By KRISTINA REX Click here for updates on this story NORTH ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WFOR) — When Liz Moughan discovered on her home security footage that a box of planter trees left in the yard had been taken by a passing car, she says “it kind of felt like really just another big loss.” The small
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Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment rose by 8,100 jobs in September, following a revised decline of 700 jobs in August, with construction adding 3,200 jobs to reach another record-high level, the state Employment Department reported Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A national survey of employers found that the cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation. Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely rising in 2022. That’s according to KFF, a nonprofit that researches health care issues. And health
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — As desperate Palestinians in sealed-off Gaza try to find refuge under Israel’s relentless bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, some ask why neighboring Egypt and Jordan don’t take them in. The two countries, which flank Israel on opposite sides and share
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities have announced two more arrests in connection with an airport parking garage shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and wounded one officer last week. First Deputy Commissioner Frank Vanore said Alexander Batista-Polanco and Hendrick Peña-Fernandez were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Both are 21.
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of protesters clashed Wednesday with Lebanese security forces in a Beirut suburb near the U.S. Embassy during demonstrations in support of both Gaza’s civilian residents and the militant group Hamas in its war with Israel. The protest in the Aukar neighborhood came as U.S. President Joe
Continue ReadingAleja Páez (CNN Español) — La Administración del Seguro Social en EE.UU. es el ente que vela por la protección financiera de las personas que viven en el país. A través del Seguro Social se gestionan beneficios del gobierno federal de EE.UU. por jubilación, incapacidad, pensión por la pérdida de un familiar y el acceso
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The net worth of the typical U.S. household grew at the fastest pace in more than three decades from 2020 through 2022, while relatively low interest rates at that time made it easier for households to pay their debts. Wealth for the median household — the
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Fake versions of the popular diabetes medicine Ozempic have been found at wholesalers in the European Union and United Kingdom, the European Medicines Agency warned Wednesday, prompting an alert to patients to check their medicines carefully. There’s no evidence fake Ozempic pens have been dispensed to patients from legal
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A pro-Trump Minnesota judge has declared a new state law restoring voting rights for convicted felons unconstitutional. His rulings have drawn a sharp rebuke from Minnesota’s attorney general and secretary of state who say he overstepped his authority. They plan to defend the law, which lets felons
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta is officially being investigated as a “suspect” in an ongoing alleged improper payment scandal, according to court documents obtained by CNN – the latest twist in a scandal overshadowing the club and Spanish soccer. The investigation relates to alleged improper payments
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — Norma se mantiene como huracán de categoría 3 este viernes mientras avanza hacia México, tres días después de haberse formado como tormenta tropical en el Pacífico. Hasta la mañana de este viernes, el centro de Norma se ubicaba aproximadamente a 355 km de Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco, y a unos 475
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Neymar left the soccer field in tears after yet another injury in what has become an all-too familiar sight. Quite a contrast to Lionel Messi’s smiles at Inter Miami and Cristiano Ronaldo’s reenergized success with Portugal. Neymar hurt his knee in the first half of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Center Foundation is pleased to announce its upcoming Community Concussion Baseline testing dates. This program is made possible thanks to generous support of Taylor NW, the community sponsor for The Center Foundation’s Community Baseline ImPACT testing program. ImPACT Concussion Baseline testing is available for children ages 12 through 18 who
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought protection from arrest from a court days before his planned return to the country. Sharif is expected to return home on Saturday from Saudi Arabia where he recently reached from London, where he’s been living in self-imposed
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Hermoso has been called up by the Spanish national team for the first time following the fallout around the unwanted kiss she received from the former president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), Luis Rubiales. The incident took place on August 20 following Spain’s 1-0 victory against
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Casi dos décadas después de que Natalee Holloway desapareciera en Aruba, el hombre sospechoso durante mucho tiempo de matar a la adolescente de Alabama confesó su asesinato, según un expediente judicial. La madre de Holloway dijo que la declaración de culpabilidad de Joran van der Sloot, y su confesión del crimen, puso
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(Update: Adding video, interview) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Shepherd’s House Ministries, a dedicated non-profit organization committed to supporting our local homeless community, is excited to announce its upcoming Winter Coat and Gear Drive Event this Saturday. The event will take place on Saturday from 10 am to 2 pm, at 1854 NE Division Street, Bend,
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A veteran North Carolina trial lawyer has entered the Republican primary campaign for governor. Bill Graham of Salisbury competed unsuccessfully for governor in 2008 on the heels of an effort to lower the gasoline tax. Graham said Wednesday that he’s got the “resources, discipline and
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Dozens of activists who champion LGBTQ, indigenous peoples’ and reproductive rights or campaign against discrimination have turned their backs in a silent protest in Geneva. They’re protesting what they call insufficient U.S. government responses to their human rights concerns. The protesters led the demonstration as U.S. Ambassador
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