VATICAN CITY (AP) — Lingering respiratory and mobility problems are continuing to take their toll on the Pope. Francis presided over his weekly general audience on Wednesday. But he had an aide read his catechism lesson, as he has done for the past several days. He also appeared unable to climb up the few steps
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez de Nueva York sentenció a 21 años y nueve meses de cárcel al general retirado Cliver Alcalá Cordones, una figura clave de la historia reciente de Venezuela, que pasó de leal mano derecha de Hugo Chávez a enemigo acérrimo de Nicolás Maduro. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel “Como miembro
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists say they have discovered what may be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe at a site in southern Germany. Roughly 1,000 skeletons of plague victims have so far been found in mass graves in the center of the city of Nuremberg, which experts believe may contain
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI fired back at Elon Musk, who sued the ChatGPT company last week for chasing profit and diverging from its original, nonprofit mission. Tuesday night, OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from the early days of the company that appear to show Musk acknowledging OpenAI needed to make
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — State lawmakers in Tennessee could soon pass a bill that would limit the types of flags that can be displayed in public schools, sparking outcry from LGBTQ advocates who say the measure is an attempt to ban the Pride flag and curtail free speech. The Tennessee state House advanced HB 1605
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Attendance capacity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – will be halved due to security reasons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in an interview with French broadcaster France 2. The minister said there was
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week. The president defeated long-shot candidates including U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Biden went into
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted on Wednesday to pass a package of six government funding bills as lawmakers race the clock to get the legislation through both chambers before an end of the week shutdown deadline. The Senate must next take up the measure as lawmakers face a
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell reinforced his belief Wednesday that the Federal Reserve will cut its key interest rate this year but said it first wants to see more evidence that inflation is falling sustainably back to the Fed’s 2% target. Powell’s comments to a House committee largely
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it’s a challenge. China’s exports rose about 10% in the first two
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian lawmakers have unanimously approved the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, which he submitted as part of a power-sharing agreement between the two main political parties in the coalition government. The center-right GERB party which won last April’s general election and the runner-up, the reformist coalition led by “We Continue
Continue ReadingCNN By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Gold prices have hit another record high. Why are investors taking such a shine? It could be they’re betting the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon, or they’re using the precious metal as a hedge against inflation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingNew snow in the area tapered off yesterday afternoon and this morning. Dry weather with us for the moment begins to take a turn again toward wintry mixed precipitation heading into the weekend. Early indications are that snow levels will be in the 2500-3500ft range. This is expected mostly because of the cold conditions expected
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A fine Wednesday to you, Central Oregon. This morning brings chilly temperatures, a slight chance for some patchy fog as well as the possibility of black ice, especially on secondary roads before temperatures warm. The winter weather we experienced over the weekend and early this week appears to have ended for the time being. Then
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Nikki Haley anunciará hoy que abandona la carrera presidencial, según fuentes familiarizadas con sus planes. Haley se había convertido en la única rival del expresidente Donald Trump en la campaña de las primarias presidenciales republicanas, y aunque él logró la victoria en 14 de las 15 contiendas republicanas del Súper Martes,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she’s not too focused on results this season, opting instead to develop her skills as she bids to rediscover her grand slam-winning form. The 21-year-old missed much of 2023 after operations on both wrists and an ankle, but returned to the court this
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans to
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti of tax fraud during his first stint at the club, claiming he used shell companies to hide parts of his income. Prosecutors in Madrid say in a statement that they are accusing Ancelotti of two accounts
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — One German man has redefined “man on a mission.” A 62-year-old from Magdeburg deliberately got 217 Covid-19 vaccine shots in the span of 29 months, according to a new study, going against national vaccine recommendations. That’s an average of one jab every four days. In the process, he became
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