By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Ever dream of quitting the rat race, hopping in an RV and taking life one day at a time, with nothing ahead of you except the open road? Steve and Wendy McGrath, a couple in their 30s from Phoenix, Arizona have done just that. Since leaving their jobs last
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — X, la plataforma anteriormente conocida como Twitter, está contratando personal para sus equipos de seguridad y elecciones de cara a las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses de 2024 y volverá a permitir anuncios políticos por primera vez desde 2019. “Actualmente estamos ampliando nuestros equipos de seguridad y elecciones para centrarnos en combatir la
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Wednesday’s full moon will appear bigger and brighter than most – a so-called supermoon – but this one is also referred to as a ‘blue moon’ – not it’s color, but the rarity of two full moons in a single month. A “blue supermoon” only happens about once a decade. But with our wildfire smoke,
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council is thrilled to announce the start of the Central Oregon Septic Assistance Program, a new project providing financial aid for homeowners at or below moderate income levels in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties. COSAP will provide reimbursements to qualified homeowners that are either in
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is dismissing efforts by his fellow Republicans to punish Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for prosecuting Donald Trump as “political theater.” The GOP governor offered his most forceful comments on the investigation Thursday in response to House Republicans’ planned probe of Willis
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The sentencing for former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio, who was convicted of orchestrating the far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, has been delayed until next week because the judge hearing the case became sick. Prosecutors are
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence” before landing in Atlanta, a company spokesperson told CNN. The plane was carrying 151 passengers and 14 crew members from Milan when the turbulence happened, a Delta spokesperson said.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon College Saving Plan, a program of the Oregon State Treasury, recently announced the two recipients of the 2023 Diversity in Leadership Scholarship, one from Central Oregon. The scholarship, now in its third year, is awarded annually to underrepresented and diverse Oregon high school graduates pursuing higher education in the
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Eleven people on a Delta Air Lines flight were taken to the hospital on Tuesday after the plane hit turbulence while heading to Atlanta, officials said. Flight 175 had left Milan, Italy, and was about 40 miles (64 kilometers) northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport when the crew reported severe turbulence, according
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — It’s no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood – the country’s steeply falling birth rate is clear evidence of that. But a new government report underlines how drastically that trend has accelerated over the past decade, spelling demographic trouble
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The nation’s top environmental official said he fully supports his agency’s decision to block a proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s salmon-rich Bristol Bay, even as the state of Alaska has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn that action. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael
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Friday night is the official start of the high school football season — and, of course, the return of The Big Playback — or will it be?
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TD Bank offers key financial tips to help you get ready to start a family.
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis’ recent address to Russian youth, calling his remarks “imperialist propaganda.” The pontiff made a video address to the 10th All-Russian Catholic Youth Assembly in St. Petersburg on Friday, during which he urged them to view themselves as descendants of the
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 in a referendum that would enshrine in the nation’s constitution a mechanism for Indigenous people to advise Parliament on policies that effect their lives known as the Voice. Proponents say embedding the Voice in the constitution would recognize the special
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General Duffy’s Waterhole in Redmond is thanking the community for stepping up and helping them raise over $10,000 for Lahaina fire victims at Sunday’s event, along with a roughly equal value of donated items that filled two large boats and will be shipped to their Maui “Ohana.”
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los abogados del expresidente Donald Trump han sugerido que intentarán implementar varias maniobras legales para entorpecer el caso federal de interferencia electoral que presentó en su contra el fiscal especial Jack Smith. La posibilidad de que estas maniobras retrasen los plazos rápidos que fijó la jueza de distrito Tanya Chutkan para
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will vote on Oct. 14 on a proposed law to create a so-called Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the nation’s first referendum in a generation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday announced the referendum date, triggering six weeks of intensifying campaigning by both sides of
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday. The drones hit an airport near Russia’s border with Estonia and Latvia, causing a huge
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Australia has set the date for its first referendum in 24 years as polls suggest the government is on course for failure unless it can reverse declining support. On October 14, more than 17 million registered voters across the country will vote on whether to change the
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