NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Distance runner Faith Kipyegon has been given $35,000 and a house by Kenyan President William Ruto as a reward for breaking two world records in the space of a week. Kipyegon met with Ruto on Tuesday, when the gifts were announced by the president’s office. Kipyegon said she would now fulfill
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — As the dust begins to settle on the Covid-fueled economic tumult of the last few years, one pandemic-era trend appears to be on its way out: The Great Resignation. Almost 50 million people quit their job in the two years following the worst of the pandemic, citing
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue ranted incessantly on social media about his hatred of Jews before the 2018 attack. That’s according to evidence introduced at his federal death penalty trial Tuesday. Prosecutors are trying to show Robert Bowers was motivated by extreme hostility toward Jewish people when
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business (CNN) — Amazon is experimenting with using artificial intelligence to sum up customer feedback about products on the site, with the potential to cut down on the time shoppers spend sifting through reviews before making a purchase. On the Amazon product page for Apple’s third-generation AirPods, for example, the
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the awards show in 2024: best pop dance recording, best African music performance, and best alternative jazz album. In addition, two existing categories have been
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco and Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal agency said Tuesday that White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act when she used the term “mega MAGA” from the briefing podium. But Jean-Pierre is far from the first person in a high-profile role to violate the law, which limits
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican lawmakers have suspended a vote on funding for University of Wisconsin campuses, just hours after a top GOP leader promised to slash the college system’s budget as part of an ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion initiatives. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, the state’s
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Tuesday the U.S. Forest Service has awarded Oregon more than $1.2 million to support wood products innovation in Oregon’s manufacturing facilities and develop markets for innovative uses of mass timber and renewable wood energy.
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly and Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — Two children were left with “burn like” injuries when they came into contact with a pool chemical that had been poured onto playground slides at a park in Massachusetts, fire officials said Monday. The suspects remain at large and “may have suffered acid burns” themselves, according
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Humans originated in Africa, but when exactly our earliest ancestors left the continent and how they spread around the world has been intensely debated by archaeologists. Two fossils unearthed in a cave in northern Laos suggest that Homo sapiens, our own species, was living in the region some 86,000
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer The College World Series begins its annual run in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday. The opening games match Oral Roberts against TCU and Florida against Virginia. Openers on Saturday pit Wake Forest against Stanford and LSU against SEC rival Tennessee. Wake Forest is the first No. 1 national seed since
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Yoga Festival has been awarded a second annual grant from the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund. This grant is $37,000 earmarked for marketing of their 2024 festival, and it’s larger than the grant awarded to the festival last year. “This is such a great surprise, especially coming just a day
Continue Reading BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and Crooked River National Grassland will be accepting applications through USAJobs.gov for about 40 permanent full-time and permanent seasonal positions in the coming months. These positions will open for application on a rolling basis starting in June and continuing through September. Qualification requirements, start dates
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The New York Rangers have hired Peter Laviolette as their next coach. Laviolette replaces Gerard Gallant, who mutually parted ways with the team after a first-round playoff exit. The Rangers announced the selection of Laviolette on Tuesday. Laviolette takes over with the Original Six franchise in win-now mode after
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries is asking for help from the community. It operates a Mobile Shower Truck that provides showers to our homeless neighbors at multiple locations throughout the community. This work is primarily supported by their faithful volunteer teams. They are currently averaging 85-100 showers each week. One of their greatest
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La mayor de los cuatro niños que sobrevivieron a un accidente aéreo en la selva amazónica ha sido elogiada por su “heroico papel” al mantener con vida a sus hermanos durante la terrible experiencia, según declaró su abuelo, mientras los esfuerzos de búsqueda se centran en localizar a Wilson, un perro
Continue ReadingCNN By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — A 76-year-old woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador was found to be alive and knocking on her coffin during her own wake in the city of Babahoyo. “I lifted up the coffin, and her heart was pounding, and her left hand was hitting the
Continue ReadingDEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Seven-time major champion Venus Williams has lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January. She succumbed to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament. With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer, Haley Talbot and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House advanced a slate of bills Tuesday afternoon, bringing a floor blockade to an end after a tentative agreement was reached between Speaker Kevin McCarthy and hardline conservatives who had brought the chamber floor to a halt in retaliation
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