Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Donald Trump to Paris on Saturday with a full dose of presidential pomp as the two held a hastily arranged meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy before celebrating the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral. On a day that mixed pageantry with attention to pressing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Voters in the west African nation of Ghana willl cast their ballots in a general election poised to be a litmus test for democracy in a region shaken by extremist violence and coups. Some 18.7 million people are registered to vote in presidential and legislative elections Saturday but the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Four people are running to be the next Democratic National Committee chair, looking to take on the task of reinvigorating a party demoralized by a second loss to President-elect Donald Trump. Others may still get into the race as the party reckons with the 2024 election, which saw Trump
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The last time Syrian President Bashar Assad was in serious trouble was 10 years ago. That was at the height of the country’s civil war, when his forces lost control over parts of the largest city, Aleppo, and his opponents were closing in on the capital, Damascus. Back then, he
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Global stakeholders now have to reckon with the geopolitical impact of a rebel offensive led by an Islamist group in Syria that could potentially threaten President Bashar al-Assad’s hold over the country. Syrian rebels have made a lightning advance in the north of the country, taking two major cities:
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– What started as a personal project in 2019 has expanded to gifts for 1,300 people in more than 25 facilities across Central Oregon. The Central Oregon Holiday Giving Project brings gifts to people in assisted living and memory care facilities. Everyone at these care centers gets a bag of gifts, including snacks and
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A season ago, the Summit Storm boys basketball team took home their first-ever state title after their third appearance in the championship game. The core eight from the team graduated, leaving a new-look roster headed into the 2024-25 season. The new group is ready for their time after watching the success that came before them.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Hospital de Jesus in Mexico City’s bustling historic center covers most of a city block. Its faded unassuming yellow facade, characteristic of the middle of the last century, obscures a medical center founded 500 years ago by Spanish conqueror Hernán Cortés. Entering between street-level shoe stores, visitors find
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Chalkbeat shares insights from families who have made the switch from in-person to cyber school in Philadelphia.
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The 19th explains that the stakes in United States v. Skrmetti are even higher than most Americans realize. If the court rules to keep the ban on gender-affirming care in place, the consequences could be wide-reaching.
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The Marshall Project reports that when Americans take to the streets to make their voices heard, they’re inevitably dragging their digital trails right along behind them.
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Votebeat reports that Texas’ lawmakers have resisted efforts to expand online voter registration options while some people who filled out forms find out too late that they never made it onto the rolls.
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The Trace spotlights Lieutenant Valerie Martinez-Jordan, who has trained over 2,000 officers in a Louisiana program that prevents abusers from accessing firearms, even as federal laws become looser.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A legal settlement in the wake of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse will force the federal Bureau of Prisons to open its doors to a court-appointed monitor and publicly acknowledge pervasive misconduct at its now-shuttered women’s prison in California. The Bureau of Prisons and lawyers for women suing it over abuse
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Property tycoon Truong My Lan was one of Vietnam’s richest businesswomen. She amassed an eye-wateringly valuable portfolio of luxury homes, hotels and commercial properties all over the country and abroad – allegedly by effectively turning a major bank into her own personal ATM. On Tuesday, the 68-year-old lost her
Continue ReadingPor Laura Paddison, CNN Millones de toneladas de cenizas de carbón sobrantes de la quema del combustible fósil más sucio del planeta reposan en estanques y vertederos, capaces de filtrarse a las vías fluviales y contaminar el suelo. Pero estos residuos tóxicos también pueden ser un tesoro para encontrar los elementos de tierras raras necesarios
Continue ReadingKENT, Ohio (AP) — VonCameron Davis had 16 points in Kent State’s 76-57 victory against Portland on Friday night. Davis shot 7 for 13, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc for the Golden Flashes (7-2). Cian Medley added 15 points while shooting 5 for 11, including 3 for 8 from beyond the arc
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Matthew Draxton tells us about three festive events happening in the high desert to get you into the holiday spirit. See many more or submit your own at http://events.ktvz.com.
Continue ReadingPor Evan Perez y Holmes Lybrand, CNN Mientras que el controvertido nombramiento del presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, para secretario de Defensa, Pete Hegseth, está comenzando el proceso para someterse a una verificación de antecedentes del FBI, la revisión intensiva puede no proporcionar las respuestas que tanto los demócratas como los republicanos están
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pet Pals this week brought an adorable 2-month-old kitten called Ms. Claws, not to be confused with Mrs. Claus. She is looking for a forever home and is available to be adopted at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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