By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — First, some families fled drought and violence. Now they say they have nowhere to hide from intense flooding as rainfall exacerbated by the weather phenomenon El Niño pummels large parts of Somalia. The federal government declared a state of emergency in October. Among the worst hit towns
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Several picnic tables at Stone Creek Park in southeast Bend were covered with racial slurs and other crude imagery recently. Bend Park and Rec crews removed the graffiti Wednesday morning. The tables are in a covered area directly across from Silver Rail Elementary School. As of Wednesday afternoon, Bend Police said
Continue ReadingBy JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ja’Kobe Walter scored 24 points and fellow freshman Yves Missi posted his first career double-double Wednesday night as No. 13 Baylor beat Oregon State 88-72 in the opening game of the NIT Season Tip-Off at Barclays Center. Baylor (5-0) led the entire way and will face
Continue ReadingUTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Officials say the rescue of 41 construction workers who have been trapped for nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India ran into another delay during what was described as the final phase of digging to reach them. A spokesperson for the Uttarakhand state government said late Thursday that
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Los planes para liberar a los primeros rehenes bajo el acuerdo entre Israel y Hamas se retrasaron la noche de este miércoles, apenas unas horas antes de que iniciara la pausa en los combates que se tenía prevista y fue arduamente negociada. El Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de Israel afirmó en
Continue ReadingMOUNT VERNON, Ky. (AP) — A train has derailed and spilled a chemical in a remote part of eastern Kentucky, prompting officials to encourage residents of a small town to evacuate amid concerns about air quality. Gov. Andy Beshear said in a statement that local officials in Rockcastle County were encouraging residents of Livingston, with
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Newly released video shows a 62-year-old man struggling with an Atlanta police officer and saying “I can’t breathe” moments before he is tased. The man died less than two hours later, and now his family is calling for the former officer to be prosecuted. The Fulton
Continue ReadingBy CNN’s Becky Anderson, Zeena Saifi and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — A four-day truce between Israel and Hamas will begin on Friday morning, with civilian hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released later in the afternoon, Qatar announced Thursday, hours after the deal was originally meant to take effect. The pause in fighting will
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Deschutes County foster children and their foster families will be hosted by Pine Tavern and Assistance League® of Bend at their 30th Annual Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, Dec. 3.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Two individuals accused of running brothels in Boston and Virginia will remain behind bars for the time being, a magistrate judge ruled Wednesday following a detention hearing. Han Lee, the alleged leader of the high-end brothel network, and Junmyung Lee, who investigators say was employed by Han Lee, both
Continue ReadingSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Incumbent Erin Mendenhall has won her reelection bid for mayor of Utah’s capital in a ranked-choice contest that included a challenge by former Mayor Rocky Anderson. The Salt Lake Tribune reports ballot returns released Wednesday showed Mendenhall with 58% of the vote to Anderson’s 34%. Anderson conceded and wished Mendenhall
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization says it has requested more information from Chinese officials on an increase in respiratory illnesses and pneumonia clusters among children there. Officials from China’s National Health Commission reported an increase in respiratory disease at a news conference last week, WHO said in a statement Wednesday. “Chinese authorities
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti 🔄Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí Se ven fotografías de algunas de las personas tomadas como rehenes por Hamas. (León Neal/Getty Images) Una mujer se encuentra en una parada de autobús cerca de un cartel que pide la liberación de rehenes de Hamás en Gaza,
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Actor Jamie Foxx faces sexual assault and battery charges in a lawsuit filed on Monday with the New York State Supreme Court. The alleged incident occurred in 2015 at Catch NYC, a popular New York City restaurant, according to the complaint obtained by CNN. CNN has reached out to
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La crisis de liderazgo que afectó a OpenAI durante casi una semana terminó casi tan abruptamente como comenzó: con un anuncio conciso y críptico de la compañía que podría tener enormes repercusiones para su futuro. En cierto modo, el resultado fue un retorno al status quo: Sam Altman sería
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the northwest corner of Louisiana, a candidate for parish sheriff is demanding a recount after losing by a single vote in an election where more than 43,000 people voted. The tight race shines a spotlight on Louisiana’s recount process and its outdated voting machines,
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A judge has struck down an effort to enshrine reproductive rights, including abortion, in Nevada’s constitution. Carson City District Court Judge James T. Russell ruled on Tuesday that a proposed ballot initiative offered by abortion rights advocates in the western swing state is too
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Fiji’s leader says that after meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, he hopes to collaborate with China on upgrading his nation’s shipyards and ports. Sitiveni Rabuka made the remarks to lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday. Rabuka is generally seen as leaning less toward China than
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Han pasado ya unos días desde el sábado, cuando la nicaragüense Sheynnis Palacios se convirtió en la mujer más bella del planeta tras ganar el certamen Miss Universe 2023, pero sus compatriotas aún siguen embriagados de emoción, de felicidad y, por momentos, con temor de que su triunfo sea solo un
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The Humane Society of Central Oregon was busy on Black Friday with families eager to find a new animal companion in time for the holidays.
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