By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Multnomah County Health Department on Wednesday released its annual report on homeless death statistics. According to the Multnomah County Health Department’s annual review of deaths, at least 193 people died while homeless in calendar year 2021. The figure is an
Continue ReadingSofÃa Benavides (CNN) — AmnistÃa Internacional acusó a las autoridades peruanas de actuar con “un marcado sesgo racista” en la represión de las protestas que han sacudido al paÃs desde diciembre, diciendo que están atacando “poblaciones que históricamente han sido discriminadas”, según un informe publicado este jueves. Basándose en datos de la DefensorÃa del Pueblo
Continue ReadingBy Tara John and Claudia Rebaza, CNN Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests that have roiled the country since December, saying “populations that have historically been discriminated against” are being targeted, according to a report released on Thursday. Drawing on data from the
Continue ReadingBy Simon Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — With cases of overdose deaths involving fentanyl stacking up around the Portland area, families of those who died are finding frustration instead of closure. MJ Jackson, who’s mother died of a fentanyl overdose in June of 2022, said she’s been waiting
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By Zayn Nabbi, CNN Canada’s women’s soccer team said Wednesday that it will be participating at the SheBelieves Cup under “protest” after its pay equity dispute with the national federation remained unresolved. Speaking to the media ahead of its opening game in Orlando against the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Thursday, Canada forward
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PROVIDENCE A third person who played a role in an internet romance scam that cheated multiple victims across the country out of a total of about $3.2 million has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors say 28-year-old Sadae Mills, of Houston, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Providence on Wednesday to conspiracy to commit money laundering.
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Brown, David Pinter and Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City officer and his K-9 partner died Wednesday night in a crash that also killed a pedestrian. The officer was on patrol near Truman Road and Benton Boulevard around 10:15 p.m., when his
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN When CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta was growing up in a small rural town in Michigan, he wanted to change his name to Steve — hoping that would put an end to the anti-Asian taunts he faced at school from the time he was 6 or 7 years old,
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden remains “healthy” and “vigorous,” his physician reported Thursday after a routine physical, and is “fit to successfully execute the duties of the presidency.” The physical, which occurred earlier in the day at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, did result in a small lesion on Biden’s chest being
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By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States surged 6% in January from a year earlier, decelerating for a seventh straight month. But on a month-to-month basis, prices reaccelerated in January, indicating that inflation pressures continue to underlie the U.S. economy. The latest year-over-year wholesale inflation figure was
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By Anna Bahney, CNN US home building fell again in January, marking five straight months of declines, even as mortgage rates moderated and inflation cooled. Housing starts, a measure of new home construction, fell by 4.5% in January from December. That’s down 21.4% from a year ago, according to data released Thursday by the Census
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By Daeshen Smith Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Back in September of 2021, Nija Hill’s son Chavan Scruggs was killed outside of Figures Park. Even while grieving the loss of her son, she knew she wanted to help others. “It was a bad situation and a bad place for
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week, more evidence that the Federal Reserve’s efforts to loosen the labor market by raising interest rates hasn’t taken hold. Applications for jobless aid in the U.S. for the week ending Feb. 11 fell by 1,000 last week to 194,000, from 195,000
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN A letter has finally been delivered to its destination — more than a century after it was written. Sent in February 1916, the correspondence arrived at its intended address in Hamlet Road, south London, much to the bewilderment of the current occupants. “We noticed that the year on it was ’16.
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is undergoing a medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It’s a routine event that is being keenly watched as the oldest president in U.S. history plans for an expected reelection campaign. The 80-year-old president last received a standard
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MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the world championships on Thursday, a day after her unexpected split with longtime coach Mike Day. Shiffrin overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead. When she saw her
Continue Reading MERIBEL, France (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin won the gold medal in the women’s giant slalom at the world championships on Thursday, a day after her unexpected split with longtime coach Mike Day. Shiffrin overcame a mistake near the end of the race to hold on to her first-run lead. When she saw her
Continue Reading By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo is celebrating 15 years of independence with a month of celebrations while still facing serious challenges with Serbia, which refuses to recognize the autonomy of its former province. A military parade, ceremonies at monuments to national heroes and a special session of
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — For nearly 50 years, the death of Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet Pablo Neruda has been shrouded in mystery, with longstanding allegations that he had been assassinated. Now, new forensic evidence has emerged that the literary great may have been
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN A woman in Pennsylvania and a man in North Carolina were charged this week after a six-year-old in each case brought a gun to school, officials said, marking at least three times an elementary school student has brought a weapon to campus this year, including when a six-year-old allegedly shot his
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