ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s interior minister says security forces have rounded up 304 people suspected of links to the Islamic State extremist group in simultaneous raids. Ali Yerlikaya said Friday the suspects were detained in 32 provinces but the majority were in Turkey’s three largest cities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. The raids were
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Lucky holders of 20-euro tickets with the number 88008 are celebrating after winning 400,000 euros ($440,000) each in the top prize of Spain’s huge Christmas lottery. People across the country tuned into the television, radio and internet from early morning as children from Madrid’s San Ildefonso school begin singing out the prize-winning
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China has released draft guidelines aimed at curbing excessive spending on online gaming. The proposal caused shares in the biggest Chinese gaming companies, Tencent and NetEase, to plunge in Hong Kong. China’s gaming regulator, the National Press and Publication Administration, issued guidelines saying online games
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — Czech police are investigating why a student went on a dayslong violent rampage culminating in a shooting at the university he attended in Prague that left 14 dead and dozens wounded. Investigators believe the gunman in Thursday’s mass shooting at Charles University also killed his own father
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican’s chief prosecutor has appealed a court verdict that largely dismantled his theory of a grand conspiracy to defraud the Holy See of millions of euros but found a cardinal guilty of embezzlement. Prosecutor Alessandro Diddi filed his appeal this week of the three-judge tribunal’s
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Some residents on Sarah Drive in southeast Bend have a special way to celebrate the season, with colorful lights and fun features. You can still enter the Holiday Lights Photo Contest through Friday night at https://ktvz.com/marketplace/contests-rules/2023/11/28/holiday-lights-photo-contest-2023/#/rounds/1/gallery.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street capped its eighth straight winning week with a quiet finish Friday, following reports showing inflation on the way down and the economy potentially on the way up. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% to sit less than 1% below its record set nearly two
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Jakob Weizman, estudiante danés de la Universidad Carolina de Praga, estaba haciendo un examen este jueves cuando empezó a oír disparos y gritos. Su primer instinto fue la conmoción: nunca pensó que se produciría un tiroteo en una escuela cerca de él, en Europa. “He vivido mucho tiempo en Estados
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Bernardoda Silva had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Hawaii defeated Portland 69-56 at the Diamond Head Classic on Thursday night. Matthue Cotton had 15 points and Noel Coleman 14 for the Rainbow Warriors. Hawaii (8-2) had more points on 3-pointers (33) than two-pointers (32). Vukasin Masic had 18 points and Tyler
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Beach Monitoring Program has finalized a list of beaches to be monitored for unsafe levels of bacteria during the 2024 and 2025 monitoring seasons. The list was created based on established criteria, including high recreational use, nearby pollution hazards, previously measured high bacteria levels, and public input. OBMP is
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is recruiting for two representatives for the All-Terrain Vehicle Advisory Committee. The positions will represent a law enforcement agency and an emergency medical service provider. The 17-member committee reviews safety features of all classes of off-highway vehicles, reviews accidents and fatalities resulting from all-terrain vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Verónica Calderón and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A second bishop was arrested by Nicaraguan authorities on Thursday, two sources told CNN, amid a far-reaching crackdown on opposition figures and the Catholic Church by the government of President Daniel Ortega. Bishop Isidoro Mora, of the Siuna church on the country’s Caribbean coast, was arrested after taking part in a
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Nima Elbagir | Visuals by Renée Rigdon, Alex Newman and Ian Berry | Video by Barbara Arvanitidis, Mark Baron and Alex Platt (CNN) — In the first month of its war in Gaza, Israel dropped hundreds of massive bombs, many of them capable of killing or wounding
Continue ReadingBy JULIET LINDERMAN, MARTHA MENDOZA and CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press Less than a year before a Hamas attack out of Gaza sparked a war, one of the oldest and largest sports complexes in the Palestinian territories got a much-needed overhaul: brand-new basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a soccer field, a running track and, for the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The U.S. has spent more than $7 billion on humanitarian aid and building infrastructure in the Palestinian territories in recent decades, while sending more than $3 billion a year to Israel for its military. Since war broke out in early October, at least five U.S.-funded community and youth projects in Gaza
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares of several Chinese tech giants tanked in Hong Kong on Friday, wiping billions off their collective value, after Beijing unveiled a new set of regulations to restrict online spending in the gaming industry as part of its wider crackdown. Tencent, one of the
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. planea volver a poner en servicio el aeródromo de la isla del Pacífico que lanzó los bombardeos atómicos sobre Japón durante la II Guerra Mundial, en su intento de ampliar sus opciones de bases en caso de hostilidades con China, dijo el más alto oficial
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kyle Kuzma scored 32 points and the Washington Wizards held off the Portland Trail Blazers 118-117 on Thursday night for their fifth victory of the season. Tyus Jones added 16 points, Daniel Gafford had 14 points and eight rebounds and Jordan Poole and Deni Advija each had 11 points. Washington is
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Prized free-agent pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $325 million, 12-year contract, according to multiple reports. Yamamoto is set to join Japanese countryman Shohei Ohtani with the Dodgers, who signed the two-way superstar to a record $700 million, 10-year deal last week. The Dodgers did
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAM MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s war to destroy Hamas has killed more than 20,000 Palestinians, health officials in Gaza said Friday, as Israel expanded its offensive and ordered tens of thousands more people to leave their homes. The deaths in Gaza amount to nearly 1% of
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