Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Hong Kong (CNN) — China ejecutó a una pareja por lanzar a dos niños pequeños por la ventana de un rascacielos, en un caso que provocó indignación en todo el país. Un hombre y su novia fueron declarados culpables de matar a los hijos del primer matrimonio de él, y hacer pasar el
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech, CNN New York (CNN) — A New Jersey man has admitted committing a series of violent assaults on members of the Orthodox Jewish community in and around Lakewood, New Jersey, according to a statement Thursday from the US Attorney’s Office in the District of New Jersey. Dion Marsh, 29, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in
Continue ReadingTwo welding students from Mountain View High School are finding their career paths through an internship at Max Manufacturing, a metal fabrication shop in northeast Bend. It’s part of a growing movement to get students trained in technical skills that will help fill an age gap in experienced workers.
Continue ReadingBy KILEY ARMSTRONG and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Adele Zerilli Springsteen, the longtime legal secretary, musical muse and concert dance partner who captured countless hearts in her son Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Nation and beyond, has died at 98. Bruce Springsteen announced in an Instagram post that his mother died Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire voters won’t be asked to add a secession clause to the state constitution, nor will lawmakers study the broader issue of breaking away from the United States. Without debate, the House on Thursday rejected a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the state to proceed as
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, and Khalil Abdallah, CNN (CNN) — A number of Palestinian-Americans refused to attend a roundtable meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday to discuss the situation in Gaza in protest against the Biden administration’s ongoing support for Israel’s offensive in the war-torn strip – a military campaign that has exacted a massive humanitarian toll. “We do
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Tracy Chapman is slated to be a performer on the Grammys stage this weekend. The news was confirmed to CNN by a source familiar with the Grammys production. Chapman will perform with Luke Combs, who is nominated in the best country solo performance category for his cover of Chapman’s
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s Republican leaders in the statehouse have promised to address declining literacy rates with legislation that would hold back thousands more third graders who don’t pass the state’s literacy test. Introduced in Senate Bill 1, the measure cleared one chamber of the General Assembly following a vote
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer People do not need to wear lead aprons or thyroid collars when getting X-rays at the dentist. That’s according to the American Dental Association. The new recommendation is just that, however. State rules may dictate if people have to wear the aprons, and some states still require them. Experts
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP is seeking a federal investigation of deaths in Florida’s second-largest county jail system. The civil rights organization said Thursday that the Broward Sheriff’s Office does not adequately monitor inmates or provide them with proper medical treatment and mental health services. The organization says
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former CIA software engineer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for what the government called the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history and for possession of child sexual abuse images and videos. Joshua Schulte’s sentence was announced Thursday in Manhattan federal
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Lauren Fox and Ted Barrett, CNN A sweeping tax bill that passed the House in an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote on Wednesday is swiftly running into obstacles in the Senate, throwing into uncertainty the fate of a major piece of legislation that would expand the child tax credit and restore key business tax
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and carjacking in the death of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Tennessee. The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office says Miguel Andrade entered the plea Thursday in a Memphis courtroom. He was then sentenced
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers in California have revealed a sweeping set of legislative proposals aimed at providing reparations for state residents who are descendants of enslaved Africans. The California Legislative Black Caucus announced the 2024 Reparations Priority Bill Package Wednesday, which lists 14 measures, including providing a formal apology for “human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves
Continue ReadingWEST CALN Authorities say a small plane has crashed in a central Pennsylvania neighborhood. But it’s not yet known if there were any injuries. The crash in West Caln occurred around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The plane apparently went down just minutes after taking off from nearby Chester County Airport. It ended up between a home
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Meta Platforms Inc. tripled its profit and posted sharply higher revenue in the final quarter of 2023, boosted by a rebound in digital advertising as well cost cutting and layoffs in what CEO Mark Zuckerberg called the “year of efficiency.” The Menlo Park, California-based company said Thursday that it
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Wednesday’s emotional Senate Judiciary Committee hearing grilling tech CEOs focused on Silicon Valley’s failures to protect kids online. But it also spotlighted Congress’ own glaring — and longstanding — inability to pass any meaningful legislation to rein in tech platforms. According to more than a half-dozen front-line participants in the
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.N. says more than 2,300 people were killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from October to December last year, a nearly 10% increase compared with the previous quarter. A new report released Thursday found that the number of killings alone spiked to more than 1,600. Officials blamed the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Las autoridades de Bolivia anunciaron este jueves que más de 1.000 vehículos y 1.174 pasajeros han sido perjudicados por los bloqueos de carreteras que se mantienen desde hace 11 días en varios puntos del país. En conferencia de prensa, el ministro de Economía y Finanzas Públicas de Bolivia, Marcelo Montenegro, aseguró
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Veterans’ Services is now seeing clients at their new North County location in Redmond. Veterans’ Services helps military veterans and their families access a variety of benefits. Veterans can schedule an appointment by calling (541) 585-VETS or emailing vets@deschutes.org. Appointments at the county’s new Redmond campus are currently available on the second
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