CNN, KYW, WABC, KMGH, KING By Harmeet Kaur, CNN With Roe v. Wade now overturned, tribal lands are again coming up in conversations on social media and elsewhere as potential safe havens for those seeking abortions. In Oklahoma, which has enacted some of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws, Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt previously warned
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN Abortion-rights protesters continued to voice their fury and anguish nationwide Saturday following the seismic ruling by the US Supreme Court to eliminate the federal constitutional right to an abortion. On Friday, the Court overturned the 1973 ruling known as Roe v. Wade, sparking protests that are expected to extend throughout the
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has celebrated the opening of the country’s longest bridge, which took eight years to build amid setbacks involving political conflict and corruption allegations. The 4-mile bridge spanning the Padma River cost an estimated $3.6 billion and was paid for with domestic
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN When school officials in New York removed 11 books they disliked from library shelves, 17-year-old Steven Pico joined a legal fight that would eventually take him and his school to the US Supreme Court. In 1976, Pico was a high school student at the Island Trees Union Free School District in
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe has opened a new museum that tells the story of the generations of refugees who have shaped Danish society. The story of the museum, which was inaugurated Saturday, starts with the Germans who fled the Soviet advance during World War II. “Flugt
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The heavily armed men appeared around the small farming village in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, frightening residents already on edge after recent clashes between government troops and rebels. “The militants assured us that they will not touch us. They said they are not after us,” resident Nur Hussein Abdi told The Associated
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN How is it already the last week of June??!! It’s officially summer in most of the world’s major cities now, meaning many of us have travel on the brain. CNN Travel is here to help fuel those travel dreams, with a roundup of the world’s most liveable destinations, an airplane seat
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian officials say a 16-year-old youth has been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military says soldiers opened fire after a group of Palestinians threw rocks along a main highway near the city of Ramallah. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa says the boy was wounded by
Continue ReadingJenna Gottlieb, CNN After a four-year hiatus, Iceland’s last remaining whaling company, Hvalur hf., will resume its hunt this summer, much to the chagrin of tourism officials. As the Covid-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on Iceland’s tourism industry, backlash over whaling is the last thing many tourism officials want. “It is actually well known
Continue ReadingBy EBRAHIM NOROOZI Associated Press GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s deadly earthquake this week struck one of the poorest corners of a country that has been hollowed out by increasing poverty. Even as more aid arrived Saturday, many residents have no idea how they will rebuild the thousands of homes destroyed in villages strung through
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK, ADAM GELLER and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press They are the most fiercely polarizing issues in American life: abortion and guns. And two momentous decisions by the Supreme Court in two days have done anything but resolve them, firing up debate about whether the court’s conservative justices are being faithful and consistent to
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people’s wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world. This week alone saw protests by the political opposition in Pakistan, nurses in Zimbabwe, unionized workers in Belgium, railway workers in Britain,
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press Rising food costs. Soaring fuel bills. Wages that are not keeping pace. Inflation is plundering people’s wallets, sparking a wave of protests and workers’ strikes around the world. This week alone saw protests by the political opposition in Pakistan, nurses in Zimbabwe, unionized workers in Belgium, railway workers in Britain,
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Do you love bacon so much you want to smell like it — without the hassle of actually cooking? A new bacon-scented fragrance from Tyson-owned Wright Brand might just be right for you. The scent, named Wright N°100, was released on Thursday to celebrate the brand’s 100th year anniversary, according to
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A crowd gathered on the steps of the Deschutes County Courthouse in Bend Friday evening to protest the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Roe v. Wade.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction report for the week of June 27 to July 1. The Oregon Department of Transportation is committed to providing a safe, efficient transportation system. ODOT invests in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within ODOT’s Region 4 encompassing Central
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine’s largest LGBTQ rights event has gone ahead this weekend. But not on its native streets and not as a celebration. The event instead joined Warsaw’s yearly Equality Parade, the largest gay pride event in central Europe. About 300 people traveled from Ukraine to the Polish
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NHL is reporting an increase in viewers in the first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. Part of that is unparalleled growth in female and younger fans. According to NHL research, 37% of hockey fans are female and that includes 26% growth since 2016. Most
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NHL is reporting an increase in viewers in the first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. Part of that is unparalleled growth in female and younger fans. According to NHL research, 37% of hockey fans are female and that includes 26% growth since 2016. Most
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer With this year’s World Cup in Qatar clouded by labor and human rights issues, there’s a push for the North American cities awarded games for the 2026 tournament to commit to livable wages, equitable hiring and worker protection. The Dignity 2026 coalition has brought together groups including the
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