By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 to leave the Tacoma Police
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A New Hampshire woman has been sentenced to 30 days in federal jail for texting threats to a Detroit-area election official after a November 2020 meeting to certify local results in that year’s presidential race. Investigators say 26-year-old Katelyn Jones, formerly of Olivet, Michigan, and now living in Epping, New Hampshire, targeted
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden (D-OR) joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in a bipartisan effort calling on the Senate Agriculture Committee to address long-term drought in the upcoming farm bill. “Agriculture is the economic backbone for rural communities in our states. However, severe, long-term drought is devastating
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a second use for the first CRISPR-based medicine, Casgevy, which was approved in December to treat sickle cell disease. The groundbreaking treatment can now also be used to treat transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia in people 12 and older. Like sickle cell, beta thalassemia
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, se encuentra desde este martes en Suiza para participar del Foro Económico Mundial, que se realiza cada año en la ciudad de Davos. El encuentro, en el que participan líderes económicos, financieros y políticos de todo el mundo, “es la plataforma del capitalismo global que
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – In a life changing moment for some Central Oregonians, Thistle & Nest, a nonprofit organization, has received a funding recommendation of $750,000 from the City of Bend’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) for buyer’s down payment assistance. This significant endorsement, received on January 10th, is destined to empower homebuyers with stable
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Un niño de ocho años murió este viernes luego de ser torturado por varios días en Verón, Punta Cana, informaron las autoridades de República Dominicana este lunes. El caso ha acaparado titulares en el país caribeño por los detalles que se han filtrado sobre las heridas que presentó el
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Wednesday re-designated the Houthis as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) entity amid continued attacks by the Yemen-based militia. Administration officials said the SDGT designation is aimed at deterring the Houthis from their ongoing aggression in the Red Sea. It is latest in a series of US actions
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — For one night at least, San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk was not the biggest star in his family. All it took was pop superstar-turned-Chiefs fan Taylor Swift wearing a puffy winter coat designed by Juszczyk’s wife, Kristin, that looked like the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Heart of Oregon Corps invites Central Oregon businesses to elevate their brand by becoming sponsors of the highly anticipated 7th annual Farm to Fork Dinner & Fundraiser, taking place on Friday, May 31, at the scenic Tetherow Resort. Align your company with one of the region’s premier fundraising events while making a meaningful
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With frigid temperatures and winter weather upon us, donations collected during Windermere Central Oregon Real Estate’s annual Share the Warmth coat and blanket drive are being put to good use. The company’s real estate brokers, staff, and owners supported two local organizations during its 2023 year-end donation drive and fundraisers, collecting
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for the first inmate slated to be put to death with nitrogen gas have asked a federal appeals court to block the upcoming execution in Alabama. Kenneth Eugene Smith’s attorneys asked the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block his execution scheduled for Jan. 25. The appellate court will
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Este 17 de enero, Samsung presentará su más reciente smartphone de gama alta, el Galaxy S24, durante el evento Unpacked, en San José, California. El nuevo Galaxy promete grandes innovaciones en materia de inteligencia artificial y busca ser “un referente superior para la experiencia móvil más inteligente hasta la
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to being exposed to extremely loud sounds at concerts, researchers have long warned about the consequences for your hearing. But these risks may also come with playing video games, according to new research. The research — which is a first-of-its-kind review of 14 studies totaling nearly
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sejal Hathi, M.D., M.B.A., a board-certified physician, former White House senior policy advisor and Johns Hopkins University faculty member, and staunch advocate for women’s and children’s health, has stepped into her newest role: Oregon Health Authority interim director. Dr. Hathi, who most recently was New Jersey’s deputy health commissioner for public
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Department of Labor is proposing a $212,646 fine against a Mississippi poultry processor after a 16-year-old sanitation worker was pulled into a chicken deboning machine and killed. The child became the second worker killed in just over two years at the plant. The same facility
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court says personal injury lawsuits brought against tribal casinos can no longer be heard by state courts. The decision issued Tuesday marks the end of a long battle for Native American tribes in the state to keep such claims within their
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER and LEA SKENE Associated Press Writers The return of a struggling newspaper from an investment firm to a local owner would normally be cause for celebration in the troubled news industry. But The Baltimore Sun’s newly announced owner has a very specific political background, and some are concerned about what the 187-year-old
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — ChatGPT maker OpenAI has outlined a plan to prevent its artificial intelligence tools from being used to spread election misinformation in 2024. The San Francisco-based startup says it will not allow people to use its technology for political campaigning or lobbying. Users also can’t misrepresent the
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump attended the first day of his civil defamation trial, watching as a jury was selected to determine how much, if any, damages the former president must pay to E. Jean Carroll for his 2019 defamatory statements about Carroll’s sexual assault allegations. Trump’s
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