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Month: October 2024

Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko marks her 90th birthday as she recovers from a broken leg

Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received  greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg. Michiko is the first commoner to become empress in modern Japanese history. Catholic-educated Michiko Shoda and then-Crown Prince Akihito married on April 10, 1959,

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Bend Housing Director Lynne McConnell moving on to become Housing Works executive director

REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Housing Works has announced the hiring of Lynne McConnell, currently Housing Director for the City of Bend, as the next executive director for the organization. Housing Works is the largest provider of affordable housing in the Central Oregon region with more than 2,000 units under ownership and management in Crook, Deschutes

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Two years after its move from Prineville, the historic Mount Emily Shay No. 1 locomotive goes on display in Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Visitors to the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Southeast Portland can observe and learn about the museum’s “newest” steam locomotive. on Wednesday, crews positioned the historic Mount Emily Shay #1 inside the Enginehouse for the first time. The locomotive came to the center from Prineville in 2022 after the Oregon Historical

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In New York, a constitutional amendment provides election fodder for the left and the right

Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot this November because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abortion rights. Republicans are now hoping the same amendment will ignite a fire under people upset about transgender athletes participating in girls’ and women’s sports. The

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Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will face competing ballot measures. What happens if they both pass?

Associated Press Voters in Arizona and Nebraska will see competing measures on their ballots this November. In Nebraska, one measure would create a right to abortion while another would restrict it. In Arizona, one measure would require partisan primaries while the other would require open primaries in which candidates of all parties appear on the

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Cameroon’s separatist conflict forces hundreds of thousands of students out of education

Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Fighting in Cameroon has made education come to a grinding halt for hundreds of thousands of students. Cameroon has been plagued by fighting since English-speaking separatists launched a rebellion in 2017, with the stated goal of breaking away from the area dominated by the French-speaking majority. The Norwegian Refugee

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Indonesia swears in ex-general Prabowo Subianto as president

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Prabowo Subianto has been sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president. This completes his journey from an ex-general accused of rights abuses during the dark days of Indonesia’s military dictatorship to the presidential palace. The former defense minister was cheered through the streets Sunday by thousands of waving supporters after

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