LA VERGNE, Tenn. (AP) — Police in Tennessee were searching Sunday for the estranged son of Nashville’s police chief as the suspect in the shooting of two police officers outside a Dollar General store. Authorities said officers in the city of La Vergne were investigating a stolen vehicle outside the store Saturday when they struggled
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian action thriller that tells a gripping story of corruption and police brutality in Africa’s most populous country has reached record viewership numbers on Netflix charts globally. It’s a reminder of the power and potential of Nigeria’s rapidly growing film industry. “The Black Book” has
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tyson, un importante productor estadounidense de carne de vacuno, cerdo y pollo, apuesta por las proteínas procedentes de insectos. El procesador de carne dijo el martes que había invertido en Protix, un fabricante de ingredientes para insectos con sede en los Países Bajos. Tyson no sólo adquirirá una participación minoritaria en
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The second aid convoy destined for desperate Palestinian civilians reached Gaza on Sunday, as Israel widened its attacks to include targets in Syria and the occupied West Bank and the Israeli prime minister warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group that if
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Live from New York, it’s a rock legend. Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger made two surprise cameos on the new episode of “Saturday Night Live,” hosted by musician Bad Bunny. In the first sketch, Jagger crashed the set of a Spanish-language soap opera, playing the father of a character
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Estaba de vacaciones y me encontraba descansando tranquilamente en la habitación del hotel con mi amiga cuando, de la nada, ella gritó: “¡Los Zoo Pals han vuelto!”. Inmediatamente intentamos comprar algunos. Pero, para nuestra desgracia, se agotaron. Durante días actualizamos la página para ver si volvían a estar disponibles. Efectivamente, conseguí
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The Bend Food Project was started eight years ago, to help local pantries like The Giving Plate provide food to people who need it. It’s run entirely by volunteers. And every two months, there are two Saturdays set aside to have neighborhood coordinators pick up green bags filled with healthy non-perishable food.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — As authorities continue their investigation into the death of a Detroit synagogue leader found stabbed over the weekend, police chief James E. White said Sunday no evidence has surfaced suggesting the killing was motivated by antisemitism. The body of Samantha Woll, president of the board of
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Twenty-eight Oregon arts organizations will each receive a $10,000 grant to strengthen arts education for K-12 students through $280,000 in Oregon Arts Commission Arts Learning Program funding for fiscal year 2024. All funded projects feature partnerships with Oregon schools within communities throughout the state. “Unfortunately, so many schools lack adequate funding for arts
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter and Stephen Mays, CNN (CNN) — It’s almost time for clocks to “fall back” one hour. On the second Sunday of March, at 2 a.m., clocks in most of the United States and many other countries move forward one hour and stay there for nearly eight months in what is called Daylight
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Human Services Refugee Program has invited community agencies to apply for a portion of $3.6 million in funding that is available to provide services and support to eligible individuals from Afghanistan. Interested organizations should complete the application and budget summary. The deadline to apply is Nov. 10, 2023. A virtual
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of October 22-28. Hunnell Road: Loco Road to Tumalo Road Improvement (Bend Area) – Earthwork will be occurring on Hunnell Road between Rogers Road and Pohaku Road. Work will include placement of aggregate base and shoulder excavation work. Utility work will also
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s Road and Traffic Report for the week of October 21-27. NE 5th St. between NE Kingwood Ave and NE Jackpine Ct. will be closed for Capital Improvement Project on October 23. Please use detour.Hwy 97 Northbound, north of Pumice, one-lane closure for the week of Oct 21-27. Work
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra Association have ratified a collective bargaining agreement calling for minimum salaries to increase by 15.8% over three years. The deal announced Saturday night with Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians covers Sept. 11 this year through Sept. 13, 2026. Increases in
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelans have chosen the candidate they think can end the decade-long, crisis-ridden presidency of Nicolás Maduro. But they’ll have to wait to learn the results of a Sunday primary election that the country’s opposition organized independently despite government repression and other obstacles. It’s the first
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University has suspended an employee and apologized for displaying a picture of Adolf Hitler on the videoboard during a trivia quiz before the school’s football game against in-state rivals the University of Michigan on Saturday. Photos began circulating on social media before kickoff of
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Economy Minister Sergio Massa surprised Sunday night by finishing on top in the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, reflecting voters’ wariness about handing the presidency to his chief rival, a right-wing populist who upended national politics and pledged to drastically diminish
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press MOSHCHUN, Ukraine (AP) — In the humble backyard of a destroyed house, a 13-year-old chops firewood to get ready for winter. His mother, Tetiana Yarema, has been preparing for months as she remembers last winter’s Russian strikes on the energy infrastructure that plunged Ukraine into darkness. “Those were dark days.
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Republican-controlled Legislature is scheduled to convene to fix a budget mess. The special session set for Monday will address a major budget bill struck down last month by the state Supreme Court. The bill has traditionally been used a catchall or cleanup bill passed
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) — As Jadarrius Rose drove his 18-wheeler through rural Ohio, a simple missing mudflap caught the highway patrol’s eye. The trip ended with a police dog’s powerful jaws clamping down on Rose even as he tried to surrender. As he stood with his hands up beside the
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