By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Helmets. Flak jackets. Press identification. Those are some of the tools that journalists covering the Israel-Hamas war are using to shield themselves from the unforgiving dangers of an active battlefield. But the gear only goes so far. Inside the Gaza Strip, a narrow sliver of the world that even
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La relación especial entre Estados Unidos e Israel se remonta a 1948, cuando el presidente Harry Truman se convirtió en el primer líder mundial en reconocer al Estado judío, momentos después de su creación. En la actualidad hay un kibbutz en Israel que lleva el nombre de Truman, y Estados Unidos
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to faking her own kidnapping, has been found guilty of two misdemeanor charges related to the case, according to CNN affiliates WBMA and WVTM. Russell had pleaded not guilty to one count of false reporting to law enforcement authorities and one count
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is set to announce new measures to raise the cost of Russia’s attempts to skirt a limit set on the price for its oil, senior administration officials told CNN, as the West aims to enforce more strictly a price cap first introduced nearly
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El 12 de octubre es una fecha que se conmemora en diferentes lugares del mundo, y desde distintas perspectivas. Ese día de 1842 la expedición de Cristobal Colón tocó tierra en la isla Guanahani, de las Bahamas, junto a una tripulación de 90 personas que habían zarpado unas 10 semanas
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Houston Astros gathered in the clubhouse with their bottles and goggles to toast another postseason victory, when manager Dusty Baker called Justin Verlander forward to lead the celebration. “I’m doing the World Series!” Baker said. “You do this one!” Verlander, after a profanity-punctuated speech that
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has honored a former defense secretary whose high-profile arrest in the U.S. three years ago strained relations between the two countries. General Salvador Cienfuegos was charged with ties to a international drug trafficking network in October 2020. After he was returned to Mexico for investigation, all charges were dropped
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — A sculpture commemorating the famous 1967 meeting of Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown and other athletes — now known as the Ali Summit — has been unveiled on the site of the original gathering. The carbon steel art piece is a representation of the press conference table
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Un tribunal colegiado de México dio una prórroga de 10 días hábiles para que otro tribunal federal emita una nueva sentencia en contra de Mario Aburto, el hombre que en diciembre de 1994 fue condenado a 45 años de prisión por el asesinato del candidato presidencial Luis Donaldo Colosio. El
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is warning Americans to reconsider travel to Israel in the wake of the weekend’s deadly Hamas attacks. The agency raised its travel advisory level on Wednesday to Level 3: Reconsider Travel because of civil unrest and terrorism, advising that “the situation in Israel remains dynamic; mortar and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Amid several inches of tantalizing early snowfall piling up Wednesday at Mt. Bachelor, the resort reported that skiers and riders have helped raise some $32,000 for area nonprofits. The resort had about five inches of new snow by midday… with more coming down. This year, through its “Play Forever” pass sales
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, @R0CKETI, CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift filled a “blank space” on the red carpet of the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert Film” premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. As seen in videos posted to social media, the singer made a surprise – though highly anticipated – appearance at
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift filled a “blank space” on the red carpet of the “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Concert Film” premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. As seen in videos posted to social media, the singer made a surprise – though highly anticipated – appearance at the event in a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s newly appointed U.S. senator is facing a risky decision: whether or not to enter the 2024 race for her seat that already is crowded with candidates. Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler was named earlier this month to serve the remainder of the term of
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge cleared the way Wednesday for enforcement of a public health order that suspends the right to carry guns at public parks and playgrounds in New Mexico’s largest metro area. The order from U.S. District Judge David Urias rejects a request from gun
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Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler joins us at 6 a.m. Wednesday, January 10th on NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise for our monthly ‘Ask the Mayor’ segment. You can submit a question – anonymously if you wish – under the Community tab at http://www.ktvz.com/ask-the-mayor.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Three books that explore and celebrate the diversity of American culture were awarded Kirkus Prizes on Wednesday night, with each winner receiving $50,000. James McBride’s “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store,” a novel set in an eclectic Pennsylvania town in the 1930s, won in the fiction category. Héctor Tobar’s “Our Migrant
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Los expresidentes de Honduras Porfirio Lobo Sosa y Juan Orlando Hernández fueron acusados este miércoles en los tribunales de justicia por el supuesto desvío de más de US$ 2,5 millones, indicó en un comunicado la Unidad Fiscal Especializada Contra Redes de Corrupción (Uferco), dependencia del Ministerio Público. El requerimiento presentado
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law to fast-track low-income housing on surplus land owned by nonprofit colleges and religious institutions. The new law rezones lands owned by nonprofit colleges, churches, mosques and synagogues to allow for affordable housing. The movement, dubbed “yes in God’s
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A gun count that had been part of a collapsed plea deal in the Hunter Biden case has been dismissed as a judge signed off on a prosecution request. Wednesday’s order from U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika formally removes a gun-possession charge that has now been replaced
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