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Month: January 2024

5-star freshman Cody Williams scores 23, Colorado snaps Oregon’s 6-game win streak, 86-70

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Freshman Cody Williams scored a season-high 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting Thursday night, KJ Simpson added 22 points and Colorado beat Oregon 86-70, snapping the Ducks’ six-game win streak. Williams — Colorado’s first 5-star recruit since David Harrison in 2001 — hit three 3-pointers, one from NBA range, and consistently scored

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Number of North Korean defectors nearly triples in 2023, including ‘elite’ diplomats, South Korea says

By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea nearly tripled in 2023 compared to the previous two years, authorities said Thursday – including a higher number of youth and members of the North Korean elite. South Korea’s Unification Ministry recorded 196 defectors

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Gov. Kotek declares statewide emergency due to severe ice storm’s impacts, seeks to help counties respond and recover

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek declared a statewide emergency Thursday evening due to the severe ice storm that impacted counties across the state. The declaration comes following an assessment of needs and subsequent requests from multiple counties as they enter the sixth day of severe impacts as a result of the storm. The

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Registration opens for the 2024 SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle, and you can vote online in this year’s logo contest

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – It’s time for Central Oregonians to help choose the winner of the 2024 SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle Logo Design Contest. Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and SELCO have gathered lots of great submissions. There are seven finalists to choose from, and you can vote every day through midnight Sunday. (One ballot

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Texas prosecutor convenes grand jury to investigate Uvalde shooting, multiple media report

By ACACIA CORONADO and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor has convened a grand jury to investigate the Uvalde school shooting that killed 21 people, multiple media have reported. Uvalde County District Attorney Christina Mitchell told the San Antonio Express-News for a report published Friday that a grand jury has

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Corea del Norte afirma que probó un dron submarino con capacidad nuclear tras los ejercicios navales de EE.UU., Corea del Sur y Japón

Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Corea del Norte afirmó el viernes que probó un sistema de armamento nuclear submarino en respuesta a los ejercicios navales realizados por Estados Unidos, Corea del Sur y Japón en aguas del extremo sur de la península esta semana, según medios estatales. Los ejercicios navales trilaterales, en los que participaron

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Number of foreign visitors to China in 2023 down more than 60% from pre-pandemic levels

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It has been a year since China reopened its borders, but despite loosening its stringent Covid-19 restrictions, foreign travelers have been slow to return to the country with numbers down more than 60% from pre-pandemic levels. China’s border authorities recorded 35.5 million entries and exits by foreign nationals in 2023,

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