By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will skip a pre-Super Bowl interview for the second year in a row — and his aides argue that it’s part of their larger plan, not a move to avoid having the president answer questions in front of the whole country. Biden advisers tell CNN they
Continue ReadingMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Washington State cornerback Chau Smith-Wade returned an interception 83 yards in the final two minutes to set up a decisive score and secure the National’s 16-7 victory over the American team in the Senior Bowl on Saturday. In a game dominated by the defenses, Smith-Wade sprawled out to pick off a
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Another potentially dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm was expected to hit California late Saturday, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides over the next couple of days. Californians spent Friday and Saturday preparing for what forecasters are saying could be the largest storm of the season, with
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans will move forward with a $17.6 billion package that provides military aid to Israel and replenish U.S. weapons, but leaves out more help for Ukraine, underscoring the challenges facing supporters of a comprehensive national security package that would also include billions of dollars for immigration
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press The Los Angeles Opera opens its 2024-25 season Sept. 21 with Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” reimagined in a film studio and will present the company premiere of Osvaldo Golijov’s “Ainadamar” while reducing its offerings from six main-stage productions to five. Mario Gras’s “Butterfly” staging, first seen at Madrid’s Teatro Real in
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Consejo de la Unión Europea sancionó a la fiscal general de Guatemala, Consuelo Porras, y a otros cuatro funcionarios por llevar a cabo “acciones que socavan la democracia, el Estado de Derecho o la transferencia pacífica del poder en Guatemala”, según un comunicado. Además de Porras, en el
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A collection of sneakers that superstar Michael Jordan wore as he and the Chicago Bulls won six NBA championships has fetched $8 million at auction, setting a new record for game-worn sneakers, Sotheby’s said. The six Air Jordan shoes — one apiece from the last games of the 1991, 1992, 1993,
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Happy Saturday Central Oregon! Hope you got a chance to enjoy the sunny skies today. Last week, temperatures were above our normal highs. Now we are seeing middle 40s which is usual for this time of year. We should be waking up to some patchy fog on Sunday morning. Temperatures will be in the upper
Continue ReadingJOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The funeral for seven of the eight victims killed in Joliet-area shootings last month has been held. The funeral for Christine and William Esters and Tameaka, Joshua, Alexandria, Alonnah and Angel Nance was held Saturday at Victory City Church in Joliet. The seven were all related to 23-year-old shooter Romeo Nance,
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Attorney General Merrick Garland has resumed his official duties after undergoing a “minimally invasive back procedure” Saturday, according to a Department of Justice spokesperson. “The Attorney General’s procedure went well and he’s recovering at home. He has resumed his duties,” Xochitl Hinojosa, director of public affairs for the DOJ, wrote in
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Después de que el prolífico actor Carl Weathers falleciera el jueves, varios de sus coprotagonistas se apresuraron a rendir homenaje y compartir sus sentimientos sobre su legado, incluidos Pedro Pascal, Arnold Schwarzenegger y Sylvester Stallone, quien dijo en un emotivo video publicado en Instagram que “nunca podríamos haber logrado lo
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — On February 4, 2004, a Harvard University undergrad named Mark Zuckerberg introduced TheFacebook.com, a social networking site for his fellow students. Twenty years after its launch, social media giant Facebook continues to show unprecedented staying power after burying early competitors like MySpace and Friendster and establishing a
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US and UK have conducted strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen from air and surface platforms, including fighter jets, with the support of several other countries. At least 30 targets were struck across at least 10 locations, according to two US officials. The targets included command and control; an underground weapons
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — An escaped 17-year-old inmate who was being held on attempted murder charges in Louisiana was turned in by his parents and is now back in custody, bringing a three-day manhunt to an end, authorities said Sunday. Kimmy Dauntain Jr., who is from
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The wife of a Detroit man mauled by three dogs says he has died. Shauntaye Phillips says Harold Phillips, a father of six, died Friday evening, four days after he was attacked by the dogs as he walked home from a bus stop. She released a statement through her attorneys saying, “It’s
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Irvine, California (CNN) — Automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley and Rolls-Royce have been doing well as, regardless of whatever is happening in the wider world’s economy, the ranks of the ultra-wealthy grow and become richer. Lamborghini sold more than 10,000 vehicles last year for the first time ever and Ferrari had
Continue ReadingBy NOOR SHAMI Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office-District of Oregon said four suspected drug traffickers are facing federal charges Thursday after they were caught transporting near 370 gallons of liquid heroin. Police said 44-year-old Marco Antonio Magallon, 26-year-old Luis Deleon Woodward, 25-year-old Jorge Luis Amador
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — It’s a problem that’s only getting worse — animal rescuers say the number of abandoned pets is out of control. “We turn away dogs every single day,” said Tiffany Kim, president of Fur-Angel Foundation. Shelters and animal rescue organizations are once
Continue ReadingBy ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, MIssouri (KCTV) — Hundreds of miles above the Earth’s surface, a University of Kansas graduate is making history. In September 2023, Loral O’Hara became the fourth Jayhawk to fly in space. She’s currently onboard the International Space Station (ISS) with six other astronauts,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Firefighters since sunrise have been battling an intense four-alarm fire at a vacant warehouse in downtown St. Louis. Crews were dispatched just after 6 a.m. Saturday to a fire at the abandoned five-story structure located at the intersection of First
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