By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Hedge fund billionaire Ken Griffin, who has donated more than $500 million to Harvard University over the years, has halted contributions to his alma mater and claimed elite schools produce “whiny snowflakes.” Griffin, one of the richest people in the world, joins a growing list of donors
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story BIG BEAR, California (KCAL) — Big Bear’s bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, welcome their 2nd egg of 2024. Jackie laid the 2nd egg on Sunday, joining the first egg that was laid last week on Thursday. Experts say she could lay a third egg
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold, Matthew Rodriguez, Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, California (KCAL) — Authorities said they have arrested suspects in connection to the six people found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County last week, which apparently stemmed from a dispute over
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, California (KPIX) — The pilot of a small plane was killed after it crashed near Buchanan Field Airport in Concord Tuesday morning. The Van’s Aircraft RV-6 single-engine plane crashed at about 10:30 a.m. and came to rest at the intersection of Concord
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics will receive a gold medal now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping. That followed a two-year investigation and a case brought to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. It will still
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina election officials are trying to fine-tune how they verify the addresses of voters who register and cast their ballots on the same day. State officials are embroiled in lawsuits over Republican efforts to nullify same-day registration ballots if election officials send the voter
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Fire crews found the burned remnants Tuesday of a prized bronze statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas, authorities said. The Wichita fire department received a call around 8:40 a.m. about a trash can on fire at Garvey Park in the southern
Continue ReadingCNN, AFPTV, NTN24, WCBS, WLOS, WLUK By Stefano Pozzebon and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon and Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — The US has reimposed economic sanctions against a Venezuelan state-owned mining company and says it could go on to reimpose further sanctions on the country’s oil and gas sector after Venezuela’s Supreme Court barred main opposition candidate Maria Corina Machado from running for president last week.
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La vicepresidenta de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, advirtió que revocarán a partir del 13 de febrero los vuelos de repatriación de migrantes venezolanos y revisarán “cualquier mecanismo de cooperación existente” con Estados Unidos, como contramedida por al anuncio de Washington de que revertirá el alivio de sanciones económicas por las “acciones antidemocráticas
Continue ReadingBERLIN, Germany (AP) — The foreign minister in Poland’s new pro-European Union government says he would like Germany’s leaders to think in a “creative” way about compensating Poland for the huge losses it suffered at German hands during World War II. The request was greatly toned down from that of Poland’s previous right-wing government, which
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency says it has for the first time managed to shut down 20 WhatsApp groups allegedly operated by the extremist group al-Shabab for extortion and intimidation. The agency says its cyber division identified what it describes as virtual hubs for illicit
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — IBM has given managers an ultimatum: Come into the office or leave. The technology firm is pushing for an end to remote work, telling US-based managers to immediately report in-person or exit their role, according to an internal January 16th memo from senior vice president John Granger. Executives and
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Chita Rivera, una icónica actriz de teatro y cine con participaciones que incluyen “Chicago”, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” y “Sweet Charity”, falleció a los 91 años. Merle Frimark, publicista de Rivera desde hace mucho tiempo, confirmó la noticia a CNN este martes, informando que Rivera murió “en Nueva York después de
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome, Italy (CNN) — Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s first major event of Italy’s G7 presidency got off to a rocky start after the cornerstone plan of her summit on Africa was criticized for failing to include African nations in its planning. Two dozen African leaders, along with Ursula Von
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A Bend man is speaking up about his experience over the last couple of years in dealing with the city of Bend after he says they tried to charge him $33,000 in system development charges (SDCs) to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on his property.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Chita Rivera, an iconic performer of stage and screen with credits including “Chicago,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman” and “Sweet Charity,” has died. She was 91. Rivera’s longtime publicist Merle Frimark confirmed the news to CNN on Tuesday, saying Rivera died “peacefully” on Tuesday “in New York after a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — New York state Judge Arthur Engoron has the future of Donald Trump’s business empire in his hands – and we may learn that fate Friday. After a contentious 11-week trial, Engoron is poised to rule how much money Trump and his co-defendants owe for fraud as well as whether
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and shrugged off a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera’s death was announced by her
Continue ReadingBy Riley Moser Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 36-year-old St. Paul woman was charged with 22 counts of animal mistreatment after her rescue was deemed uninhabitable late last year, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Police launched an investigation into Carley Ryan’s dog rescue “For Furever” in
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