By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A judge has voided the result of a Louisiana sheriff’s election that was decided by a single vote and ordered a new runoff, saying there was evidence of a handful of illegally cast ballots. Democrat Henry Whitehorn was declared the winner in Caddo Parish last
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — Ileana Márquez, de 27 años, es la primera madre en conquistar el título de Miss Venezuela y representará a su país en la próxima edición de Miss Universo, que se llevará a cabo en México. El certamen tuvo lugar este jueves en Caracas. Márquez, docente de preescolar, afirmó que lo
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The Bend Food Project’s Founders, Sue and Larry Marceaux, announced Friday that the Bend Food Project will donate $23,243.17 to The Giving Plate’s Kids Korner Program. The money was raised at the October Quilt Sale organized by local quilters Sandra Henderson and Judy Johnson in collaboration with the Unitarian Universalist of Central Oregon Nourish Program.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Ryan O’Neal, actor nominado al Oscar y estrella de varias películas como “Love Story” y “Paper Moon”, murió este viernes, según confirmó su hijo Patrick, quien publicó la noticia en redes sociales. Según informes, O’Neal tenía 82 años. “Mi padre falleció en paz hoy, con su amoroso equipo a su lado
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Marshall Cohen, CNN House Oversight Chair James Comer told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Friday he believes special counsel David Weiss indicted Hunter Biden to shield him from his scheduled deposition next week in front of Comer’s committee. “My concern is that Weiss may have indicted Biden to protect him from him
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Alaa Elassar and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a pregnant woman from obtaining an emergency abortion in a ruling issued late Friday. The court froze a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed Kate Cox, who sued the state seeking a court-ordered abortion,
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-nominated actor Ryan O’Neal, star of several landmark films including “Love Story” and “Paper Moon,” has died, according to his son, Patrick, who posted the news to social media. He was reportedly 82. “My dad passed away peacefully today, with his loving team by his side supporting him and
Continue ReadingMILLINOCKET The Maine Warden Service says a man checking the thickness of ice on a wilderness lake crashed into the icy water and drowned. Wardens say Walter Demmons, of Milford, was drilling holes with a friend to check the ice thickness when they heard the ice crack Friday morning. Both ended up in the water,
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has been hit with new criminal charges in California accusing him of scheming to avoid paying his taxes while spending lavishly on everything from luxury hotels to escorts to exotic cars. The president’s son is also facing separate firearm charges in Delaware, raising the possibility
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision that lawmakers must redraw the state’s Senate maps, a move that means the districts will likely remain in place for the 2024 elections. Late last month, a panel of judges ruled that the Republican-drawn map
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Hospitals and health facilities in Ukraine are facing an “alarming increase” of antimicrobial-resistant infections amid the war with Russia, a new report says. The spread of antimicrobial resistance – which occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medications that treat them – is an “urgent
Continue ReadingCNN, WDIV By Ray Sanchez, Nicki Brown and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — Teenager Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole Friday for gunning down four classmates and wounding six others and a teacher at Michigan’s Oxford High School in 2021. Dismissing last-minute defense pleas that Crumbley’s life is salvageable, Oakland County
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — This year’s Heisman Trophy ceremony will be an ode to the new era of college sports, transformed by the transfer portal and NIL. Three of the four Heisman finalists are quarterbacks who blossomed into stars at their second schools and were having so
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las relaciones de Israel con las Naciones Unidas alcanzaron un mínimo histórico tras la escalada de tensión entre ambos organismos esta semana. El secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, invocó este miércoles una herramienta poco utilizada pero poderosa en su decidida apuesta por un alto el fuego en Gaza, suscitando
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Seishi Sato had an ominous feeling when he saw something rustling in a bush during a recent stroll in a forest in northern Japan. Before he knew it, two Asiatic bears had sprung from the shrub, one charging at him as he frantically tried to
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The president of Harvard University apologized in an interview with the school’s student newspaper after facing widespread condemnation for her disastrous congressional testimony this week, in which she and other university presidents failed to explicitly say calls for genocide of Jewish people constituted bullying and harassment on campus. “I
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department transmitted an emergency declaration to lawmakers late Friday night for the sale of thousands of munitions to Israel, the agency announced, bypassing the standard 20-day period that congressional committees are typically afforded to review such a sale. The declaration followed a request by the State
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Radin Click here for updates on this story California (KCAL) — The widow of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was one of four current or former department employees to die of suicide on the same day is filing a damages claim against the department. Attorney Brad Gage held the news
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s immigration agency says its agents have detained two Iranians who they say were under observation by the FBI. The National Immigration Institute did not say what the supposed FBI investigation was about. The agency said Friday a total of five Iranians were detained along with their Haitian guide on a
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has blocked enforcement of three parts of a New York gun law that places restrictions on carrying a concealed firearm. The 261-page opinion filed Friday partially leaves in place lower-court orders freezing enforcement of the concealed-carry law, while allowing most other aspects of the law to take effect. The law in
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