PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — An Oregon university said Friday it is pausing seeking or accepting further gifts or grants from Boeing Co. after students and faculty demanded that the school sever ties with the aerospace company because of its weapons manufacturing divisions and its connections to Israel amid the war in Gaza. Portland State University
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wagmeister and Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — The star witness in Harvey Weinstein’s historic rape trial says she would consider testifying in a new trial, after the former Hollywood producer’s New York conviction was overturned by the New York Court of Appeals this week. Mimi Haley, a former production assistant on The Weinstein
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An “armed and dangerous” fugitive from the Salem area, wanted on a nationwide warrant for robbery, was tracked Friday to the Bend area and found at the Cascade Village Shopping Center, where law enforcement vehicles were damaged as they pinned him in and prevented his escape.
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Members of Baltimore County’s close-knit Latino community have constructed an elaborate memorial for the six members of a roadwork crew killed in the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse. A group of mourners gathered at the memorial Friday evening to remind the public that even as cleanup efforts
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN) — El Ejército de Ecuador informó a través de un comunicado que un helicóptero Mi 171 E se accidentó la mañana de este viernes en el sector de Tiwino, ubicado en la provincia amazónica de Pastaza, dejando un saldo de ocho personas muertas. Según la institución, la aeronave cumplía la ruta Shell-Twino-Tababoro
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The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office announced someone has anonymously donated 26 tons of hay to help rehabilitate 15 horses seized from a Bend-area ranch. The sheriff’s office told us the horses are making a steady recovery on the Rescue Ranch, but full rehabilitation will take some time.
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A former Colorado sheriff’s deputy has been convicted of a misdemeanor in the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in distress who had called 911 after his car got stuck in a small mountain community. Andrew Buen was also charged with second-degree murder and official misconduct in the 2022 death of Christian
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The Hoodoo Ski Area announced on Facebook that they have closed operations for the season after a broken well pump left them with no running water. General Manager Matthew McFarland also noted the “quickly melting snow” and said “the sun and the rain have taken their toll on our snowpack in the last few days.”
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say a climber is dead and another seriously injured after falling about 1,000 feet while on a steep, technical route on Mount Johnson in Alaska’s Denali National Park and Preserve. A statement from the park says the fall Thursday night was witnessed by another climbing party, who reported it around
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Electoral de Panamá anunció este viernes que suspendió el uso de la votación electrónica y dispuso que las elecciones presidenciales del 5 de mayo se realicen con votación y escrutinio manuales. La medida fue tomada en sesión extraordinaria del Consejo Nacional de Partidos Políticos y su subcomisión técnica
Continue ReadingMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Officials say sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who sped toward them in a vehicle as they were serving a search warrant in a neighborhood on Friday in Memphis, Tennessee. Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says deputies were serving the high-risk drug warrant at about 3:30 p.m. when a man who
Continue ReadingBy José Álvarez, CNN en Espanol (CNN) — Guatemalan authorities raided the offices of the NGO Save the Children on Thursday citing complaints over the treatment of Guatemalan children in Texas, the country’s public prosecutor told CNN. The raid was carried out by authorities from the Special Public Prosecutor Against Impunity and the Civil Police, government lawyers said, after an investigation was opened
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s Coffee County suffered a cyberattack this month that forced the county to sever its connection to the state’s voter registration system as a precautionary measure, three sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Investigators believe the incident was a ransomware attack, in which cybercriminals typically
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule,
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Un accidente de autobús en el norte de Chile dejó dos turistas brasileños muertos y otros 33 heridos, informó este viernes el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Brasil. De los heridos, que viajaban en el vehículo, tres se encuentran en estado grave, añadió en un comunicado. La institución indicó que
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On Wednesday night, Mountain View Lacrosse held the “Ryan Game” for the second straight year. The team honored their former teammate who died in a drowning accident at Tetherow Resort. The club has a fund in Ryan’s name and looks to raise $25,000 in order to establish an endowment for the club. For more information
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of an Idaho man who suffered a head injury during a Halloween Party at a Las Vegas Strip hotel. Daniel Rodimer, 45, who now lives in Texas, is expected
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Regulators have closed Republic First Bank, a regional lender operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it had seized the Philadelphia-based bank, which did business as Republic Bank had roughly $6 billion in assets and $4 billion in deposits as of January 31. Fulton
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ellen DeGeneres está reflexionando sobre el final de su programa de entrevistas. La comediante comenzó esta semana su gira “Ellen’s Last Stand…Up Tour”, su primer gran proyecto desde que el programa “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” terminó en 2022. Al borde de las lágrimas, Ellen DeGeneres anuncia el final de su programa
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia government is making changes to its drug decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public places. Premier David Eby said the province is asking the federal government to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Eby said
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