Johnson & Johnson is issuing a voluntary recall for five Neutrogena and Aveeno sunscreen lines in the United States after it said it discovered low levels of benzene in the products.
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN The fight for voting rights intensified this week with a Black woman lawmaker being arrested while protesting, Texas House Democrats fleeing the state to block Republicans from passing voter restrictions, and Black civil rights leaders blasting President Joe Biden for falling short of their demand to discuss ending the filibuster
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN After more than three weeks of searching, crews at the site of a condo collapse in Surfside, Florida, have made great progress — but the intensity of their work isn’t over yet, an official said. “On the original collapse site we are almost at the bottom,” Miami-Dade Police spokesperson Alvaro Zabaleta
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN On a balmy Missouri evening in 1981, this was one of the hottest places to be. More than 1,500 revelers had gathered on the first floor of the Kansas City Hyatt Regency for a popular tea dance party hosted by the swanky 1-year-old hotel. As musicians performed big band hits, couples
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray and Pedram Javaheri, CNN meteorologists With the Olympic Games opening ceremonies less than a week away, all eyes will be on the weather forecast. Athletes try to train in conditions that will be similar to what they will face in Japan, but we all know that sometimes Mother Nature doesn’t always play
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN A small boy sits on a hillside in the occupied West Bank. Like the adults around him, he trains a green laser beam on a group of prefabricated housing units on a hilltop a few hundred meters away. It is an act of defiance. The buildings had been
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura, CNN An unidentified overseas visitor has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Tokyo Olympics athletes’ village, organizers said on Saturday — the first such case amid concerns the Games could become a super-spreader event. Speaking at a news conference, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto confirmed a non-resident of Japan who is involved
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” was sentenced to death on Friday in the murders of two women and the attempted murder of another, a court spokesperson told CNN. Michael Gargiulo, 45, was found guilty of the charges by a California jury in August 2019. The case,
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A Prineville man being investigated for alleged drug sales around Central Oregon was arrested Thursday after his motorcycle was stopped on Highway 26 and a Crook County Sheriff’s Office K-9 found almost 100 grams of methamphetamine in it, officials said.
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Nearly four years ago, Danielle Crull rescued a stray kitten from a forest in Pennsylvania. Now, that spunky kitty is changing hundreds of lives by helping children with eye problems feel more confident about wearing glasses and eye patches. Truffles, now famous for her glamorous glasses — which range from sparkling
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Investigators in Atlanta were able to extract DNA from two child murder cases for additional analysis as part of the city’s probe into the dozens of decades-old unsolved killings, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday. Authorities in March 2019 reopened the investigation into a series of child murders
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Bend Pickleball Club announced that the Pacific Northwest Classic, sponsored by Beaver Coach Sales, kicks off at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28 and runs through the evening of Sunday, August 1 at two locations; Pine Nursery Park and Pickleball Zone, both in Bend.
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Lynne from the Humane Society of Central Oregon brought Buttons and Sebastian, a bonded pair of ferrets for her and Lee Anderson to hang onto, as they wait for a new home.
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, Schams Elwazer, Barbara Wojazer, Sharon Braithwaite, Joseph Ataman and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Catastrophic flooding in western Europe has killed more than 120 people, with hundreds more missing, authorities said Friday, as large-scale rescue efforts continue amid rising water, landslides and power outages. Shocking images of the devastation in Germany and Belgium showed
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El exfuncionario del Ministerio de Justicia de Haití Joseph Félix Badio —que tiene una orden de arresto en su contra— fue una pieza clave en el plan de asesinato del presidente Jovenel Moïse, dijo el jefe de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, el general Jorge Vargas, en un video grabado
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Gallón, Caitlin Hu and Evan Perez, CNN Colombia’s National Police chief has claimed that former Haitian Justice Ministry official Joseph Felix Badio was a key player in the assassination of Haiti’s president. Speaking in an edited video provided to media outlets, Gen. Jorge Vargas alleged that newly obtained information from the ongoing investigation
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Biden administration sanctioned seven Chinese officials Friday amid continued crackdowns in Hong Kong by the Chinese government. It also warned US businesses in an advisory issued Friday of the “growing risks” posed by the governments in Beijing and Hong Kong. The release of the advisory and sanctions are likely to
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The Bend Park and Rec District is training new lifeguards amid a nationwide shortage in the key pool safety position.
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN The Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) has announced that women’s basketball player Liz Cambage — a star player on the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces — has withdrawn from the Australian Olympic Team and will not compete in Tokyo. Cambage, a 2021 WNBA All-Star, is averaging 14.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — Mientras que en el hemisferio norte las condiciones de sequía se expanden y empeoran debido a una ola de calor récord, en otras partes del mundo, como en Europa del Este, las catastróficas inundaciones han provocado la muerte de al menos 120 personas y cientos más desaparecidas, según las
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