By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — When Vera Sansalone, a realtor in West Virginia showed a log cabin home on a 90-acre property in Mannington to an interested buyer from the Boston area, he was shocked by the $420,000 asking price. After deciding not to buy it, Sansalone said the Boston buyer left her with
Continue ReadingBy Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden is betting on himself. In the president’s telling, the pundits have always doubted him. The Washington class has always scoffed at his approach. He was never the darling of Democratic donors. The polls that show moribund approval ratings and widespread unease with his age don’t capture his
Continue ReadingThe Taliban’s morality police are contributing to a climate of fear and intimidation among Afghans. That’s according to a U.N. report published Tuesday. The Taliban set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice” after seizing power in 2021. Since then, the ministry has enforced decrees issued by the Taliban
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could damage key warfighting systems and put the ship out of commission for up to half a year, a naval analyst said. The 311-foot-long frigate Sahand was at a dock in the
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Lisa Reissmann tuvo que dejar de mirar. “No parecía tan fuerte como en el pasado”, dijo sobre la actuación del presidente Joe Biden el mes pasado en el debate de CNN. “Me costó mucho verlo. Porque parecía un poco apagado”. “Sí, definitivamente dio miedo”, dijo Troy Reissmann sobre la actuación de
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Con sus rostros ocultos tras telas blancas y gafas de sol, decenas de manifestantes marcharon este fin de semana por las calles del centro de Nashville al grito de “Sieg Heil” y “La deportación salva a la nación”, según un comunicado del Partido Demócrata de Tennessee. “Recuperemos América”, rezaba una
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet are officially divorced. A Los Angeles County judge’s dissolution of the marriage of the two actors, who had already been separated for years, took effect Tuesday. Bonet and Momoa were married for more than seven years and were a couple for 12 years before they wed.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Shares were mixed Wednesday in Asia after remarks by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in front of Congress did little to change investors’ expectations for the timing of a Fed interest rate cut. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index touched a fresh intraday trading high but fell back, edging 0.1% lower to 41,536.10 by
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock index has ended at a record high close. The share benchmark gained 2% to 41,580.17. The Nikkei 225 index also hit a record high last week, propelled skyward by strong buying enthusiasm and gains on Wall Street. Both foreign and domestic investors have piled into the Japanese market
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – More than 400 people were at the Westside Community Center in Bend Monday night to catch New York Times bestselling author Lisa See talk about her latest book, Lady Tan’s Circle of Women. See said, “It is based on the story of a real woman, Yunxian, who was a woman doctor in China in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Papua New Guinea’s opposition leader has urged the country’s premier Tuesday to fire the petroleum minister who is stepping down from office as he faces alleged domestic assault charges in Australia instead. Police in the Australian state of New South Wales said earlier that a man, widely reported
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — As the NATO alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary at this week’s summit in Washington, it is also gearing up to welcome its first new leader in a decade: a man experienced at dealing with former President Donald Trump that many hope can keep the
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Universal Health Plan Governance Board is recruiting members of the public to volunteer to join its work. The Oregon Legislature created the Universal Health Plan Governance Board with Senate Bill 1089 in 2023. The board is charged with developing a comprehensive plan to finance and administer a universal health plan
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las personas que tomaban inyecciones de tirzepatida perdían más peso y tenían más probabilidades de alcanzar objetivos específicos de pérdida de peso que las que tomaban semaglutida, según un nuevo estudio. Investigadores de Truveta, una compañía de análisis de datos de salud, analizaron los registros electrónicos de salud de más
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Calling all writers and nature enthusiasts! The Writing Ranch, in collaboration with the High Desert Museum, is again hosting the Lost in Place Nature Writing Intensive at the scenic Summer Lake Lodge in Summer Lake. Scheduled from August 8-11, this will be a weekend of exploration and creativity, inspired by the breathtaking
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Volunteers in Medicine, Clinic of the Cascades said Monday it looks forward to expanding its pilot dental program after receiving two foundation grants in support of dental services and equipment. Along with primary and specialty medical care, VIM provides low-income, working adults basic dental care and referrals for specialty dental care to
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN)– El incendio en Lake Fire que arde en el condado de Santa Bárbara de California creció alrededor de 500 hectáreas y cubre hasta ahora 8.800 hectáreas, según Cal Fire. El incendio está contenido en un 8%. “Una columna de humo era visible gran parte del día como resultado de la quema de Lake
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has named a special envoy to confront a rise in antisemitism across the country since the Israel-Hamas war began. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday a similar envoy will also soon be appointed to challenge Islamophobia in Australia, and both will promote social cohesion. Albanese’s own Sydney
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The nonprofit Central Oregon Locavore is seeking a student or intern to complete a “History of Farming” in Central Oregon project. Locavore will then utilize the information compiled for various marketing purposes, including creation and dissemination of educational content, designing and promoting new innovation to solve ongoing farmer challenges, and grant
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden dijo a los principales donantes en una videollamada este lunes que sigue siendo el mejor candidato para derrotar al expresidente Donald Trump, mientras la campaña de Biden y la Casa Blanca intentaban superar una crisis que amenaza con consumir al Partido Demócrata. “Les digo que no
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