Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando el chico que había conocido en el avión la invitó a salir, Cristina Farina dijo que sí sin dudarlo. Cristina había pasado gran parte del vuelo a Londres desde Florencia, su ciudad natal italiana, inmersa en una conversación con aquel desconocido. Parecía simpático, interesante, interesado. “¿Por qué no nos vemos
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Brock Purdy, el quarterback titular de los San Francisco 49ers, ha logrado llevar al equipo al Super Bowl en apenas su segundo año en la NFL. No es que esto sea un récord o la primera vez que sucede, pero hay algo que no podemos dejar de lado: su historia como
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Toby Keith’s songs accomplished, for some, what great art is intended to: They sustained people in challenging times, particularly U.S. service members and their families during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after 9/11. For others, Keith’s work sowed division and was blindly patriotic — a
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With four people in Bend reported to have fentanyl overdoses in just six hours Tuesday — all saved by first responders’ use of Narcan — resources among the agencies involved are increasingly being spread thin, but stepping up efforts to combat the problem through greater awareness and preparedness.
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press Louisiana prosecutors have quietly dismissed charges against state police troopers who were recorded beating a Black motorist. The violent 2020 arrest of Antonio Harris was among a series of beatings of Black men captured on body-camera video that prompted a sprawling federal investigation into use of force by the Louisiana
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The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public scoping period Friday to seek input on the Horse Ridge Recreational Area Non-Motorized Project, an effort to establish an official trail system at the popular mountain biking area, about 13 miles southeast of Bend.
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — A Rome court has ordered that the man convicted in the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher and freed three years ago be placed under “special surveillance” for allegedly abusing a former girlfriend. Italian media reported on Friday that the order came after the former girlfriend filed a complaint last summer
Continue ReadingCNN By Betsy Klein, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Friday did not rule out the possibility of releasing the transcript of President Joe Biden’s interviews with special counsel Robert Hur about his handling of classified documents, with the caveat that any classified information would have to be
Continue ReadingFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A drug possession charge against South Florida rapper Kodak Black was dismissed Friday, two months after an arrest, though a drug trafficking case from 2022 remains ongoing. Broward County Circuit Judge Barbara Duffy ruled that prosecutors could not refute or negate the fact that the rapper, whose real name is
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer An abrupt shutdown of Atlantic Ocean currents that could put large parts of Europe in a deep freeze is looking a bit more likely and closer than before as a new complex computer simulation finds a “cliff-like” tipping point looming in the future. A study in Friday’s Science Advances
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A crucial system of ocean currents may already be on course to collapse, according to a new report, with alarming implications for sea level rise and global weather — leading temperatures to plunge dramatically in some regions and rise in others. Using exceptionally complex and expensive computing systems, scientists found
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This week on Furry Friends, we introduce you to Sierra, a 7-year-old Husky mix at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center who does wonderfully with other dogs and would love a big, fenced yard to play in.)
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Las Vegas is the hub of sports betting but there’s a lot of friendly wagers being made for Super Bowl LVIII, including one in the Bay Area that combines football, beer and charity. 21st Amendment Brewery is always game when it
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — The number of people who smoke cigarettes in California has fallen dramatically in the last few decades, but that is now creating some budget problems across the state. Lawanda Wesley raised five kids and took advantage of a parent support program
Continue ReadingBy Amy Maetzold Click here for updates on this story FONTANA, California (KCAL) — A woman was rescued after she fell into a massive sinkhole in Fontana Thursday morning. San Bernardino County Fire and Rescue teams responded to the scene located in the 8200 block of Cherry Avenue just before 10 a.m. Authorities said the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Más de 2.000 personas han sido evacuadas este viernes de manera preventiva en cuatro municipios del estado de Jalisco, en México, a raíz de una fuga de gasolina en el ducto de Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Salamanca-Puente Grande, en Tonalá, que alcanzó una altura de 12 metros con vapores que abarcaban al
Continue ReadingBy Mekialaya White Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — On any given weekday, inside an Aurora classroom, you can find students producing their own masterpieces: from singing a cappella duets to scratching over beats, even creating music podcasts talking about their current favorite artists. Each project encompasses the spirit of
Continue ReadingBy Alysia Burgio Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — Shoe shining is a skill you don’t hear often these days. Many might say it could be considered a lost art. “Shoe shining was not even in my radar,” said Elisha Smith, owner of Mr. E Mobile Shoe Shine Service. You may
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Noah Shachtman, the hard-charging editor with a knack for scrutinizing the rich and powerful, announced Friday that he is resigning from his post as editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone, following discussions with the iconic music and culture magazine’s top boss about the publication’s direction. Shachtman, who will formally step down on March 1, said in a statement that he
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story FILLMORE COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — A 35-year-old southeastern Minnesota woman faces over a dozen charges for allegedly trying to take the blame for her twin sister in a fatal Amish buggy crash. Sarah Peterson was charged Wednesday with 16 felonies, including criminal vehicular homicide, criminal
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