What’s streaming now: ‘Society of the Snow,’ ‘Night Court,’ ‘Good Grief’
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Dan Levy’s directorial debut, the return of NBC’s…
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Japan lowers tsunami warning after a series of earthquakes but tells people to stay away from coast
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one following a series of major…
Continue ReadingCalifornia father and 10-year-old son arrested after the child shot and killed another boy, deputies say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A California man and his 10-year-old son were arrested after the boy shot and killed another child using a…
Continue ReadingThe Empire State rings in the new year with a pay bump for minimum-wage workers
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s minimum-wage workers had more than just the new year to celebrate Monday, with a pay bump…
Continue ReadingChinese factory activity slows in December in a 3rd straight month of contraction
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A survey of factory managers in China shows manufacturing contracted in December in the…
Continue ReadingIsrael-Hamas war threatens to spill over, AI, and a seismic US election: 5 predictions for 2024
By Bianca Nobilo, CNN (CNN) — As we enter 2024 what lies ahead on the global stage may seem more uncertain than it has in years. To help you…
Continue ReadingOn New Year’s Eve, DeSantis urges crowd to defy odds and help him ‘win the Iowa caucuses’
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis is underscoring how much Iowa means to him, campaigning there into…
Continue ReadingJudge allows new court in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a…
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Central Oregonians are ringing in 2024 with new activities and preparing for the future
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — It’s almost time to ring in 2024! You can spend the first day of the new year taking part in a run with the Central…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim says military should ‘thoroughly annihilate’ US, South Korea if provoked
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his military should “thoroughly annihilate”…
Continue ReadingFollow the New Year around the world
By Zoe Sottile and Kendall Trammell, CNN (CNN) — When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to ring in the start of 2024, it’ll…
Continue ReadingMother wanted for killing 2 of her children arrested in the United Kingdom, police say
By Melissa Alonso and Christine Sever, CNN (CNN) — A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children and attempting to kill a…
Continue ReadingColorado mother suspected of killing her 2 children and wounding a third arrested in United Kingdom
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was…
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A look back at 2023: High Desert’s most difficult issues reflected nation’s challenges
From homelessness and housing to addiction and fentanyl, we were troubled but not alone BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Over the course of a year, most…
Continue ReadingChief Justice Roberts casts a wary eye on the uses of artificial intelligence in the federal courts
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of…
Continue ReadingInfluential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 89
DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has died at 89. The nurse from Texas helped bring hundreds of millions of…
Continue Reading4 people killed in Michigan house explosion
WXYZ By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Four people were killed and two others injured when a house exploded in Michigan Saturday, officials told…
Continue ReadingMore than 350 migrants flown from Texas to Rockford before being escorted to Chicago
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A plane with more than 350 asylum-seekers onboard arrived early Sunday morning at an airport near Chicago…
Continue ReadingThe new FAFSA: What you need to know to get financial aid for college
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal…
Continue ReadingGermany and France beef up security ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations
By Sophie Tanno and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — France and Germany have ramped up security ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations following warnings…
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