Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional Electoral de México (INE) ordenó a los partidos políticos que postulen a mujeres en al menos cinco de las nueve gobernaciones que se elegirán en los comicios del 2 de junio de 2024. La orden se aprobó este martes y tiene el objetivo de “garantizar el principio
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — The Nashville police chief’s son, who was wanted in the shooting of two officers, was found dead Tuesday night after leading police on a car chase, authorities said. John Drake Jr., 38, was being sought on two counts of attempted first-degree murder after a shooting that
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Mitsubishi Motors will stop producing vehicles in China, in the latest sign of retreat by foreign automakers in the world’s biggest car market. Following weeks of speculation, the Japanese carmaker confirmed Tuesday that it would wind down local manufacturing and exit a long-running joint venture in mainland
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods has made so many comebacks in his extraordinary golfing career that they have become an integral part of his legend. But after his 2021 high-speed, single-car accident in the Los Angeles suburbs, even Woods must have known that a serious comeback was unlikely. His right leg had
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have been invited to meet with top European Union officials to try to breathe life into talks aimed at normalizing their relations. The meetings would take place on the sidelines of an EU summit starting Thursday in Brussels. Serbian President Aleksandar
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah group held talks on Wednesday in Beirut with senior Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad figures in a key meeting of three top anti-Israel militant groups amid the war raging in Gaza. In neighboring Syria, meanwhile, state media said an Israeli airstrike hit
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California’s Death Valley is the hottest place in the world and the driest place in North America. But two months after Hurricane Hilary’s epic rainfall, parts of the national park look more oasis than desert. Parched ground turned to ponds, wildflowers are in bloom in remote areas and
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader has cut taxes for some homebuyers and stock traders to boost markets as the city seeks to maintain its reputation as a global financial hub. Chief Executive John Lee said the extra stamp duties imposed on non-resident buyers and current local homeowners looking
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia’s move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths until March 2026. That decision reversed an earlier order for a halt to such activities by Jan. 1 after Lynas proposed to remove radioactive thorium from raw material and from over a million tons of
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La reina Rania de Jordania acusó a los dirigentes occidentales de un “flagrante doble rasero” por no condenar la muerte de civiles bajo los bombardeos israelíes en Gaza, mientras la guerra de Israel contra Hamas amenaza con desestabilizar las relaciones entre Estados Unidos y los dirigentes árabes. En una entrevista
Continue ReadingBy Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of birds and mammals. “Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in brown skua populations on Bird Island,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Júpiter fue uno de los primeros objetivos observados por el telescopio espacial James Webb cuando dirigió su mirada infrarroja al universo en julio de 2022. Tras captar imágenes asombrosas que superaron las expectativas de los astrónomos, el observatorio espacial ha revelado ahora una característica nunca antes vista en la atmósfera del
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA and ZANE IRWIN Associated Press BULENGO, Congo (AP) — A hooded man burst into the 42-year-old woman’s tent while her children were out searching for food, then raped her in the displacement camp where she had fled war in eastern Congo. “I wanted to scream (but) he took my mouth and he
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Otis tore across Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a powerful and dangerous Category 5 hurricane Wednesday, unleashing massive flooding in the resort city of Acapulco and setting off looting as desperate relatives tired of waiting for help to arrive. While little is
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German authorities have broken off their search for four crew members missing since a British-flagged cargo ship sank following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea. A senior official said Wednesday that there was no longer any hope for them. The Verity had seven people on board and was
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Admissions staff from several colleges met with high school counselors Tuesday at OSU-Cascades, a traveling conference that helps counselors learn about changes to the admissions process, new majors and financial aid opportunities.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise operator that failed to cancel a voyage from Sydney that led to a COVID-19 outbreak has been ruled negligent in an Australian class-action case. The Ruby Princess ocean liner left Sydney on March 8, 2020, for a 13-day cruise to New Zealand but returned
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she has appointed Mike Reese to head the Oregon Department of Corrections. Reese brings over 30 years of experience in the public safety sector to the position. Most recently, he served as the Multnomah County sheriff. “I am grateful to Acting Director Heidi Steward stepping up
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — An 82-year-old man in South Korea had a heart attack after choking on a piece of “live octopus,” or san-nakji, a local delicacy comprised of freshly severed – and still wriggling – tentacles. Fire station authorities in Gwangju, a city near the country’s
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks two members to represent the state’s Fish Passage Task Force. Two vacancies exist for the Public-At-Large stakeholder group representing the Task Force. A Public-At-Large representative from the east side of the state is desired. Applications will be accepted through Dec. 15. The nine
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