July 4th fireworks: Dazzling pyrotechnic events are back on for 2021
By Forrest Brown, CNN After a pandemic-induced hiatus last year, many places in the United States known for their Fourth of July celebrations will be…
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This July 4th staple will be pricier this year
Amid shipping delays and supply chain issues, fireworks may be harder to come by this Fourth of July. CNN Business…
Continue ReadingPope Francis has surgery for colon diverticulitis
By Livia Borghese, CNN Pope Francis has “reacted well” after undergoing surgery Sunday for colon diverticulitis, according to the…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Elsa weakens and slows, but a tropical storm watch is in effect for South Florida
By Jason Hanna, Alanne Orjoux, Haley Brink, and Alaa Elassar, CNN Tropical Storm Elsa is a little weaker and slower Sunday as it swirls away from…
Continue ReadingTropical storm watches extend to Tampa Bay
Tropical storm and storm surge watches extend to Tampa Bay as Elsa gets closer.. CNN Meteoorlogist Karen Maginnins outlines the biggest threats and…
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DCSO Search and Rescue comes to the aid of injured Smith Rock hiker
A Bend man injured during a hike at Smith Rock State Park was assisted Sunday by Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers and…
Continue Reading8 people shot near a Texas car wash after an argument
By Alaa Elassar and Kay Jones, CNN Eight people were injured in a shooting near a car wash in Fort Worth, Texas, early Sunday morning after a group…
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La Pine woman killed, second injured in Highway 97 head-on crash north of La Pine
One La Pine woman was killed and another was flown to a Bend hospital with injuries after a head-on crash late Sunday morning that closed U.S.…
Continue ReadingNathan’s Hot Dog Contest 2021: Joey Chestnut wins for 14th time
By Wayne Sterling, CNN Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record Sunday, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during…
Continue ReadingJoey Chestnut breaks hot dog eating record … again
Defending world champion Joey Chestnut broke his own world record on July 4th, devouring 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes during Nathan’s Famous…
Continue ReadingMountain nonprofit raising funds for volunteer who recently fell from ladder
By WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A mountain nonprofit organization…
Continue ReadingMan accused of storing 16 tons of fireworks at home, including devices that later blew up and injured 17
By Kay Jones and Holly Yan, CNN A California man faces federal charges after allegedly transporting tons of explosives from out of state —…
Continue ReadingLos fuegos artificiales son demasiado ruidosos para muchas mascotas: ¿cómo mantenerlas seguras y tranquilas?
urielblanco (CNN) — Puede que los fuegos artificiales nos parezcan bonitos y festivos, pero explotan como disparos amplificados en los oÃdos…
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NE Portland apartments fire claims two lives, injures four others
Two people died and four were were injured early Sunday morning when fire burned through two apartment buildings in Northeast Portland, KGW…
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C.O. firefighters spend holiday weekend working to contain wildfires, old and new
Central Oregon firefighters have been kept busy over the holiday weekend, taking on new wildfires that continue to emerge in the wake of last week’s…
Continue ReadingAuthorities charge 11 people involved in a standoff with Massachusetts police
By Ganesh Setty and Alaa Elassar, CNN The 11 men who were arrested in Wakefield, Massachusetts, after an overnight standoff with Massachusetts State…
Continue ReadingMA: MASSACHUSETTS POLICE STANDOFF ENDS IN 11 ARRESTS
MA: Massachusetts State Police end standoff with a group called “The Rise of the Moors” by arresting 11 armed…
Continue ReadingTop US general in Afghanistan says ‘we should be concerned’ about Taliban
By Veronica Stracqualursi, Nicky Robertson, Alison Main and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Army Gen. Austin Scott Miller, the top US military official…
Continue ReadingWestern governors make bipartisan plea as states battle record heat and drought
By Chandelis Duster, CNN A pair of governors on Sunday called on the federal government for help and pushed for solutions as their states grapple…
Continue ReadingHow to write a new constitution for a divided and unequal Chile
By Daniela Mohor W. Elisa Loncón, a Chilean linguist, grew up in a “ruka,” a traditional wood and straw hut where the Indigenous Mapuche…
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