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Month: May 2023

Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month, according to emergency dispatch logs, an incident that Portland firefighters say highlights their frustration at a lack of available ambulances to respond to emergency calls. The Bureau of Emergency Communications 911

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Oregon man died waiting for an ambulance, highlighting lack of emergency responders

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man died while waiting over a half-hour for an ambulance after being struck by a hit-and-run driver last month, according to emergency dispatch logs, an incident that Portland firefighters say highlights their frustration at a lack of available ambulances to respond to emergency calls. The Bureau of Emergency Communications 911

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Otra integrante de Oath Keepers y veterana del Ejército es sentenciada a 8 años y medio de prisión por el asalto al Capitolio

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Jessica Watkins, veterana del Ejército e integrante de la organización de extrema derecha Oath Keepers, fue sentenciada este viernes a 8 años y medio de prisión por participar en un complot para interrumpir la certificación de las elecciones presidenciales del año 2020 que culminó con el ataque del 6 de enero

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JPMorgan is cutting about 500 jobs

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — JPMorgan Chase is letting go of about 500 employees this week across the bank, a spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Friday. The layoffs, first reported by CNBC, are taking place company-wide but will focus mostly on technology and operations, JPMorgan said. A JPMorgan spokesperson said the company regularly reviews

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Doctor’s supporters, hospital at odds with Indiana penalty for talking about 10-year-old’s abortion

By TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Supporters of an Indianapolis doctor have voiced frustration with the Indiana medical board’s decision that she violated patient privacy laws when she talked with a newspaper reporter about providing an abortion last summer to a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim. The board’s vote late Thursday to issue a

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Reform-minded prosecutors in northern Virginia face primary challenges

By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Three northern Virginia prosecutors who took office four years ago as progressive reformers are facing primary challenges in next month’s elections. Virginia’s June 20 Democratic primary could shed light on whether suburban voters still embrace the criminal justice reforms that carried them into office. The challengers

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Guatemala’s top court ends candidacy of leading presidential hopeful 1 month before vote

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top court has blocked the candidacy of yet another presidential hopeful, this time ending the campaign of poll leader Carlos Pineda for alleged violations of electoral law. The Constitutional Court rejected Pineda’s appeal after electoral authorities had ruled him ineligible only a month before the first round of voting on

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Kids as young as 8 report gambling addictions, advocates say, calling out sports betting ads

By Adrian Ghobrial/Correspondent, CTV National News Click here for updates on this story     Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — One of Canada’s most high profile hockey parents believes “there’s something not right about” the sheer volume of online gambling advertisements being fed to Canadians. Karl Subban isn’t just the father of three successful hockey players in

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