By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is providing $162 million to Microchip Technology to support the domestic production of computer chips — the second funding announcement tied to a 2022 law designed to revive U.S. semiconductor manufacturing. The incentives announced Thursday include $90 million to improve a plant in Colorado
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French report says the United Kingdom is not sufficiently coordinating with France in efforts to reduce the number of migrants illegally crossing the English Channel in small boats. The report from the Court of Account released Thursday also points to the “uncertain effectiveness” of illegal migration
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The young daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is seen as her father’s likely heir apparent, South Korea’s spy agency said Thursday, its first such assessment on the preteen who was unveiled to the outside world a little more than
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe’s longest reigning monarch Queen Margrethe rode through Denmark’s capital Thursday in a gilded, horse-drawn coach as she concluded her final public New Year’s before her abdication later this month. Thousands, many cheering and waving flags, braved the freezing temperatures, strong winds, snow and sleet
Continue ReadingBy Nell Lewis, CNN (CNN) — When South African startup Renergen bought the production and exploration rights for some grassy fields near Virginia, a town in the country’s Free State province, the founders were expecting to find small natural gas reserves that could power nearby mining opportunities. They paid $1 for the rights in 2013,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Two of China’s most popular bubble tea brands are preparing to go public. Mixue Group and Guming Holdings — which are known for drawing crowds for their unique beverages, such as passionfruit pulp or grape and cheese-flavored teas — have applied for initial public
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The two Republicans most likely to emerge as the party’s alternative to former President Donald Trump in 2024 will make their cases Wednesday night to voters in Iowa, with just a week and a half to go until Hawkeye Republicans head to their caucus sites for
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump es uno de los litigantes más frívolos de Estados Unidos, cuyas demandas por disputas comerciales y afirmaciones falsas de fraude electoral a menudo no provocaron más que risa. Pero las apelaciones gemelas que Trump ha presentado después de haber sido excluido de las elecciones
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Michael Skakel, whose murder conviction in the 1975 death of a teenager in Connecticut was overturned, has filed lawsuits against the lead police investigator in the case and the town of Greenwich alleging malicious prosecution, violation of his constitutional rights and other claims, according to court documents.
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer Computer keyboards are making room for an artificial intelligence chatbot button as Microsoft unveils its first major keyboard redesign in three decades. Starting this month, some new personal computers that run Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system will have a special “Copilot key” that launches the software giant’s AI chatbot.
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A father and son in Texas have been charged in the killings of an 18-year-old pregnant woman who disappeared before Christmas and her boyfriend, who authorities say were fatally shot in the head before their bodies were moved and discovered days later in a car. The arrests Wednesday night came more
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say two men have been charged with murder in the death of an Oakland police officer who was shot while answering a burglary report at a marijuana dispensary. Charges were filed Wednesday against Mark Sanders of Tracy and Allen Starr Brown of Chico. They’re scheduled for arraignment Thursday. The two
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth (COPY), a program of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, is offering a class to prepare volunteers to become mentors for children with an incarcerated parent. After initial training and comprehensive background checks, volunteers are matched with a child in Bend, Redmond, Sisters or LaPine that share
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has pardoned nearly 10,000 prisoners to mark the 76th anniversary of gaining independence from Britain, but they apparently included just a small proportion of the thousands of political detainees jailed for opposing army rule.. State-run MRTV reported that the head of Myanmar’s military council,
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has taken his presidential reelection campaign beyond the tiny Central American country’s borders to capitalize on his rising profile across Latin America. During a two-hour forum Wednesday on the platform X, Bukele accused critics of his controversial policies of trying
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press SUZU, Japan (AP) — Rescue workers are braving the cold to save people still trapped under collapsed buildings in western Japan. More soldiers have been ordered to bolster the rescue operations Thursday, providing those in need with drinking water, hot meals and setting up bathing
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During the Bend City Council meeting Wednesday evening, City Council was presented with a resolution to approve a 10-year exemption from ad valorem taxes for property, located at 310 & 350 SW Industrial Way, under the city’s multiple-unit property tax exemption program, known as MUPTE. The resolution was approved. However, a
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Friday, mirroring the finish on Wall Street, although export-related Tokyo stocks got a boost from a strengthening dollar. Benchmarks rose in Tokyo, Sydney and Shanghai, but fell in Seoul and Hong Kong. The yen has weakened amid speculation that the Bank
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Saudi energy giant Aramco, the world’s largest integrated oil and gas company, is planning to up its investment in its Chinese partner, as it expands its footprint in the country. Aramco is in talks with Rongsheng Petrochemical to acquire a maximum 50% stake in the latter’s subsidiary
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