By ARSENE EVARISTE and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has pledged more support to Burkina Faso in fighting militant groups as he presses his whirlwind tour of West Africa in an attempt to fill a vacuum left by the region’s traditional Western partners. Sergey Lavrov told reporters on
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Mientras Estados Unidos lidia con un brote de gripe H5N1 en ganado lechero y en personas que han tenido contacto con ellos, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) anunció la primera infección humana conocida con una cepa diferente, H5N2, en una persona en México que murió de complicaciones
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who made 20 false reports of bombs and shootings around the U.S. and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses, has been sentenced to three years in prison, U.S. authorities said. Ashton Connor Garcia, 21, of Bremerton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma on Tuesday, according
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A judge has rejected a law Illinois Democrats approved last month that prohibited the slating of candidates who weren’t on a party primary ballot. A Sangamon County Circuit judge says the law violates the voting rights of those seeking ballot access. Democrats approved the law
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury has ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the trial of seven Minnesotans accused of exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic to steal more than $40 million meant to feed children. Attention has focused on the case after someone tried
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Sahar Akbarzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — At least four people were killed and more than 20 others injured when a passenger train collided with a freight train in the Czech Republic on Wednesday night, authorities said. Rescue operations have ended and authorities will investigate what caused the crash in the city of Pardubice, police said Thursday.
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An escaped fire at a homeless camp by the southbound Bend Parkway brought out firefighters Wednesday afternoon after it was spotted by employees of a nearby business and tackled by workers and police with extinguishers. It put up tall, black smoke but thanks to their work did not damage the business or require closing the road.
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has begun requesting information from his potential vice presidential candidates, sending vetting paperwork to a list of top contenders in recent weeks. North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance were among those who received
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools announced Wednesday it has hired Dan Emerson as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective July 1. Emerson will replace Brad Henry, who has resigned to take a position with another school district. The CFO oversees all aspects of financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, procurement, and compliance
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Diventi, Julian Quintana Click here for updates on this story HALLANDALE BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — New surveillance video showed the moments a construction worker was caught in an explosion at a gas station in Hallandale Beach. The worker was hospitalized with second and third-degree burns to about half his body. The explosion happened
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Antidepressants can do wonders for persistent mental health problems. But some people may be reluctant to take the medications, fearing what could happen if they want to stop taking them one day. That risk has now been quantified, thanks to a new review of 79 studies — known as
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defense lawyer is declining to comment on the case against a New York man charged in a sports betting scandal that cost former NBA player Jontay Porter his career. Attorney Michael Soshnick also wouldn’t Wednesday say whether his client, Long Phi Pham, knows the former
Continue ReadingBy RANDALL CHASE, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, CLAUDIA LAUER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors who are weighing whether President Joe Biden’s son is guilty of federal firearms charges heard deeply personal testimony about dark moments in Hunter Biden’s past. The case stems from a gun the younger Biden bought in October
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(Update: Adding St. Charles statement) PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit brought by four Oregon hospital systems, including St. Charles Health System, against the Oregon Health Authority over access to care for severely mentally ill Oregonians was wrongfully dismissed, a plaintiff announced. Legacy Health, PeaceHealth, Providence Health &
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Government advisers Wednesday said it’s time to update the recipe for the COVID-19 vaccines Americans will receive in the fall — targeting a version of the ever-evolving coronavirus called JN.1. While COVID-19 cases currently are low, more surges are inevitable and manufacturers need time to brew
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff and Leland Pinder Click here for updates on this story ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (WPVI) — Newly released body cam footage shows the police rescue of a teenage girl and several pets from a house fire in Atlantic City. The fire broke out just before 1 a.m. on May 26 at
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — The third day of the Hunter Biden trial saw his ex-wife and an ex-girlfriend testify in vivid detail about his drug addiction. Also introduced as evidence Wednesday was the gun Biden bought in October 2018 that’s at the center of the charges against him. The salesman who
Continue ReadingVIGO PARK, Texas (AP) — Storm trackers in the Texas Panhandle have recovered a massive hail stone that’s about the size of a pineapple. It could be a new state record. The giant hail was found along the side of the road near Vigo Park on Sunday by veteran storm chasers Val and Amy Castor
Continue ReadingBy WPVI Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — By now you’ve seen the flurry of photos and reels on your feed of teens celebrating the high school right of passage that is prom. But, it’s also sparking debate online about the idea of prom send-offs — are they excessive
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, habló este miércoles en el Latam Economic Forum en Buenos Aires, en el que dijo que esperaba despedir a 75.000 personas, de las cuales lleva 25.000, y amagó con vetar los esfuerzos de sus opositores si, según su opinión, desean “romper el equilibrio fiscal”.
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