By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve officials said Wednesday that inflation has fallen further toward their target level in recent months but signaled that they expect to cut their benchmark interest rate just once this year. The policymakers’ forecast for one rate cut was down from their previous projection of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un instructor universitario estadounidense relató el horror de sobrevivir a un ataque con arma blanca en China , ofreciendo el primer relato personal de un incidente que recibió una cobertura mediática limitada en el país. David Zabner es uno de los cuatro instructores de Cornell College atacados este lunes mientras visitaban
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Oregon State Police traffic stop in Eugene ended in a fatal officer-involved shooting late Tuesday afternoon, the agency said. Around 4:25 p.m., an OSP trooper conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of River Avenue and State Route 569 (Beltline Highway) in Eugene. During the encounter, OSP said the driver
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Marc Stewart, CNN Jilin, China (CNN) — An American college instructor has recounted the horror of surviving a stabbing attack in China, offering the first personal account of an incident that has been given limited media coverage within the country. David Zabner is one of four Cornell College instructors attacked Monday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando Hunter Biden fue dado de baja de la Reserva de la Armada por consumir cocaína en 2014, su padre —el entonces vicepresidente Joe Biden— escribió a su familia un conciso mensaje. “Es hora de seguir adelante”, dijo en un correo electrónico. Para los Biden, superar los problemas de adicción
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s top trade official is predicting China will lift a ban on Australian lobster imports after Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits the country. That would end the final obstacle for exports to China since it imposed a series of official and unofficial trade barriers in 2020.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) –Cuando Troy Millhollin vio a Blue, el perro de su amigo Brandon Garrett, entrar solo en su campamento con arañazos en la nariz, tuvo la sensación de que algo iba mal. “Cuando (Blue) apareció sin su hermana, Nova, pensé: ‘Esto no es normal’”, dijo Millhollin a CNN. Millhollin, de 46 años, y
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fifteen accomplished young musicians age 13-24 have been awarded scholarships from the Sunriver Music Festival. Young Artists Scholarship awards are for private music lessons, summer music camps/conservatories, or for college tuition up through one master’s degree. Fiona Curley, soprano, age 20 Aurora Dixon, mezzo soprano, age 16 Mateo Garza, violin, age
Continue ReadingBy OMAR ALBAM and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — For more than a decade, a steady flow of Syrians have crossed the border from their war-torn country into Lebanon. But anti-refugee sentiment is rising there, and in the past two months, hundreds of Syrian refugees have gone the other way. They’re taking
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Tickets for The Great Drake Park Duck Race went on sale Thursday, a fun way to raise greatly needed funds for area nonprofits – and at summer’s end, root for your colorful duck to cross the finish line first and win a prize.
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver, Norma Galeana and Evelio Contreras, CNN Sasabe, Arizona (CNN) — Norma regrets ever having called the police. A shop owner and local coordinator for a political party on the outskirts of Mexico City, Norma called authorities in November to file a complaint about noise coming from the building next door
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hailed the country’s expanding relationship with Russia on Wednesday, as reports suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon visit the country for his third meeting with Kim. Military, economic and other cooperation between North Korea and Russia have
Continue ReadingBy MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — As Muslims worldwide prepare to celebrate Eid Al-Adha, Senegal’s locally bred star sheep have their moment to shine. The animals that can fetch tens of thousands of dollars live a life of luxury in special parlors where they are massaged, groomed and fed syringes full of
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale. Saudi officials say more than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Mecca so far. More are expected, and hundreds of
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This month’s Pay it Forward $500 from Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros goes to Security Pros guard Samson Staley, who recently came to the aid of a woman having a very bad day, even paying for an Uber ride home. He likes to help people in need, and can now give more a
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — The Hate Crimes Task Force of the New York Police Department is investigating several reports of antisemitic vandalism at the homes of Jewish board members of the Brooklyn Museum – including its director, a New York City law enforcement official told CNN Wednesday. Five homes –
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Yahya Sinwar ha sobrevivido hasta ahora a ocho meses de la brutal campaña militar israelí para acabar con él. Como líder de Hamas, su sobreviviencia es una victoria personal y, cada vez más, parece una sombría reivindicación de su decisión de tomar la iniciativa en la lucha generacional palestina con
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) – – Francisco Jiménez, ministro de Gobernación para Guatemala, confirmó que el director general del Sistema Penitenciario, Sergio Vela, presentó una denuncia ante la fiscalía de Guatemala para iniciar una investigación a un total de 108 guardas tras el operativo realizado en el Centro Canadiense de Alta Seguridad conocido como “El
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Defense attorneys for a woman accused of leaving her Boston police officer boyfriend for dead in a snowbank grilled the lead investigator Wednesday about a series of offensive and inappropriate texts he wrote about the suspect during the investigation. Massachusetts State Trooper Michael Proctor also acknowledged that
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Survivors and the families of victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre had hoped by now to have a permanent memorial in place for Wednesday’s eighth anniversary of the attack by a lone gunman who killed 49 people at the gay-friendly club in Orlando, Florida. Instead, new, scaled-back plans are only now
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