Bend teen artist born with no arms auctions painting in honor of late brother, to help searchers who found him
Fifteen-year-old Jayden Tranby was born without arms, but that hasn’t stopped him from pursuing a passion for painting.
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CNN Poll: Harris and Trump locked in exceedingly close presidential race
CNN By Jennifer Agiesta, Ariel Edwards-Levy and Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — The race for president between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is exceedingly close, with Harris’ support resting on stronger personal appeal, while Trump draws on a die-hard base and a wide advantage on handling the economy to run about
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Central Oregon jobless rates hold steady in August; some job losses reported
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All three Central Oregon counties saw little to no change in their seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in August, with marginally higher rates year-over-year, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Crook County: The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased over the month of August and is now 5.8%, down from 6.0% in July—in
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani owes $300,000 to firm that worked on his bankruptcy case, judge says
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor and Donald Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has been told he must pay a bill of about $300,000 for a forensic accounting firm’s work to trace his money in his now-aborted bankruptcy proceeding. The dispute over how much Giuliani owes to the accounting firm Global
Continue ReadingArévalo rechaza ante la ONU “cualquier intento por reprimir” las “aspiraciones de libertad de los pueblos” al hablar de Venezuela y Nicaragua
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, expresó este martes su rechazo a “cualquier intento por reprimir” las “aspiraciones de libertad” que expresan los pueblos, al referirse a Venezuela y Nicaragua durante su discurso ante la Asamblea General de la ONU. “Rechazamos en el hemisferio y en todo el mundo cualquier
Continue ReadingEncuesta de CNN: Harris y Trump están sumidos en una carrera presidencial demasiado reñida
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La carrera por la presidencia de EE.UU. entre la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y el expresidente Donald Trump está demasiado reñida. El respaldo de Harris tiene como base un mayor carisma personal, mientras que Trump se apoya en una base incondicional y una amplia ventaja en el manejo de la
Continue ReadingTwo powerful unions join protests in Martinique over the high cost of living
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two powerful unions on the French Caribbean island of Martinique have joined protests against high living costs that recently have prompted France to send anti-riot police. Traffic was paralyzed Tuesday after a transportation union ordered tractor-trailers to block main roads and public bus drivers to suspend service, according to
Continue ReadingDior’s sporty elegance and urban grit hits Paris Fashion Week
AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior collection took a sporty turn, blending athletic prowess with an urban menace on Tuesday. The Paris show’s stripped-down designs evoked a ’60s sci-fi aesthetic, reminiscent of Star Trek, but with an edge—daring, asymmetrical shapes paired with knee-high boots that flirted with danger. As a live
Continue ReadingUS is sending $375 million in military aid to Ukraine and will announce billions more
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced the U.S. will send Ukraine an undisclosed number of medium-range cluster bombs and an array of rockets, artillery and armored vehicles in a military aid package totaling about $375 million. And a U.S. official says the administration will notify Congress on Thursday of its intent
Continue ReadingPrince Harry says harms of social media have created an ‘epidemic’ for today’s youth
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry said today’s youth is in the midst of an “epidemic” of anxiety, depression and social isolation due to negative experiences online, as he brought his campaign to help children and their parents navigate cyberspace to this week’s Clinton Global Initiative. Beyond supporting parents and youth throughout this
Continue ReadingGeorgia court could reject counting presidential votes for Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz should count. Tuesday’s hearing could set the stage for disqualifying the candidate from the the battleground state’s ballots. Democrats are trying to prevent others from siphoning votes from Vice President Kamala
Continue ReadingGuatemala to send 150 military police officers to help fight gangs in Haiti
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo says his country will send 150 military police officers to help Haiti fight violent gangs. Tuesday’s announcement at the U.N. General Assembly comes as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenyan police officers in Haiti struggles with a lack of personnel and funding, prompting the U.S. to
Continue ReadingFact check: Walz makes false claims about Vance, Trump and Project 2025
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, has made at least three false claims over the last two weeks about the Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump. Two of Walz’s false claims are related to
Continue ReadingJudge shields thousands of Catholic employers from federal rules requiring time off for abortions and IVF treatment
By Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge in North Dakota ruled Monday that the federal government cannot enforce new regulations mandating employers provide time off for abortion and fertility treatments against thousands of Catholic employers nationwide while their lawsuit challenging the regulations plays out. More than 7,000 Catholic parishes and another 1,380 Catholic employers are
Continue ReadingVirus que podría generar parálisis en los niños está en aumento. ¿Se deben preocupar los padres?
Andrea Gomez (CNN) — Las tasas de infecciones por enterovirus D68 están aumentando en todo Estados Unidos, según la red sin fines de lucro WastewaterSCAN. Este virus común puede conducir a una rara pero grave complicación similar a la polio conocida como mielitis flácida aguda. Los síntomas de la mielitis flacida aguda incluyen debilidad y
Continue ReadingPennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state appeals court is upholding a lower court’s finding that a Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot in April’s primary election would be counted. The case is one of several election-related lawsuits being litigated in Pennsylvania,
Continue ReadingA Texas county has told an appeals court it has a right to cull books on sex, gender and racism
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers for a Texas county that wants to keep 17 books off its library shelves went before 18 federal appeals court judges in New Orleans to argue their case. Tuesday’s arguments before the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came in a lawsuit filed by library patrons against
Continue ReadingHome address of Detroit Lions head coach posted online following team’s playoff loss
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A classmate of Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell’s daughter reposted the family’s home address on social media following the team’s January playoff loss. The Detroit News reports that the incident was among others that included people stopping by the Bloomfield Township home uninvited and preceded the family’s move earlier
Continue ReadingManchin won’t endorse Harris over vow to gut filibuster to codify abortion rights: ‘Shame on her’
By Manu Raju, Ted Barrett and Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ vow to gut the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin. The West Virginia independent, one of the staunchest defenders of the potent delay
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Apparent hit-and-run crash topples utility pole, brings down lines on Bend’s OB Riley Road, closed for repairs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – An apparent hit-and-run crash broke a utility pole and brought down lines along O.B. Riley Road Tuesday morning, leaving another pole leaning over the roadway and closing the road for hours while cleanup and repairs got underway. Bend Police Lt. Adam Juhnke said the crash was reported around 5 a.m. and
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