By NICOLE WINFIELD and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis created 21 new cardinals at a ritual-filled ceremony Saturday, including key figures at the Vatican and in the field who will help enact his reforms and cement his legacy as he enters a crucial new phase in running the Catholic Church.
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN Plains, Georgia (CNN) — More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday. The wishes, posted in a digital mosaic created by The Carter Center, come from around the world: an Ohio family thanks the 39th US president for being an example of “how to live”; a
Continue ReadingCNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN Plains, Georgia (CNN) — More than 14,000 people have written to Jimmy Carter for his 99th birthday. The wishes, posted in a digital mosaic created by The Carter Center, come from around the world: an Ohio family thanks the 39th US president for being an example of “how to live”;
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) voted Saturday in favor of H.R. 5860, which would fund the government through Nov. 17 and provide extensions for key expiring programs. The measure passed the House on a bipartisan vote of 335-91 and now heads to the Senate.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The tanker truck crash in central Illinois that killed five people may have started when another vehicle tried to pass the chemical-laden truck, a federal transportation official said Sunday. The tanker truck was carrying caustic anhydrous ammonia when it jackknifed Friday night, and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un grupo de soldados ucranianos avanza rápidamente por un campo de entrenamiento de primera línea, superando obstáculos y disparando a objetivos lejanos. Están afinando sus habilidades de batalla aquí, mientras la contraofensiva de Ucrania contra las fuerzas rusas se desarrolla a pocos kilómetros al sur. Destaca un combatiente, Danilo, al
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine (CNN) — A group of Ukrainian soldiers moves swiftly through a front-line training ground, overcoming obstacles and firing at distant targets. They are fine-tuning their battle skills here as Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russian forces rages just few miles to the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — An official Chinese survey says the country’s factory activity has recorded its first expansion in six months. It’s another sign that the world’s second-largest economy is gradually improving following its post-pandemic malaise. The government statistics bureau and an official industry group said Saturday that the monthly purchasing managers’ index rose to 50.2
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russian and anti-American message looks to be heading for victory in the early parliamentary election in Slovakia, according to preliminary results. With the results from almost 88% of about 6,000 polling stations counted by the Slovak Statistics Office, former Prime Minister Robert
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Slovaks have been voting in a knife-edge parliamentary election on Saturday that could radically reshape Slovakia’s approach to Ukraine and create deep rifts within NATO and the European Union. The frontrunner, former Prime Minister Robert Fico, has made no secret of his affinity for the Kremlin during the election
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Emirati president-designate for the upcoming United Nations COP28 climate conference offered a full-throated defense Saturday of his nation hosting the talks, dismissing those who “just go on the attack without knowing anything, without knowing who we are.” Climate activists roundly criticized Sultan al-Jaber’s
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Our sports anchor Noah Chast was live in Corvallis Friday night for an exciting Pac-12 matchup that saw the Beavers knock off the Utes 21-7.
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Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Our sports anchor Noah Chast was live in Corvallis tonight for an exciting Pac-12 matchup that saw the Beavers knock off the Utes.
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Here’s this week’s edition of The Big Playback, as Blake Mayfield fills in for Noah Chast for some Friday night highlights from games around the area.
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The BLM will accept permit applications for watercraft guiding activities on the Lower Deschutes River from October 1 – 31. The permit is for non-motorized guiding activities on the lower 100 miles of the Deschutes River. Successful applicants would be able to use their permit in the 2024 boating season. The
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Northumberland County, Virginia (CNN) — Everyday when PJ Haynie wakes up, he prays to God for two things. “As farmers, we go out and as they say, we plant and pray,” Haynie said. “We plant a crop … we pray for rain; we pray for prices.” It’s a hot Saturday morning
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine hosted an international defense industry conference as part of a government effort to ramp up weapons production within the country to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion and reduce foreign dependence on arms deliveries. The event marked a new development in support of Ukraine, with the previous
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The persistent pattern of precipitation is coming to a close today. Mostly cloudy skies along with spotty light rain showers will linger early in the day but by later this afternoon the skies will be clearing, and we should see a decent amount of sunshine. High temperatures this afternoon are expected to only reach the
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown, Aren Melikyan and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — At least 100,000 people have now fled the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karbakh – more than four-fifths of the population – since Azerbaijan reclaimed the territory in a lightening offensive, authorities in neighboring Armenia said. The rapid exodus has prompted the United Nations to send
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