Firefighters stop small SE Bend blaze, say likely caused by camper living in area
A brush fire near a southeast Bend neighborhood was quickly stopped late Friday morning, but officials say it had potential to be catastrophic.
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California earthquake sends boulders tumbling onto major highway
By Neelam Bohra and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN Brett Durrant was traveling along Highway 395 near Coleville, California, when clouds of dust erupted across the mountainsides next to him. Parts of the rock were collapsing. “It’s an earthquake!” Durrant’s friend, who was driving, shouts in a video posted on Twitter. “The tires went a little funny,
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People said they felt shaking as they were going about their daily routine
Continue ReadingCalifornia earthquake sends boulders tumbling onto major highway
A strong earthquake hit near Lake Tahoe and could be felt in Northern California and Northern Nevada. Brett Durrant, who was traveling on highway 395 near Coleville, California, captured the effects of the earthquake on camera.
Continue ReadingMassive fire at Bangladesh juice factory kills 52 people
By Salman Saeed, Sophie Jeong and Amy Woodyatt, CNN At least 52 people were killed when a massive fire ripped through a juice factory in Bangladesh, officials said Friday. The fire started Thursday afternoon on the ground floor of a six-story Hashem Foods Ltd. factory in Rupganj, east of the capital Dhaka, Debashis Bardhan, deputy
Continue ReadingHow the Manhattan DA could pressure Allen Weisselberg to cooperate against Donald Trump
By Kara Scannell and Erica Orden, CNN A Mercedes-Benz for his wife, an apartment for his son and school tuition for his grandchildren. Prosecutors described all three as evidence in a sweeping 15-count indictment alleging that Allen Weisselberg, the longtime chief financial officer of the Trump Organization, was part of a 15-year scheme to defraud
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Tokyo Countdown 19-15: 25 days, 25 amazing Olympic memories
The Tokyo Games are almost here. We look back at 25 Olympic memories during the 25-day leadup.
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Planned Redmond road closures and delays: Week of July 11-17
Here’s the city of Redmond’s list of planned road closures and delays for the week of July 11-17.
Continue ReadingQueen Consort Camilla Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Queen Consort Camilla, wife of King Charles III. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1947 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Camilla Rosemary Shand Father: Major Bruce Shand, retired British Army officer, later a wine merchant Mother: Rosalind Cubitt, daughter of the 3rd Baron of Ashcombe
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City. Personal Birth date: May 28, 1944 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Rudolph William Louis Giuliani Father: Harold Giuliani, tavern owner Mother: Helen (D’Avanzo) Giuliani, secretary Marriages: Judith Nathan (May 24, 2003-2019, divorced); Donna Hanover
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Warm and hazy for the weekend
Expect hazy skies off and on through the weekend as our winds vary in speed across the region.
Continue ReadingMalala Yousafzai Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of education activist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Malala Yousafzai. Personal Birth date: July 12, 1997 Birth place: Mingora, Swat Valley, Pakistan Father: Ziauddin Yousafzai, educator and activist Mother: Toorpekai Yousafzai Marriage: Asser Malik (2021-present) Education: Oxford University, 2020, Philosophy, Politics and Economics Other Facts The
Continue ReadingAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Personal Birth date: July 17, 1939 Birth place: Mashhad, Iran Birth name: Seyyed Ali Khamenei Father: Ayatollah Sayyid Jawad Husaini Khamenei Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriage: Married in 1964 Children: Mostafa, Mojtaba, Massoud, Maysam, Hoda and Boshra Education: Studied under
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Update: Bend police find missing Eugene man
Bend police turned to the public for help Friday afternoon in finding a 59-year-old Eugene man who didn’t return from a run in the Old Mill area earlier in the day.
Continue ReadingThe week in 14 headlines
By Lauren Dezenski, CNN With Congress on recess, all eyes were on President Joe Biden in Washington this week. Biden defended the US troop departure from Afghanistan and sought to boost Covid-19 vaccination efforts at home and abroad. Meanwhile, behind-the-scenes negotiations continued over the bipartisan infrastructure package. Monday America’s partisan fireworks will be hard for
Continue ReadingNew DHS intel chief installed at office plagued by Trump-era controversy
By Geneva Sands, CNN Homeland Security official John Cohen will take over leadership of the department’s intelligence branch, an office that is still trying to find its footing after a series of controversies during the Trump administration. In a letter to the DHS workforce, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced Friday that Cohen will serve
Continue ReadingFatal shooting of 17-year-old passenger after Astros game was road rage incident, Houston police say
By Amir Vera, Carma Hassan and Keith Allen, CNN A 17-year-old who died Thursday was shot following a road rage incident after a major league baseball game in Houston, a police spokesman said Friday. David Castro and his brother were passengers in his father Paul Castro’s car on Tuesday when an unidentified suspect in another
Continue ReadingHawaiian authorities ask for help after historic cliff carvings were vandalized with paintballs
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN Hawaiian authorities are asking for the public’s help to find those responsible for vandalizing a cultural site with paintballs. About 100 Hawaiian petroglyphs are spread across the rock face of Pu’u Kilea in the Olowalu Valley, according to Hawaii’s Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE). The department was notified
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USA Basketball shows off fresh new look for Tokyo Olympics
Team USA will take the court in fresh new threads at the Tokyo Olympics.
Continue ReadingWhite House officials start to lay out Biden’s sweeping social safety net plan for allies
By Kate Sullivan, CNN White House officials have begun laying out the contents of President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to expand the social safety net for its allies inside and outside of Congress as they get ready to move on Capitol Hill without Republican support. A memo obtained by CNN shows top Biden officials sketching
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