Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Vince McMahon renunció a su cargo de presidente ejecutivo de TKO, la empresa matriz de WWE, luego de inquietantes acusaciones de agresión sexual, trata y abuso físico. Las acusaciones salieron a la luz en una demanda presentada por una exmiembro del personal de la WWE, Janel Grant, que trabajaba en
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration told Congress it intends to sell F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed off on Sweden’s accession to NATO on Thursday – a development that caps off more than a year of quiet, complicated negotiations. The State Department sent the formal notification about
Continue ReadingBy TRUDY RING Click here for updates on this story United States (The Advocate) — Thousands of American children need foster or adoptive homes, and many LGBTQ+ people would love to provide them. But there’s a problem — some of these LGBTQ+ people are reluctant to step up due to fear of discrimination. That’s among
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El ministro de Economía de Argentina, Luis Caputo, anunció la exclusión del capítulo fiscal del proyecto de Ley de Bases y Puntos de Partida para la Libertad de los Argentinos o “ley ómnibus” para, según dijo, favorecer su aprobación en el Congreso luego de varias semanas de debate con diputados y gobernadores.
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Next Monday, first responders in Bend will face off in the Battle of the Badges, and they’ll need your support. The Battle of the Badges is a seasonal blood drive between Bend Police, Bend Fire & Rescue, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff’s Search and Rescue. The blood drive will be next Monday from
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made over 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting emergency responses to his fake bombing, shooting and other threatening reports, pleaded guilty on Thursday to four crimes. Ashton Garcia, 21, pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Vince McMahon has resigned from his role as executive chairman of TKO, the parent company of WWE, following disturbing allegations of sexual assault, trafficking and physical abuse. The allegations came to light in a lawsuit filed by a former WWE staffer, Janel Grant, who worked at
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. The move is a significant development in the expansion of the alliance, which has taken on additional importance since Russia’s invasion
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Representantes de agrupaciones indígenas, ambientalistas y de derechos humanos advirtieron con impulsar un mecanismo de destitución del presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, si no frena la explotación petrolera en el bloque 43 del Parque Nacional Yasuní (una de las zonas más biodiversas del planeta), lo cual incumpliría la decisión de
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A prosecutor says an American founder of a Haitian orphanage forced four boys who lived in the institution to engage in sexual acts more than a decade ago. Jessica Urban is a prosecutor with the Justice Department’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section. Appearing via video conference Friday,
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Burgerville CEO Ed Casey told us Friday how the chain believes its locally sourced, sustainable menu could do well in the Bend market – and if it does, company officials say they could expand to Redmond as well.
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — If you think it’s hard to lose weight and keep it off, you are not alone — and you are also 100% correct. Long-term weight loss is really difficult to achieve, studies have found. Estimates vary, but it’s believed that more than 80% of people who lose a substantial
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — MacKenzie Scott continues to sell billions of dollars in Amazon stock. In 2023, she unloaded nearly 65.3 million shares of Amazon, currently worth more than $10 billion, according to a filing. After her divorce from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was finalized in 2019, Scott became the wealthiest woman in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — At first it sounds like a typical case of bad behavior aboard airplanes. The Mexico City International Airport acknowledged in a statement Friday that a man had opened an emergency exit and walked out on a wing of a plane that was parked and waiting for takeoff Thursday. The airport said
Continue ReadingBoeing’s 737 Max 9 model returned to service Friday afternoon when Alaska Airlines flight 1146 departed Seattle at approximately 3:51pm local time (6:51pm ET) bound for San Diego.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sunriver Resort raised $3,500 for Habitat for Humanity La Pine Sunriver from its annual Gingerbread Junction competition, now in its 28th year. Tom O’Shea, managing director at Sunriver Resort, presented Dwane Krumme, executive director of Habitat for Humanity of La Pine Sunriver, a check earlier this month. This year, the competition featured 37 gingerbread houses from
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Critics who
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two teenage boys have been shot and killed while they were leaving school. Police say the boys, ages 16 and 17, were among a group of students walking out of the Innovations High School around 12:25 p.m. Friday when they were shot. Police say masked suspects got out of
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities say arrests for illegal border crossings from Mexico reached an all-time high in December since monthly numbers have been released, exposing a growing vulnerability for President Joe Biden in his campaign for a second term. The Border Patrol tallied nearly 250,000 arrests on the Mexican border, up 31% from in
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — While all eyes are on Travis Kelce’s relationship, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end says his focus is on his happiness and the team’s upcoming game on Sunday that will determine whether they go to the Super Bowl. “I brought this upon myself and I do
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