Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Durante seis años, los seres queridos de Kayla Unbehaun la buscaron, con ayuda del público, después de que presuntamente fuera secuestrada en Illinois por su madre, quien no tenía la custodia de la menor. Ahora, de 15 años, la encontraron a salvo a más de 900 kilómetros de distancia, en Carolina
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Retired Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and one of his best players in Johnny Dawkins are among five inductees to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. The others are North Carolina’s Tyler Hansbrough, longtime Division II coach Herb Magee and the late high school scout Tom Konchalski. Krzyzewski retired last
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press MARYSVILLE, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Tuesday said they will spend about $60 million to build a channel along the Yuba River so that salmon and other threatened fish species can get around a Gold Rush-era dam that for more than a century has cut off their migration along
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The city of Bend’s annual Drinking Water Quality – Consumer Confidence Report, required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, is now available. It provides customers with important information about Bend’s drinking water, water sources and regulatory monitoring results for 2022.
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — The White House says it is not currently planning to ask Congress for new Ukraine funding before the end of the fiscal year at the end of September, pitting administration officials against some lawmakers and congressional staffers who are concerned that the funds could run out
Continue ReadingST. CHARLES, Ill. (AP) — A girl who was allegedly abducted in suburban Chicago in 2017 by her noncustodial mother has been found safe in North Carolina after she was spotted at a business, authorities said. Officers found a woman and a minor child at the business in Asheville, North Carolina, and were able to
Continue ReadingHAILEY, Idaho. (AP) — Authorities issued evacuation notices Tuesday for some neighborhoods in the central Idaho city of Hailey because of river flooding. The Blaine County sheriff at the request of the Hailey Fire Department issued an order Tuesday for people living in eight homes on War Eagle Drive to leave immediately. The sheriff also
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Mona Faiz Montrage portrays a lavish lifestyle of designer outfits, shopping trips and overseas travel on social media. To her 4.2 million Instagram followers, she’s a musician and a mogul who jet sets between the Ghanaian capital of Accra and London. But a federal indictment unsealed
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis is criticizing Donald Trump for implying Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh.” DeSantis contends the law has widespread support among opponents of abortion. He says that “protecting an unborn child when there’s a detectable heartbeat is something that almost 99% of pro-lifers support.” He also
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria say two police officers and two local staffers of the U.S. Embassy were on Tuesday killed by gunmen when their convoy was attacked in the country’s southeastern region. The assailants also abducted two other police officers before security forces arrived at the scene,
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Tuesday offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of a Russian man accused of a 2021 ransomware attack on the Washington, DC, Police Department that led to the leak of sensitive police files. Mikhail Matveev, who was also
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington lawmakers approved and Gov. Jay Inslee quickly signed a major new drug policy Tuesday that keeps controlled substances illegal while boosting resources to help those struggling with addiction. A compromise reached a day earlier by Democratic and Republican leaders sought to bridge
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are seeking to force a vote on expelling Rep. George Santos from Congress. The effort is expected to be defeated but puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of taking a stand on an indicted colleague. The freshman congressman from New York has been charged with
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — There are more new cases of chronic pain among US adults than other common long-term conditions like diabetes, depression and high blood pressure, according to a new study. The researchers say their findings “emphasize the high disease burden of chronic pain in the US adult population and the need
Continue ReadingLYON, France (AP) — Washington Spirit owner Michelle Kang has struck a deal to lead an international multi-team women’s soccer organization that will include her National Women’s Soccer League team and French club Lyon. Kang’s agreement with OL Groupe and Eagle Football Holdings, OL Groupe’s majority owner, was announced Tuesday. “This deal represents a major
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A Missouri high school teacher who used a racial slur several times in class is no longer working with the school district. A statement from the Springfield school district says the Glendale High School teacher resigned Monday. A 15-year-old sophomore who videotaped the teacher using the slur was suspended for
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The author and journalist Masha Gessen has resigned as vice president of the board of PEN America, citing their unhappiness with the literary and free expression organization’s cancellation of an event that would have included Russian panelists. Last week, PEN hosted dozens of events for
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A federal judge blocked part of New Jersey’s new handgun carry law that barred weapons from being carried in so-called sensitive places and halted a new insurance mandate the law sought to institute. Second Amendment rights groups that brought the suit challenging the law hailed the opinion as a victory, while
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that he plans to send over 1,100 National Guard soldiers and law enforcement officers to Texas to assist with border security between the United States and Mexico. The Republican governor said Tuesday that he’s sending 800 soldiers, 200 Florida Department of Law Enforcement officers, 101
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un sistema de defensa aérea Patriot probablemente sufrió daños, aunque no quedó destruido, luego de un bombardeo de misiles rusos en Kyiv y sus alrededores la madrugada de este martes, hora local, dijo un funcionario de Estados Unidos a CNN. Los sistemas antimisiles Patriot son de fabricación estadounidense. Ahora, EE.UU. evalúa
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