By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Thousands of delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing this week for the start of the country’s most prominent annual political event, where leaders will signal how they plan to steer the world’s second largest economy in the year ahead — and try to dispel deepening concern
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Residents in the southwest corner of Deschutes River Woods awakened to a frightening alert from Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies early Sunday morning, warning them to “LOCK YOUR DOORS” due to a wanted man armed with a large, sheathed knife in the area.
Continue ReadingCNN By Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday forcefully called for more humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying that people in the region are “starving” in the face of “inhumane” conditions and urging Israel to do more in one of the strongest pushes by a US
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Betsy Klein and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday forcefully called for more humanitarian aid into Gaza, saying that people in the region are “starving” in the face of “inhumane” conditions and urging Israel to do more in one of the strongest pushes by a US official
Continue ReadingKGAN, CNN By Eric Levenson, Ben Morse and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Hawkeyes superstar guard Caitlin Clark became the NCAA’s Division-I all-time leading scorer in basketball – male or female – in a win over the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, passing Hall of Famer “Pistol” Pete Maravich. Clark entered the game needing
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Sean Martell was magnet fishing on what he thought was a normal Friday – until he pulled up a military projectile from the Charles River in Needham, Massachusetts. Martell, who was broadcasting live to his YouTube channel, said he recognized the danger of the object immediately after pulling it
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By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Top lawmakers unveiled a finalized package of six government funding bills Sunday evening, kicking off a race against the clock to pass the measure ahead of a shutdown deadline at the end of the week. The release of the package – which is backed
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court granted a temporary stay of a lower court’s decision to block the enforcement of a controversial Texas immigration law, paving the way for it to go into effect this week if the Supreme Court doesn’t intervene. Last week, a federal judge in Austin, Texas, blocked
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Chris Mortensen, the award-winning journalist who covered the NFL for close to four decades, including 32 as a senior analyst at ESPN, died Sunday morning. He was 72. ESPN confirmed Mortensen’s death on Sunday. There was no immediate word on the cause or place of death. “Mort was widely
Continue ReadingBy Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Chris Mortensen, an award-winning journalist and longtime NFL insider for ESPN, has died, the network announced. He was 72. Mortensen was a fixture on ESPN for three decades, appearing on “Sunday NFL Countdown,” an analyst for the NFL Draft and as a contributor on “SportsCenter.” “Mort was widely respected
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Site preparation, including blasting and grading, is under way six days a week at the site of the new Costco on Bend’s north end, and construction is expected to begin in early May, with the new store expected to open by late August, a company official told residents last week.
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — OPEC+ member nations have agreed to extend their voluntary cuts to crude oil production through the second quarter, the group announced Sunday. The move is a part of the group’s perpetual balancing act to stabilize oil prices by reducing supply. OPEC+, a coalition of the world’s top oil producing
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders on Sunday came out with a package of six bills setting full-year spending levels for some federal agencies, a step forward in a long overdue funding process beset by sharp political divisions between the two parties as well as infighting among House Republicans. The release
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Haití declaró el estado de emergencia este domingo por la noche y un toque de queda en medio de la creciente violencia de las pandillas y dos fugas de prisión durante el fin de semana. El gobierno citó el “deterioro de la seguridad”, en particular en
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Some Oregonians are pushing back on the passage of House Bill 4002.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Maine seized more than 4,760 marijuana plants and arrested three New York residents in Somerset County – their third search in two weeks involving suspected illegal marijuana cultivation sites. Officers also seized over $7,000 in suspected illicit drug proceeds, along with a Toyota Tacoma truck and other
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A mass shooting at a club in West Point, Mississippi, Sunday left one woman dead and as many as 12 other people injured, Mississippi law enforcement officials said. The shooting happened early Sunday inside Club Oasis, Clay County Sheriff Eddie Scott told CNN. When deputies arrived, they found a
Continue ReadingBy Matt Schooley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The MBTA says someone smashed the window of a bus during an apparent road rage incident. It happened Friday night near Morton and Theodore streets in Mattapan. Transit police said someone punched the driver’s side window of the bus for an
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A Washington State Patrol trooper who was struck and killed on Interstate 5 early Saturday morning was a “truly dedicated” member and “an even better human being,” Chief John Batiste said Saturday afternoon, KGW reported.
Continue ReadingVALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Planes dropped fire retardant over the Texas Panhandle on Sunday and a small community was ordered to evacuate as firefighters kept up efforts to stamp out the largest wildfire in state history while contending with new blazes. Strong winds spread the flames further, prompting an evacuation order
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