By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities, Ukrainian military officials said Sunday. Moscow’s troops have begun a push to regain territory near Bakhmut, the eastern mining city that was the site of
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A mass deportation operation. A new Muslim ban. Tariffs on all imported goods and “freedom cities” built on federal land. Much of the 2024 presidential campaign has been dominated by the myriad investigations into former President Donald Trump and the subsequent charges against him. But with
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By SYLVIE CORBET and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, have marched peacefully to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, representatives of several parties on the left, conservatives and centrists of
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Time is running out for Congress to pass a federal spending bill for fiscal year 2024. If lawmakers don’t act by the end of Friday, November 17, many federal government operations will grind to a halt. However, essential services and certain payments, including Social Security benefits, would continue. A
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Cinco militares estadounidenses murieron en un accidente aéreo durante un vuelo de entrenamiento en el Mediterráneo oriental el viernes por la noche, según un comunicado del Comando Europeo de Estados Unidos. El accidente ocurrió durante una misión de rutina de reabastecimiento de combustible en vuelo como parte de un entrenamiento militar,
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As Israel unleashes one of the most-intense aerial bombing campaigns the Middle East has ever seen, leaders from the world’s top air forces are meeting in the United Arab Emirates to talk about almost anything that isn’t an airstrike. The discussions at the Dubai
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — When former police officer Omar Delgado heard the news of four current and former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department dying by suicide in less than 24 hours last week, he understood. “It’s kind of like a pressure cooker. If you don’t slowly let go of that
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La lluvia de meteoros de las Táuridas aún no ha terminado, y una de sus dos corrientes alcanzará su punto máximo este fin de semana. Cuando las Táuridas del Norte, una lluvia anual menor, están en su momento de mayor actividad, los observadores del cielo pueden ver uno o dos
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The Taurid meteor shower is not quite finished, with one of its two streams set to peak this weekend. When the Northern Taurids, an annual minor shower, is at its most active, sky-gazers could catch sight of a bright meteor or two streaking across the night sky. The Southern
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A new batch of Rhodes scholars from the United States has been selected to study at the University of Oxford in a screening process that was conducted in person for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe in 2020. The Office of the American Secretary of the Rhodes
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Karel Schwarzenberg, a former Czech foreign minister and a member of a European noble family has died. His long-term political ally and the Foreign Ministry confirmed his death on Sunday. He was 85. Schwarzenberg had been hospitalized in Prague since August with heart and kidney problems and
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — When Laura Larocca visited Denmark in 2019, the climate scientist sifted through thousands of old aerial photographs of Greenland’s icy coastline, which were rediscovered in a castle outside Copenhagen about 15 years ago. Now housed in the Danish National Archives, the historical images inspired her and other researchers to
Continue ReadingBy GREGOIRE MEROT Associated Press MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — Water taps flow just one day out of three in Mayotte, a French territory off Africa’s eastern coast. That’s because of a drawn-out drought compounded by years of water mismanagement. Diseases like cholera and typhoid are on the rebound, and the French army recently intervened to
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Timothée Chalamet lambasted everything from Hollywood to his own angelic visage during the opening monologue for his second stint hosting “Saturday Night Live.” Since the SAG-AFTRA strike is over, the “Wonka” star was free to continue to shamelessly promoting his upcoming movies, but things took an amusing turn when
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un sospechoso que estaba bajo custodia tras el asesinato el mes pasado de la presidenta de la sinagoga de Detroit, Samantha Woll, fue puesto en libertad, dijo su abogado el sábado. El jefe de la policía de Detroit, James E. White, había anunciado el miércoles que había un sospechoso detenido,
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — While quarterback Bo Nix believes No. 6 Oregon’s offense is among the nation’s best, he’s still wary of this final stretch of the season. Nix threw for 412 yards and four touchdowns and No. 6 Oregon held off a late USC rally for a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Alec Baldwin made an unexpected return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, his first time appearing on the program since the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of his film “Rust.” Baldwin last appeared on the long-running NBC comedy sketch show just over three years ago, when he regularly showed
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Hopscotch Kids on NW Galveston Avenue in Bend celebrated Saturday and will continue the celebration Sunday. The children’s clothing store has expanded. It now includes premium brands of strollers, car seats, baby furniture, and maternity essentials and clothing. At the community event, there were free drinks, swag bags and a mini photo shoot.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — When Donald Trump launches his defense Monday against allegations that he, his adult sons and his business defrauded lenders and insurers to enrich themselves, the first witness his lawyers will call is the former president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., as they aim to convince the judge that
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital rejected Israel’s claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and critical supplies were running out.
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