NEW YORK (AP) — The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company
Continue Reading
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Tuesday the selection of the new interim principal for Bend’s North Star Elementary School. Tim Burdsall, current Assistant Principal at North Star, will assume the role of Interim Principal for the 2023-2024 school year.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL BURTON Click here for updates on this story NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — There is no question in Deborah Sousa’s mind that miracles do come true. She’s a living example. “I would not be here right now if it wasn’t for him. He saved my life. It’s amazing,” said the New Bedford grandmother
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to freeze a lower court order that bars the government from regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law. The brief order grants the Biden administration’s request to allow the regulations to remain
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out says 73% of soccer fans feel the sport has become more inclusive in the last 30 years but even higher numbers believe more still needs to be done to tackle abuse in stadiums and online. Kick It Out’s Impact Report was released Tuesday to mark the organization’s
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is reinstating a regulation aimed at reining in the proliferation of ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been turning up at crime scenes across the nation in increasing numbers. The court on Tuesday voted 5-4 to put on hold a ruling from
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Burger King’s sales have grown as it works to turn around its business. But it still has a problem: Not enough customers. In the second quarter ending on June 30, sales at Burger King’s US restaurants open at least 13 months jumped 8.3% year over year. Globally,
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A longshot candidate for U.S. Senate in Wisconsin will be the first Republican to officially get in the race against Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin. Rejani Raveendran has never run for office in the state before announcing plans to launch her candidacy Tuesday. She is a 40-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — More than 6 in 10 adults in the United States drink sugar-sweetened beverages on a daily basis. For older women, that might mean a higher risk of liver cancer and death from chronic liver disease, a new study finds. The report, published on Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA,
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A group of investigators says Myanmar’s military and affiliated militias are committing increasingly frequent and brazen war crimes, including aerial bombings targeting civilians. The Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar says it found strong evidence that the army and militias have indiscriminately targeted civilians with bombs, mass executions of people and large-scale burning
Continue Reading
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Colton and Keri Adams, along with their two children will receive the keys to their new home in the First Place community at a First Story Home Dedication event on Thursday, Aug. 17. The celebratory event will begin at 11:30 a.m. sharp at 61304 Geary Drive in Bend. Born and raised in Eugene, Colton
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says he has qualified for the first Republican debate of the 2024 cycle. He announced Tuesday that he had secured the requisite number of donors just two weeks before the debate in Milwaukee. Pence is the eighth candidate to qualify for
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Stevens, CNN (CNN) — The city of Los Angeles is on strike. A growing number of unions seeking improved conditions for their employees are halting movie productions in the city, holding up hotel business, potentially disrupting supply chains, and slowing down the airport. Today, 11,000 Los Angeles city workers are joining Hollywood actors,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — DJ Casper, born Willie Perry, Jr., has died after a battle with cancer, his wife told CNN affiliate ABC7 Chicago on Monday. The Chicago native was reportedly 58. CNN has reached out to his family for comment. Casper was responsible for the popular song “Cha Cha Slide,” which
Continue Reading
By Lucas Sellem Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KCTV) — A man is facing charges, accused of leaving out a gun that his grandson shot and killed himself with in Berkeley. Walter Macon, of Kinloch, is charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child – death of a child
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says Sudan’s escalating conflict has driven more than 4 million people from their homes, including over 884,000 who have fled to neighboring countries. The spokesperson for the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday that the fighting has triggered disease outbreaks and an increase in
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — We may find fireworks beautiful and festive, but they explode like magnified gunfire in the exquisitely sensitive ears of many of our pets. Measuring between 150 and 175 decibels, fireworks are louder than many planes at takeoff (about 140 decibels). Decibels measure the loudness of a sound while hertz
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift tops the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations. She leads with eight. Seven are for her “Anti-Hero” music video and she has a nod in the artist of the year category. She’s followed by SZA, who has six. MTV announced the nominations on
Continue Reading
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Missouri car owner has a memorable license plate, and it definitely caught the attention of police. Officers tried to stop a car over the weekend for a violation, but the driver took off and tried to get away from
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ discontent with the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade remains as potent as it was a year ago, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, with a record-high share of the public saying that they’re likely to take a candidate’s position on abortion into consideration
Continue Reading