Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Resulta que Taylor Swift acertó al nombrar su próximo álbum, “The Tortured Poets Department”. La empresa Ancestry, que ayuda a las personas a rastrear su genealogía, encontró evidencia de que Swift tiene un parentesco lejano con la famosa poeta Emily Dickinson. “Necesitamos calmarnos… ¡pero cómo podemos hacerlo cuando tenemos
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The man sought in New York in the fatal bludgeoning of a woman at a hotel last month said in an Arizona courtroom that he would not waive extradition while he’s prosecuted for two subsequent stabbing attacks on women in Phoenix. Raad Almansoori is being held without
Continue ReadingBy Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Serhiy Haidarzhy is likely alive because his wife Anna fell asleep. Like every night, Anna was in the bedroom with their 4-month-old baby boy Tymofii, while Serhiy was putting their older daughter Liza to bed in her own room. “Usually, very often, I fall asleep in the room with
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Robotics is reaching more kids and teachers in Central Oregon who might not otherwise have a chance to explore it, thanks to a grant that’s created a new partnership between Camp Fire Central Oregon and an afterschool program in Jefferson County.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Jeff Bezos has reclaimed the title of the richest person on Earth, surpassing Elon Musk, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on Monday. The Amazon founder’s net worth was $200 billion, while Musk followed at $198 billion. Musk has lost about $31 billion over the past year,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un equipo de la Naciones Unidas encontró información “clara y convincente” de que las rehenes en Gaza fueron abusadas sexualmente, dijo a los periodistas el lunes Pramila Patten, enviada especial de la ONU sobre violencia sexual en conflictos. Hay “motivos razonables” para creer que la violencia sexual continúa, añadió.
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An ammunition supplier testified at trial Monday that he only provided inert dummy rounds to the Western film “Rust” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer in 2021, though he also was handling live rounds from another production at that time. Albuquerque-based movie firearms
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — China has set an ambitious economic expansion target of “around 5%“ for 2024, as its leaders vowed to “transform the growth model” in the face of significant challenges facing its development. The figure — similar to last year’s growth target — was announced by Chinese Premier Li Qiang
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China aims to achieve 5% economic growth this year, Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday, acknowledging that it will be a challenging goal in difficult times. In his address to the annual session of the National People’s Congress, Li outlined plans to boost spending on
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen has announced that she has officially filed for reelection in a presidential battleground state that is a top GOP target in a challenging 2024 Senate map. The first-term moderate Democrat launched her campaign last year, and Republican challengers have crowded their primary field to oppose her.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett packed two very different messages into her one-page opinion on Monday as the Supreme Court declared states could not toss former President Donald Trump off the ballot. She chastised her colleagues on the right for breaking significant – and in her mind unnecessary – ground in the
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say a teenager was killed and four other people have been wounded in a shooting at a north Philadelphia bus stop. The city’s police commissioner, Kevin Bethel, said about 15 to 20 students were at a bus stop Monday afternoon when two people walked up and opened fire. Police said one
Continue ReadingYAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — Two snowmobilers have been killed in separate avalanches in Washington state and in Idaho. Two snowmobilers riding in the Cascade Mountains west of Yakima, Washington, triggered a slide Friday in a bowl near Darland Mountain, according to the Northwest Avalanche Center. The rider who did not survive was described as fully
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Some residents on the south end of Bend are criticizing the U.S. Forest Service for not removing homeless camps when they work on roads in the China Hat area, and they have a potentially powerful ally on their side: Rep., Cliff Bentz, R-Ore.
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The bill — which would make the possession of small amounts of drugs a crime once more — has not
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The bill — which would make the possession of small amounts of drugs a crime once more — has not
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Harvard University turned over another trove of documents about campus antisemitism to Congress on Monday evening in response to an unprecedented subpoena from the House Education and Workforce Committee. Harvard was facing a 5 pm ET Monday deadline to respond to the subpoena, the first issued since the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are warning that a gag order sought by New York prosecutors ahead of his March 25 hush-money criminal trial would amount to unconstitutional and unlawful prior restraint on the former president’s free speech rights. Trump’s lawyers urged Judge Juan Manuel Merchan on
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of this year’s Iditarod, race officials said Monday. Dallas Seavey informed the officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Monday morning that he was forced to shoot
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Oscars are set to air on Sunday, which means there isn’t a lot of time left to catch up on the 10 films nominated for best picture. If you missed out on the “Barbenheimer” movie theater craze last summer or prefer to sob while watching “Past Lives”
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