Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Incluso para sus propios estándares desquiciados, el tono y comportamiento más reciente de Donald Trump es errático, autocrático y vulgar e insinúa cuatro años de liderazgo impredecible que podrían estar por delante si es elegido presidente en 15 días. La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris y los principales demócratas están aprovechando las extrañas
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Stroke Awareness Oregon is excited to announce its November BEFAST Awareness Campaign. This campaign, slated for November 11-18th is aimed at educating communities about stroke signs, prevention, and the importance of early medical intervention. Stroke is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the 4th leading cause of death in the
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Britain’s King Charles III had just finished giving a speech to Australia’s Parliament House on Monday when an Indigenous senator began yelling, “You are not my king.” From the back of the room, Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe shouted at the royal couple, “Give us our land back,
Continue ReadingHAVANA (AP) — Tropical Storm Oscar is heading toward the Bahamas after dumping heavy rain across eastern Cuba. Its maximum sustained winds were blowing at 40 mph late Monday as Oscar moved north-northeast at 8 mph. U.S. forecasters said the storm was about 105 miles south of Long Island, Bahamas. A tropical storm warning was
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country polio-free. Since January, health officials have confirmed 39 new polio cases in Pakistan, compared to only six last year. The nationwide
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Program was established as a nonprofit organization in August of 2023 in Bend. COGAP provides pro bono and low-cost guardianship services to Central Oregonians with limited means who are incapacitated and unable to make medical, housing and financial decisions for themselves. Often, these individuals may
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — “60 Minutes” de CBS rechazó este domingo las afirmaciones del expresidente Donald Trump de que el programa editó su entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris por orden de su campaña. “El expresidente Donald Trump acusa a 60 Minutes de editar de manera engañosa nuestra entrevista del 7 de octubre con la
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Oregon continues to see low influenza vaccination rates among health care personnel following significant drops during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Oregon Health Authority data. The Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Dashboard, published by OHA’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program, shows that 61% of the state’s health care workers from all facility types were vaccinated among
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers. Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee. Last week, Roberson had been scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn announced that it ranked No. 6 (out of 100) of the best Medium Organization to work for in the 2024 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon list. This list showcases nonprofit organizations with best-in-class workplace practices, based on surveys sent to employees of the participating nonprofits. The
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Varias personas murieron, incluido un niño, cuando un helicóptero se estrelló contra una torre de comunicaciones detrás de casas en el Segundo Distrito de Houston este domingo por la noche, causando una explosión ardiente y derribando la estructura, dijo el alcalde John Whitmire. El accidente ocurrió cerca de Engelke Street y
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames. Officials said the helicopter crashed just before 8 p.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown. It had taken off from nearby Ellington Field. Officials said no one
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy. Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a large-scale blackout generated a handful of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s just in English. In 388 places nationwide, the Voting Rights Act requires elections information to be available in each community’s native language. The Navajo in Arizona get more written translations than most tribes.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BROOKFIELD, Wisc. (AP) — Kamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump. She held each event with Liz Cheney, the Republican former Wyoming congresswoman who has vocally opposed Trump since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. With just over two
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there’s three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been
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