BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors has elected seven new board members: Howard Friedman, Maggi Machala, Isaac Montoya, Rutila Galvan-Rodriquez, Leah Guliasi, Rev. Chris Kramer and Melissa Williams. The 2024 Board of Directors will be led by Rev. Dr. Steven Koski (Pastor at First Presbyterian Church) as President, Tammy
Continue ReadingBy Damián Martino, Sol Amaya, Ignacio Grimaldi, Michael Rios and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Argentina’s labor unions began a nationwide general strike on Wednesday against austerity measures and reforms by the country’s libertarian President Javier Milei. Thousands of people marched toward Congress in the capital of Buenos Aires on Wednesday amid the strike, which began at
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida children under the age of 16 would be banned from popular social media platforms regardless of parent approval under a bill passed by the House. The chamber voted 106-13 Wednesday on the bill that is a priority for Speaker Paul Renner. It targets any social
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Wouldn’t it be helpful to have a sense of when a debilitating migraine may be on the way? You may be able to do so, a new study has shown. “The major finding from this study was that changes in sleep quality and energy on the prior day were
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents of Alaska’s capital are digging out after recent winter storms brought the city’s snowfall totals for January to near-record levels. The National Weather Service says 69.2 inches of white stuff have been recorded so far this month at the Juneau airport. The record for January
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The Deschutes Historical Museum announced the Leon Devereaux Scholarship for graduating seniors planning to attend college next fall. Applications are open to graduating seniors living in the tri-county area of Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Peligrosas inundaciones repentinas azotan partes de Texas y Louisiana este miércoles, consecuencia de fuertes tormentas que se presentan en el sur. El equivalente a más de un mes de lluvia ha caído en varias ciudades de Texas y Louisiana desde este lunes. Sin embargo, algunas ciudades de Texas han recogido casi
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden officially turned the page Wednesday to the general election, looking ahead to a race against former President Donald Trump that will test his ability to reenergize key corners of his winning coalition in a race his team views as nothing less than a fight for
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new lawsuit says opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and killed bottlenose dolphins that live in saltwater. Several local governments and business groups filed the federal lawsuit Monday
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Multiple Supreme Court showdowns. Closed-door negotiations. And millions of dollars in litigation. After months of legal and legislative skirmishes around the country, much of the redistricting drama of the 2024 election cycle is behind us. And it has ended pretty close to where it began: Just a handful of seats
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Hubo mucha conversación y sorpresa después de que Greta Gerwig, quien dirigió “Barbie”, la película más taquillera del año, no recibiera una nominación al Oscar el martes como mejor directora. Sin embargo, ella no no es la única directora detrás de una película aclamada por la crítica que pasó desapercibida
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The chairman of the Arizona Republican Party said Wednesday he is resigning, claiming he was doing so amid pressure from GOP Senate candidate Kari Lake. Jeff DeWit’s resignation comes after The Daily Mail published an audio recording of a conversation between DeWit and Lake in which he explained to
Continue ReadingBy BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press A helicopter team rescued a woman Tuesday morning who was trapped for almost 15 hours atop her overturned pickup truck in rushing waters after she tried to traverse a swollen creek after recent rains in Northern California. A helicopter of California Highway Patrol Air Operations airlifted the woman to shore
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska fishing charter has paid $900,000 in a settlement with the federal government which alleged one of their guides started a wildfire in 2019. Federal prosecutors say Groves Salmon Charters’ guide Joshua McDonald started a campfire on the Klutina River 160 miles northeast of Anchorage despite knowing there was a
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s net income more than doubled last quarter thanks to a one-time tax benefit but it warned of “notably lower” sales growth this year. It posted net income was $7.93 billion from October through December, compared with $3.69 billion a year earlier. But excluding one-time items
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce pouches that may have sickened hundreds of children in the United States were not tested for heavy metals during their manufacture at an Austrofood facility in Ecuador, according to an inspection report from the US Food and Drug Administration. The inspection, conducted at the facility in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Cuando el ministro de Economía de Argentina, Luis Caputo, anunció una devaluación del 54% del peso y un aumento del tipo de cambio del 118%, todos los especialistas en asuntos económicos sabían que el éxito o el fracaso de esa primera parte del plan dependía de la diferencia
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson is reflecting on his past wins in his final State of the State address. Parson held up numerous income tax cuts and a $2.8 billion investment to expand Interstate 70 as among his accomplishments in a Wednesday speech. Parson took
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Corea del Norte dice que realizó el primer lanzamiento de prueba de un nuevo misil de crucero estratégico este miércoles, según la agencia estatal de noticias KCNA. El misil, “Pulhwasal-3-31”, se encuentra en desarrollo y pruebas como el lanzamiento del miércoles “son un proceso constante de actualización del sistema de armas”, según
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