By Lauren Victory Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Airline tickets, Air Pods, massage therapy. Those are just some of the gifts one woman gave to her spiritual caregiver before passing away. But the woman’s nephew later found out his aunt also left the cargiver a half-million dollars in her will
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN Former President Barack Obama said Monday that action to protect voting rights is even more important in the wake of the 2020 election, taking a swipe at his immediate successor as having violated a “core tenant” of the American election system and for spreading baseless claims of voter fraud. During a
Continue ReadingBy Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — While most Coloradans were staying in, some residents were coming out. The pandemic altered or canceled many Pride events in June 2020. Much of the LGBTQ community is ready to make up for lost time in 2021, but one man is making
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 weekly construction report for the week of June 28-July 2.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Naples Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A group of parents and students are rallying together, calling on the University of Connecticut to withdraw its policy mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for students. On behalf of hundreds of UConn college students and parents, the Family Freedom Endeavor, Inc., said it
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott Another day, another crash-filled Tour de France stage. And for Geraint Thomas, who won the Tour de France in 2018, a day he’s unlikely to forget in a hurry after he got back on his bike after suffering a dislocated shoulder on Monday. “Following a post-stage scan and x-ray we’re pleased to
Continue ReadingPhilip and Nora Zyne, who live in the Champlain Towers North condominiums, explain why they aren’t leaving their building despite the South tower collapsing just days ago.
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Bitcoin rose Monday after Ricardo Salinas Pliego, the owner of Mexico’s Banco Azteca, said he was pushing his country to accept the cryptocurrency and encouraged his Twitter followers to buy it. “Me and my bank are working to be the first bank in Mexico to accept #Bitcoin,” he tweeted Sunday.
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A Redmond man pleaded not guilty Monday to numerous charges in a drugged driving hit-and-run crash that killed a 90-year-old Redmond man crossing Northwest Sixth Street last fall.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business A federal court has dismissed the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust complaint against Facebook, saying the agency had failed to provide evidence for its claim that the social media giant holds a monopoly in social networking. In an opinion published Monday afternoon, Judge James Boasberg of the US District Court for
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Tommy Franks, retired four-star Army General. Personal Birth date: June 17, 1945 Birth place: Wynnewood, Oklahoma Birth name: Tommy Ray Franks Father: Ray Franks, mechanic Mother: Lorene “Pete” (Parker) Franks Marriage: Cathryn (Carley) Franks (1969-present) Children: Jacqueline Education: University of Texas, Arlington, B.B.A., 1969-1971
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Mientras en el mundo las autoridades monitorean con preocupación el avance de la variante delta del coronavirus, ahora la variante lambda ha sido designada como Variante en investigación (VUI) por la autoridad de salud inglesa Public Health England debido a la expansión internacional y varias mutaciones notables. La variante lambda
Continue ReadingBy Andrew McMillan Click here for updates on this story LAKE PUEBLO STATE PARK, Colorado (KRDO) — A man’s body was recovered from seven feet of water Sunday night at Lake Pueblo State Park after he went missing just off the north shore Sunday afternoon. According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, rangers got a call
Continue ReadingBy Amber Wilmarth Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, Oregon (KPTV) — The record-breaking temperatures caused a big disruption for people trying to get to work Monday morning, with many hopping on a TriMet bus because the MAX is not running until Tuesday. All MAX lines and the Portland Streetcar are out of
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN President Joe Biden’s decision to launch airstrikes targeting Iran-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region injects new urgency into the congressional debate over whether Congress should put curbs on the Executive Branch’s war powers around the globe. Top Democrats defended the Biden administration’s military action, saying the strikes carried out
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN “Sesame Street” is helping Asian American children grapple with bullying via a new song called “Proud of Your Eyes.” In the video, neighborhood residents Alan, the Japanese American owner of Hooper’s Store, and Wes, a recently introduced African American character on the show, encounter their friend Analyn after she has an
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The Oregon Community Foundation will help meet the urgent needs of immigrant Latino residents in Bend and the surrounding region with a $30,000 grant to enable the Latino Community Association to hire additional staff.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business America’s biggest banks insist they can and will do more to combat the nation’s racial inequality crisis. The trade group behind JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and dozens of other big banks is detailing 30 best practices lenders can take to ease inequality in Black communities. The report
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Anna Chernova and Devan Cole, CNN A Russian court has denied former US Marine Trevor Reed’s appeal of his nine-year prison sentence for assaulting police officers, the court announced on Monday. “The Moscow City Court upheld the verdict of the Golovinsky District Court of Moscow from July 30, 2020 against Trevor Reed,”
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Christian Eriksen envió un saludo a sus compañeros de la selección de Dinamarca desde el hospital en el que se recupera tras sufrir un colapso en el campo durante el primer partido de su equipo en la Eurocopa 2020 contra Finlandia. «Esta mañana hablamos con Christian Eriksen, quien envió saludos a sus
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