March 2024

‘This is not a witch hunt’: Takeaways from CNN’s sit-down with ex-Trump employee who unwittingly moved classified docs

March 11, 2024 6:01 pm CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Brian Butler, a former Mar-a-Lago worker referenced as “Trump Employee Number 5” in the classified documents indictment of Donald Trump, spoke exclusively with CNN on Monday about what he saw at the former president’s private club and the subsequent fallout after a search there by federal investigators. Butler’s interview with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins provides new details

Al Pacino dice que la manera en que presentó el Oscar a la mejor película fue “una elección de los productores”

March 11, 2024 5:50 pm CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — No, en realidad no hubo ninguna confusión de sobres durante la ceremonia de los premios Oscar este domingo, aunque el público no entendió muy bien lo que ocurriócuando Al Pacino anunció casualmente que “Oppenheimer” había ganado el premio a la mejor película. La estrella de “El Padrino” reveló el ganador del

‘There’s a lot in that bill that matters to us’: Merkley speaks on funding, including $24 million for C. Oregon projects

March 11, 2024 5:44 pm KTVZ

Eight Central Oregon projects are receiving about $24 million in federal funds, and many more projects across the state are also included in spending bills recently passed by Congress, Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a series of announcements this week.

Two bills that impact Central Oregonians with disabilities in a positive way await governor’s signature

March 11, 2024 5:21 pm KTVZ

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Among the 30 bills passed in the recently wrapped legislative session – two positively impact health concerns for people with disabilities, advocates said Monday. “Really grateful for the Legislature for being able to take on these issues in a short session. and this is, these are major wins for patients,” Disability Rights Oregon Public

Tighter control and high-tech push: Key takeaways from China’s biggest annual political event

March 11, 2024 5:09 pm CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Nectar Gan, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — As China grapples with a struggling economy and an intensifying tech war with the United States, its leaders had one message for the thousands of political elites gathering in Beijing: the country will stay the course in becoming a high-tech powerhouse under the helm

US will contribute $300 million to Haiti’s multinational security mission

March 11, 2024 5:05 pm CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hansler and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The United States will contribute $300 million to the Kenyan-led multinational security mission to Haiti, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday, as the situation on the ground continues to deteriorate. “I’m announcing today that the United States Department of Defense is doubling its approved support

He was once hailed as the pride of China. Now nationalists are coming for this Nobel laureate

March 11, 2024 5:04 pm CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — They’ve gone after bloggers, journalists, artists, comedians and celebrity chefs. Now, some of China’s most zealous online nationalists have a new target in their crosshairs: the country’s first officially recognized Nobel laureate. Mo Yan, a novelist best known for his earthy tales of rural life in China,

Oil sheen off California possibly caused by natural seepage from ocean floor, Coast Guard says

March 11, 2024 4:57 pm The Associated Press

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The Coast Guard says an oil sheen spotted off the Southern California coast last week was possibly caused by a natural seep from the ocean floor, but the exact source still isn’t known. Authorities detected the sheen Friday morning off Huntington Beach. Crews recovered roughly 85 gallons from the water

Kentucky House approves bill to reduce emergency-trained workers in small coal mines

March 11, 2024 4:56 pm The Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky House has voted to allow the state’s smallest coal mining operations to reduce the number of miners with emergency medical training on a shift. It applies only to underground coal mines. Supporters say the measure is needed to help keep the

Oscars get audience bump from ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer,’ but ratings aren’t quite a blockbuster

March 11, 2024 4:50 pm The Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Barbenheimer” brought a bump not a boom to Oscars ratings. An estimated 19.5 million people watched Sunday night’s Academy Awards ceremony on ABC. That’s the biggest number the telecast has drawn in four years. But that upward trend comes from an all-time low during the

State fire marshal launches incentive program for defensible space projects; 9 Central Oregon communities qualify

March 11, 2024 4:50 pm KTVZ News Partners

To help those living in communities more likely to be impacted by a wildfire, the Oregon State Fire Marshal launching an incentive program to help Oregonians pay for defensible space projects.

Oscar ratings continue to rebound with the biggest audience since 2020

March 11, 2024 4:41 pm CNN Newsource

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The Oscars can extend some additional thank-yous to “Oppenheimer” and “Barbie,” as the awards continued to claw back viewers lost during the pandemic with the highest rating in four years, averaging 19.5 million viewers on Sunday night based on Nielsen data released Monday. That figure represented a 4% gain

Connecticut woman accused of killing husband and hiding his body pleads guilty to manslaughter

March 11, 2024 4:40 pm The Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 76-year-old Connecticut woman accused of killing her husband, hiding his body for months and collecting his paychecks has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi was arrested in February 2018 in the death of her husband, Dr. Pierluigi Bigazzi, a professor of laboratory science and pathology at UConn Health.

OpenAI ridicules Elon Musk’s ‘incoherent’ lawsuit

March 11, 2024 4:29 pm CNN Newsource

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI in a court filing Monday said it was doing just fine without Elon Musk after he left the company in 2018 — and now Musk wants to claim all OpenAI‘s enormous success over the past six years for himself. OpenAI came out swinging in a new legal

Indiana man sentenced to 57 years for murder of 17-year-old neighbor who was missing for months

March 11, 2024 4:25 pm CNN Newsource

By Steve Almasy and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — An Indiana man was sentenced to 57 years in prison Monday for the murder of his 17-year-old neighbor, who was found buried in his backyard last year after she had been missing for more than five months, according to court documents. As part of a plea agreement, Patrick

Columbia University leaders to get grilled by Congress at antisemitism hearing

March 11, 2024 4:22 pm CNN Newsource

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The president and board chairs of Columbia University have agreed to testify next month at a Congressional hearing on campus antisemitism. The House Education and Workforce Committee announced Monday it will hold a hearing on April 17 featuring Columbia President Minouche Shafik and the two co-chairs of

NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs

March 11, 2024 4:17 pm The Associated Press

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida. The NAACP sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker as well as current and prospective student-athletes. It was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that

Pressure on Boeing grows as Buttigieg says the company needs to cooperate with investigations

March 11, 2024 4:14 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press With Boeing facing multiple government investigations, the company needs to make “a serious transformation” around its safety and manufacturing quality, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday. The comments came one day after Buttigieg said the aircraft builder is under “enormous” scrutiny by his department since a panel blew off a Boeing 737 Max

Rosario, ¿tierra de “narcoterroristas”? Gobierno responde a ola de violencia delictiva

March 11, 2024 4:10 pm CNN Newsource

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno del presidente Javier Milei envió agentes de seguridad a Rosario, la tercera mayor ciudad de Argentina, para responder a lo que las autoridades definen como una ola de violencia delictiva. Solamente en la última semana hubo cuatro homicidios: dos taxistas, un conductor de autobús y un empleado de una

House Republicans move ahead with TikTok vote even as Trump voices opposition to possible ban

March 11, 2024 4:09 pm The Associated Press

By JILL COLVIN and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as former President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. House leadership has scheduled a vote

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