Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — La Casa Blanca informó este jueves que Israel acordó avanzar con las pausas de cuatro horas al día en sus operaciones militares en zonas del norte de Gaza. La medida pareció formalizar una pauta de suspender la violencia para permitir que la ayuda humanitaria fluya hacia el enclave y que
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Four news organizations strongly denied on Thursday having had prior knowledge of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terror attack, after the Israeli government demanded answers from the press and stoked questions about their credibility over a thinly sourced report from an agenda-driven media monitoring group that insinuated news organizations knew about the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The nation’s understaffed and overworked air traffic controller workforce has grown by only six fully trained controllers over the last year, the workers’ union president told Congress. National Air Traffic Controllers Association President Rich Santa told a Senate subcommittee Thursday growth in the thousands is needed. The FAA’s controller ranks
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The white Honda Civic sped down Highway 57, a rural two-lane corridor that reaches the U.S.-Mexico border, after a Texas sheriff’s deputy tried pulling over the car and gave chase when it didn’t stop. High-speed pursuits of migrants and suspected smugglers have
Continue ReadingBy DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The ex-Louisville police officer on trial for firing into Breonna Taylor’s apartment has testified he had to react quickly after his fellow officers were fired on. Brett Hankison says he saw a muzzle flash from inside Taylor’s hallway. The shot was fired by Taylor’s boyfriend and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day honors the bravery of Ruby Bridges walking to Franz Elementary school as the first and only Black student in 1960. “It is the perfect opportunity to teach children about the civil rights movement and make connections to today’s collective efforts for change,” Central Oregon’s Commute
Continue ReadingBy Penelope Lopez Click here for updates on this story ABBEVILLE, Louisiana (KATC) — Louisiana is the home of the sportsman’s paradise and the thrill of hunting has no age limit here. Children as young as ten years old can be certified to use a gun for the purpose of hunting in the state of
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Padres slugger Manny Machado put on a hard hat, grabbed a shovel and joined in the ceremonial groundbreaking for a $150 million training complex and youth academy for the MLS expansion San Diego FC. Machado is a founding partner of San Diego FC, which
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Former New York state comptroller Alan Hevesi has died. He was 83. The longtime elected official from New York City resigned as comptroller amid one scandal and later served prison time for another involving influence-peddling. A release from his family said he passed away peacefully Thursday surrounded by his children and
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday, another blow to the Biden administration’s clean energy agenda following cancellations last week of two major offshore wind projects. Oregon-based NuScale Power has the only small modular nuclear reactor
Continue ReadingKristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — While she may be promoting her forthcoming studio album “Pink Friday 2,” Nicki Minaj is on the cover of Vogue in cream — a delicately draped Valentino couture gown, that is. Minaj has previously been featured on the covers of the Arabian and Japanese editions of Vogue (in 2018 and
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Thistle & Nest, a Central Oregon-based nonprofit started back in March, has announced the launch of “an ambitious and impactful affordable housing initiative, aimed at addressing the pressing housing crisis in our local communities,” with 160 homes to be made available for purchase in Bend, Madras and Prineville over the next two years.
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded Apollo 8’s historic Christmas 1968 flight that circled the moon 10 times and paved the way for the lunar landing the next year, has died. He was 95. Borman died Tuesday in Billings, Montana, according to NASA. Borman also led troubled Eastern Airlines in the 1970s
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A project to build a first-of-a-kind small modular nuclear reactor power plant was terminated Wednesday, another blow to the Biden administration’s clean energy agenda following cancellations last week of two major offshore wind projects. Oregon-based NuScale Power has the only small modular nuclear reactor
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania’s highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for decades. But the race between Democrat Dan McCaffery and Republican Carolyn Carluccio became unlike any other. It included national media coverage, record-breaking spending and the highest
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Virginia’s largest school system say that allegations by a 7th grader who said she was repeatedly raped at her school more than a decade ago are a total fabrication. The onetime student, who is now 24, stands by her claims. The allegations first
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The Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests have begun selling permits to cut Christmas trees from Central Oregon’s national forest lands.
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI and NATACHA PISARENKO Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As thousands of Taylor Swift fans eagerly lined up Thursday for the superstar’s first-ever concert in Argentina, they saw themselves surrounded by posters urging them to not vote in favor of right-wing populist Javier Milei in next week’s presidential election. “A Swiftie
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s highest court is preparing to weigh in on the removal of time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits. The Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments Thursday over the constitutionality of the change. An attorney for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland said the elimination of the
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado General Assembly will meet in a special session to address soaring home values and the consequent spikes in property taxes. The legislative session, which Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday, follows a resounding defeat for a ballot measure in Tuesday’s election that
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