By NINIEK KARMINI and FADLAN SYAM Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission has formally declared Prabowo Subianto president-elect in a ceremony on after the country’s highest court rejected challenges to his landslide victory lodged by two losing presidential candidates. Subianto, who is currently defense minister, won the election with 58.6% of the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un sindicato que representa a los ingenieros de Boeing alegó que el fabricante de aviones tomó represalias contra dos empleados que, en ese momento, trabajaban en nombre de la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA) para supervisar la fabricación. Las acusaciones salieron a la luz en los últimos días después de que
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A high-level North Korean economic delegation was on its way to Iran for what would be the two countries’ first known talks since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Embracing the idea of a “new Cold War,” North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pushing
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Conservation and public access are on equal footing with other considerations for U.S. Bureau of Land Management lands under a recently announced rule.
Continue ReadingBy Ross Levitt and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A union representing Boeing engineers has alleged the plane maker retaliated against two employees who, at the time, were working on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to provide manufacturing oversight. The allegations came to light in recent days after the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS and SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new package of $61 billion in U.S. aid may prevent Ukraine from losing its war against Russia. But winning it will be a long slog. The aid approval means Ukraine may be able to release artillery ammunition that it has been rationing.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — For runners and walkers looking for a fun-filled challenge, Central Oregon Community College has two race events happening in May, both on the Bend campus: the four-mile or two-mile Jungle Run on Thursday, May 9 and the two-mile, 465-stair Storm the Stairs on Thursday, May 16. Both races are free to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the 2024 Youth Academy, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16th & 17th, between 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. at the Sheriff’s Office, 63333 W. Highway 20, Bend, 97703. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Youth Academy is a cooperative activity
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO, ACACIA CORONADO and NICK PERRY Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses nationwide. While tensions
Continue ReadingBy MARK BAKER and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Australian police say they have arrested seven teenagers accused of following a violent extremist ideology in raids around Sydney to protect the community from a potential attack. They say the seven arrested Wednesday are part of a network that includes a 16-year-old boy who
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Los queridos trenes Shinkansen de Japón están recibiendo otra mejora. A partir de 2026, algunos trenes de la línea Tokaido -la más transitada del país, ya que conecta Tokio, Nagoya y Osaka- tendrán habitaciones privadas con puertas en el tramo de clase alta. Según un comunicado de Japan Rail, las habitaciones
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Ucrania está aumentando la presión sobre los hombres en edad de ser llamados a filas que viven en el extranjero suspendiendo sus servicios consulares, en medio de una revisión más amplia de las reglas de movilización del país destinadas a reforzar sus defensas contra la invasión rusa . El Ministro de
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Tuesday applauded the passage of legislation to provide Ukraine, Israel, and America’s Indo-Pacific partners with $95 billion in security assistance to support their national defense, including $9.15 billion in lifesaving humanitarian aid, and to stem the flow of fentanyl into the United States. Fellow Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley,
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY, STEVE LeBLANC and BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS Associated Press Students at a growing number of U.S. colleges are gathering in pro-Palestinian encampments with a unified demand to end investments supporting Israel’s war in Gaza. From Massachusetts to California, students have gathered by the hundreds and vowed to stay put until universities meet their
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her “best friends.” So, it’s surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself. “It’s a huge, huge honor. I think
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat. Blankenship finished third out of six candidates in the 2018 Republican primary for Democrat Joe Manchin’s Senate seat. Manchin decided last
Continue ReadingBy ARMANDO SOLÍS Associated Press VILLA MADERO, Mexico (AP) — As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City. Rivers and even whole lakes are disappearing in
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court hears arguments Thursday over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. It’s a historic day for the court, with the justices having an opportunity to decide once and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Tennessee became the latest when the Republican governor this week signed legislation that
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press A conservative quest to limit diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives is gaining momentum in state capitals and college governing boards, with officials in about one-third of the states now taking some sort of action against it. Tennessee became the latest when the Republican governor this week signed legislation that
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