By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story DELTA, Alabama (WVTM) — An Alabama girl had an unforgettable end to her first day of school in the first grade this week thanks to her dad’s dinosaur surprise at the bus stop. Justin Bowen put on a full-body Tyrannosaurus rex costume and waited patiently
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Newcastle signed Joe Willock from Arsenal for a reported fee of around $35 million after the midfielder spent a successful spell on loan at the northeast club last season. The 21-year-old Willock scored for Newcastle in each of the last seven Premier League matches of last season. That was his first stint
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal court to throw out Wisconsin’s current congressional and legislative district boundaries, arguing the 10-year-old maps are unconstitutional and shouldn’t be used as the starting point for new districts set to be drawn in the coming months. The lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ environment minister says the disappearance of rural communities in combination with climate change could make wildfires — like those seen in many Mediterranean countries this summer — more frequent in the future. Costas Kadis said that, as more people continue to abandon villages, land that
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Londres (CNN) — Al menos cinco personas murieron y un sospechoso fue encontrado muerto después de que el peor tiroteo masivo de Gran Bretaña en más de una década tuvo lugar en Plymouth, suroeste de Inglaterra, dijo la policía. La policía dijo que se llamó a los agentes y al personal de ambulancia
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new eviction moratorium on hold, though she ruled that the freeze is illegal. U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich says her “hands are tied” by an appellate ruling from the last time courts considered the evictions
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Elton John and Dua Lipa love each other. And we should be grateful for that because it’s yielded us the track “Cold Heart (Pnau Remix),” which dropped on Friday. The song features John singing lyrics from his 1989 single “Sacrifice” and Lipa coming with lyrics from the classic John hit,
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — As electoral officials in Zambia counted ballots a day after tense voting, President Edgar Lungu has deployed more troops in some restive parts of the country following two election-day killings. Lungu had deployed the military in selected hotspots ahead of the polls following pre-election violence between
Continue ReadingHere is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August 16-22.
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Here is Deschutes County’s road construction report for the week of August 15-21.
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING EVERYONE… Hot, smoky conditions will be with us once again today. Modest relief from the smoke may come for some, as we are expecting a 20-30% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be around 100 degrees, with gentle northerly breezes at 5-10 mph. The chance of storms will dissipate by
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church says 25 people charged this week in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 269 people could be “smaller fish,” and accused the government of still not taking steps to identify the true conspirators. The head of the
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A “disgrace to our country.” “The tyranny we rejected.” “An embarrassment to every American.” In presiding over the cases of hundreds of people accused of breaching the US Capitol on January 6 in support of then-President Donald Trump, federal judges have not held back when describing the unprecedented nature of the
Continue ReadingBy J.R. Stone Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The pandemic has been a challenge for everyone. Countless special events, especially weddings have been delayed or canceled. For one Bay Area couple ‘tying the knot’ came with several big surprises. Jeff Nunes and his now-wife Fatima have been together for
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Twinkie is a sweet, 2-year-old mixed-breed big pup who was a shelter favorite in Oklahoma and arrived at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center with four other dogs.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Finney and Renee Koury Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — As we’ve reported, hackers have been stealing unemployment benefits off thousands of EDD debit cards during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, scammers are using the “fear” of that fraud to lure their victims. It cost one man half his
Continue ReadingCNN, KSBW By Ashley Strickland, CNN Just a couple of weeks after the Ingenuity helicopter celebrated a year of flying on Mars, things got quiet. For the first time, the Ingenuity team on Earth lost contact with Ingenuity on sols 427 and 428, or Martian days that correspond with May 3 and May 4. The
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might be like to live on another world, here’s your chance. Applications are now open to participate as a crew member in NASA’s first one-year simulation of living on Mars. If you succeed, you’ll be one of four people living and working in a
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Olson Click here for updates on this story RIGBY, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — An 8-year-old girl from Rigby has already gone through more hardship than many adults have faced. During her life, Hadley Larsen has had 22 surgeries, 113 broken bones and expects to have more of each. She’s currently in a wheelchair to
Continue ReadingCNN, AMERICAN AIRLINES, CBC NEWS, NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Airbnb had a blockbuster second quarter, with revenue soaring nearly 300% and topping expectations. But it also reported some bad news: The company is worried about the Delta variant’s impact on consumers’ future travel plans. The company benefited from
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