By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Millions of travelers across Germany are being affected by strikes again after two unions called for two-day walkouts over wages and work conditions. Around 80% of all long-distance trains as well as regional and commuter trains in the country were canceled early Thursday as train drivers went
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A United flight from Houston to Fort Myers, Texas, was forced turn around Monday after one of the plane’s engines caught fire. KTRK-TV reports that several of the 167 passengers aboard the Boeing 737 took video showing a line of flames shooting out of the engine. FlightAware shows Flight 1118 taking off
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The top American diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific is criticizing China for using intimidation tactics against other countries in the region to press its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea. Speaking to reporters Thursday after returning to the United States from meetings with
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — During his 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden promised a stark departure from the immigration policies of the Trump administration. He pledged a 100-day moratorium on deportations after taking office. He promised to protect sanctuary cities from federal law enforcement agencies. And he harshly criticized the Trump
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, Alayna Treene, Fredreka Schouten and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Twelve hours after Donald Trump predicted his near sweep of Super Tuesday states would lead to unity “very quickly” in the Republican Party, the former president delivered a parting shot to his last remaining rival for the GOP nomination. On his social
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says that the United States has become more “transactional,” using rewards and punishments to achieve aims with other countries, and should be encouraged to enhance cooperation with China in the Asia-Pacific region. Anwar on Thursday advocated against taking sides in U.S.-led
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Dorothy Beal cambia dónde y cuándo corre para evitar un patrón en caso de que alguien la pueda estar mirando. También saluda a los corredores que pasan y que parecen amigables para que, si se pierde, alguien pueda identificar dónde fue vista por última vez, dice. Emily Scaglione no lleva
Continue ReadingBy Susan Griffin, CNN (CNN) — When Helena Bonham Carter walked onto the set of 2012’s Dark Shadows movie, she was stinking of bourbon whiskey and Gauloises cigarettes. Her character was a chain-smoking alcoholic psychiatrist, but Bonham Carter hadn’t gone “method”; she had simply spritzed herself with a bespoke fragrance created specifically for her by
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in charge of cleaning it up says his team is fighting to bring a sample out of the heart of the site’s radioactive debris. A decades-long project to clean up the remains
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NewsChannel of 21 Chief Meteorologist John Carroll visited with the fine folks at the Cascades of Bend retirement community Wednesday morning to talk about the weather, climate the recent snowy winter.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un puñado de gobernadores demócratas se abrieron paso entre un grupo de colegas el mes pasado para decirle directamente al presidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden lo que han estado enfatizando detrás de escena: necesita luchar más fuertemente. Los demócratas le dijeron a Biden que necesitaba mostrar más del fuego
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Are K-pop stars allowed to love? The answer is still a resounding “no” in some quarters – with K-pop singer Karina from the group Aespa posting a handwritten apology online after her reported relationship drew outcry from many of her more fervent followers.
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La 96ª edición de los Premios de la Academia se llevará a cabo este domingo y, si bien los vestidos y los invitados serán hermosos, estaremos atentos para expresar nuestros sentimientos con conmovedores discursos de aceptación. Premios Oscar 2024, en vivo: ganadores, discursos, alfombra roja y más Sinceramente, cuanto más loco
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports and imports for the first two months of the year beat estimates, an indication that demand may be improving as Beijing attempts to speed up its economic recovery. Customs data released Thursday showed exports for January and February grew 7.1% from a year earlier,
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, is excited to announce the Spring FUNd Drive kick-off starts Friday, March 8 and runs thru Saturday, March 16. According to Chris Gossard, Executive Director: “This Spring FUNd Drive offers matching opportunities to double donations, limited edition Thank- you Gifts, and our listeners’ favorite music!
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, the night before he was scheduled to face Canadian Milos Raonic in the first round, he announced on social media Wednesday. In an announcement on X, the 22-time Grand Slam winner
Continue ReadingBy Pau Mosquera and Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Gabriel García Márquez’s last novel, “Memories of My Melancholy Whores,” was published 20 years ago, but the late Colombian author’s legacy did not end there. After his death in 2014, an unfinished work — consisting of up to five drafts that the winner of the Nobel
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Oregon is having a rough time launching its new unemployment system. The computer software, “Frances Online,” launched Monday after the state invested $100 million toward the revamp, KGW reports. The Oregon Employment Department says it is aware of its issues, and on Wednesday, held a meeting to confront these complaints. Aaron Kier
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.7% in morning trading to 39,874.68. Sydney’s S&P/ASX 200 jumped 0.9% to 7,829.60. South Korea’s Kospi surged 1.4% to 2,683.76. Hong
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Several of this week’s Pet Pics Sweepstakes submissions slept through their photo sessions, but awake or not, it’s hard to deny their cuteness. See many more and submit your own under the Contest tab at https://ktvz.com/play/2023/10/31/pet-pics-2023-24/
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