BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says a Chinese man who sailed a small boat into a strategic river mouth in Taiwan was acting on his own and would be punished after his return to China. Taiwan’s official news agency says the man has been identified as a 60-year-old former Chinese naval officer. His reported
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was a team player and a reliable Republican leadership ally for nine months under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, willing to swallow tough votes and fall in line even when it meant defying her right-wing colleagues. All of that has changed.
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Otro presidente a la espera del veredicto de un jurado. Menos de dos semanas después de que Donald Trump supiera que había sido declarado culpable de 34 cargos criminales en su caso de pago de dinero por silencio, Joe Biden soporta su propia vigilia agonizante mientras su hijo Hunter espera el
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández Hong Kong (CNN) — Singapore Airlines ofreció una compensación a los pasajeros heridos el mes pasado durante un vuelo en el que se produjeron fuertes turbulencias que causaron decenas de heridos y un muerto. A los pasajeros que sufrieron heridas leves se les ofreció una compensación de 10.000 dólares a cada uno, mientras
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Roma (CNN) — Casi al mismo tiempo que la primera ministra italiana Giorgia Meloni anunciaba que la reunión de líderes del G7 se celebraría en la región de Apulia, en el sur de Italia, en el marco de la presidencia de su país de la organización económica, investigadores locales de la lucha
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Royce-Greensill, CNN (CNN) — In 2016, jeweler Olivia Young of Ouroboros sold a red spinel ring for £6,000 ($7,700). Last year, the client’s insurance company paid out £30,000 ($38,400) to replace it. Experts say that this previously overlooked gemstone is rocketing in desirability and value, as collectors look beyond the so-called “Big Four’”
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los servicios de inteligencia de Estados Unidos han tenido conocimiento de conversaciones entre hutíes en Yemen para proporcionar armas al grupo militante somalí Al Shabaab, en lo que tres funcionarios estadounidenses describieron a la CNN como un hecho preocupante que amenaza con desestabilizar aún más una región ya de por
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower Wednesday in Asia ahead of a decision by the Federal Reserve on interest rates. In Japan, higher inflation and falling wages raised questions about how the central bank can navigate away from near-zero interest rates. The Bank of Japan will issue a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Eugene hiker who fell about 40 feet into the Deschutes River below Benham Falls Sunday morning was able to reach a log in the swift-moving river and an ensuing rescue effort took several hours to accomplish, authorities said. Water teams from Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue, Bend fire
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Bend community members were invited to meet at Bend Municipal Court Monday evening for a Public Safety Open House, to learn about how the Bend Police Department and Transportation teams plan to enhance traffic safety and enforce traffic laws.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting Thursday. A Chinese Foreign Ministry statement on Tuesday said Li will visit the three countries from June 13 to 20. Australia earlier announced Li will land in the Australian city of Adelaide on June
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon ranks 26th in overall child well-being, according to the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state data report released Monday and developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Data Book measures how children and youth are faring from year to year. The 2024 data show that while Oregon performs well in Health (12th) and Family and Community (16th)
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Four Miami-Dade police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in connection with a 2019 shootout with suspects in a hijacked UPS truck that resulted in the deaths of a hostage delivery driver and a bystander, the Miami-Dade Police Department said Tuesday. The chaotic December
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El presidente de Malawi, Lazarus Chakwera, dijo en un discurso este lunes por la noche que el control del tráfico aéreo en Mzuzu había aconsejado al avión que transportaba al vicepresidente y a otras nueve personas que no intentaran aterrizar debido a la “mala visibilidad” y al mal tiempo y que
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El canal de navegación del puerto de Baltimore vuelve a estar plenamente operativo, según anunciaron este lunes las autoridades a cargo. Pasaron más de dos meses desde que un enorme buque de carga chocó contra el puente Francis Scott Key y cortó el acceso a la crucial arteria de navegación. En
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Hundreds of caged animals died after a fire struck Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the most famous markets in Thailand’s capital. The fire was reported in the early morning of Tuesday and quickly swept across more than 100 shops in the pet zone of the market, according to Bangkok’s government. Officials said
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean forces fired warning shots on Sunday after North Korean troops accidentally crossed their shared border, Seoul’s military said, as tensions simmer on the Korean Peninsula following a series of tit-for-tat exchanges between the two sides. In a news briefing Tuesday, the South Korean
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Singapore Airlines has offered compensation to passengers hurt last month during a flight that encountered severe turbulence, which resulted in dozens of injuries and one death. Passengers who sustained minor injuries have each been offered $10,000 in compensation, while those who suffered more serious injuries have been
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press In the Philippines — where Spanish and later U.S. colonial rule persisted for nearly four centuries — June 12 is the real Independence Day. That date in 1898 was the pivotal moment when the island nation first made a bold move for autonomy. Ahead of this year’s holiday in Manila,
Continue ReadingBy CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Police in New Zealand offered an 80,000 New Zealand dollar reward and immunity from prosecution on Tuesday to anyone who could help them secure the safe return of three children missing since December 2021. Their father, Tom Phillips, disappeared into the wilderness with them two
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