Voting Machines’ lawsuit. Last week, Fox agreed to pay Dominion nearly $800 million to avert a trial.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Four-time All-Star Madison Bumgarner has been released by the Arizona Diamondbacks after clearing waivers. The veteran left-hander was designated for assignment on April 20, giving the team seven days to trade the 2014 World Series MVP or else place him on waivers. Nobody claimed Bumgarner, so
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are pushing their top priorities in a bill to raise the debt limit. The GOP bill that passed the House on Wednesday would suspend the federal debt limit through March 31 or by $1.5 trillion, whichever comes first. It would also roll back many of
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Wedding bells are ringing for celebrity hair stylist Chris Appleton and “White Lotus” actor Lukas Gage. The couple posted on their respective Instagram pages on Wednesday that they recently wed in Las Vegas, and Kim Kardashian and country star Shania Twain played a pivotal role in their nuptials. “We did it,”
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) – La Administración Nacional de Medicamentos, Alimentos y Tecnología médica de Argentina (ANMAT) informó que autorizó el uso de una vacuna japonesa contra el dengue este miércoles. La entidad indicó que la vacuna, conocido como TAK-003 del laboratorio Takeda, está indicada para todas las personas mayores de 4 años, hayan o
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Noon Salih, CNN As the crisis in Sudan continues to unfold, there is mounting anger among Americans who feel abandoned by the US government and left to navigate the complicated and dangerous situation on their own. “I am incredibly shocked and disgusted by the American lackluster response to the health and
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A Mexican national has been convicted of first-degree murder in the 2019 slaying of the mother of two state police officers in a case that drew national attention and spotlighted Albuquerque’s struggle with crime. Jurors on Wednesday also found 35-year-old Luis Talamantes-Romero guilty of eight other felonies in the death of
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — TikTok está probando una nueva opción para permitir a los usuarios crear avatares generados por inteligencia artificial para sus fotos de perfil, según ha confirmado la empresa a CNN este miércoles. Esta iniciativa podría poner los recientes avances en tecnología de inteligencia artificial en el punto de mira de millones de
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA and its players have voted to ratify a new collective bargaining agreement, formalizing a deal that was tentatively agreed to earlier this month. The sides announced the deal on Wednesday. It goes into effect in July and stretches through the 2029-30 season. Both sides have the option
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards was cited for third degree assault by Denver police following the season-ending loss to the Nuggets. He allegedly swung a folding chair and struck two women who were working at Ball Arena. Denver beat Minnesota 112-109 to win the first-round NBA
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League title is now Manchester City’s to lose after a 4-1 rout of Arsenal. Pep Guardiola’s team looked like champions-in-waiting with a ruthless win over the team that has led the way for much of the season. Arsenal is still in front in
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La marca de confitería Celebrations presentó un busto de chocolate de tamaño real del rey Carlos III de Inglaterra, que pesa 23 kilos, con motivo de la próxima coronación. Un equipo de escultores y chocolateros dirigido por la maestra chocolatera Jennifer Lindsey-Clarke empleó 130 horas a lo largo de cuatro semanas
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