By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — When Judge Jeffrey Bryan took the bench Tuesday at his courtroom in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, he had serious questions for the Trump administration: What happened to the personal property of some two dozen immigrant detainees, and why shouldn’t officials be held in contempt as a way of ensuring
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By Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — The Republican-led House Oversight Committee voted to subpoena US Attorney General Pam Bondi for testimony about her role in the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files as part of the committee’s probe into the late convicted sex offender. GOP Rep. Nancy Mace moved to subpoena the attorney general and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of Women Voters will host a public presentation in Bend on Thursday focused on the implementation of open primaries in Oregon. Speakers Andrew Kaza and former Rep. Cheri Helt will discuss the potential for allowing all voters to participate in all elections regardless of party affiliation. The event, titled
Continue ReadingPor Ana María Cañizares y Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Daniel Noboa, presidente de Ecuador, decretó el martes el fin de las funciones de su embajador ante los gobiernos caribeños de Cuba, Dominica, Jamaica y San Vicente y las Granadinas, mientras que este miércoles su gobierno declaró persona non grata al embajador de Cuba en
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man was killed Wednesday after fleeing a US Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas in a stolen car, leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase and highway shootout, state authorities say. The man, identified as 33-year-old Wisconsin resident James Douglas McMillan, was crossing through the Sierra Blanca checkpoint —
Continue ReadingPor Julián Zamora, CNN en Español El Clásico Mundial de Béisbol (o WBC, siglas en inglés de World Baseball Classic) ya está aquí. Este miércoles por la noche, o mejor dicho mediodía de jueves en Japón, comenzará el torneo que enfrentará a las mejores 20 selecciones del planeta. Del 5 al 17 de marzo veremos
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Scientists are one step closer to understanding the origins of complex life on Earth after shedding new light on a mystery about our microbial ancestors. The key, they suspect, may lie in how simple microbes that lived billions of years ago adapted to the presence of oxygen. Humans, like
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – The National Weather Service has extended the Winter Weather Advisory for the Cascades until 4 am Thursday. The snow and wind are creating travel issues through the passes and will continue into the night. The total accumulation of snow above 5000 feet should be around 5 – 7”. Lower elevated locations
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By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert (CNN) — Supercell thunderstorms are dangerous severe storms that unleash destructive hail, roaring winds and powerful tornadoes. They are responsible for nearly all of the United States’ most violent tornadoes and the largest hailstones. Here’s what makes them so potent. Thunderstorms 101 Thunderstorms need moisture, energy — which meteorologists call
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Plaintiffs argue it interferes with Oregonians’ constitutional right to set a referendum date By Mia Maldonado, Oregon Capital Chronicle SALEM, Ore. — Republican leaders of a successful petition to pause gas tax and transportation fee hikes until a citizen vote are suing the state over a new law rescheduling that vote. Gov. Tina Kotek signed Senate
Continue ReadingPor Adam Cancryn, CNN El presidente Donald Trump insiste en que está dispuesto a librar una guerra con Irán “para siempre”. Pero apenas unos días después de iniciados los combates, muchos de quienes lo rodean ya están ansiosos por terminar el conflicto. El ataque de Estados Unidos a Irán ha avivado temores entre los colaboradores
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — On February 28, about an hour after President Donald Trump announced that the US had launched attacks against Iran, the Department of Defense — which now calls itself the “Department of War” — dubbed the hostilities “Operation Epic Fury.” The word “epic” is rooted in high art and classical
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A version of this article first appeared in the Reliable Sources newsletter. You can sign up for free here. Wednesday’s Pentagon press briefing by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Dan Caine gave at least the appearance of transparency. But the military leaders mostly received kid-glove treatment from the
Continue ReadingPor Gonzalo Jiménez, CNN en Español La actriz Ana Luisa Peluffo, estrella de la época de oro del cine mexicano, falleció a los 96 años en Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, según informó este miércoles su sobrina, Elena Ivonne, en un comunicado difundido en redes sociales A Peluffo se le atribuye haber protagonizado el primer desnudo
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue undertook a challenging rescue effort for a Bend man who got lost on a weekend hike in the Ochoco National Forest. As it turned out, he walked through the night after calling for help and found a home where a resident drove him back to
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By Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene, Ted Barrett, Manu Raju, Morgan Rimmer, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he would be endorsing in Texas’ Republican primary for US Senate between incumbent John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton – and demanding that the candidate he doesn’t choose drop out. “IT
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By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The conviction of Colin Gray on murder and manslaughter charges is not the first time a parent has been found responsible for a mass shooting committed by their child. Nor is it likely to be the last. Legal experts told CNN that Gray’s conviction on Tuesday in Georgia sharpens
Continue ReadingPor Haley Britzky, Taylor Romine, Hanna Park, Alisha Ebrahimji y Emma Tucker, CNN Un soldado que “te hacía sentir importante”, una madre a pocos días de regresar a casa y un hijo conocido por ser el alma de la fiesta fueron los los primeros soldados estadounidenses que perdieron la vida en el cumplimiento del deber
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By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship, in international waters – killing more than 80 crew according to authorities in Sri Lanka who launched a rescue mission. Iran identified the vessel as the Iris Dena and vowed vengeance
Continue Reading CNN By Haley Britzky, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that a US submarine sank an Iranian warship, in international waters – killing more than 80 crew according to authorities in Sri Lanka who launched a rescue mission. Iran identified the vessel as the Iris Dena and vowed
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