macamilarincon (CNN) — Al menos 27 personas han muerto en el sureste de Brasil por las fuertes lluvias que azotan partes del país, informó CNN Brasil, afiliada de CNN, citando a autoridades estatales. El número de muertos en el estado brasileño de Espíritu Santo aumentó a 19, y al menos ocho personas murieron en el
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center Foundation is proud to once again present the Train Your Brain program to third-grade classes across Central Oregon. Prompted by an alarming increase of preventable head injuries among youth, this injury prevention program educates more than 2,000 elementary school students in Central Oregon about brain injury prevention and the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A state parole board member has resigned after recommending the release of a man who authorities said then attacked a pregnant Chicago woman with a knife and fatally stabbed her 11-year-old son. The Illinois Prisoner Review Board’s handling of the case has prompted Gov. J.B.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths is stepping down for health reasons after nearly three years of trying to tackle mounting crises in Ukraine, Gaza and Africa. U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq made the announcement Monday. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres praised Griffiths “for his tremendous leadership
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The blockbuster case at the Supreme Court that could make it harder for millions of Americans to access the abortion pill mifepristone has turned almost entirely on 11 anti-abortion doctors and advocates who say their work has been upended by patients experiencing complications from the drug.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Community Trees is helping boost Oregon Arbor Month celebrations in six Oregon communities this year, thanks to grants the nonprofit organization is giving out this spring. Holding a public celebration of Arbor Day is a condition for maintaining Tree City USA status from the national Arbor Day Foundation. OCT Board
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is again proposing a ban on electrical stimulation devices used to reduce or stop self-injurious or aggressive behavior, the agency said in a statement Monday. Electrical stimulation devices deliver electrical shocks through electrodes attached to a person’s skin to attempt to reduce or
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision Monday to scrap a planned delegation to Washington — a trip President Joe Biden personally requested a week ago, hoping to offer a constructive approach — amounts to a low point in the ever-deepening rift between the two men. Netanyahu
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Two recent Bend murder cases — both involving an adult son accused of killing his mother — are shining a harsh, tragic spotlight on the issue of domestic violence and efforts to prevent such tragedies.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El propietario de Truth Social, Trump Media & Technology Group, cerró su acuerdo para salir a bolsa, creando una enorme ganancia inesperada para el expresidente Donald Trump que duplica su patrimonio neto. Después de que Trump Media anunciara que haría su debut en el mercado de valores el martes, Trump
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Una caravana con cerca de 2.000 migrantes de diversas nacionalidades salió este lunes desde la ciudad de Tapachula, en el estado mexicano de Chiapas y fronterizo con Guatemala, rumbo hacia Estados Unidos, según pudo constatar CNN. Denominada “Viacrucis migrante”, esta caravana es la segunda que se conforma este año desde el
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Colorado university where a student is charged with killing his suitemate and another person in a dorm room last month has hired two former U.S. attorneys to review of what led to the shooting and whether any campus policies and procedures can be improved. The University
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of MLB Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersely has been reunited with her son as she awaits trial on reckless conduct and other charges after she gave birth in a tent in subfreezing temperatures. Twenty-seven-year-old Alexandra Eckersley showed up last week for a court
Continue ReadingJOSHUA GOODMAN CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Throng of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have rallied at an electoral council headquarters where he made official his candidacy for a third term. Meanwhile, his would-be rival Corina Yonis struggled against a ticking deadline to register her candidacy — and found she was unable to — in
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump received both a lifeline from the courts Monday and a trial date for the first criminal trial of a former president in US history, a pair of rulings that hit home the legal whiplash constantly surrounding him. The twin rulings Monday,
Continue ReadingWALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina court official under investigation amid allegations of tampering with the jury in the Alex Murdaugh trial is resigning. Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill said Monday that her resignation was effective immediately. She said serving as clerk was an honor, citing the office’s management of the high-profile
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Fire Marshal is calling on Oregonians and local fire agencies to submit their nominations for the prestigious Golden and Silver Sparky Awards. The awards recognize outstanding achievements in fire prevention and public safety education. These awards honor the dedication and commitment of people and organizations working to create safer
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A girl has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after she entered a Los Angeles County sheriff’s station and grabbed a deputy’s gun. That’s according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The department has provided no video of the incident nor specific information about whether
Continue ReadingBy Blake Weaver Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — An affidavit has revealed new information about Bryan Keith Malinowski, the Clinton National Airport executive who died following a shootout earlier this week. According to a search warrant, ATF claims from May 2021 to February 2024, Malinowski purchased over
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story SUMTER, South Carolina (WYFF) — A pregnant woman was shot and killed in what a sheriff in South Carolina calls a “callous and cold-blooded” attack. Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called Saturday morning to a hospital after two gunshot victims arrived. Authorities said the
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