By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A judge is rejecting a lawsuit to disqualify Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones from holding office because of his participation as an elector for Donald Trump in 2020. The judge ruled Friday that voters who sued couldn’t use the kind of legal action they filed to attack
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El decreto de necesidad y urgencia (DNU) que emitió el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, el 21 de diciembre, incluyó la derogación de la llamada Ley de Tierras, que bajo el argumento de la soberanía nacional establecía un límite a la compra y posesión de tierra por extranjeros. Esto ocurre
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Como si el brillo y el glamour de la temporada de premios no fueran lo suficientemente caóticos, una serie de factores están contribuyendo a que el ciclo 2024 parezca una pesadilla de una programación vestida con tacones altos y vestidos relucientes. El factor más evidente que afecta el cambio este año
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced support for a plan to build a floating swimming pool in New York City’s waterways. Hochul says she would contribute $12 million in public funding to the long-stalled project, which was first proposed more than a decade ago and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Katie Anderson of Aperion Management Group is the new Board of Directors Chair for 2024. Katie has served on the Executive Board for the past two years in the capacities of Vice Chair/Treasurer, and, most recently, Chair Elect. “I am honored
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A human rights group says a small community in the violence-torn Mexican state of Guerrero has been attacked by drones and armed men from a drug cartel. The Minerva Bello Center told the Associated Press Friday that least 30 people were attacked in the remote community
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of retired professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1940 Birth place: Columbus, Ohio Birth name: Jack William Nicklaus Father: Louis Charles Nicklaus Jr., a pharmacist Mother: Helen (Schoener) Nicklaus Marriage: Barbara Jean (Bash) Nicklaus (July 23, 1960-present) Children: Michael, Gary, Nancy,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon is thrilled to announce a generous donation of $50,000 from Hayden Homes, a leading regional homebuilder committed to making a positive impact in the communities it serves. This transformative contribution will significantly enhance the organization’s ability to continue its mission of empowering and igniting
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Boeing is asking federal regulators to exempt a new model of its 737 Max airliner from a safety standard designed to prevent part of the engine housing from overheating and breaking off during flight. Federal officials said last year that Boeing was working to fix the hazard on current Max planes. In
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s ballot. The court scheduled oral arguments for February 8. Trump remains on the primary ballot as the lower-court ruling disqualifying him has been put on
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County will open its new North County campus in Redmond on Friday, Jan. 12. The campus, which is located at 236 and 244 Kingwood Avenue, will house a variety of Deschutes County services, including Behavioral Health, Public Health and Veterans’ Services. County services will be offered alongside co-located primary care
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court said Friday that it will decide whether emergency room doctors can perform medically necessary abortions in states that prohibit them, bypassing the court of appeals to resolve on an expedited basis a lawsuit brought by the United States against Idaho. It’s the second major abortion case the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on New Year’s Day for complications from an elective medical procedure, the Pentagon said Friday. The Pentagon announced the hospitalization four days after Austin was initially admitted. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, made
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether former President Donald Trump can be kept off the ballot because of his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, inserting the court squarely in the 2024 presidential campaign. The justices acknowledged the need to
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday allowed Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues. The justices said they would hear arguments in April and put on hold a lower court ruling that had blocked the Idaho law in hospital
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press Missiles, rockets and drones struck targets around the Middle East this week as the United States, Israel and others clashed with Iran-allied militant groups. Attacks hit in vital Red Sea shipping lanes, along Israeli-Lebanon borders emptied by fleeing residents and in the region’s crowded capitals and U.S. military installations. Together,
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief is describing Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas. Martin Griffiths warns that famine is looming and a public health disaster is unfolding, in a grim assessment of the devastating impact of Israel’s military response to the horrific
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials say that recalled cinnamon applesauce pouches tied to lead poisoning in U.S. kids contained chromium, a chemical element that can be toxic. Investigators said Friday that they found high levels of chromium in cinnamon samples at the plant in Ecuador that made the pouches and in
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court said Friday it will review the Colorado Supreme Court’s unprecedented decision removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s ballot. The court scheduled oral arguments for February 8. Trump remains on the primary ballot as the lower-court ruling disqualifying him has been put on hold
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press CUMMING, Iowa (AP) — The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the state’s upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses. Three candidates were asked about it Thursday and Friday at campaign stops as they gear up for the Jan. 15 caucuses. Some were just a short drive from the
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