Sofía Barruti (CNN) — “60 Minutes” de CBS rechazó este domingo las afirmaciones del expresidente Donald Trump de que el programa editó su entrevista con la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris por orden de su campaña. “El expresidente Donald Trump acusa a 60 Minutes de editar de manera engañosa nuestra entrevista del 7 de octubre con la
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —Oregon continues to see low influenza vaccination rates among health care personnel following significant drops during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new Oregon Health Authority data. The Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination Dashboard, published by OHA’s Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAI) Program, shows that 61% of the state’s health care workers from all facility types were vaccinated among
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas man whose execution was halted because of a last-ditch subpoena won’t testify in person before lawmakers. Robert Roberson was scheduled to appear Monday before a Texas House committee. Last week, Roberson had been scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. executed over a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bethlehem Inn announced that it ranked No. 6 (out of 100) of the best Medium Organization to work for in the 2024 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon list. This list showcases nonprofit organizations with best-in-class workplace practices, based on surveys sent to employees of the participating nonprofits. The
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv early Monday morning, as the future of US aid to Ukraine hangs in the balance of the imminent US presidential election and as Russia continues to make small but steady gains on the battlefield. Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Defense Minister
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation entered the final full month of the election with a substantial cash advantage over former President Donald Trump’s network, campaign reports filed Sunday night show. The Democrat began October with $346 million in the coffers of the committees she controls
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time highs Monday as some of the steam came out of Wall Street’s long, record-breaking rally. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, coming off a sixth straight winning week, its longest such streak of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 344
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Varias personas murieron, incluido un niño, cuando un helicóptero se estrelló contra una torre de comunicaciones detrás de casas en el Segundo Distrito de Houston este domingo por la noche, causando una explosión ardiente y derribando la estructura, dijo el alcalde John Whitmire. El accidente ocurrió cerca de Engelke Street y
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Officials say four people aboard a tour helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames. Officials said the helicopter crashed just before 8 p.m. on Sunday in a neighborhood east of downtown. It had taken off from nearby Ellington Field. Officials said no one
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy. Military spending has ballooned, and growth has stalled, especially
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — A small town in far eastern Cuba was recovering Tuesday from flooding that killed at least six people after Hurricane Oscar crossed the island’s eastern coast as a tropical storm with winds and heavy rain. Cuba’s capital was partially illuminated Monday night after a large-scale blackout generated a handful of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Reproductive rights measures are on the ballots in 10 states after heated debates over terminology and impact — and that’s just in English. In 388 places nationwide, the Voting Rights Act requires elections information to be available in each community’s native language. The Navajo in Arizona get more written translations than most tribes.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BROOKFIELD, Wisc. (AP) — Kamala Harris headed to the suburbs in three battleground states on Monday to court Republican voters uneasy about Donald Trump. She held each event with Liz Cheney, the Republican former Wyoming congresswoman who has vocally opposed Trump since the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. With just over two
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mel Nichols, a 37-year-old bartender in Phoenix, Arizona, takes home anywhere from $30 to $50 an hour with tips included. But the uncertainty of how much she’s going to make on a daily basis is a constant source of stress. “For every good day, there’s three bad days,” said Nichols, who has been
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian police say that gunmen killed at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others. Police blamed militants fighting against Indian rule for the attack on a camp for construction workers near the disputed region’s resort town of Sonamarg, although no
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Amid more reports of slow or no mail deliveries for several days in Bend’s 97702 ZIP code, the U.S. Postal Service outlined other steps Tuesday it takes to keep up with the pre-election volume, including deliveries every other day on some routes and bringing in staff from other post offices.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania has the biggest Jewish population of any swing state, and any shift could have enormous implications in a state decided by narrow margins the past two presidential elections. Democrat Kamala Harris has had to walk a line between traditional Democratic constituencies with strong feelings about Israel’s war in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection has begun in the trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed a man in a deadly chokehold on a New York City subway train last year. Daniel Penny has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the May 1, 2023, death
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal judge has heard arguments on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. The hearing was held Monday in Baton Rouge. Louisiana is a reliably Republican state and the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A white former Ohio police officer is on trial in the killing of Andre Hill, a Black man who was shot as he emerged from a garage holding a cellphone nearly four years ago. Columbus Officer Adam Coy is a 17-year veteran of the police force. He fatally shot Hill while
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