By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rolled through Russia on an armored train Tuesday toward a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, a rare encounter between isolated leaders driven together by their need for support in escalating standoffs with the West. Kim is expected to seek economic
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a speech to service members and first responders on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, President Joe Biden falsely claimed that he was at Ground Zero the day after the Twin Towers fell in Manhattan. Biden, returning from a whirlwind trip to Asia,
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing claims an American citizen jailed for life in China earlier this year is a decorated spy who had worked for US intelligence for more than three decades, as it ramps up a campaign warning citizens to guard against foreign espionage. John Shing-Wan Leung, a 78-year-old US
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The Game Day compiled the five most hard-won Grand Slam titles in men’s tennis history using data from Ultimate Tennis Statistics.
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Are you riding alongside driverless vehicles in your state? TruckInfo.net analyzed legislation across the U.S. to make sense of the range of laws.
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PlanBuildr used Census Bureau data to find the county in each state with the most business applications per capita in 2022.
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United Methodist congregations are working through a complex process brought about by fears over possible changes in its doctrines on homosexuality. The Daily Yonder looked at how, in small communities, the effects of this debate could be especially deep and painful.
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TD Bank spoke with Dr. Traci Williams, a board-certified psychologist and certified financial therapist, on how to heal emotionally after a financial scam.
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TD Bank offers some tips on how to be smart about your money while traveling abroad.
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Ukrainian military says it recaptured strategic gas and oil drilling platforms from Russia in the Black Sea. The military reported Monday that it was also making gains in occupied areas near Bakhmut. That’s a city in eastern Ukraine that was left in ruins after the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — ¡Oh! “The Simpsons” regresan con nuevos episodios. En honor a la temporada número 35 de la serie animada, Fox reveló un tráiler extendido este lunes. “Sintiéndose inútil en el trabajo, Homero se ofrece como voluntario para ser guardia de cruce de tránsito escolar”, se lee en una descripción del primer episodio
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The city of Bend’s Human Rights and Equity Commission addressed issues of hate speech and discrimination and steps they recommend to better address them at a city council meeting last week.
Continue ReadingBy Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — Authorities say they were able to solve a Boston cold case from 44 years ago after an Oregon man walked into an FBI office and confessed to killing and raping a woman in 1979. John Michael Irmer, 68, was arraigned in a Boston courtroom Monday and charged with murdering
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ effort to restrict the public’s access to records about her administration, travel and security has stumbled at the start of a special legislative session. The House and Senate on Monday ended the day without any action on the legislation, which
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Saving Grace in Bend has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Violence Against Women. It will be used for their courthouse advocacy program and Mary’s Place, the supervised visitation and safe exchange program, Tracee Tuesday reports.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo Hong Kong (CNN) — Philippine Nobel Peace laureate Maria Ressa was acquitted of tax evasion Tuesday, according to her news site Rappler, in the latest legal victory for the veteran journalist. Ressa and Rappler are now cleared of all five tax-related charges filed during the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte, according
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Deschutes County was holding an open house Monday evening about the process of siting a new landfill, once Knott Landfill is full in a few years. Two finalist sites east of Bend are in the review process.
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, making his debut with the New York Jets, was carted off the field after suffering a left Achilles injury on just his fourth play in the team’s Monday Night Football game against the Buffalo Bills and will miss the rest of the 2023 season.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have approved legislation requiring major companies to disclose a sweeping range of greenhouse gas emissions. The bill would make companies making more than $1 billion annually report their direct and indirect emissions. That includes emissions from activities like business travel and waste
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain denied Monday the broad economy will be hurt if his union goes on strike against the nation’s three unionized automakers as soon as this week, saying the only ones that will be hurt by a work stoppage is are the “billionaire
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