By GERALD IMRAY, NQOBILE NTSHANGASE and MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee who became a global star competing at his sport’s highest level while running on carbon-fiber blades, was released from prison on Friday after serving nearly nine years for killing his girlfriend, the model Reeva
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El botón de reclinación de los asientos de los aviones es tan controvertido que ha inspirado toda una microindustria de dispositivos para evitar que el pasajero de adelante se incline sobre tu espacio. Hubo un tiempo en que todos los asientos de clase turista de las aerolíneas llevaban incorporado el botón
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Daniel Strauss, Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — A week and a half from the Iowa caucuses, two 2024 Republican presidential contenders attempted to convince voters that former President Donald Trump isn’t a lock to win the nomination — and prove their own electability. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Long plagued by rampant gun violence, Baltimore recorded less than 300 homicides last year for the first time in nearly a decade, ending a surge that began in 2015 following the death of Freddie Gray, which sparked civil unrest and prompted widespread calls for police reform. The
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley each participated in CNN town halls on Thursday in Iowa ahead of the state’s caucuses later this month. The candidates, who are vying to emerge as the main alternative to former President Donald Trump, took questions from likely GOP
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China saw its hottest year on record in 2023, state media reported this week, as the world’s biggest polluter confronted a series of relentless heat waves and other extreme weather events driven by the human-caused climate crisis. Daily and monthly temperature records were repeatedly shattered as the year wore on while the
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MEAD GRUVER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El ejército de Corea del Sur condenó el viernes a su vecino del norte después de que Pyongyang disparara ráfagas de artillería que cayeron dentro de una zona de amortiguación marítima que ha sido durante mucho tiempo un punto álgido entre ambos. Corea del Norte disparó más de 200 proyectiles
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Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state will return to Olympia on Monday to address housing, climate change and the fentanyl crisis in an abbreviated legislative session that marks Jay Inslee’s final one as governor. During a session preview this week, the Democratic governor described climate as the biggest
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE, RYAN J. FOLEY, JOSH FUNK and NICK INGRAM Associated Press PERRY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm’s way as he tried to protect students from the teenage gunman. State authorities said Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger and other staffers and students
Continue ReadingBy Gawon Bae, Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s military condemned its northern neighbor on Friday after Pyongyang fired artillery rounds that fell within a maritime buffer zone that has long been a flashpoint between the two. North Korea fired more than 200 rounds between 9 a.m. and
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER, JULIE WATSON and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since an arson fire damaged a key Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to watch out for smoke and other trouble at three other sites deemed equally risky under Interstate 10. All of the properties are leased to
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of far-right extremist groups. Former police officers. An Olympic gold medalist swimmer. And active duty U.S. Marines. They are among the hundreds of people who have been convicted in the massive prosecution of the Jan 6, 2021, riot in the three years
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED JAHJOUH and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press MUWASI, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stranded in a corner of southern Gaza, members of the Abu Jarad family are clinging to a strict survival routine. They fled their comfortable three-bedroom home in northern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war broke out nearly three months ago. The 10-person family
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers added a robust 216,000 jobs last month, the latest sign that the American labor market remains resilient even in the face of sharply higher interest rates. Friday’s government report showed that December’s job gain exceeded the 173,000 that were added in November. The
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BEND, Or. (KTVZ)- The Trinity Lutheran Saints lost a heartbreaker to North Lake Wednesday night. The Saints had a heroic comeback as they faced a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Despite the effort, the Saints fell just short in overtime losing 52-44.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard scored a game-winning layup with 12 seconds left as Oregon earned a 76-74 win over Washington on Thursday night. The Ducks picked up their third straight win to start their final Pac-12 Conference season, ruining Washington’s final home opener and leaving the Huskies 0-3 in conference play. Washington built a
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Jeremy Fields, a 25-year veteran of the Sisters Ranger District, recently was named the agency’s NW Employee of the Year for his many efforts and roles, from houseless advocate to relationship-builder.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Peaks 360 residential development west of Redmond recently announced a two-year financial commitment to The Giving Plate, a local nonprofit that serves over 3,500 community members daily with a variety of hunger-relief programs, many of which have a focus on childhood hunger. “As the community grows, so does the demand for
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