CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Nate Kingz’s 18 points helped Oregon State defeat Western Oregon 94-58 on Tuesday. Kingz added four steals for the Beavers (3-0). Isaiah Sy shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Michael Rataj shot 5 of 8 from the field and 2 for
Continue Reading EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jadrian Tracey scored 19 points and Oregon scored the first 11 points in overtime to pull out an 80-70 win over Portland after erasing a 13-point second-half deficit on Tuesday night. The Ducks were down 54-41 with eight minutes to go and they were still in an 11-point hole with 4:46
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Varias aerolíneas australianas cancelaron vuelos hacia y desde la popular isla vacacional indonesia de Bali después de que un volcán en erupción arrojara una columna de ceniza caliente que se extendía kilómetros hacia el cielo. El monte Lewotobi Laki-laki, en la remota isla de Flores, ha estado activo desde que una
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaylin Henderson’s 23 points helped Portland State defeat San Diego 85-76 on Tuesday. Henderson also contributed six rebounds for the Vikings (2-1). Terri Miller Jr. added 15 points while shooting 5 of 10 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line and also had six rebounds and four steals.
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More than 121,000 Deschutes County mail ballots were returned to the clerk’s office for last week’s election, a turnout of about 75%. Voters with contested ballots for variety of reasons are being notified and have a period of time to fix them.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has thrown in recent weeks all her energy at a Paris trial into fighting what she calls unfair accusations that her party embezzled European Parliament funds. She is now facing a crucial moment where her eligibility to run for president in 2027 is at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Voting is underway in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland in a key presidential election that was delayed for two years. Local media on Wednesday showed voters waiting in line to cast their ballots, with many saying they want a stronger economy and more jobs, among other local priorities. More
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La Reserva Natural Estatal de Ile-Balkhash, en Kazajstán, es un lugar diferente hoy al que era hace una década. El ecosistema del delta, que ocupa alrededor de 4.151 kilómetros cuadrados en la región de Almaty y Balkhash del país, carecía de grandes mamíferos y sus matorrales, pantanos y bosques estaban degradados.
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QUINCY, Mass. (KTVZ) — The National Fire Protection Association® urges added caution when cooking on Thanksgiving Day, by far the leading day of the year for home cooking fires. In 2022, an estimated 1,610 home cooking fires were reported to U.S fire departments on Thanksgiving Day, reflecting a 399 percent increase over the daily average. Between
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Qualifying employees of Bend-La Pine Schools will be eligible for affordable home ownership in a planned housing development from Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity. The project will be located on surplus school district land next to Silver Rail Elementary School in southeast Bend The Bend-La Pine School Board voted Tuesday night to
Continue ReadingAP Education Writers Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign. Many teens worry about how their lives could change once he takes office. During his presidential bid, Trump pledged to impose wide-ranging restrictions and roll back civil
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Robert Williams and Jerami Grant each scored 19 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 122-108 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night. Williams, who recently returned from a knee injury, also had nine rebounds and three assists. Naz Reid led Minnesota with 28 points in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SITUBONDO, Indonesia (AP) — The Indonesian and Australian militaries are holding joint combat drills off Indonesia’s main island of Java with about 2,000 troops training in air, maritime, amphibious and land operations. They’ll participate in a live-fire exercise near Banongan beach of East Java’s Situbondo district with tanks, artillery, infantry and attack helicopters,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s election victory created a conundrum for the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York. Can he go ahead and sentence the president-elect, or would doing so potentially get in the way of Trump’s constitutional responsibility to lead the nation? Court documents made public Tuesday revealed that
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — The Big Ten dominated the latest edition of the College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, with the conference claiming four of the top five slots in the new standings revealed Tuesday night. Unsurprisingly, undefeated Oregon claimed the top spot for the second consecutive week just ahead of No. 2 Ohio
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — People magazine has named John Krasinski the 2024 Sexiest Man Alive. Krasinski was revealed to be the newest winner of the honorable title on Tuesday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The publication also shared a photo of its new cover on social media. In the reveal,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary. Trump has picked someone who’s largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world’s largest and most powerful military. The news Tuesday was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson won the House Republican nomination Wednesday to stay on the job, on track to keep the gavel after a morning endorsement from President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a full House vote in the new year. While Johnson has no serious challenger, he faces dissent within his
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Eugene man pleaded guilty to three federal hate crimes Tuesday for defacing a Eugene synagogue on multiple occasions, federal prosecutors said. Adam Edward Braun, 34, pleaded guilty to two counts of intentionally defacing a synagogue and one count of attempting to deface religious property because it was a place of religious
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first seriously contested Senate Republican leadership election in decades, three senators are vying to replace longtime GOP leader Mitch McConnell when he steps down from the post at the beginning of next year. South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott have
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