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Month: September 2025

Trump administration puts hunger researchers on leave after canceling food insecurity report

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Days after announcing it was ending the government’s annual food insecurity report, the US Department of Agriculture placed about a dozen researchers, supervisors and administrators on paid administrative leave on Monday. The employees, who include top officials with the USDA’s Economic Research Service, which produces the longstanding report, were

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Central Oregon unemployment rates are still rising, amid a mix of job gains and losses

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon seasonally adjusted unemployment rates continued their upward movement in August, with rates increasing in Jefferson and Crook County, the Oregon Employment Department reported Tuesday. Here’s the full report for the Bend Metro Area and all three counties: Bend MSA (Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson Counties): The Bend MSA gained 550

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“Es más duro que perder en baloncesto”: la leyenda de la NBA Derrick Rose habla de su obsesión por el ajedrez

Por Ben Church, CNN A primera vista, jugar al ajedrez y competir en la NBA son muy diferentes. Uno requiere una concentración silenciosa y monástica, sobre todo en el ajedrez clásico, mientras que el otro exige dominio físico, un atletismo excepcional y la capacidad de mantener la compostura en un ambiente frenético. Pero parece que

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Five takeaways from Trump’s UN speech

CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — It was perhaps an ominous sign when the first thing President Donald Trump said in his United Nations General Assembly speech Tuesday was that his teleprompter was broken. “I feel very happy to be up here with you nevertheless,” he said, sounding less than happy. “That way you

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BREAKING NEWS: St. Charles reaches contract deals with Cigna and Aetna; both insurers will now stay in-network

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — St. Charles Health System announced Tuesday it has reached contract agreements with two insurance providers – Aetna and Cigna – that it said address concerns about denials, inefficiencies and administrative burden and will allow patients using those insurance plans to remain in-network for elective services at St. Charles facilities.  St. Charles

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Trump dice que en Cuba “no hay autismo porque no tienen dinero para Tylenol”. El sistema de salud cubano lo contradice

Por Patrick Oppmann, CNN A pesar de lo que hayas escuchado recientemente, y en contra de lo que aparentemente cree el presidente de EE.UU., Donald Trump, sí existe autismo en Cuba. Durante años, el sistema médico estatal de la isla ha operado clínicas para tratar a cubanos con autismo y ha llevado a cabo campañas

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Relief at the pump: Oregon, Bend gas prices fall after weeks of sharp rises fueled by pipeline outage

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Gas prices in Oregon and Washington are retreating as operations of the Olympic Pipeline resume, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday The major pipeline was down starting about September 2, creating very tight supplies in the region. Wholesale prices for gasoline shot up and consumers were hit with double-digit increases at the pumps.

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