Bend high grad and OSU senior wins gold medal at rowing world championships
Bend High grad Evan Park and her USA rowing team won first place at the U23 world championships in Bulgaria this week.
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‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charge in fight with brother, judge rules
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — “Jackass” star Bam Margera will stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home in Pennsylvania in April. A judge made the ruling Thursday. Margera has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges. They include simple assault and making terroristic
Continue ReadingMexico’s president offers to buy US company’s coastal property for $375 million to end dispute
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that a formal offer would be presented to Alabama-based Vulcan Materials. The company operated gravel extraction pits at the site before
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota attorney general calls on lawmaker to repay more than $600K in COVID-19 relief funds
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota’s attorney general is calling on a state lawmaker to repay more than $600,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding her preschool received. State officials have written a letter in which they’ve given fellow Republican state Sen. Jessica Castleberry 10 days to return the funds. Gov. Kristi Noem says Castleberry
Continue ReadingMéxico, EE.UU. y Canadá crean grupo de trabajo para combatir el narcotráfico
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — México, Estados Unidos y Canadá anunciaron la creación de un grupo de trabajo para combatir el narcotráfico y cortar su cadena de suministro, según un comunicado de prensa de la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México este miércoles. El grupo buscará evitar que los narcotraficantes transfieran drogas sintéticas a través
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Bend man accused of setting bush on fire in downtown alley, arrested on arson, criminal mischief charges
A 45-year-old Bend man was arrested Thursday afternoon on arson and criminal mischief charges, accused of setting a bush on fire in an alley, damaging the wall of the Post Office Plaza Building on Wall Street.
Continue ReadingThe Eagles announce the death of founding member Randy Meisner at 77
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Randy Meisner, who was a co-founding member of legendary rock band the Eagles and served as a bassist and vocalist, has died, according to an announcement on the band’s official site. He was 77. “The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed
Continue ReadingSenate passes defense policy bill, setting up showdown with the House
By Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed a critical national defense policy bill Thursday evening – setting up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House. The House passed its own version of the bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – earlier this month after adopting a
Continue ReadingA New Jersey woman is arrested on suspicion of posing as a doctor and prescribing medicine for more than a year
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey woman was arrested Wednesday, accused of posing as a doctor and prescribing medicine to people. Maria Macburnie, 62, was charged with practicing medicine by an unlicensed person, forgery, health care claims fraud, and three counts of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to the Ocean
Continue ReadingKristen Bell deja que sus hijas beban cerveza sin alcohol y poco le importan las críticas
Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Hay una razón por la que las hijas pequeñas de Kristen Bell y Dax Shepard piden cervezas sin alcohol cuando salen a comer. Durante una aparición reciente en “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, Bell habló sobre por qué ella y su esposo permiten que Lincoln, de 10 años, y Delta, de 8,
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Gov. Kotek signs four bills to address housing, homelessness crises
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Thursday for four bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the housing and homelessness crises.”
Continue ReadingEcuador recupera partes de restos humanos de una prisión en Guayaquil tras la revuelta de varios días que deja decenas de muertos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Al menos 11 “cadáveres completos” y decenas de partes de cuerpos, incluidas cabezas humanas, se recuperaron este miércoles de una importante prisión de Guayaquil, Ecuador, tras días de enfrentamientos letales en la penitenciaría. Los restos fueron retirados de la Penitenciaría Litoral de Guayaquil, donde estalló la violencia el sábado. Cifras de
Continue ReadingDeep dive into Meta’s algorithms shows that America’s political polarization has no easy fix
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of some of the world’s leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America’s widening political divide. The analysis examined user data from the 2020 election and found that changing the algorithms
Continue Reading‘Mississippi’s Giant Houseparty’ shows sharp divide between GOP governor and Democratic challenger
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s political divide was on full display as Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley spoke to a rowdy outdoor crowd at the largest political event of this election year. The event on Thursday came less than two weeks before party primaries. Spectators
Continue ReadingAfter refusing to let Sikh trooper grow beard, New York State Police accused of flouting state law
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow grooming rules for their religion. According to his union, Trooper Charanjot Tiwana sought permission to
Continue ReadingParís permitirá nadar en el río Sena después de 100 años para celebrar los Juegos Olímpicos 2024
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — París planea hacer del Sena la pieza central de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024, con esfuerzos a largo plazo para limpiar el río y permitir que se celebren eventos de natación en sus aguas. Cuando la capital francesa acogió sus primeros Juegos Olímpicos en 1900, las competiciones de natación se
Continue ReadingRandy Meisner, founding member of the Eagles and singer of ‘Take It to the Limit,’ dies at 77
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Meisner, a founding member of the Eagles who added high harmonies to such favorites as “Take It Easy” and “The Best of My Love” and stepped out front for the waltz-time ballad “Take It to the Limit,” has died, the band said Thursday. Meisner
Continue ReadingDozens of smuggled people found working in ‘horrible’ conditions at illegal California pot plant
MERCED, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California’s Central Valley say they’ve found dozens of people working and living in “horrible” conditions at an illegal marijuana plant. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office says 60 people, including one juvenile, were found Wednesday at the site on unincorporated land. The people apparently were smuggled into the U.S. several
Continue ReadingNetanyahu won’t commit to abiding by ruling if Supreme Court blocks controversial law
CNN By Tara John and Mick Krever, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to say if he would abide by any potential Supreme Court ruling striking down his controversial judicial reform law, as Israelis agonize over a looming showdown between their government and the court. In an interview with CNN’s Wolf
Continue ReadingTimeline: The special counsel inquiry into Trump’s handling of classified documents
By Marshall Cohen, Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The federal criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s potential mishandling of classified documents has escalated with additional charges against the former president. The former president initially faced 37 counts, including 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information, according to the indictment. Then,
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