By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — It’s been nearly four months since a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticut’s largest city due to allegations of ballot stuffing, sending voters repeatedly back to the polls and thrusting Bridgeport into an unflattering national spotlight. Many frustrated local voters
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By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1970s law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land use policy to prevent suburban sprawl and conserve nature and agriculture. The so-called urban growth boundary, a sacred
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — For nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him to medical appointments. This Wednesday, some of Idaho’s prison staffers will be asked to kill him. Barring any last-minute stay, the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Pedro Pascal is not one to deliver a status quo award show acceptance speech, and we couldn’t be happier about it. True to form, when he won the award for outstanding actor in a drama series for HBO’s “The Last of Us” at the SAG Awards on Saturday, he
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The Bend High boys and girls Nordic ski teams won the state titles for the first time at the Oregon Interscholastic Ski Racing Association Nordic championships, held Friday and Saturday at the Mt. Bachelor Nordic Center.
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Sunday’s tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections in Belarus are set to cement the hard-line rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite a prominent opposition leader’s call for a boycott. President Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly three decades and on
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — El Ejército de Venezuela evacúa a 384 personas de la mina Bulla Loca, tres días después del derrumbe que dejó al menos 16 muertos. La Fuerza Armada Nacional Bolivariana de Venezuela (FANB) inició este viernes la evacuación de la mina ilegal de Bulla Loca, ubicada en la localidad de La
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A Hello Kitty theme park in Tokyo has been forced to close for the day after it received a “terror threat,” its operator said. Sanrio Puroland, also known as Hello Kitty Land, is located in Tama New Town in north Tokyo. In a statement published on the park’s official
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Barbra Streisand was honored for her illustrious six-decade career as an entertainer during Saturday’s SAG Awards when she received the SAG life achievement award. Self-professed longtime fan Jennifer Aniston presented her with the esteemed honor, calling Streisand a “once-in-a-lifetime” talent and a “mensch,” and reminded the audience that the
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, defeating Nikki Haley on her home turf as he completed his sweep of the early voting states. Already the prohibitive favorite to claim his third straight nomination, the former president’s victory in the Palmetto State,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Melissa McCarthy fue la fanática número uno de los SAG Awards este sábado cuando le pidió un autógrafo a Billie Eilish en el escenario. Pero no quería un autógrafo cualquiera. Eilish terminó firmando su nombre, con marcador permanente, justo en la frente de McCarthy mientras ambas presentaban el premio a la
Continue ReadingBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Jaylon Tyson and Jalen Cone each hit a pair of free throws in the final 23 seconds to allow California to hold off Oregon 69-64 Saturday to win its third straight game and sweep both Oregon schools in Haas Pavilion. The Golden Bears (13-15, 9-8 Pac-12) clinched its first winning home
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has won the South Carolina Republican presidential primary, defeating Nikki Haley on her home turf as he completed his sweep of the early voting states. Already the prohibitive favorite to claim his third straight nomination, the former president’s victory in the Palmetto State, where
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Sin comerciales, pero con algunas malas palabras y mucho tiempo para discursos de aceptación. La 30ª edición anual de los premios Screen Actors Guild (SAG), que honra a los actores de la cosecha de películas y proyectos televisivos del año pasado, nominados y votados por otros actores, se llevó a cabo
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It’s been two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, creating tragedies on both sides. There was a rally in downtown Bend on Saturday, encouraging people to stand up for democratic principles and urging the U.S. House to follow the Senate and approve a major aid package to Ukraine. The rally took place at the corner of Wall and
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Melissa McCarthy was the ultimate fangirl at the SAG Awards on Saturday when she asked Billie Eilish for an autograph onstage. But not just any autograph. Eilish ended up signing her name – with permanent marker – right on McCarthy’s forehead while the pair were presenting the award for
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Duke men’s basketball star Kyle Filipowski was injured after Wake Forest fans stormed the court in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Saturday, marking the second athlete-versus-fan collision on a college court in just over a month. Fans rushed the court after the buzzer sounded to celebrate the Demon Deacons’ 83-79
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox disagree on many issues but they were united Saturday in calling for less bitterness in politics and more bipartisanship. “Politics has gotten too personally bitter,” said Biden, who has practiced politics since he was elected to the U.S. Senate
Continue ReadingBy Alex Rees, CNN. Photo editor: Jennifer Arnow, CNN (CNN) — There may only be a few dates left on the awards season calendar for 2024, but that doesn’t mean that things are slowing down one bit. Rather, for all the top stylists and Hollywood fashionistas who’ve been hoarding their best gowns and suiting, tonight’s
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