By JIM GOMEZ, AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press THITU ISLAND, South China Sea (AP) — The Philippines inaugurated a new coast guard monitoring base Friday on an island occupied by Filipino forces in the disputed South China Sea and plans to expand joint patrols with the United States and Australia to counter China’s
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Security officials say 11 people have been killed in an attack by a group armed with explosives and guns in eastern Iraq. The attacks took place Thursday night in the area of Muqdadiyah in Diyala province. A roadside bomb exploded and gunmen then opened fire on rescuers
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Conservationists have discovered two kiwi chicks in Wellington, the first wild births recorded for the bird in the New Zealand capital in over 150 years. The two new chicks come just a year after the Capital Kiwi Project reintroduced the country’s iconic national bird to the city
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two Chinese business executives at companies controlled by the embattled financial conglomerate Zhongzhi have gone missing, according to statements by their respective firms. The development comes just days after Chinese authorities launched a criminal investigation into the troubled shadow bank, one of China’s largest. Last week, Zhongzhi told
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The new year is around the corner, and there are plenty of recreation offerings to welcome in 2024. Bend Park and Recreation District is opening registration for winter recreation and programs and winter/spring sports leagues next Monday-Wednesday Dec. 4, Dec. 5 and Dec. 6. Available activities include programs held in January
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Elon Musk quiere desesperadamente caer bien, a pesar de su declaración de este miércoles de que no le importa que lo odien. “Que me odien”, dijo a Andrew Ross Sorkin en la cumbre DealBook de The New York Times. Esta afirmación es, como gran parte de la imagen pública de
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A broad rally on Wall Street closed out a fifth straight week of gains for the market Friday, driving the S&P 500 to its highest level in more than a year. The benchmark index rose 0.6%, eclipsing its previous high for the year set in
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A Prineville woman whose painful childhood memories led her to make nearly 1,000 pet blankets for area shelters over the past few years is moving on to other creative pursuits, but Janet Miller will never stop expressing her love for cats and dogs who she says need it so badly.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó la solicitud del presidente Nayib Bukele de un permiso para dejar el cargo durante seis meses para centrarse en su campaña para la reelección el próximo año. Bukele se postulará para un segundo mandato como presidente a pesar de que, según los críticos, la
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dozens of world leaders said they know the planet’s dangerously overheating and they are trying to keep it from getting worse. The next step is to turn their soaring rhetoric voiced at the beginning of the United Nations climate conference into
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Echa un vistazo aquí sobre los orígenes, los tratamientos y la respuesta global al VIH y el sida en los últimos años. Cada 1 de diciembre se conmemora el Día Mundial de la Lucha contra el Sida. ¿Qué es el VIH/sida y cómo se trasmite? VIH significa virus de inmunodeficiencia
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — There was no trace of Hanan Yablonka — not on the 42-year-old Israeli’s social media accounts nor on his phone, found in the bullet-riddled car he and four friends tried to flee in after Hamas militants attacked the music festival they were attending in southern Israel. The
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz, Michael Callahan and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas continued to negotiate through mediators Friday over the potential release of hostages from Gaza that would prompt another pause in hostilities, sources said, despite the ending of the week-long truce and the resumption of fighting. The Israel
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Dra. Mandy Cohen, directora de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU., informó este jueves a una sumbcomisión del Congreso sobre los casos de enfermedades respiratorias en EE.UU. debidos a tres virus: la gripe, el coronavirus y el virus respiratorio sincitial, o VRS. “La
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ask most people what the annual U.N. climate talks are and the likely answer will be: “Huh?” Ask those who do know and the answer may be: “Why should I care?” The negotiations, called Conference of Parties, are nearly two weeks long and in
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again Friday, as airstrikes hit houses and buildings in the Gaza Strip minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Health authorities in the besieged territory reported dozens of Palestinians killed and Israel dropped leaflets over
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers’ concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Rural Fire Protection District, St. Charles Health System, and La Pine Community Health Center jointly announced Thursday that they have decided to resolve and dismiss their ongoing lawsuits over the billing of health care providers for transport services. Here’s their jointly issued news release: The three entities
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — As California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opened a debate Thursday night on Fox News, Newsom told DeSantis the two had one thing in common. “Neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024,” he said. The highly unusual debate — one moderated
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press When Sam Schultz was sexually assaulted, it felt like a part of them died. It took eight years and the burgeoning #MeToo movement to spur them to go public and make a police report, and an additional five years for their attackers to plead guilty. Now, as much as Schultz
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