NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jon Bon Jovi and a video production assistant persuaded a woman standing on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge in Nashville to come back over the railing to safety. Police say the encounter happened Tuesday on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge, which spans the Cumberland River.
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A special gathering took place on a rainy Wednesday morning at the Bend Heroes Memorial to honor and remember the nearly 3,000 people who died 23 years ago in the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. Fifty flags bearing their names were displayed on the Veterans Memorial Bridge along Newport Avenue, Isabella Warren reports. Also, a
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press A Utah judge promises to rule by Thursday on a proposed constitutional amendment that would empower the Republican-dominated state Legislature to override citizen initiatives. The measure is up for a vote this November. The League of Women Voters of Utah and others have sued, arguing in part that the planned ballot language
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Michael Rios, Stefano Pozzebon and Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, whose complicated and painful legacy included stabilizing the country’s economy before being jailed for human rights violations and corruption scandals, has died at the age of 86. “After a long battle with cancer, our father,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Alberto Fujimori, whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that sent him to prison, has died. He was 86. His daughter said he died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer. Fujimori governed with an increasingly
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Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson said Wednesday he was surprised by the latest civil lawsuit levied against him. On Monday, in the suit obtained by CNN, a woman identified as “Jane Doe” claimed Watson sexually assaulted her in her apartment before a dinner date in October 2020. The 28-year-old
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a Detroit man accused of trying to set two former co-workers on fire with multiple counts, including assault with intent to murder. The Detroit Free Press reports that prosecutors said Wednesday that the 66-year-old man had been fired from his job at a printing equipment company for leaving threatening
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation. Lula’s promise came Tuesday as he visited a region suffering from wildfires and the nation’s worst-ever drought.
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – An increase in fiscal year 2024 donations and an Oregon Cultural Trust administrative budget allocation revision has resulted in an increase of close to $1 million in fiscal year 2025 grant awards, with an all-time high of $3.85 million awarded to 148 Oregon cultural organizations. Generous Oregonians increased their donations to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was fired for cause by the railroad’s board for “engaging in a consensual relationship with the company’s chief legal officer,” who was also terminated, the railroad announced Wednesday evening. A statement from the company on Wednesday said that Shaw had been dismissed
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Norfolk Southern says it has fired CEO Alan Shaw for having an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. His departure ends two difficult years on the job and comes just days after the company’s board announced it was investigating his alleged ethical lapses. Shaw was leading Norfolk Southern in February 2023 when one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says he would not sign a federal abortion ban, insisting that a ban would not pass Congress anyway. But he refused to say during Tuesday’s debate with Vice President Kamala Harris if he would veto such legislation if it landed on his desk. This is despite
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — After Tuesday night’s presidential debate, I hit the town for reaction. In the wake of the presidential debate, marked by fiery exchanges, policy clashes, and personal jabs, it has become the focal point of discussions across Central Oregon. Debate, reactions by voters, highlight deepening divides as the race for the presidency
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s rare move to keep two Navy aircraft carriers in the Middle East over the past several weeks has now finished. U.S. officials say the USS Theodore Roosevelt is heading home. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had ordered the Roosevelt to extend its deployment for a short time and
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The first presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew an estimated 67.1 million viewers across 17 television networks — blowing well past the 51 million who watched the Republican nominee take on President Joe Biden in June. Tuesday night’s 90-minute matchup in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night. According to a statement posted to the Nashville Metro Police Department’s X page on Wednesday, the musician “helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators say they’re investigating one of Google’s artificial intelligence models over concerns about its compliance with the bloc’s strict data privacy rules. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Thursday it has opened an inquiry into Google’s Pathways Language Model 2, also known as PaLM2. It’s part of wider
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — What do beard oil, a blanket, a robot and an airplane have in common? They’re among the finalists in the second annual Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest, presented by Oregon Business & Industry in partnership with Here is Oregon. The 16 finalists represent a wide variety of products manufactured throughout
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A U.S. Army soldier has been arrested in Hawaii on charges that he repeatedly struck a police officer with a flagpole during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol more than three years ago. A court filing unsealed on Wednesday says 31-year-old Alexander Cain Poplin was captured on video repeatedly striking a Metropolitan
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