By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she’s visited Jessica’s Twitter page to help “keep her memory alive.” Twitter became one of the places where Emily processed her grief and reconnected with a sister she
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — The National Rifle Association sued Maryland Gov. Wes Moore after he signed the Gun Safety Act of 2023 along with other gun safety measures into law Tuesday, court documents show. The Gun Safety Act of 2023, or Senate Bill 1, prohibits “a person from knowingly wearing, carrying, or transporting
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign minister has met with a visiting Chinese mediator to discuss how to end Russia’s war. But no details were disclosed Wednesday and the next steps were unclear. Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and envoy Li Hui held discussions over two days. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Kuleba
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota says it settled its lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul Labs and tobacco giant Altria for $60.5 million. Attorney General Keith Ellison said Wednesday that it works out to two to four times more per-capita than any other state that sued Juul over youth vaping
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Johnny Depp lloró este martes tras la calurosa recepción que tuvo la película que protagonizó y que fue exhibida en el Festival de Cine de Cannes. Un video compartido en redes sociales por Variety muestra a un Depp visiblemente emocionado durante la ovación de siete minutos que recibió su película, “Jeanne du
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Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in April, down from 4.4% in March. For the past 21 months since August 2021, Oregon’s unemployment rate has remained relatively steady and near historic lows. The unemployment rate averaged 4.2% in that time, while ranging between 3.5% and 4.8%.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House voted on Wednesday to refer a Democrat-led resolution to expel Rep. George Santos to the Ethics Committee, a move that allowed Republicans to avoid weighing in directly on the politically perilous question of expulsion for the embattled New York Republican.
Continue ReadingCNN By Max Foster, John Miller and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan were involved in a chaotic car chase with paparazzi in New York on Tuesday night that could have resulted in a “catastrophic” outcome, their spokesperson has alleged. The Sussexes were pursued by photographers after leaving the Women
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — Mason Rudolph is staying with the Pittsburgh Steelers after all. Pittsburgh has signed the longtime backup quarterback to a one-year deal. The contract marks a somewhat unlikely return for Rudolph, who was essentially passed over twice for the chance to become the starter following Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement after the 2021 season. Rudolph
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Here are NewsChannel 21’s Sunrise Birthdays for Wednesday, May 17th. You can see more recent entries and submit an upcoming birthday to air at: https://ktvz.com/share/sunrise-birthdays/.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 15 years ago, Coca-Cola starting letting soda fans mix their own flavors with its Freestyle fountains. Now, Kraft Heinz wants to do the same for dipping sauces. Sauce “bases” include Ketchup, Ranch, 57 Sauce and BBQ Sauce. Customers can pick one (yes, just one) and mix
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Foreign embassies in Beijing were asked by the Chinese government to avoid displaying what it calls propaganda in an apparent response to shows of support for Ukraine. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government says it is neutral in Moscow’s 15-month-old invasion of Ukraine but has repeated Russian justifications,
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In this month’s edition of Ask the Mayor, on Wednesday’s NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise, Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler thanked voters for passing the fire levy and answered several viewer questions on issues ranging from ‘safe parking’ options on rural lands to the cost of homeless camp cleanups, protection from wildfires, the idea of a ‘luxury
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Planned Parenthood of Montana asked a judge to temporarily block a law that bans the abortion method most commonly used after 15 weeks of gestation. The organization filed the complaint over the law to ban dilation and evacuation abortions on Tuesday, just hours after Republican
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June. Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June. Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s foreign minister says Russia has frozen the bank accounts of Finnish diplomatic representations in Moscow and St. Petersburg, forcing the missions to resort to cash payments. Pekka Haavisto says Moscow’s move at the end of April breaches the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and Helsinki has
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A crucial deal aimed at averting a global food crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been extended for two months. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday an agreement has been reached with Russia and Ukraine to extend the Black Sea grain deal. Ukraine is one of the
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk who brought a touch of the wild to swanky Manhattan as he nested above Fifth Avenue for three decades, has died. Pale Male died late Tuesday after being found ill and grounded in Central Park, wildlife rehabilitator Bobby Horvath posted on
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Regional bank stocks surged on Wednesday after Western Alliance reported that customer deposits are growing. Western Alliance said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that its deposit balances stabilized by late March, and that its deposit growth exceeded $2 billion between March 31 and May 12 to around
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