MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) — A former resident of Williams, Oregon, was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison Wednesday, five years after he boobytrapped a southern Oregon home and injured an FBI bomb technician. Gregory Lee Rodvelt, 72, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison and three years’ supervised release, federal prosecutors
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine, Ohio,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans have approved a bill to block strict new tailpipe pollution limits proposed by the Biden administration, calling the plan a back-door mandate for electric vehicles. A rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would require that up to two-thirds of new vehicles sold in the
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Swoope Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — A lot has changed since Devan Curet left Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. “It almost feels like a movie,” said Devan Curet as he walked through Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital. November 13, 2013, Devan was nearly killed in a head-on collision in Hampstead,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The College Board released a revised curriculum of its Advanced Placement African American Studies course Wednesday, ahead of an expected Fall 2024 launch. The board, a non-profit that oversees AP coursework and administers the SAT college admissions test, said in a statement it asked “subject-matter experts in the AP Program, scholars, and experienced AP
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has overturned a 2022 ban on bullfighting in Mexico City, opening the way for events to resume, possibly as soon as this month. A panel of justices voted to overturn a May 2022 injunction that said bull fights violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from
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SALEM, Or. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $381,262 in grants to 33 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits, and performance projects. Award amounts ranged $1,000 – $20,000. Funded projects: Albany Regional Museum, in Albany, digitize and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ningún lugar tiene tanto encanto festivo como la Europa continental. Con su clima gélido y su sensibilidad gótica, el continente, especialmente su región norte, es ideal para quienes buscan un perfecto paraíso invernal en esta época del año. Desde Viena, en Austria, hasta Gotemburgo, en Suecia, éstas son las ciudades europeas
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Shedding light on its long-awaited and oddly secretive CosMc’s concept, McDonald’s on Wednesday finally shared more about the café pilot, which seems to be its answer to Starbucks. It was weirder than expected. Over the summer, McDonald’s teased the test of a new restaurant concept. We knew
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift is clearing a few things up related to the much-debated timeline of her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. In an interview with Time Magazine published Wednesday – wherein Swift was named the outlet’s 2023 “Person of the Year” – she said her relationship
Continue ReadingBy Sandy Thin, CNN (CNN) — In this era of prestige television, few shows have generated as many column inches as Netflix’s jewel: “The Crown.” Helmed by writer and showrunner Peter Morgan, the series has traversed 60 yearsof world history through the lens of the British monarchy, and next week comes to aclose as the
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The anti-communist sister of Cuban leaders Fidel and Raul Castro has died in Miami at age 90. Juanita Castro died Monday, nearly 60 years after she fled their communist revolution. She said in a 2009 book that she became disillusioned with Fidel Castro’s
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Sofastaii Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WMAR) — A romance scammer cost a Pennsylvania woman everything. Her life savings, her home, and her dogs. She’s had to rebuild her life from scratch, and she’s openly sharing her experience to help others avoid the same fate. It all started with a
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Este jueves en Miami se llevará a cabo el sorteo de la Copa América 2024 que se desarrollará el año que viene en Estados Unidos entre el 20 de junio y el 14 de julio. Las dieciséis selecciones estarán distribuidas en cuatro bolilleros (o bombos) a la hora
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En febrero de 2016, la epidemióloga de enfermedades infecciosas Steffanie Strathdee sostenía la mano de su marido moribundo, viendo cómo perdía una agotadora lucha contra una superbacteria mortal. Después de meses de altibajos, los médicos acababan de decirle que su marido, Tom Patterson, estaba demasiado atestado de bacterias para vivir. “Y
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) – El Ministerio de Infraestructura de Argentina –uno de los ocho que se prevé que integren el gobierno de Javier Milei a partir de asuma la presidencia este 10 de diciembre– estará a cargo del economista Guillermo Ferraro. Quedará integrado por cinco áreas clave: transporte, obras públicas, energía, minería y comunicaciones,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Si parecía que todo el mundo estaba comprando entradas para ver a Taylor Swift o Lionel Messi este año, probablemente era porque estaba sucediendo. StubHub publicó su informe “El año en experiencias en vivo” de 2023 que reveló algunos de los eventos más vendidos en su sitio web. La gira de Swift
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, declaró que las relaciones con los Emiratos Árabes Unidos se encontraban en su mejor momento durante su primera visita a Medio Oriente desde la invasión total de Ucrania hace casi dos años. Putin elogió la cooperación entre ambos países al reunirse este miércoles en Abu
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in Southern California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A renegade Ukrainian lawmaker who fled to Russia shortly after Moscow’s invasion has been found dead near Moscow. The Ukrainian military intelligence lauded the killing, warning that other “traitors of Ukraine” would share the same fate. Illia Kyva, a former member of Ukraine’s parliament who had called for Kyiv to surrender
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