Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Funcionarios de educación de Florida y un grupo de defensores de derechos LGBTQ y familias llegaron a un acuerdo legal este lunes que aclara el alcance de una ley referida por críticos como la ley “Don’t Say Gay”, especificando que a los estudiantes y maestros se les permite discutir la
Continue ReadingBy Scott McLean, Ibrahim Dahman, Muhammad Darwish, Niamh Kennedy and Richard Allen Greene, CNN (CNN) — A ship carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza has departed the port city of Larnaca in Cyprus, according to World Central Kitchen, a non-profit which said it is the first maritime shipment of aid to the war-torn strip. The ship
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused a “strong shake” before a sudden plunge on a plane traveling between Australia and New Zealand. A passenger has described a wild ride with people hitting the plane’s ceiling. At least 50 people were injured Monday on the Chilean plane traveling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital on Tuesday granted a request by British authorities to extradite the divisive online influencer Andrew Tate, but only after legal proceedings against him in Romania have been concluded, his spokesperson said. The Bucharest Court of Appeal’s decision came
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza on Tuesday in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the 5-month Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has implemented a citizenship law that excludes Muslims, a minority community whose concerns have heightened under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government. The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Wednesday, encouraged by a record rally on Wall Street that was led by technology companies. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.3% in morning trading to 38,926.05. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.3% to 7,736.50. South Korea’s Kospi gained 0.5% to 2,696.28. “The yen
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Investigadores marinos en una misión para registrar la vida escondida en los océanos del mundo informaron que encontraron alrededor de 100 nuevas especies potenciales, incluida una misteriosa criatura parecida a una estrella. El equipo de expedición centró su investigación en Bounty Trough, una parte poco explorada de 800 kilómetros de largo
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, Moeri Karasawa and Mai Nishiyama, CNN (CNN) — Fans and artists across Japan have been toasting a night of international success for the country’s movie industry, after anime maestro Hayao Miyazaki picked up a historic second Oscar and the famed Godzilla franchise took home its first award. Asian productions or nominees with
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler and Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson held a news conference Monday where they announced the details of a joint plan aimed at getting more homeless people off the streets over the next two years, KGW reports. The draft for the Homelessness Response Action Plan includes short-term and long-term
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La comunidad de inteligencia estadounidense considera que la “viabilidad como líder” del primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, está “en peligro”, según su informe anual sobre las amenazas a la seguridad nacional a las que se enfrenta Estados Unidos, presentado este lunes ante el Congreso. “La desconfianza en la capacidad
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government criticized senior doctors at a major hospital for threatening to resign in support of the weekslong walkouts by thousands of medical interns and residents that have disrupted hospital operations. About 12,000 medical interns and residents have been on strike for four weeks
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts. In the Muslim lunar calendar, months begin only when the new moon
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St. Patrick’s Day is Sunday, which means people in Bend were getting a head start Saturday by enjoying the St. Patrick’s Day Dash and a wide variety of related Irish-themed activities in Bend’s Old Mill District.
Continue ReadingBATAM, Indonesia (AP) — A Japanese man accused of helping to run a $90 million investment scam will be sent home after four years on the run, Indonesian authorities said Tuesday. Yusuke Yamazaki, 43, was arrested off Bulan island in Kepulauan Riau province on Jan. 31, while attempting to cross into Malaysia in a small
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for “The Boy and The Heron,” hasn’t said yet what it plans next. But founder Hayao Miyazaki, who at 83 was the oldest director ever nominated in that category, won’t rule out making another
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, Angus Watson, Manveena Suri and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines flight was forced to return to Sydney just two hours into its nearly 14-hour journey to San Francisco, in the carrier’s fifth flight incident in seven days. The Boeing 777-300 aircraft, carrying 183 passengers and crew, was redirected due
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Prescription Drug Affordability Board is hosting a series of community forums to help the board with direction on how to move forward with the rising costs of prescription drugs. PDAB was created out of Senate Bill 844 in 2021 to find ways to make prescription drugs more affordable for
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Monday marked three years since the ShakeAlert® Earthquake Early Warning System went live in Oregon. The earthquake detection tool, operated by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), uses science and technology to detect significant earthquakes so alerts can be delivered to people on their cell phones before damaging shaking arrives at their location. ShakeAlert
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Manveena Suri and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a terrifying flight from Australia to New Zealand told those on board he temporarily lost control of his Boeing 787 after one of its instruments failed, a passenger said Monday, as authorities investigate what caused a sudden drop that threw travelers around the
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