By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Like many Americans, Richard Bidon says he’d like to see the U.S. government “go back to its original design” — a system of checks and balances developed nearly 240 years ago to prevent any branch, especially the presidency, from becoming too powerful. But that’s
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers delivered another outpouring of jobs in March, adding a sizzling 303,000 workers to their payrolls and bolstering hopes that the economy can vanquish inflation without succumbing to a recession in the face of high interest rates. Last month’s job growth was up from a
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Students and staff of Central Oregon Community College and Oregon State University-Cascades are taking to the runway in honor of Earth Day during the annual Clothing Connection Fashion Show, with more than 40 models in donated clothing and accessories expected to walk at two shows, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., on Friday, April 19, at the Bend campus’s Wille Hall.
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — If it wasn’t for the fact she was signing autographs outside the CBS studio in New York, many would have thought Billie Piper was attempting to go unnoticed. Like an old Hollywood film star caught on the fly, Piper was photographed on Tuesday evening in a pair of oval
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México informó este jueves que concluyó la operación marítima para evacuar a 34 de sus ciudadanos que estaban en Haití, en medio de la ola de violencia por la que atraviesa el país. La Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores informó en un comunicado que los mexicanos, 10 mujeres
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A black bear in Cottage Grove that was intentionally fed by people had to be put down by officials this week after it lost its wariness and began approaching people. The two-year-old male bear was first seen in the city on March 5 and was spotted repeatedly near people or dwellings over
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Following a 24-month development process, the Deschutes County Planning Commission has recommended approval of the revised draft Deschutes 2040 Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is the County’s map for the future and provides the goals, policies, and actions that are intended to guide the day-to-day decisions of elected officials and staff. The Plan
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — MountainStar Family Relief Nursery, a prominent advocate for child welfare, announces the launch of its Keep Kids Safe Campaign this April in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month. At the heart of MountainStar’s mission is the commitment to preventing child abuse and neglect through community support and therapeutic services. The Keep
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OLBG hit rewind on reality dating TV shows to discover just how much they’ve changed over the last six decades, using news reports and studies.
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Stacker used the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics to rank the 25 hardest colleges to get into across the U.S.
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SmartAsset determines the average salary needed to live alone or support a family comfortably in major U.S. cities.
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SmartAsset compares data on Certified Financial Planners to reveal findings about who is joining the profession and which states had the highest growth.
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Next City reports that activists in Berkeley, California, have been building benches for bus riders in hopes the city will follow suit to provide even more seating.
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Janet Yellen has kicked off her second visit to China as US treasury secretary with a warning of the risk to jobs and businesses posed by overproduction of certain goods in the world’s second largest economy. On Friday, her first full day of meetings in the southern
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press GUANGZHOU, China (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary has called for a level playing field for American companies and workers as she opened a five-day visit to China in a major industrial and export hub. Janet Yellen told Vice Premier He Lifeng and the governor of Guangdong
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, MJ Lee and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — When President Joe Biden met with a group of Muslim community leaders this week, he recounted a recent conversation he had with first lady Jill Biden relating to the conflict in Gaza. One of the attendees told the president that the decision to participate
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– McDonald’s comprará las 225 franquicias de restaurantes que tiene en Israel, anunció la compañía este jueves, pocas semanas después de asegurar que la guerra entre Israel y Hamas perjudica su negocio. El gigante de la comida rápida informó que había llegado a un acuerdo con la franquicia israelí Alonyal para adquirir los
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s fight over the French winery they once owned together is coming to a head and reigniting older conflicts, as new legal documents allege a “history of physical abuse of Jolie” on the part of Pitt prior to their fateful plane ride in 2016. On
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(Update: ODOT corrected date of next Hwy. 97 blast – April 13th not 11th) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Wednesday, the northbound U.S. 97 on-ramp at Empire Avenue will be closed and access will be temporarily moved to the newly built U.S. Highway 97 Bend Parkway, ODOT said Thursday. Vehicles along this route will travel
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Six inmates who sued New York’s corrections department over its decision to lock down prisons during next Monday’s total solar eclipse will get to watch the celestial event after all. Lawyers for the six men incarcerated at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility in upstate New York said Thursday that they’ve reached a
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