By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ruled that the man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 will stand trial next February. Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted
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SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pine Meadow Ranch Center for Art and Agriculture will host its sixth annual residency program, which brings world-class artists and environmental scientists to the small town of Sisters, from March through November. Through a juried application process, 28 artists, culture bearers, and scholars from around the US have been selected for
Continue ReadingLA PARAGUA, Venezuela (AP) — The collapse of an illegally operated open-pit gold mine in central Venezuela killed at least 14 people and injured several more, state authorities said Wednesday, as some other officials reported an undetermined number of people could be trapped. Bolivar state Gov. Angel Marcano told local reporters that 14 bodies had
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Concern is growing with every new load of dirt that’s moved next to a north Fort Worth elementary school. Near Basswood Elementary in Keller ISD, in the shadow of the playground, there is a construction site where a building permit
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Manuel Cobela and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Dozens are feared to be dead after an illegal gold mine in the Venezuelan town of La Paragua collapsed, according to the town’s mayor Yorgi Arciniega. The mayor estimates dozens of people have been killed, and more are still trapped in the collapsed mine.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Major League Baseball players will be wearing new jerseys this season. Some fans and players already hate them. Fans are complaining that the jerseys, which were designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics, look cheap. The fabric is flimsy, they say. The MLB logo is lower down
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans are entering a critical phase of their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as a pair of high stakes interviews with the president’s son, Hunter, and brother, James, over the next two weeks could determine the fate of their flailing investigation. The closed-door interview with the president’s brother Wednesday comes as Republicans
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden says that while a college degree is still a ticket to a better life, that ticket is often too expensive. He was talking Wednesday at a library in Culver City, California, where he announced he was canceling
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Police Department is pleased to announce it will host its 40th Community Academy beginning in April. Community Academy will take place from April 2 through June 4, with 10 classroom dates and one optional range day on Saturday, May 4. The Bend Police Department Community Academy has been recognized as
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. A smooth touchdown would put the U.S. back in business on the
Continue ReadingBy Alexus Davila Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Maryland lawmakers are set to weigh in on a bill that aims to limit gender-affirming care for children. Delegate Lauren Arikan from Harford County, a Republican, proposed HB 722, which would “ensure the protection of minors from life-altering, permanent medical procedures
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden’s brother has told lawmakers that the president “never had any involvement” in the family’s business dealings. That statement came from James Biden as he appeared for a voluntary private interview Wednesday on Capitol Hill as part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. It’s the latest in
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — La guerra informativa de Vladimir Putin en los medios estadounidenses rindió frutos este fin de semana con una victoria clave al otro lado del mundo. A unos 8.000 kilómetros de un Washington paralizado, Ucrania se vio obligada a entregar la ciudad de Avdiivka a las fuerzas rusas, dando a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — What do bestselling author Tucker Malarkey, Emmy award-winning actor Sam Waterston and one winning writer have in common? All will take part in the High Desert Museum’s 10th annual Waterston Desert Writing Prize which honors excellence in literary nonfiction about deserts. The Prize is now accepting submissions until May 1, 2024. This
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss asked a California judge Wednesday to send indicted ex-FBI informant Alexander Smirnov back to jail while he awaits trial. A magistrate judge in Las Vegas released Smirnov on Tuesday, finding that even enough Smirnov posed a flight risk, he could be released under certain conditions. Those
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A prosecutor has described former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, at the start of his trial, as a corrupt politician who let his country’s biggest drug traffickers fuel his rise to power. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Robles told a Manhattan federal court jury during opening statements
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — European diplomats in Belarus have condemned the trial of a Catholic activist in Minsk as “unfair” and “politically motivated.” The trial of Uladzislau Beladzed began behind closed doors at Minsk City Court on Wednesday. The 33-year-old activist stands accused under four articles of Belarus’ criminal code
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press The financially struggling Metropolitan Opera will present 18 productions in 2024-25, matching the current season and pandemic-curtailed 2019-20 for the fewest since 14 in strike-shortened 1980-81. Met general manager Peter Gelb is keeping his pivot to contemporary works, starting the season with Jeanine Tesori’s “Grounded” on Sept. 23, then presenting
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers are advancing legislation that would define who is considered female and male under state law. A Senate committee approved definitions based on reproductive systems on Tuesday, and a House committee planned to take up similar legislation Wednesday. Supporters say it gives necessary guidance to
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