BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The holidays are upon us with Christmas quickly approaching. At Bend’s Crux Fermentation Project, there was a Holiday Makers Market. People were able to get their Christmas shopping done while sipping on a pint of beer. Dozens of people showed up to knock out their Christmas shopping. There were more than 10
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump repeated numerous false claims during an interview that aired Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” – including his old lie that the US is the world’s only country with birthright citizenship. Trump reiterated his intention to try to end birthright citizenship, in which, under the
Continue ReadingPatrick Oppmann, CNN Durante más de 60 años, Cuba ha sufrido las sanciones económicas de Estados Unidos y los errores de su propio gobierno. Ahora, la vida en la isla de gobierno comunista pronto podría volverse aún más agotadora. Uno de los adversarios más formidables del Gobierno de Cuba, el senador Marco Rubio, está a
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump in a television interview that aired Sunday previewed a sweeping agenda for his first days in office, outlining how his administration will prioritize deporting migrants with criminal records, vowing to pursue pardons for January 6 defendants on his first day, and raising the possibility that former
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but that it’s “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast. Speaking at the White House on Sunday, Biden credited action by the U.S. and
Continue ReadingBy Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview that aired on Sunday that he has no plans to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” Trump was asked if he would try to replace Powell. “No, I don’t think so. I don’t
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect, in a wide-ranging interview with
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — A promise is a promise. Danilo Cataldi texted hospitalized Fiorentina teammate Edoardo Bove to say that he would score for him and then did just that in a 1-0 win over Cagliari. It was Fiorentina’s first Serie A soccer match since Bove collapsed on the field during a game
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer The Walt Disney Co.’s animated film “Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it brought in another record haul. The film added $52 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. That brings its domestic total to $300 million, surpassing the original, and its
Continue ReadingThe fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants has set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm around the world. Expatriate Syrians and many residents across the Middle East exulted at the overthrow of a leader who led his country through 14 years of civil strife that left half a million
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Nic Robertson, Madalena Araujo, Catherine Nicholls, Mostafa Salem, and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — As many in Syria celebrated the end of the long rule of Bashar al-Assad, rumors swirled about his whereabouts. The mystery didn’t last long though, as Russian state media announced Sunday night he had landed in Moscow. Assad
Continue ReadingPALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say 10 people have been injured after a police traffic officer on a motorcycle crashed into bystanders at a holiday parade in Palm Springs. They say all of the injured were taken to hospitals for treatment of injuries Saturday night, including the police officer. Witnesses tell The Desert Sun
Continue ReadingPor Eyad Kourdi y Lauren Kent, CNN El líder del principal grupo que se encuentra detrás de la oposición armada de Siria, Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, calificó el derrocamiento del presidente Assad como una “victoria para toda la nación islámica” en sus primeras declaraciones públicas desde que los rebeldes capturaron Damasco. “Esta victoria, mis hermanos, es
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever, CNN El primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, dijo el domingo que el colapso del régimen de Bashar al-Assad en Siria fue un “resultado directo” de la campaña militar de Israel contra Irán y su representante en el Líbano, Hezbollah. “Este es un día histórico en la historia del Medio Oriente”, dijo. Pero
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening ceremonies for Notre Dame were as much a celebration of people as they were a rejoicing of the cathedral’s resurrection from fire. Outside, the Catholic faithful shivered and prayed in the cold and the rain — and yet were ecstatic and said they wouldn’t rather have been anywhere
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police don’t know who he is, where he is, or why he did it. As the frustrating search for UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killer got underway for a fifth day Sunday, investigators reckoned with a tantalizing contradiction: They have troves of evidence, but the shooter remains an enigma. One
Continue ReadingPor Ehsan Popalzai y Lauren Kent, CNN El Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores de los talibanes en Afganistán felicitó este domingo al pueblo sirio y a las fuerzas rebeldes, en particular a Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham (HTS), tras el derrocamiento del régimen de Bashar al-Assad, y pidió el establecimiento de un gobierno islámico. Afganistán “felicita a los
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A short-lived martial law decree by South Korea’s leader last week raised worries about budding authoritarianism around the world. In the end, though, democracy prevailed. President Yoon Suk Yeol announced that he was declaring martial law and giving his government sweeping powers to crack down on protesters, ban
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Georgia moved up to No. 2 behind Oregon in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday, Texas and Penn State remained in the top five after losing conference championship games, and Arizona State appeared in the top 10 for the first time in a decade. Unbeaten Oregon, with its win over
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — New Orleans, known for its celebrations and festive spirit, is now banning the release of metallic balloons – a decision that follows repeated disruption to the city’s electrical services and sewer systems caused by stray and discarded balloons. The city council passed an ordinance last month banning the release
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