Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The president of a Kentucky plant that exploded earlier this week says the company is accountable and will pay damages to neighbors affected by the blast. Givaudan Sense Color President Ann Leonard told reporters Friday that the company is “devastated by the accident that happened on Tuesday.” The explosion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations and other international organizations are looking at new uncertainties with Donald Trump returning to the White House. The “America First” promoter has long been wary of global institutions and agreements. Experts say his stance on issues like trade, migration, human rights could clash with U.N. priorities.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una Sala de Apelaciones de Guatemala revocó la medida de arresto domiciliario que tenía el periodista José Rubén Zamora desde octubre pasado, según el fallo divulgado este viernes por Ricardo Méndez Ruiz, presidente de la Fundación contra el Terrorismo, agrupación que es parte del proceso como acusador particular. La Cámara
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There was a “bluebird day” at Mt. Bachelor for the first day of the new season, it was about as perfect as it gets. Sunny skies today and cold through Central Oregon as we get a bit of a break from the rainy and gray pattern. Don’t get too used to it, the weather will
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A man accused of stealing $44 million from a Detroit nonprofit group has pleaded guilty to financial crimes. William Smith’s fraud stunned the organization and forced some delays in a major riverfront project. For years, he controlled the money at the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, which is transforming the shore along the Detroit
Continue ReadingWEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Firefighters are getting closer to taming a wildfire burning across the New Jersey-New York border, increasing their encirclement of the hard-to-access blaze. The fire is 90% contained on the Passaic County, New Jersey, side of the border. It’s about 70% contained on the Orange County, New York side. It has
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde el momento en que se conocieron los resultados de las elecciones en Estados Unidos, los líderes climáticos sabían que Donald Trump sería un duro golpe para las conversaciones de la COP29 en Bakú. Lo que no previeron fue el trabajo de demolición que el propio líder de Azerbaiyán haría desde
Continue ReadingBy Barry Neild, CNN (CNN) — Bored of the usual lump of cheddar? You could do a lot worse than swapping it out with a piece of Queijo de Ovelha Amanteigado, a soft, raw ewes’ milk cheese that was on Friday named 2024’s winner at an annual contest to find the world’s best cheese. This
Continue ReadingBy James Maloney & Michael Cusanelli Click here for updates on this story BRIDPORT, Vermont (WPTZ) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is asking the public to help track down the person or people responsible for killing a bald eagle in Addison County last month. Officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information that
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story RUMFORD, Maine (WMTW) — The Rumford man accused of crashing his pickup truck into his neighbor’s home on election night, setting the home on fire and then firing shots into the home is now charged with three counts of aggravated attempted murder and one count
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Mayes Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — In a rescue operation that spanned more than eight hours, first responders rescued a man trapped in a void space at a construction site in downtown Louisville. The incident occurred near the 300 block of East Chestnut Street. The former community
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Bachelor has opened, Mt. Hood Meadows is open along with Timberline. What a bluebird day to start the season. Plenty of sunshine Friday to be followed by a chance for snow starting Saturday around mid-day then off and on snow over the Cascades each of the next several days. Sunday and Sunday night may see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press STRATHAM, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire animal shelter has an enor-mouse problem on its hands. A man arrived Monday saying he wanted to give up 150 mice. But then he clarified: 150 containers of mice, not individual critters. He turned over 73 mice that day, and by Friday morning, about 450 had
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published Nov. 15, 2024, The Associated Press reported on a judge’s decision to reject New York state’s effort to shut down a cryptocurrency plant because of concerns about its climate impact. The story should have made clear that the state’s position was that letting the facility continue operating
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups. Hegseth, who has downplayed
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El Ministerio Público de Venezuela confirmó este viernes el fallecimiento en prisión preventiva de Jesús Manuel Martínez Medina, miembro del partido opositor Vente Venezuela y testigo en los comicios del 28 de julio, quien estaba detenido desde el 2 de agosto acusado de haber participado en hechos violentos durante las protestas
Continue ReadingBy James Stratton Click here for updates on this story WISCONSIN (WISN) — In a quiet part of northwestern Wisconsin where the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers meet, a woman who doesn’t want to be identified but wants to share her story counts the receipts on her kitchen table. “$134,000,” she says. “And this sheet,
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Lynsey Harris sits down with the creators of the Kids’ Entrepreneur Market to discuss how starting a business at a young age provides real world experience and builds confidence. The next market is happening this Sunday 2:30-5 p.m. at the Downtown Bend Library.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A commercial affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has settled a lawsuit with FanDuel over the alleged unauthorized use of the names and images of MLB players on its sports-betting platform. The settlement, obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, said the parties agreed to a voluntary dismissal of
Continue ReadingPORT WASHINGTON, Wis. (AP) — The remains of a 7-year-old boy have been buried in Port Washington, Wisconsin, a solemn last act in a yearlong effort to identify the skeleton decades after it was found in a road culvert. The boy was known as Markku Jutila when he disappeared in 1959. That’s the name given
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