Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A ceasefire has taken effect between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah. The agreement calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. More than 3,800
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2023-24 edition of the Oregon Statewide Report Card is now available on the Oregon Department of Education website. This annual look at Oregon’s kindergarten through grade 12 education system compiles key data on students, teachers and schools in one place for ease of access and transparency. “Learning from this report helps
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general has expanded an opioid-related lawsuit to target another pharmacy benefit manager. Attorney General Russell Coleman says OptumRx contributed to the state’s deadly addiction crisis. OptumRx was added as a defendant in the suit filed two months ago against Express Scripts, another pharmacy benefit manager that remains
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Ariana Grande compartió la magia de “Wicked” con su abuela Marjorie “Nonna” Grande. La cantante y actriz, que interpreta a Glinda la Buena en la película “Wicked”, hizo una parada en su ciudad natal de Boca Raton, Florida, el lunes para ver la película con su Nonna, quien cumplió 99 años
Continue ReadingMauricio Torres (CNN Español) — Una mujer denunció al presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, por un presunto acoso sexual entre 2013 y 2014. La defensa del mandatario negó este martes tajantemente que tal cosa haya ocurrido y, en cambio, presenta otro relato. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel En una rueda de prensa, el abogado del
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services (OHCS) recently completed a $163 million bond sale to finance first-time homebuyer loans through its Flex Lending program, which now offers two new loan products: FirstHome and NextStep. “FirstHome and NextStep continue OHCS’ mission of increasing access to stable housing by establishing more pathways to
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon appears to be largely holding, despite accusations of violations from both sides of the border. US President Joe Biden said the deal that took effect early Wednesday morning – raising hopes of a lasting respite after a 13-month border conflict
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal investigators in New York have requested records from the manufacturer of an AI-powered weapons scanner that was briefly deployed in New York City’s subway system. The tech company Evolv revealed in a public filing that it received what it called “a voluntary document request” from federal prosecutors in
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, according to a new
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A majority of social media influencers don’t verify information before sharing it with their audiences, according to a
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups. The changes announced by the world’s biggest retailer on Monday
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. Hitting a familiar theme from the campaign trail and his first term in office, Trump portrayed the country’s borders as insecure and immigrants as contributing to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the conflict and pave the way for lasting security along the border. But while relative calm stood for nearly two decades, Resolution 1701’s terms
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Give the gift of the outdoors and save this season with the Oregon State Parks 12-month parking permit sale during December. Shoppers can buy the annual parking permits for only $25 (regularly $30) from Dec. 1 through Dec. 31. The permit is good for 12 months starting in the month of purchase
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) –– El gobierno de Perú declaró en emergencia el Sistema Nacional Penitenciario y el Instituto Nacional Penitenciario (INPE) por un plazo de 24 meses ante una aguda crisis por la sobrepoblación en los penales. La norma, oficializada este martes en el diario oficial El Peruano, detalla que, hasta agosto del 2024
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict. The U.S.- and France-brokered deal, approved by Israel late Tuesday, calls for an initial two-month halt
Continue ReadingAndrea Gomez (CNN) — El excampeón de artes marciales mixtas Conor McGregor dijo que instruirá a su equipo legal para que apele el veredicto civil en su contra por un caso de violación, mientras grandes multitudes en Dublín mostraron su apoyo a la mujer que lo acusa. McGregor fue acusado de violar a Nikita Hand en
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Cuando Josh, de 12 años, dijo que había escuchado múltiples disparos una noche de verano de 1989, su madre no le creyó. Después de todo, los disparos eran inimaginables en su adinerado vecindario de Beverly Hills. Sin embargo, al otro día amanecieron con la noticia de que, a solo dos puertas
Continue ReadingBy Maria Aguilar Prieto, CNN (CNN) — A volunteer pilot known for helping transport rescue animals to shelters died in a plane crash in New York on Sunday while transporting three dogs to a no-kill shelter. Seuk Kim, 49, and the three canines were flying from Maryland to Albany, New York, when the plane crashed
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, Aaron Pellish, Kate Sullivan and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s transition team is quietly strategizing how to assuage the anti-abortion wing of the Republican Party amid concerns that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s past comments supporting abortion access could complicate his confirmation as the president-elect’s pick to lead the Department of
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