By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — An out-of-session hearing by the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee is signaling plans by conservatives to again push for legislation to determine how schools deal with race, LGBTQ+ issues and other hot-button issues. Sen. Dave Murman is the conservative chairman of the Nebraska Legislature’s Education Committee.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Tras la muerte de Angus Cloud, el joven actor en ascenso que le dio vida a Fezco en “Euphoria”, varios de sus compañeros en la serie y otros famosos acudieron a las redes sociales para publicar mensajes sobre su partida. Muere Angus Cloud, estrella de “Euphoria”, a los 25 años La cuenta
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Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) will again host the annual Bend Venture Conference on Thursday-Friday, Oct. 19-20 at the iconic Tower Theatre in downtown Bend. Tickets to the 20th Annual BVC are available here.
Continue ReadingPEARL, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was sentenced to 40 years in state prison after breaking out of a correctional facility and holding two people at gunpoint just months before he was to have completed a previous sentence. Shunekndrick Huffman pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping and a judge on Monday sentenced him
Continue ReadingCNN, WALB By AnneClaire Stapleton, Nick Valencia, Kevin Conlon and Royston Jones, CNN (CNN) — An American woman was arrested and charged in the Bahamas for conspiring to kill her husband several months after the couple had filed for divorce, according to a police news release and court documents viewed by CNN. Lindsay Shiver, 36,
Continue ReadingBy AnneClaire Stapleton, Nick Valencia, Kevin Conlon and Royston Jones, CNN (CNN) — An American woman has been arrested and charged in the Bahamas for conspiring to kill her husband several months after the couple filed for divorce, a police news release and court documents viewed by CNN show. Lindsay Shiver, 36, of Thomasville, Georgia,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Sergio Massa, dio detalles del acuerdo alcanzado la semana pasada con el Fondo Monetario Internacional (FMI). Se trata de un entendimiento a nivel técnico, que requiere de la aprobación final del directorio del organismo, para que luego se hagan efectivos los desembolsos que recibirá
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(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend street supervisor) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend’s Street Preservation Program is wrapping up for the season after spending over $3 million this year. Paint striping, chip sealing and overall reconstruction were part of the makeovers. City Streets Supervisor Paul Neiswonger told us Tuesday, “It’s based off
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Two Oregon coast residents were arrested on drug and other charges Sunday afternoon after hotel employees acting on a tip found luggage left behind by a guest had drugs inside. Officers said the pair later returned for the bag – and when questioned by police, each man said it belonged to the other.
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — An Indian railway security officer opened fire on a moving train in the country’s western Maharashtra state on Monday, killing four people, according to a spokesperson for the Western Railway. The incident occurred on a passenger train traveling from Jaipur to Mumbai around 6 a.m. local time (8:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Funcionarios del Departamento de Inspección de Edificios de San Francisco observaron este lunes que la nueva “X” instalada en la parte alta del edificio anteriormente conocido como la sede de Twitter se estaba retirando, según Patrick Hannan, portavoz de la agencia. La noticia ocurre después de que la empresa recibiera este
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A brightly flashing “X” sign has been removed from the San Francisco headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter just days after it was installed. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection said Monday it received 24 complaints about the unpermitted structure over the weekend, including concerns about its structural
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press A federal appeals court is allowing Kentucky to enforce a recently enacted ban on gender-affirming care for young transgender people while the issue is being litigated. The 2-1 decision Monday from the Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati is not unexpected. The same three-judge panel ruled the same
Continue ReadingBRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A former millionaire real estate developer has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for fraud involving a failed hotel-condominium project in Florida. A federal judge in Bridgeport, Connecticut, sentenced Robert Matthews to 65 months in prison Monday. Matthews and three co-defendants pleaded guilty to scamming investors out of
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Donald Trump has scored a major victory in his efforts to reshape the mosaic of state Republican Party rules that determine the GOP presidential nominee. The California Republican Party over the weekend voted overwhelmingly to approve a plan to award all of their 169 presidential delegates to a candidate
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers shooting guard Amir Coffey was arrested on a firearms misdemeanor in Hollywood. Coffey was a passenger in a vehicle that police pulled over for speeding shortly before 2 a.m. That is according to Los Angeles Police Officer Tony Im. Coffey was cited for
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The United States arrived at the Women’s World Cup as the favorite to win an unprecedented third consecutive title. But after an underwhelming draw against the Netherlands, there’s a real chance the Americans could be eliminated in group play for the first time in
Continue ReadingBy RICK CALLAHAN Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has asked the state’s high court to keep Indiana’s near-total abortion ban on hold while it pursues a narrower preliminary injunction in a trial court to address the scope of the ban’s exemption allowing women facing serious health risks to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Colegio Médico Dominicano (CMD) realiza un paro de 12 horas este lunes para manifestar su inconformidad frente a las Aseguradoras de Riesgos de Salud (ARS). El presidente del CMD, Dr. Rufino Senén Caba, aseguró que la huelga se cumple a nivel nacional en clínicas y hospitales. Entre los reclamos, Caba
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency have extended an air quality advisory through at least Wednesday afternoon for Deschutes County and eastern Lane County due to intermittent smoke from the Bedrock Fire, burning between Bend and Eugene.
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