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Month: November 2024

Policía de Brasil arresta a cinco personas por supuesto complot golpista para asesinar al presidente Lula en 2022

Andrea Gomez (CNN) — La policía de Brasil arrestó a cinco personas, incluido un exasesor del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, por un supuesto complot para asesinar al presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva en 2022, dijeron las autoridades. El complot golpista se concibió a fines de 2022, antes de que Lula asumiera el cargo, según la

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ODF completes massive Santiam State Forest reforestation, planted 2.3 million seedings after devastating 2020 wildfires

LYONS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The four-year effort by the Oregon Department of Forestry to reforest the Santiam State Forest after the 2020 wildfires hit an important milestone this month when the last of more than 2.3 million trees were planted.  “This was a huge, challenging, and long-term project for ODF,” said John Walter, ODF’s State

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Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan adds Baillie Gifford nonfiction prize to his trophy shelf

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Australian writer Richard Flanagan has won Britain’s leading nonfiction book prize, a decade after being awarded the Booker Prize for fiction. Flanagan was awarded the $63,000 Baillie Gifford Prize on Tuesday for his genre-bending memoir “Question 7.” He won the Booker Prize in 2014 for his novel “The Narrow Road

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A recount will happen in the extremely close race for a North Carolina court seat

Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The narrowly trailing Republican candidate in the race for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat has formally requested a statewide recount. Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin sent the request before a midday Tuesday deadline. Associate Justice Allison Riggs led Tuesday by 625 votes over Griffin from more than

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A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The recount underway in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period that has become the latest example of how disputed election rules can expose weak points in a core function of American democracy. The ballot-counting process in the race has become a spectacle of

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If there’s a power outage in your area of the High Desert, here’s where to look online for the latest updates

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – As a strong storm brings high winds and potential power outages to the High Desert, there are places online to track the latest information from each of the region’s three largest utilities. Here’s that list: Pacific Power: https://www.pacificpower.net/outages-safety.html Central Electric Cooperative: https://www.cec.coop/outage/outage-info-updates/ Midstate Electric Cooperative: https://www.midstateelectric.coop/live-outage-map

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Being aerobically fit in middle age may reduce Alzheimer’s and dementia risk, study says

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Doing more aerobic exercise in middle age and old age may reduce the risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, a new study found. “Our study underscores the critical role of cardiovascular fitness in reducing dementia risk, even for those genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease,” said Weili Xu, a professor

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Prosecutors ordered not to use papers taken from Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ jail cell for now

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered prosecutors Tuesday not to use papers taken from the jail cell of Sean “Diddy” Combs until he rules on defense claims that they are trial preparation materials protected by attorney-client privilege. Judge Arun Subramanian made his ruling at a Manhattan federal court hearing after lawyers

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LA enacts sanctuary city ordinance to prepare for potential mass deportations under Trump

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to enact an ordinance to prohibit city resources from being used for immigration enforcement in anticipation of potential mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump. The ordinance also prohibits city departments from sharing information on people without legal status with federal immigration authorities.

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Al menos 1 muerto y cientos de miles sin electricidad mientras una bomba ciclónica azota el estado de Washington y Columbia Británica

Paulina Nares (CNN) –Una bomba ciclónica que ocurre “una vez en una década” está atravesando el noroeste de EE.UU. y partes de Canadá la noche de este martes, dejando al menos una persona muerta y cientos de miles sin electricidad en el estado de Washington y en Columbia Británica. En Seattle y en las ciudades

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