The former chief physician of the Siberian hospital where jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was treated immediately after his poisoning last summer has gone missing, Russian state media TASS reported on Sunday. Alexander Murakhovsky is the current regional Health Minister of the Omsk region – promoted in November last year to the position – after
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Six people were killed in a shooting early Sunday morning during a birthday party at a Colorado Springs, Colorado, mobile home, according to police. The suspected shooter — believed to be a boyfriend of one of the victims — is also dead, police said. Colorado Springs police received a call about a shooting just before
Continue ReadingTwo wildfires in Arizona have prompted evacuations and scorched more than 6,000 acres amid hot, dry and windy conditions. A brush fire that broke out Friday east of Phoenix, Arizona, has grown to 2,650 acres, according to the state Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The Copper Canyon Fire was about 35% contained as of
Continue ReadingA brush fire that broke out Friday east of Phoenix, Arizona, has grown to 2,650 acres, according to the state Department of Forestry and Fire Management. The Copper Canyon Fire was about 35% contained as of Sunday night, the department said on Twitter. Fire crews are focused on monitoring the blaze’s southern and western edges,
Continue ReadingHundreds of people were seen partying in several cities across Spain in the early hours of Sunday, as the country ended its 11 p.m. curfew, which was lifted in 13 of the country’s 17 regions at midnight. Footage was shared of people taking to the beaches of Barcelona and the streets of Madrid to celebrate
Continue ReadingFor a week, China’s Long March 5B grabbed global attention, as space agencies and experts closely tracked its trajectory, speculating where debris would fall upon the rocket’s uncontrolled reentry. In China, however, the country’s space administration stayed silent for days amid criticism that allowing such a large rocket stage to free fall towards Earth was
Continue ReadingGood news for 90s kids who have laundry baskets filled with Barbies in their parents’ basements: Mattel wants to recycle your old toys. The 76-year-old toy company is launching a pilot program called “Mattel PlayBack” that is designed to recover and reuse materials in old toys for future Mattel products. The new effort is the
Continue ReadingA French pilot has filed a legal complaint for “aggravated voluntary violence” and “endangering someone’s life” alleging colleagues in the French Air Force tied him to a target and ordered fighter jets to open fire around him in a “hazing ritual,” his lawyer Frédéric Berna told CNN on Saturday. The complaint filed this week in
Continue ReadingA cyberattack forced one of the top US fuel pipelines to shut down Friday, and analysts are worried the situation could result in a spike in gas prices. There is currently no information on when service in the pipeline will be restored, and “the number of days that the line is out of service is
Continue ReadingA version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. This era of extreme wealth, expanding inequality, and expected oversharing has given rise to a new beat: Covering America’s billionaire class. Consider just the past few days of headlines: Lots of news and noise about
Continue ReadingA leopard remains on the loose near one of China’s biggest cities after three of the big cats escaped a zoo over the busy May Day holiday. Residents living near the Hangzhou Safari Park, which did not inform the public for a week that the leopards had escaped, spotted the wild cats last week and
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White House chief of staff Ron Klain says that while President Joe Biden will likely seek re-election in 2024, the Biden administration is anticipating a bruising general election matchup if former President Donald Trump decides to run again. “I wouldn’t want to estimate or underestimate Donald Trump as an opponent if he chooses to run,”
Continue ReadingPrince Michael of Kent, Queen Elizabeth’s first cousin, said Sunday that he “has no special relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin after an undercover journalistic investigation claimed he and a close friend were “secretly trading on their links” with Putin for profit. The report centers around undercover recordings of a Zoom meeting involving Prince Michael,
Continue ReadingLet’s face it, masks have been a hot button issue in this country since the very start of the pandemic. They were politicized early on, and quickly became a symbol of how seriously a person took the threat of the coronavirus. In our new world, where there’s now a highly effective way to prevent the
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Supreme Court on Sunday postponed a hearing on the possible eviction of several Palestinian families from their homes in Jerusalem and will set a new date within 30 days. The Supreme Court said the hearing, which was supposed to take place Monday, was canceled at the request of the State Attorney General. Last week,
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NewsChannel 21 gave Central Oregonians an opportunity to give a shout out to their moms and wish them a Happy Mother’s Day.
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Central Oregon had nice average temperatures across the high desert and the warming trend continues through this week. We’ll be partly cloudy this evening, and those clouds will be clearing through the night and leaving the region by Tuesday. The lows we can expect tonight will range from 30 to 20 degree temperatures.
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NewsChannel 21 gave Central Oregonians an opportunity to give a shout out to their moms and wish them a Happy Mother’s Day.
Continue ReadingRock and Roll Hall of Fame singer Lloyd Price, whose hits included “Stagger Lee” and “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” has died at the age of 88, his longtime manager confirmed to CNN. Price died May 3 from “complications from diabetes,” according to Tom Trapani, his manager of 25 years. Price was called “Mr. Personality” for his
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