By Kelly Murray, CNN (CNN) — A life-altering payday will soon be in store for one lucky New Jersey Lottery winner. The winner of a $1.128 billion Mega Millions jackpot has finally come forward to claim their staggering windfall nearly nine months since the ticket was drawn, according to a New Jersey Lottery press release.
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 69-year-old Redmond, Oregon man has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison after using a stolen identity to open over 30 bank accounts and credit cards, while also evading payment on a significant tax debt totaling $1.1 million. Michael David Anastasia was sentenced Tuesday, and in addition to his
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump appears to be entertaining an American territorial expansion that, if he’s serious, would rival the Louisiana Purchase or the deal that netted Alaska from Russia. In the past week, he’s taunted Canadian officials by suggesting the US could absorb its northern neighbor and make it the
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BEND, Ore (KTVZ) — First responders rushed to the scene of a violent two-vehicle crash along US 20 west of Santiam Pass. Before 4:00 p.m. on Monday, the highway camera, provided by ODOT, showed traffic backed up and moving slowly in both directions.Oregon State Police tell NewsChannel 21 that they do not have a lot
Continue ReadingPor Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann y Katie Bo Lillis, CNN El número de militares estadounidenses en Siria aumentó regularmente más de lo que el Pentágono reveló públicamente desde al menos 2020, y en los últimos meses incrementó a más del doble de los aproximadamente 900 soldados que Estados Unidos ha señalado durante mucho tiempo que
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A triptych of criminal charges paints a searing, sometimes disparate portrait of the man accused of ambushing and killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson. Filed separately in state courts in New York and Pennsylvania and a federal court in Manhattan and totaling 20 counts, the charges brand Luigi Mangione as
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The office of Republican Rep. Kay Granger of Texas says she is having “unforeseen health challenges. A statement provided by her office Monday did not specify what health problems the 81-year-old has been having over the past year. Granger has not cast a vote in Washington since July. She announced
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — After more than a decade in the dark, a holiday staple has returned to Pasadena for a new generation of families. The old school display, which was put together by George Courville at his home on Monte Vista Street, was
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KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Authorities are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday morning at Collier State Park in Klamath County. At approximately 9:45 a.m. on December 23, 2024, deputies with the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office were involved in a critical incident in which a 35-year-old male subject was shot. The man was critically
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he
Continue ReadingPor Jeff Zeleny, CNN El expresidente de Estados Unidos Bill Clinton fue ingresado este lunes por la tarde en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Georgetown en la ciudad de Washington, donde está siendo sometido a pruebas y observación después de desarrollar fiebre, dijo su portavoz a CNN. “El presidente está bien”, dijo Angel
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are facing their latest lobbyists — online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress. The company wants lawmakers to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or face a ban
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors. U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks issued the ruling Monday. He found that elements of the law are unconstitutional. Arkansas Attorney General Tim
Continue ReadingPor Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Una jueza constitucional dejó sin efecto este lunes la resolución administrativa que suspendía por 150 días a la vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, en un fallo que dispuso además una disculpa pública. La jueza Nubia Vera acogió una acción planteada por la vicepresidencia para levantar una sanción administrativa
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! Some patients want to take a pause on their diabetes or weight-loss drugs during the holidays. This is what
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! Some patients want to take a pause on their diabetes or weight-loss drugs during the holidays. This is
Continue ReadingPor Michael Williams, CNN El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, ha sugerido que EE.UU. debería retomar el canal de Panamá, una idea firmemente rechazada por el Gobierno de Panamá, que ha controlado el paso durante décadas. En mensajes publicados en diciembre, Trump acusó a Panamá de cobrar a EE.UU. “tarifas exorbitantes” por utilizar
Continue ReadingBOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — One of Colombia’s legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel has been deported back to the South American country, after serving 25 years of a 30-year prison sentence in the United States. Shortly after landing on Monday in Bogota, Fabio Ochoa was a free man. The former
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Russian scientists presented the carcass of a baby mammoth, whose incredibly well-preserved remains were found in the Siberian region of Yakutia in June after more than 50,000 years. The carcass of the female juvenile mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered by local residents after a permafrost crater expanded, according to
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — On her first night as a free woman in 17 years, Charlotte Pleytez couldn’t sleep. Pleytez was 20 years old and pregnant when she and another suspect, 15-year-old Lombardo Palacios, were arrested and charged with the killing of Hector Flores in East Hollywood back in 2007. The two were
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