By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has been defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the United Nations premiere human rights body by a significant majority in an election in the General Assembly, which voted last year to suspend Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine. Russia competed against
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Una vez más, no hubo ningún ganador del premio mayor en Powerball después del sorteo de este lunes por la noche. La Asociación de Lotería Multiestatal dice que el próximo gran premio será de aproximadamente US$ 1.730 millones, el segundo premio mayor de lotería en la historia de Estados Unidos, superado
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Syria has boycotted a hearing at the UN’s highest court, where the Netherlands and Canada are accusing Damascus of “institutionalized” use of torture. The two countries say that since 2011, “Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapon attacks
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — En un instante, los sonidos beat fueron silenciados por las balas y las explosiones de combatientes del grupo extremista Hamas, que disparaban contra cientos de jóvenes que disfrutaban el sábado del festival de música electrónica Nova, realizado en un terreno cerca de Gaza. Imágenes de asistentes al concierto muestran a
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Tara John, Helen Regan, Christian Edwards, Heather Law and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Israel is hammering Gaza with airstrikes, hitting hundreds of targets and reducing neighborhoods to rubble, as new atrocities are uncovered in its territory after a devastating surprise attack by Hamas militants. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it
Continue ReadingBy JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and MICHAL DYJUK Associated Press CZESTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — Dominika Gala grew up going to Mass with her grandmother and attending Catholic school in Warsaw. After her grandmother’s death in 2010, she began to drift away from the church. A decade later, when the Catholic leadership backed a near-total abortion ban in
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — General Motors and the union representing Canadian auto workers have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending a strike that began just after midnight. About 4,300 striking workers at two GM factories and a parts warehouse will return to work Tuesday afternoon and will vote on the three-year deal later. Lana Payne, president
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has said peace with China is the “only option,” while strongly asserting the self-governing island’s defenses. Tsai said in a National Day address that the international community views stability in the Taiwan Strait as an “indispensable component of global security and prosperity.” China claims Taiwan as its
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN and ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighborhood by neighborhood Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory now suffering severe retaliation for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants. Humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, anunció que organizará una reunión sobre el creciente flujo migratorio con múltiples países el 22 de octubre en la ciudad de Palenque, en el estado de Chiapas, en el sur de México. El anuncio se hizo durante una conferencia de prensa este lunes.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot has soared to a whopping estimated $1.73 billion after no big winner was drawn Monday night, marking the second largest prize in the lottery’s history. It is also the first time in Powerball’s history that consecutive jackpot cycles have reached billion-dollar prizes, Powerball announced. If a
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new defense minister says he would push to suspend a 2018 military agreement with North Korea on reducing tensions between the rivals, insisting that it hampers the South’s surveillance activities along their heavily armed border when the North’s nuclear threats are increasing. South
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The Kindred Creative Kitchen, a collective kitchen space on Twin Knolls Drive in NE Bend, offers classes of various kinds, now offering lessons on how to ‘Cook Like a Pro.’
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the city will seek to strengthen its economic and trade ties with Thailand after a meeting with the country’s prime minister. Chief Executive John Lee said at a weekly press briefing on Tuesday that he and Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin agreed
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We’re continuing our series of reports to mark “Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” This week, we focus on screening recommendations. The choices you make about exercise, diet and other behaviors can shape your complete health, as well as your exposure for developing breast cancer. It’s also important to follow recommendations for breast cancer screening. Mammograms
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — SAIF will be touring the state during the next few months to offer free agriculture and construction safety sessions. SAIF has offered the agricultural safety seminars for nearly 30 years, helping Oregon’s farm owners, managers, and workers stay safe in one of the most hazardous industries. SAIF is adding construction safety
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s second attempt at student loan cancellation moved forward Tuesday with a first round of negotiations to help guide the administration to a new plan. The Biden administration vowed to try again after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier plan in June. In opening
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A coalition of unions representing thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers warned they will walk off the job again next month if a deal is not reached with their employer. Facilities across California, Washington, Oregon, Virginia and Washington DC have threatened to strike for a second time if
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Kari Lake launched a U.S. Senate campaign with a splashy rally outside Phoenix, having never conceded she lost last year’s race for Arizona governor. Lake is trying out new messages and courting the support of national Republicans she’s insulted in the past. But the former television
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and ADAM GELLER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — In the hours after Hamas blew through Israel’s heavily fortified separation fence and crossed into the country from Gaza, Ahal Besorai tried desperately to reach his sister. There was no answer. Soon after, he learned from witnesses that militants had seized her, her husband
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