June 2021

The Naomi Osaka fiasco is a sign that we’re nowhere near finished with work on mental health

June 2, 2021 3:46 am CNN Newsource

It’s the modern day equivalent of the Roman Empire’s gladiatorial shows. After playing for several hours, often in hot and humid…

Naomi Osaka: ‘It can be devastating to adjust to fame and fortune,’ says tennis great Chris Evert

June 2, 2021 3:40 am CNN

Chris Evert knows what it’s like adjusting to life as a tennis superstar at at young age. The tennis great won her first two grand slams aged…

5 things to know for June 2: White House, jobs, Covid-19, Supreme Court, North Korea

June 2, 2021 3:35 am CNN Newsource

The US and Australia are bracing for possible meat shortages after a cyberattack against JBS USA, a major beef and pork producer, prompted widespread…

‘Baby Shark’ backer gets a bounce from Elon Musk tweet

June 2, 2021 2:59 am CNN Newsource

Elon Musk has turned his attention from Shiba Inu dogs to baby sharks — and investors are singing along. The Tesla CEO’s tweet late Tuesday…

How boxing is changing the way society looks at women in Gaza

June 2, 2021 2:17 am CNN Newsource

“I don’t like violence,” says Reema Aburahma, “I’m so girly!” But the 22-year-old from Gaza City quickly goes on…

Kim Jong Un gets new second-in-command in major changes to North Korea’s ruling party

June 2, 2021 2:03 am CNN Newsource

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has a new second-in-command, according to excerpts of a government document seen by CNN. The position was created in…

Parents fear for kidnapped children, some as young as 4, after latest school raid in Nigeria

June 2, 2021 1:05 am CNN Newsource

The father of some of the children abducted at gunpoint at a school in north central Nigeria has told CNN how four of his eight kids were taken by…

Xi Jinping wants to ‘make friends’ with the world. But Beijing can’t kick its wolf warrior habits

June 2, 2021 12:19 am CNN Newsource

Editor’s note: CNN will be launching the Meanwhile in China newsletter on June 21, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know…

A hiker died after falling 500 feet from a mountain summit in California’s Sequoia National Park

June 1, 2021 10:51 pm CNN Newsource

A 56-year-old man died on Memorial Day after falling about 500 feet from a ridge on the summit of Mount Russell in the Sequoia National Park in…

Keep Oregon Green holding billboard poster art contest

June 1, 2021 10:25 pm KTVZ news sources

Keep Oregon Green is celebrating its 80-year history by unveiling its first billboard poster art contest. The association is asking Oregonians of all…

Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to prevent child abuse, neglect in Indian Country

June 1, 2021 10:20 pm KTVZ news sources

Sen. Jeff Merkley, along with a bipartisan group of seven senators, have introduced the American Indian and Alaska Native Child Abuse Prevention and…

Gorsuch denies Colorado churches’ petition challenging Covid-related restrictions

June 1, 2021 10:12 pm CNN Newsource

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch on Tuesday denied a request from two Colorado churches and their pastors challenging Covid-19-related restrictions…

Bend resident among 3 named to state historic cemeteries commission

June 1, 2021 10:08 pm KTVZ news sources

Three commissioners have been appointed to the Oregon Commission on Historic Cemeteries.…

Amazon announces dates for this year’s Prime Day

June 1, 2021 10:01 pm CNN Newsource

Amazon’s Prime Day sales event will be held June 21 and 22, the company said Wednesday. Amazon usually holds Prime Day in the summer, but last…

Nuggets beat Blazers 147-140 in 2OT, despite Lillard’s 55

June 1, 2021 9:52 pm The Associated Press

Michael Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer with 1:33 left in the second overtime helped the Denver Nuggets squelch an epic comeback by the Portland Trail Blazers…

Democrat Melanie Stansbury wins New Mexico special election for US House seat, CNN projects

June 1, 2021 9:38 pm CNN Newsource

Democratic state Rep. Melanie Stansbury will win the special election to represent New Mexico’s 1st Congressional District, CNN projected…

High Desert Museum among National Endowment for the Arts funding recipients

June 1, 2021 9:21 pm KTVZ news sources

Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that $536,100 in National Endowment of the Arts funding is headed to 22 schools, organizations and…