A Bend Police officer was justified in using deadly force to shoot an armed 18-year-old Bend man who at the same moment used his own gun to take his life during a March 20 encounter after a crash on the Bend Parkway, Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels concluded Friday.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A majority of workers at a Mercedes-Benz plant near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, are calling for a vote to join the United Auto Workers union, which is on a drive to sign up non-union plants across the country. According to the UAW, the Mercedes workers have filed a petition with the National Labor
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man found guilty but mentally ill in the killing of an Indianapolis police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for shooting his then-girlfriend but to time served for killing the officer. The city’s police chief calls the sentence “deeply” disappointing. Thirty-one-year-old Elliahs Dorsey was found guilty but mentally
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — ¿Para qué estás hecho si no es para formar parte del círculo íntimo de Billie Eilish en Instagram? Los seguidores que recientemente hicieron clic en la parte de la historia de la cuenta verificada de Instagram de la ganadora de dos premios Oscar pudieron haber notado una pequeña burbuja verde alrededor
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time in nearly two decades, the percentage of women in the C-suite at publicly traded US companies has dropped. And growth in the percentage of women in senior corporate leadership roles overall barely budged from 2022 to 2023. That’s according to a new report
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Elon Musk se dio por vencido, restaurando el sistema de marcas de verificación azules de “señores y campesinos” que una vez reprendió y atacó como elitismo. Después de insistir en que periodistas, celebridades y otros usuarios notables le pagaran US$ 8 al mes por la otrora codiciada marca azul
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee is advancing a bipartisan bill to allow people convicted of felonies to apply to vote again without getting gun rights restored. The bipartisan effort to untangle the two rights has cleared early hurdles but several remain. The bill faces some GOP skepticism in the session’s
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press Karen Nickel has been dealing with lupus and other illnesses for years, illnesses she blames on childhood exposure to a suburban St. Louis creek where Cold War-era nuclear waste was dumped decades ago. It’s time, she said Friday, for the federal government to start making amends. “People have died and
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured during a chaotic protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline in 2016. Sophia Wilansky alleged that officers “attacked her with less-lethal and explosive munitions” and nearly severed her hand.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, se presentó este viernes ante la Fiscalía peruana para responder sobre la compra de relojes de lujo marca Rolex, así como otras joyas que no declaró entre sus bienes cuando postuló su candidatura a las elecciones de 2021, y que ahora son objeto de
Continue ReadingAitana Ocana (CNN Español) — El manga japonés que fascinó a generaciones con sus emocionantes encuentros de fútbol y las aventuras de su protagonista, Captain Tsubasa (conocido en español como Oliver Atom), llega a su fin después de 43 años de historia. La exitosa adaptación animada, reconocida en España como “Campeones: Oliver y Benji” y
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump is set to appear at a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans, according to a source familiar with the event. The fundraiser for the conservative LGBTQ group will be held on April 20 at Mar-a-Lago. The former first lady has taken
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The English indie-pop band Glass Animals, who made a splash with the song “Heat Waves” a few years ago, returns this summer with an album exploring love. A few furious weeks of writing by frontman, songwriter and producer Dave Bayley ended up with the band’s
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino and Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — ESPN executive Norby Williamson, who came under attack in recent months from host Pat McAfee in an on-air rant accusing the network veteran of “sabotage,” will depart the sports network. The move was announced Friday in a memo to staff from ESPN president of content Burke
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Shares of Truth Social owner Trump Media & Technology Group tumbled 12% on Friday, sinking to their lowest level since the company went public last week. The selloff has erased nearly $2 billion from the value of former President Donald Trump’s stake in the company this week. Trump Media
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James has declared for the 2024 NBA draft, he announced on Instagram Friday. Bronny is the oldest child of NBA all-time leading scorer and Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James and recently finished his freshman season for the University of Southern California Trojans. “I’ve had a year with some ups
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The authoritarian president of Belarus says his country will suspend participation in the troubled Conventional Forces in Europe treaty that once was a key security doctrine for the continent. President Alexander Lukashenko has introduced a bill calling for the suspension to the parliament, which is fully under his control. The treaty,
Continue ReadingBy Jose Martinez Click here for updates on this story SUNNYVALE (KPIX) — Thursday morning, the scene outside Lockheed Martin in Sunnyvale was one of passionate protest when about 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered to voice their concerns about the aerospace company’s alleged role in the Israel-Hamas war. Among the demonstrators was Kaiyah Ari, who works
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A supercomputer is tracking one of the most exciting English Premier League title races in years and with three clubs involved, separated by a matter of points, it keeps spitting out different predictions as it analyzes thousands of simulations. While the supercomputer whirs away in the background, the 2023/2024
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — In times of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to seeing prices for household goods skyrocket, but even they are shocked by the cost of this season’s must-have item: mosquito repellent. Shops across Buenos Aires saw their supply plummet this year as dengue fever cases surged,
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