CNN By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense in a stunning admission he would not abide by the collective-defense clause at the heart of the alliance
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to East Palestine, Ohio, about a year after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals. The White House announced the president’s trip on Saturday. It said the aim of Biden’s trip Friday is to ensure state and local officials “hold Norfolk
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With rising health care costs burdening Americans’ pocketbooks, a clinic for Central Oregon’s uninsured that opened its doors two decades ago, Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades in Bend, is accepting new patients.
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Dozens of people gathered at the Elk Lodge in Bend for a Homes for Our Troops community kickoff. It was to celebrate the building of a specially adapted home for army Sergeant Christopher Chatwin. He was injured while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Homes for Our Troops is a national non-profit organization that builds fully adapted homes.
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez and Khalil Abdallah, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ plans to meet with members of the Arab American community were abruptly postponed this week after leaders decided not to move forward, according to two sources familiar with the situation, marking the latest sign of the obstacles the administration faces in trying
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It was a sunny snow day for high school Nordic ski teams on the Meissner Nordic ski trails on Saturday. It was the final race of the season for the Southern League skiers. More than 70 high schoolers were gliding on the snow, including students from Caldera, Mountain View, Ashland, Eugene and Bend high schools, part
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer There were plenty of critics when CBS announced four years ago that it would produce a kids-centric broadcast of an NFL playoff game on Nickelodeon. Now, if a league or network isn’t doing something to appeal to younger fans, they are behind the times. Nickelodeon will air its fifth
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to any NATO member country that doesn’t meet spending guidelines on defense in a stunning admission he would not abide by the collective-defense clause at the heart of the alliance if
Continue ReadingEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Myles Rice scored 14 of his 21 points in the second half and Washington State beat Oregon 62-56 on Saturday in a battle for second place in the Pac-12 Conference. Rice made 6 of 15 shots with a 3-pointer for the Cougars (18-6, 9-4), who have won five in a row
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Located in north-central China, the ancient city of Xi’an has long been famous for its 2,000-year-old Terracotta Army, an attraction that draws travelers from all over the globe. But this month, all eyes are on another one of its historic sites – the Xi’an City Wall, said to be
Continue ReadingBy Rob Frehse, Mark Morales, Nic F. Anderson, Samantha Beech and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — A 15-year-old has been arrested and charged as an adult after he shot and injured a Brazilian tourist at a Times Square store and fired at law enforcement officers while fleeing, according to the New York Police Department. The
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s strategy for spending and investing a multibillion-dollar annual surplus linked closely to oil production has come into sharper focus. On Saturday, a legislative panel advanced an annual spending plan toward a Senate floor vote. Legislators are tapping the brakes on recent double-digit budget
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Wilson and Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 million voters are expected to head to the polls Wednesday to choose Indonesia’s next leader. The world’s third-largest democracy and fourth-largest population — home to more than 275 million people — will elect a new president and vice president from three pairs
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A series of slow-moving winter storms that wreaked havoc in Southern California and left 3 feet (91 centimeters) of snow in northern Arizona made its way Saturday into New Mexico, where a stretch of U.S. highway south of the Colorado line was closed and as much as a foot (30
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio Séul (CNN) — El futuro político de Yoon Suk Yeol pende de un hilo tras su fallido intento de ley marcial este martes, pero el asediado presidente de Corea del Sur ya había enfrentado llamados a renunciar este año a medida que su popularidad se desplomaba, en gran parte debido a un
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Brazilian tourist in the leg in Times Square Thursday night and then firing at a police officer is being charged as an adult with two counts of attempted murder. The New York Daily News reports the teenager, identified by police as a resident of a
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — En sus primeros comentarios públicos desde su diagnóstico de cáncer, el rey Carlos III expresó su gratitud al público por su apoyo, diciendo que le brindaba “el mayor consuelo y aliento”, de acuerdo con un comunicado. “Me gustaría agradecer de todo corazón los numerosos mensajes de apoyo y buenos deseos que
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As the Senate continues its debate over a national security supplemental funding bill, advocates are calling on lawmakers to approve an amendment that would give Afghans who were evacuated during the US’ withdrawal of Afghanistan a path to permanent legal residency in the US. The amendment, introduced by Democratic Sen. Amy
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell McCluskey and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — In his first public comments since his cancer diagnosis, King Charles III expressed gratitude to the public for their support, saying it brought him “the greatest comfort and encouragement,” according to a statement. “I would like to express my most heartfelt thanks for the many messages
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An infant in Missouri died when her mother mistakenly put her down for a nap in an oven. Mariah Thomas of Kansas City is charged with endangering the welfare of a child. The charges were announced Saturday. Court records do not yet show if Thomas has an attorney. Police were
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