Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was mentally ill and believed by targeting children he was carrying out “counter-measures” in response to America’s involvement in Middle East violence, a sheriff said Thursday. Glenn Litton used a “ruse” of pretending to
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs and lighten the financial burden on American households. But what if, as many economists expect, interest rates remain elevated, well above their pre-pandemic lows? Trump could point a finger at the Federal Reserve, and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Bend city councilors weighed two proposals Wednesday night to add about 100 acres on the east side of the city’s urban growth boundary under a state law aimed at expediting more affordable housing. In the end, they voted 4-2 to choose the Caldera Ranch site along SE Knott Road over the
Continue ReadingOren Liebermann, CNN En su primera llamada telefónica, el jefe del Estado Mayor ruso advirtió al general de más alto rango de Estados Unidos de un ejercicio militar ruso a gran escala en el Mediterráneo oriental, según un funcionario estadounidense, en un momento de gran tensión entre los dos países por la escalada de la
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, John Miller, Brynn Gingras and Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — Words written on ammunition. A smiling surveillance photo. A discarded water bottle. A burner cell phone. These are among the key pieces of evidence providing clues for police more than 24 hours into a hunt for the man who gunned
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LOWELL, Ore. (KTVZ) – Lane County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue were still searching in the Lowell area late Wednesday night for a missing 76-year-old Bend woman suffering from memory issues and dementia who was believed to be driving in the area on Tuesday. Cheryl Leigh Guajardo last was believed to be driving near Highway 58,
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — OnlyFans, a popular subscription-based website known for its sexually explicit content, is now blocked in China after a period of being accessible. Social media users posting on X had noticed the site was working in late November, which checks by CNN were able to confirm. Beijing generally
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Jackson Shelstad scored 21 of his career-high 24 points after halftime and No. 12 Oregon beat USC 68-60 in the Big Ten Conference debut for both teams Wednesday night. Shelstad made 12 of 14 free throws and reserve Keeshawn Barthelemey added 18 points on 4-for-5 shooting from 3-point range. Oregon’s leading
Continue ReadingBy Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The leader of South Korea’s main opposition party thought the president’s late night martial law announcement was a deepfake when he first saw it, he told CNN on Thursday as his party now seeks to impeach the country’s leader.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle — the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who injected humanity into the rigid sanctity of Orthodox religious art. A contemporary of Giotto, considered the father of Western painting, the artist conventionally
Continue ReadingPor Katie Hunt, CNN Diminutos artefactos desenterrados en un sitio arqueológico de Wyoming, donde un mamut fue descuartizado hace 13.000 años, revelan detalles intrigantes sobre cómo los primeros habitantes de América sobrevivieron a la última Edad de Hielo. Los arqueólogos encontraron 32 fragmentos de agujas de hueso enterrados a casi 5 metros de profundidad en
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted with the egg and a new partner last week at Midway Atoll National Wildlife
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — John Christofilis scored 22 points as Seattle beat Portland State 91-74 on Wednesday. Christofilis shot 7 for 13 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Redhawks (3-5). Paris Dawson shot 6 for 7 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A growing number of young people in Kenya see kung fu as a path toward future employment. Kung fu has emerged as an alternative to the more popular martial art of taekwondo. The growing visibility of Chinese workers in Kenya for major infrastructure projects has sparked an interest in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KOVACICA, Serbia (AP) — UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible cultural heritage. The tradition was started nearly a century ago by two farmers in the village of Kovacica, northeast of Belgrade, who started painting to pass the time during the long winter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to take on the “alliance of naysayers” and the bureaucratic “nonsense” that have hampered construction projects in the U.K., as he outlined a series of new pledges that he will hope will change the narrative on his five-month-old government following a slide in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New clues emerged Thursday in the hunt for the masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, including possible leads about his travel before the shooting and a message scrawled on ammunition found at the crime scene. The words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” were found emblazoned on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An imprisoned far-right extremist group leader who was the top target of the federal investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has balked at answering a prosecutor’s questions about the attack. Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio was a defense witness on Thursday at the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Richard Andre Newman thought he would live the rest of his life in his quiet, leafy neighborhood in suburban Virginia. He was born and raised in Bren Mar Park, where children ride their bikes and neighbors wave hello. But now, as he’s approaching 60, he’s considering selling his Fairfax
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — A new analysis by Fidelity Investments, one of the largest providers of 401(k) retirement plans, found that the number of accounts with balances topping $1 million rose by 9.5% in the third quarter. All told, of the roughly 24 million participant accounts in the 401(k) plans for which Fidelity
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