Por Arlette Saenz y Phil Mattingly, CNN El presidente Donald Trump notificó al Congreso que está tomando medidas para cancelar US$ 4.900 millones en ayuda exterior aprobada por el Congreso mediante una inusual “rescisión de bolsillo”, lo que ha generado críticas de los demócratas y al menos de un destacado senador republicano que cuestionó la
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Bend Family Moves Into First Home With Help From Nonprofit Bend, Ore. — After years of struggle, Laura Elder and her daughters are celebrating a major milestone: moving into their first home. The family received the keys on August 20, thanks to nonprofit First Story, which partners with builders, donors, and industry leaders to provide
Continue ReadingCNN By Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Ramishah Maruf, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs, saying he unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose the import taxes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs like the ones Trump used the
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Campfire ban and other fire prevention measures are still in effect statewide PORTLAND, Ore. — As fire risk remains high and the holiday weekend approaches, the public is urged to prevent human-caused wildfires. Recent high temperatures and continued dry conditions increase the potential for fire starts and rapid spread. “Roughly 85% of wildfires nationwide are caused by human activities,” said Fire Prevention Specialist Adam Johnson, “Those visiting public
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Developers have officially broken ground on Britta Ridge, a 178-unit, Class-A multifamily development located at 20300 Halfway Road in Bend, Oregon. The project is being developed on behalf of a family based in Oregon and reflects a long-term commitment to building high-quality housing in one of the state’s fastest-growing markets. Once complete, Britta Ridge will feature three
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has fired two dozen Federal Emergency Management Agency IT employees, including top leaders, for allegedly neglecting security protocols and compromising sensitive data. A DHS press release Friday claims a routine cybersecurity review uncovered major vulnerabilities that allowed a “threat actor” to breach FEMA’s network.
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(Update: Adding Local Alert Weather Forecast) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Due to the wildfire smoke we are seeing across Deschutes County, Hayden Homes Amphitheater have cancelled the Goo Goo Dolls concert scheduled tonight. Here is the message from Hayden Homes: Hey everyone, Due to health concerns based on the air quality produced by the current wildfires,
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Kemp, CNN London (CNN) — In the United States, the Stars and Stripes are everywhere: on porches, lawns and pickup trucks. The national flag is part of the scenery, almost invisible in its ubiquity. In England, flags are rarer. They usually surface only for royal jubilees, military commemorations or major sporting events. But
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of tangible progress he’s made to end the war in Ukraine and is contemplating how involved he should be personally in brokering a meeting between Kremlin and Ukrainian
Continue ReadingPor Hanna Park, CNN Una mujer resultó gravemente herida tras el ataque de un oso a pocos pasos de su casa en el sur de Alaska, un estado donde deambulan y prosperan las tres especies de osos de Norteamérica. A las 5:45 a.m. del martes, hora local, la mujer de 36 años salió de su
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Migrants sent by the United States to the Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba earlier this year faced “abusive and inhumane detention conditions” that seriously affected their physical and mental health and even led to some suicide attempts, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which called
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on Friday announced a special session to draw new congressional maps – becoming the latest governor of a Republican-run state to accede to President Donald Trump’ s demands to undertake mid-decade redistricting. Kehoe ordered lawmakers to return to the state capitol next week to take
Continue ReadingBy Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Police in Ontario, Canada, said Friday that they consider the stabbing of a Jewish woman at a kosher supermarket in Ottawa earlier this week to be a “hate-motivated” crime. The woman was shopping with a friend on Wednesday when she was approached and stabbed by a man who did
Continue ReadingPor Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Ramishah Maruf y Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Un tribunal federal de apelaciones determinó este viernes que el presidente Donald Trump utilizó indebidamente poderes de emergencia para imponer aranceles generalizados a principios de este año. “Debido a que coincidimos en que la Ley de Poderes Económicos de Emergencia Internacional no otorga al
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, Katelyn Polantz, Ramishah Maruf, Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court Friday struck down many of President Donald Trump’s historic tariffs, saying he unlawfully leaned on emergency powers to impose the import taxes. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act does not authorize tariffs like the ones Trump used the law
Continue ReadingPor CNN Español Llega el fin de semana del Día del Trabajo, o Labor Day, que marca el cierre oficial de la temporada de descanso en Estados Unidos. Celebrado el primer lunes de septiembre, este feriado rinde homenaje al movimiento laboral de ese país y a los millones de trabajadores que han contribuido al crecimiento
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jayne Kennedy can thank Oprah Winfrey in part for her new memoir, “Plain Jayne.” Kennedy – who broke ground as the first Black woman crowned Miss Ohio in 1970 and blazed trails eight years later as a correspondent on CBS’s “The NFL Today” – told CNN in a
Continue ReadingPor Gustavo Valdés, CNN en Español Este viernes se conmemora el 20º aniversario del paso del huracán Katrina por el sureste de Estados Unidos, dejando un saldo de 1.392 muertos, cientos de miles de evacuados y miles de millones de dólares en daños. Katrina devastó especialmente a Nueva Orleans, una ciudad que no olvida los
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Drivers should expect delays this week as several road projects get underway in Central Oregon. On Tumalo Road, crews will be paving between Cline Falls Highway and Tumalo Place. Work will take place overnight Tuesday through Thursday, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.. Single-lane closures will be in place with flaggers,
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — The alleged killing of two police officers who attempted to serve a warrant on a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” in Australia shows how a movement that originated in the United States has taken root in the country and now carries the threat of violence, experts say. Hundreds of
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