By Morgan Rimmer, CNN The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as the new US ambassador to Israel, despite stiff opposition from Senate Republicans over his involvement in the Iran nuclear deal during the Obama administration. He was confirmed by a vote of 53-43. Lew is a veteran of several Democratic administrations having also served as
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A Brooklyn resident and two Russian-Canadian nationals are accused of working with sanctioned Russian entities to ship millions of dollars of equipment to Russia that was later found in seized Russian equipment and in signals intelligence equipment in Ukraine. Nikolay Goltsev, Salimdzhon Nasriddinov and Kristina Puzyreva have been charged
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas, launched in response to a bloody Oct. 7 cross-border raid by the Islamic militant group. A growing array of units, including naval, air and ground forces, have joined the effort.
Continue ReadingAuthorities say a North Dakota woman fatally poisoned her boyfriend after learning that he planned to break up with her after he received a large inheritance. According to police records, 51-year-old Steven Riley Jr. died of antifreeze poisoning less than two days after receiving the money in September. Police say 47-year-old Ina Thea Kenoyer told
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — First Quantum Mineral, la empresa a la que pertenece Minera Panamá, con la cual el gobierno renovó una concesión por ley el 20 de octubre, se declaró este martes en un comunicado a favor del diálogo con los panameños en medio de las protestas. “Creemos en este proyecto y su
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A Missouri jury on Tuesday found the National Association of Realtors, a real estate industry trade group, and some residential brokerages liable for nearly $1.8 billion in damages after determining they conspired to keep commissions for home sales artificially high. The lawsuit covered home sales that took
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence in the U.S., telling lawmakers that multiple foreign extremist groups have called for attacks against Americans and the West in recent weeks. “We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as
Continue ReadingITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Cornell University student has been arrested and accused of posting threatening statements online about Jewish students at the school. A statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office, FBI, New York State police and Cornell University Police says Patrick Dai, a 21-year-old junior from Pittsford, New York, was
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has convicted a Hawaii couple of conspiracy, passport fraud and identity theft for stealing identities and living for decades under the names of dead babies. Court record say jurors deliberated for about two hours before reaching guilty verdicts Monday. Prosecutors say Walter Glenn Primrose
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed by the rapid spread of gang violence and the bleak future awaiting children in the embattled country. William O’Neill spoke Tuesday at the end of a weeklong visit to Haiti.
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Your “Trick or Treat” forecast is looking good as there will be temperatures in the 60s in the late afternoon, then the low 50s after sunset. The sky conditions will be mostly cloudy and the winds will be light. Stay safe and remember to have lights and reflectors to stay as visible as possible in
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The city of Bend is preparing to launch a new phone app called Bend Works that lets residents submit requests for non-emergency services for issues like potholes, flooding issues and damaged street signs.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman has sued a Tennessee police department after her son was shot and killed when he tried to drive away from a traffic stop with an officer leaning into the car. Linda Allen’s son Eric Allen died in November 2022 after a Mt. Juliet Police
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CARLIN Click here for updates on this story NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — A missing 3-year-old boy has been found safe after police say he was inside a car that was stolen from Newark. The car was reported stolen Tuesday morning on Wilson Avenue near Komorn Street. Authorities issued an AMBER Alert for
Continue ReadingBy JOE BRANDT Click here for updates on this story MEDFORD, New Jersey (KYW) — Medford Township police have released more information on an investigation at Burlington County Institute of Technology on Monday. Police were called to the school just before 4 p.m. Monday after a report that a man was trying to enter the
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging antisemitism after residents of the French capital discovered anti-Jewish graffiti on buildings in several districts. The discovery comes weeks into the Israel-Hamas war in which thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed and hundreds of Israelis have been
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Friday will mark three years since city of Bend voters approved, by a 58-42 percent margin, a $190 million general obligation transportation bond for a specified list of major road and transportation projects to improve safety, traffic flow and east-west connections.
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal government amid accusations that it misled students about the cost of its graduate programs. Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its
Continue ReadingDELPHI, Ind. (AP) — The trial for an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls slain in 2017 during a hiking trip has been moved from January to next October. Special Judge Fran Gull officially removed Allen’s former court-appointed defense attorneys Tuesday after saying previously that they would be withdrawing amid questions
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The bacon has been brought home. Escaped Pennsylvania pig Kevin Bacon has returned home after weeks on the run and shortly after his owner laid out a Benadryl-laced sticky bun hoping to get him sleepy and easily carted back to his pen.
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