By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Asian American assistant chief has been named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department. taking charge of a force that mostly has been led by white men. Assistant Chief Dominic H. Choi will take charge of a force that mostly has been led by
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee city must pay $500,000 as part of a settlement with the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups over an ordinance designed to ban drag performances from taking place on public property. Attorneys announced the agreement on Wednesday. Last year, a nonprofit that advocates
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jacob Assaraf lost a bet, so he had to go through classes at Hebrew Academy on Wednesday wearing a suit instead of more casual attire. Turns out, that wasn’t the most unusual part of his day. Members of the boys and girls basketball teams
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents has completed his inquiry and a report is expected to be released soon to Congress and the public, Attorney General Merrick Garland told lawmakers in a letter Wednesday. Garland did not detail the conclusions
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Happy Wednesday Central Oregon! Our area is being influenced by an upper level trough, but most storm energy is directed towards California. We can expect light rain and snow mainly in the mountain areas and higher terrain. Temperatures will be dropping into the 20s tonight under cloudy skies. Light northwest winds will change direction becoming
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos sancionó a la banda delictiva los Choneros y a su líder, Adolfo Macías, alias “Fito”, por sus actividades de narcotráfico y la violencia que generan en Ecuador y en todo el continente, informó este miércoles la institución en un comunicado. Las
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Openings are available to community members for confidential in-person and telehealth mental health counseling through the Community Counseling Clinic at Oregon State University–Cascades. The clinic is housed within OSU-Cascades’ Master of Counseling program and allows graduate students to develop expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapies under the close supervision of faculty and clinical
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los votantes venezolanos tendrían que acudir a las urnas para elegir presidente este año, pero no saben cuándo se celebrarán las elecciones… o incluso si se celebrarán. Los votantes tampoco saben quiénes serán los candidatos, aparte del actual presidente, el socialista Nicolás Maduro, que ha dejado muy claro que quiere permanecer
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Fifty-three organizations have been awarded $5,000 Arts Build Communities grants, totaling $265,000, to address a community issue or opportunity through the arts. The Oregon Arts Commission’s Arts Build Community program is committed to promoting arts access for underserved audiences and targets broad geographic impact throughout the state. Among the many notable organizations
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur has concluded his yearlong investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a letter to lawmakers on Wednesday. Garland said that Hur has submitted his report and that the
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has declined the traditional pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row. Some analysts are questioning the media strategy, considering it would offer him the chance to speak directly to the country’s largest assembled live audience ahead of the 2024 election. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says a contract worker stole an agent’s car from the bureau headquarters in Washington and tried to get into a restricted facility before he was arrested. Court documents filed Wednesday say John C. Worrell III worked at FBI headquarters and drove the car out of
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The lawyer for a former Massachusetts State Police trooper who was allegedly part of a scheme to take bribes for giving passing scores on commercial driving tests says his client has pleaded not guilty to the charges. A total of four troopers are accused of falsifying records and giving preferential treatment to
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — La Corte Constitucional de Ecuador aprobó la despenalización de la eutanasia tras una batalla legal de cinco meses emprendida por Paola Roldán, una mujer de 42 años quien padece esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA). Roldán presentó en agosto de 2023 una demanda de inconstitucionalidad del artículo 144 del Código Integral Penal, que amenazaba con procesar
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Manu Raju, CNN Chaos has been a common theme for the 118th Congress. But this week, lawmakers took the drama to new heights, as Republicans in both chambers sank two top GOP priorities – impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and securing the southern border – serving up a
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) ––El papa Francisco respondió a quienes critican su decisión de permitir la bendición para parejas del mismo sexo, al señalar que son hipócritas. “Nadie se escandaliza si le doy la bendición a un empresario que quizás explota a la gente: y eso es un pecado gravísimo”, dijo Francisco en una entrevista para la
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, along with 40 counterparts nationwide, sent a letter Wednesday urging Congress to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims Fund. The VOCA Fund supports essential direct services for crime victims and survivors throughout the country, including in Oregon. These services can include medical
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Police in Haiti have killed five armed environmental protection agents during the third consecutive day of demonstrations that have paralyzed the country amid growing demands that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign. Wednesday’s deadly shooting between police and agents with Haiti’s Security Brigade for Protected Areas occurred
Continue ReadingNILES, Ill. (AP) — Police in suburban Chicago have arrested 33 people after they blocked streets for more than six hours outside a company they claim has had a role in the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza. The Niles Police Department says seven men and 26 women were charged with misdemeanor unlawful assembly
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