By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A massive port strike along the East and Gulf Coasts that kicked off on Tuesday has the potential to become one of America’s most disruptive work stoppages in recent times. The demands of the nearly 50,000 members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walking the picket lines remain
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney on Thursday said she is “proudly” casting her vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in Wisconsin, invoking the events of January 6, 2021, and touting her endorsement of the Democratic presidential nominee in the crucial battleground state. “I tell you,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — New NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte visited Ukraine on Thursday in his first official trip since taking office and pledging the alliance’s continued support for Kyiv in its war with Russia. Rutte met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv as air raid sirens twice went off in the Ukrainian
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Las sorpresas de octubre se suceden a un ritmo vertiginoso. Pero la cuestión es si las graves crisis nacionales e internacionales pueden romper el empate entre Donald Trump y Kamala Harris en unas elecciones que ya han estado marcadas por una gran agitación. La Casa Blanca está lidiando con tres desafíos
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — A North Korean defector who escaped to the South more than a decade ago was detained after attempting to cross back into North Korea on a stolen bus, police said. The man drove about 800 meters on the Tongil Bridge, the last border checkpoint where civilians can go
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media says at least 26 people have died after drinking alcoholic beverages that contained toxic methanol. The official IRNA news agency said late Wednesday that toxic methanol had killed men and women in two northern provinces and a western province. Alcohol poisoning also led to hundreds of hospitalizations. The
Continue ReadingTBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed into a law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia. Shalva Papuashvili, the parliament speaker, wrote on social media that the legislation does “not reflect current, temporary, changing ideas and ideologies, but is
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency. It’s an initial five-year partnership between FIS and the World Meteorological Organization. It aims to help national ski federations, venues and race organizers better understand
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Eric Cheung, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Two people have died after a typhoon slammed into southwestern Taiwan, deluging the major port city of Kaohsiung with heavy rain and forcing the island to shut down for a second day. With winds of up to 135 kilometers per hour (85 miles per hour),
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Un reservista israelí que sobrevivió a la masacre del festival Nova fue recibido como “héroe” por el ministro de Seguridad de Israel, por enfrentarse a dos pistoleros responsables del tiroteo y apuñalamiento del martes en Tel Aviv. Siete personas murieron y 16 resultaron heridas en el ataque perpetrado en el bulevar
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — International concern is growing over the arrest of a prominent Cambodian journalist who helped expose human trafficking fueling online scam centers, with several governments and rights groups calling for his immediate release. Mech Dara was arrested Monday by Cambodian police and charged with incitement “to provoke serious social chaos”
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump dijo este miércoles que revocaría el Estatus de Protección Temporal para los inmigrantes haitianos en Springfield, Ohio, y los deportaría si es reelegido en noviembre. “Hay que sacar a la gente y traerla de vuelta a su propio país. En mi opinión, eso no es legal”, dijo
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Coast Guard claimed it entered waters of the Arctic Ocean for the first time as part of a joint patrol with Russia – in the latest sign of enhanced coordination between the two in a region where Beijing has long wished to expand its footprint. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two days after her Republican opponent, former President Donald Trump, was in
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award has been given to activists from the Palestinian territories, the Philippines and Mozambique as well as to a U.K. research agency for making “a profound impact on their communities.” The foundation behind the award credited the recipients’ commitment to speaking against oppression and exploitation while strictly adhering to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — On a weekend morning in the fall of 2004, 13 runners lined up in a London park for an informal race — unaware they were taking the first steps in what would become a global movement. Paul Sinton-Hewitt had simple ambitions: to provide a free, weekly 5-kilometer (3.1 mile) run
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The second round of voting in the 2024 Coolest Thing Made in Oregon contest concluded September 30th, narrowing the list of finalists to four. They include: Tillamook’s Ice Cream (Tillamook) Oregon Tool’s Diamond Chainsaw Chain (Portland) Leatherman’s Multitool (Portland) Epic Aircraft’s E-1000 GX (Bend) That’s right, an aircraft that’s made and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Caldera High School has forfeited two varsity football non-league victories this season due to violations of the OSAA rule that limits 5A players to no more than five quarters of play time in a 48-hour period, Bend-La Pine Schools announced Wednesday. The forfeited home games were on Sept. 6 (Pendleton) and
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Bend city councilors voted 6-1 Wednesday night to enact a new vehicle camping code that will be more closely aligned to city regulations for campers in tents along city streets while taking into account RVs. larger footprint and other factors.
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Authorities report at least nine people have died in a fire at a hospital in the island’s south that is being battered by a typhoon. The fire struck Thursday morning in an area that has been hit hard by Typhoon Krathon, which has brought torrential rains and heavy winds and brought
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