Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Finalmente se confirmó el secreto peor guardado en Kyiv: el hombre que dirigió las fuerzas armadas de Ucrania durante dos años ya no ocupa el puesto. El presidente Volodymyr Zelensky sustituyó el jueves al general Valerii Zaluzhnyi tras 10 días de rumores y especulaciones, y meses de una relación deteriorada.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios are a fixture of Brazil’s Carnival festivities and draw millions to the streets. The rigs effectively did away with front-row seats, making Carnival more accessible. Singer Caetano Veloso’s ode to the earth-shaking vehicles proclaimed that the only people
Continue ReadingBy NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — With a broad smile on his face, Jakarta city council candidate Rian Ernest answers almost every question about his faith with the same line. “I’m Christian, but my wife and children are Muslims, so pray for me to get the guidance,” Ernest said. Ernest is one
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As the timber industry boomed across the High Desert a century ago, a small company town sprung up against the Wallowa Mountains called Maxville. Operated by the Bowman-Hicks Lumber Company from 1923-1933, the town was home to Black and white loggers who worked side by side despite official segregation laws. As
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La autoridad del fútbol de Beijing anunció este sábado que canceló un segundo partido amistoso que Argentina jugaría en China contra Costa de Marfil, en el Complejo Deportivo de los Trabajadores de esa ciudad. “Recientemente, muchos fanáticos y amigos internautas han preguntado sobre el juego de Messi en Beijing”, dijo la
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WILSONVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Athletic Officials Association and the Oregon School Activities Association are recruiting officials for the high school spring sports seasons. There is an immediate need for umpires in baseball and softball. Becoming a high school official has several benefits, including staying involved in athletics, maintaining good physical condition and earning money,
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elise Plessis hasn’t been in a long-term relationship for 26 years. It’s by choice, yet she still suffers FOMO when Valentine’s Day rolls around. “I’m the singleton of the family and the friend group,” said the 53-year-old Plessis, who lives in Manitoba, Canada. “Valentine’s Day
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Sailor is a spunky pup, about 3 1/2 months old, and new arrival at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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The Hideaway Tavern is having a Super Bowl Party Sunday. Admission for the party is $35, and it includes all you can eat, several raffles, and an electric atmosphere. At Big E’s Sports Bar and Grill, they are welcoming any and all who want to watch the big game. They have several drink specials, chili
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese authorities have canceled two football matches featuring Argentina’s national team amid a growing backlash in the country against star player Lionel Messi. Messi has faced an outpouring of criticism after he remained on the bench during an exhibition game featuring his Major League Soccer team Inter Miami
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The director of wildlife rehabilitation at Think Wild Central Oregon has some suggestions for those who want to help our hummingbirds deal with the cold winter.
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone struck a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding two others, security officials said. The strike came as tensions across the Middle East grow with the Israel-Hamas war, a drone attack
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon Adaptive Sports (OAS) is proud to announce that it has been awarded $20,375 as part of the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center 2023 Direct Effect 2nd Cycle Quality of Life grants. Fifty-nine grants totaling $1,271,125 were awarded. The Quality of Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy Hilfiger threw himself a welcome home party Friday night at Grand Central’s Oyster Bar for a New York Fashion Week bash. He had Questlove as his DJ and Jon Batiste serenading Anna Wintour on his melodica while a bevy of global celebrities looked on.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tributes that poured in following Wayne Kramer’s death last week came from musicians praising the MC5 guitarist’s contributions to rock music, as well as from prison reform advocates who extolled his legacy of bringing music to incarcerated people. Kramer, who died Feb. 2 at age
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Muchos espectadores se entristecieron cuando “The Office” dejó de emitirse después de nueve temporadas en 2013, y ahora una de las actrices que participó en el epsiodio final decidió compartir lo infeliz que fue el rodaje. Durante un episodio reciente en “Late Night with Seth Meyers”, Dakota Johnson llegó a
Continue ReadingBy SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — War-scarred Sarajevo is looking back to happier times from February 1984 as it celebrates the 40th anniversary of staging a successful Winter Olympics. It was a time of opportunity for Yugoslavia, of which Bosnia was then a part, but less than a decade later everything had
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL ELSEN-ROONEY of Chalkbeat NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She was living in Georgia with her uncle and grandparents while her mom was in New York scoping out jobs and apartments ahead of moving the family. It was
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year. Already this year, Republican lawmakers have proposed about
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies are launching an aggressive defense against a special counsel’s explosive claims that the 81-year-old president couldn’t remember major milestones in his life, trying to diminish the significance of the prosecutor’s allegations that Biden was too forgetful
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