AP Media Writer President-elect Donald Trump sued the Des Moines Register and its pollster for “brazen election interference” in publishing a survey the weekend before the election that showed Democrat Kamala Harris with a surprising lead of three percentage points in the state. The Register’s parent Gannett Co. on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit as meritless
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the incoming Trump administration should proceed cautiously as it considers proposals for new natural gas export terminals. Granholm warns that “unfettered exports” of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, could raise wholesale domestic prices by more than 30% and increase planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Granholm’s statement
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say a roadside bomb has exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwest Pakistan. Three officers were killed and two others were wounded. The attack happened Tuesday evening in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No one has so far
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has placed its most serious warning – a so-called black-box warning – on a drug used to relieve menopausal hot flashes. The FDA says women who are taking Veozah may need more frequent blood testing to check for markers of liver problems. In
Continue ReadingBy Jon Woodward Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Hosts on a major short-term rental platform may be kept in the dark about their guests’ true identity – a situation that a prolific Canadian con artist appears to have taken advantage of to fleece even more people in a multi-year
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted Luigi Mangione on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, accusing him of killing to further “an act of terrorism,” according to court documents. Mangione faces
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello and Stephanie ha Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — As Canadians watched a day of considerable political turmoil for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his government given the sudden departure of Chrystia Freeland on Monday, it appears that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump was also watching it unfold.
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By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon lawmakers have previewed some of their ideas to build more homes and lower rents and home prices for Oregonians struggling with the high cost of housing. During committee hearings at the state Capitol last Tuesday and Wednesday, lawmakers discussed proposals to limit rent increases
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An official says that the pirates who hijacked a Chinese-owned fishing vessel with 18 crew off the northeastern coast of Somalia last month are demanding $10 million in ransom. The hijackers have also shared photos on social media of their captives surrounded by armed men on the ship’s deck.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Four police officers are dead after an attack by gunmen on a police patrol in the north-central state of Guanajuato. Four people were also wounded in the shooting. Guanajuato has Mexico’s highest number of homicides, and has long been the scene of bloody turf battles between rival cartels. The state also
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation and SELCO Community Credit Union began accepting submissions on Monday for the annual SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle Design Contest. The community contest precedes one of the largest multi-sport events in the Northwest, the SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle, which will return for its 47th running on
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled shortlists in 10 categories, including for documentary, international feature and best song and score. Two musicals, “Emilia Pérez” and “Wicked,” were well represented Tuesday. Netflix’s audacious transgender drug-lord drama “Emilia Pérez” was most named, advancing in international feature, original score, two original
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAJHA, Syria (AP) — Bones are visible here and there among the mounds of earth in a field south of Damascus, one of the mass graves around Syria believed to hold the bodies of tens of thousands of people killed under Bashar Assad’s rule. With his ouster, residents, forensic teams and international groups
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government will pay nearly $116 million to resolve lawsuits brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the “rape club” because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct. Under settlements approved Tuesday, the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors announced Tuesday three finalists for the role of college president following a nationwide search and thorough review by the presidential search advisory committee. All three candidates will visit COCC campuses in January 2025 to meet with faculty, staff, students, community members and the
Continue ReadingCNN en Español La visa TN permite a mexicanos y canadienses trabajar temporalmente en Estados Unidos en diversas profesiones como contadores, ingenieros, abogados, farmacéuticos, científicos y profesores. Este tipo de visa se creó a partir del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN), cuya versión actualizada, el T-MEC, permite a ciudadanos calificados de
Continue ReadingPor Paula Mosquera, CNN en Español Con gesto serio y paso rápido, Koldo García, quien fue asesor del exministro de Transportes, Movilidad y Agenda Urbana, José Luís Ábalos, salió de un taxi y entró 20 minutos antes de las diez de la mañana de este martes al Tribunal Supremo de España para declarar como investigado
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday presented an image of forward-looking resolve in her first major remarks since conceding her election defeat, imploring young people to “stay in the fight” as the year ends and the beginning of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term approaches. “The movements for civil rights,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Becky Sauerbrunn, a former captain of the U.S. women’s team who played in three Olympics and three Women’s World Cups, announced her retirement Tuesday from professional soccer after a 16-year international career. Sauerbrunn, 39, also played in the National Women’s Soccer League for every year it has existed and was a four-time
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — The family of an environmental activist shot and killed by state troopers near the site of a planned Atlanta-area police and firefighter training center activists call “Cop City” has filed a lawsuit against three law enforcement officers. Manuel Paez Terán’s family says state troopers used excessive force
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