Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Foo Fighters will be giving the people even more of what they want. The band has added no less than 10 more evenings of life-affirming rock communion across the U.S. and Canada throughout 2022. The tour will make a Bend stop at Hayden Homes Amphitheater on Friday, Oct. 7 — and at this point, it appears the show will wrap their North American tour.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A new study suggests that as few as three major criminal groups are responsible for smuggling the vast majority of elephant ivory tusks out of Africa. Researchers used analysis of DNA from seized elephant tusks and evidence such as phone records, license plates, financial records and
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Gonzaga has reclaimed the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. The Bulldogs earned 56 of 60 first-place votes to swap places with Auburn, which had spent the past three weeks at No. 1. The Tigers fell to No. 2 after losing at Arkansas. This
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Canada-born Kaillie Humphries, winner of the first-ever Olympic gold in the monobob, says she “never gave up” on herself. It’s the third Olympic gold medal for the 36-year-old but the first while representing the US — Humphries switched allegiances after filing a harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) in 2018.
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Church, CNN Canada-born Kaillie Humphries, winner of the first-ever Olympic gold in the monobob, says she “never gave up” on herself. It’s the third Olympic gold medal for the 36-year-old but the first while representing the US — Humphries switched allegiances after filing a harassment complaint with Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton (BCS) in
Continue ReadingSheriff’s officials say a 48-year-old man died when a higher-speed train crashed into his car after he drove around a flashing signal warning vehicles to stop. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s officials say the crash happened late Sunday afternoon in Lake Worth. Investigators identified the victim as Hidegalde Perez. The Ford Fusion that Perez was driving
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN African elephants have drastically dwindled as targets of the illegal ivory trade, but the DNA contained within their tusks is pointing to the very criminal networks that poached them. Researchers used genetic testing on ivory shipments seized by law enforcement and were able to trace the international crime ring shipping the
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN African elephants have drastically dwindled as targets of the illegal ivory trade, but the DNA contained within their tusks is pointing to the very criminal networks that poached them. Researchers used genetic testing on ivory shipments seized by law enforcement and were able to trace the international crime ring shipping
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From Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue earning bronze to the U.S. taking gold and silver in women’s monobob, Day 10 was packed with action! For more moments like these, watch Winter Gold daily at 11 a.m. ET on Peacock.
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, once vilified by Donald Trump as a “druggie” unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president’s marquee Washington, D.C., hotel. That’s according to two people familiar with the deal
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Concerns about an imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine are roiling the market for agricultural products like wheat at a time when global food prices are already near 10-year highs. Russia is the world’s top exporter of wheat. Ukraine is also a significant exporter of both wheat and corn. That’s sending
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Jordan Peele has another movie bound to give you a fright. The director, who rose to fame for his hit 2017 film “Get Out,” has released a trailer for his upcoming horror movie, “Nope.” The film starts Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya, where they are playing characters who are working on
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Former U.S. national team forward Jozy Altidore has signed with Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution. Altidore left Toronto last week after seven seasons when that team exercised a contract buyout. The 32-year-old agreed to a one-year contract extension with the Revolution through 2024. Altidore scored four goals in 16 MLS
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has issued two decrees to boost gold prospecting with a focus on the Amazon rainforest. The texts published Monday in the official gazette spurred outrage from environmental and Indigenous rights groups, which warned they would exacerbate the illegal destruction of the
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Camila, duquesa de Cornualles, dio positivo en la prueba de covid-19, según informó Clarence House este lunes, cuatro días después de que se revelara que su marido, el príncipe Carlos, había contraído el virus. “Su Alteza Real la Duquesa de Cornualles ha dado positivo por covid-19 y se está autoaislando.
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight It
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The billionaire who flew on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight It
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put forward the conspiracy theory Monday after the U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados on
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says a U.S. suspension on avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a conspiracy against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador put forward the conspiracy theory Monday after the U.S. suspended imports of Mexican avocados on
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has released draft rules for the therapeutic use of psilocybin, commonly called magic mushrooms. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports voters approve Measure 109 in November of 2020, giving the state two years to set up the framework to regulate legal magic mushrooms in the state. Researchers believe psilocybin could help treat depression,
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