La Pine Community Kitchen and Pantry hosts Christmas Luncheon on Christmas Eve
(Update: Adding video, comments from staff, client) LA PINE, (KTVZ) — It’s Christmas Eve, and many businesses are closed for the holiday weekend.…
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Orca carried her dead calf for 17 days. She now has a new baby
By Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave…
Continue ReadingRichard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’ and other hits, dies at 82
AP National Writer Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year marked by royal illnesses
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they…
Continue ReadingOregon lawmakers to introduce bill barring utility rate increases amid unresolved wildfire lawsuits
Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three Oregon lawmakers say they plan to introduce a bill that would bar utilities from raising rates if they…
Continue ReadingThe end of the ‘Rust’ criminal case against Alec Baldwin may unlock a civil lawsuit
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the…
Continue Reading‘This is my Christmas miracle’: Man meets his biological family 75 years after being adopted
WHAM, FAMILY HANDOUTS, CNN By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after…
Continue Reading‘This is my Christmas miracle’: Man meets his biological family 75 years after being adopted
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Dixon Handshaw thought he was an only child for most of his life. But decades after being adopted, the 75-year-old…
Continue ReadingSoccer star Cristiano Ronaldo takes family to Lapland for Christmas vacation
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo says it was “just a little cold” as he posed bare-chested in the snow before taking an icy dip during a Christmas…
Continue ReadingBiden signs a bill officially making the bald eagle the national bird of the US
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The bald eagle, a symbol of the power and strength of the United States for more than 240 years, earned an…
Continue ReadingStunning photos show lava erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano
HONOLULU (AP) — One of the world’s most active volcanoes spewed lava into the air for a second straight day on Tuesday. The eruption of…
Continue Reading‘Ordinary people with shovels’: Volunteers cleaning Black Sea oil spill ask Putin for help
By Lauren Kent and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Volunteers helping to clean up the oil spill on Russia’s Black Sea coast are appealing to…
Continue ReadingSpain’s monarch pays tribute to the victims of Valencia floods in his Christmas Eve speech
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI has used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the victims of the catastrophic…
Continue ReadingSwiss Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dies in avalanche, aged 26
Sophie Hediger, a member of Switzerland’s snowboard cross team at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, has died following an avalanche at a…
Continue ReadingTrump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after…
Continue ReadingTracking Santa, rocket’s sonic booms, modern twist on Bible stories: Catch up on the day’s stories
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Continue ReadingProsecutors find workers in ‘slavery like’ conditions at Chinese car company site in Brazil
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AP) — A task force led by Brazilian prosecutors said it rescued 163 Chinese nationals working in…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco hotel workers near the end of a 3-month strike
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (AP) — The last group of striking hotel workers in San Francisco has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with…
Continue ReadingHurricane-force winds bear down on California, latest in stretch of extreme weather
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Record-setting flooding over three days dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of northern California, a fire…
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