By Naomi Thomas, CNN After a US Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade was leaked in May, Dr. Joshua Trebach noticed a disturbing turn in the online conversation around abortion. “I started seeing things on social media, things like TikTok, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, people saying ‘oh, if Roe v. Wade does get overturned,
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Most people in Central Oregon have been to or are familiar with Bend’s Pilot Butte. But there’s a small mystery waiting at the top, and state Park Manager Joe Wanamaker said people visiting Pilot Butte are starting to ask questions.
Continue ReadingST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — A look at the facts and figures for the British Open
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press People who believe they are descendants of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can now provide genetic material to help scientists when they begin trying to identify remains of possible victims. Danny Hellwig, laboratory director with Intermountain Forensics, said Wednesday that researchers are not ready to begin trying to
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Soaring demand for the monkeypox vaccine caused the appointment system to crash in New York City, one of many places where supplies have been running out almost as soon as they arrive. City health officials acknowledged the frustration over the limited supply of the vaccine
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — An American tourist had to be rescued on Mount Vesuvius near Naples after he apparently slipped into the Italian volcano’s crater while trying to recover his fallen cellphone, news reports and the association of Vesuvius park guides said. The tourist and family members were cited by Carabinieri police because they went off
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Perú informó este miércoles que la fiscal de la Nación, Patricia Benavides, dejó sin efecto la disposición que suspendía la investigación preliminar al presidente del país, Pedro Castillo, por el presunto delito contra la administración pública-tráfico de influencias en calidad de autor. En su cuenta de Twitter,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man has been charged in Ohio with raping a 10-year-old girl whose case was questioned as dubious by Ohio’s Republican attorney general and a congressman. The case drew attention when a doctor said the child had to travel to Indiana for
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Chris Hemsworth is every bit as super offscreen as the Marvel hero he plays, according to his fellow actors — even ditching his daily dose of meat before shooting a scene in which he kissed his vegan costar in “Thor: Love and Thunder,” Natalie Portman. The actress, who reprised her role
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Tres estadounidenses fueron detenidos en Venezuela a principios de este año, entre ellos Eyvin Hernández, abogado radicado en Los Ángeles, dijo a CNN una fuente legal venezolana. A Hernández, de 44 años, lo detuvieron en el estado de Táchira, mencionó la fuente. A los otros dos estadounidenses los arrestaron en Venezuela más
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Already a two-time winner at St. Andrews, Tiger Woods has another honor before he even hit a shot in the 150th edition of the British Open. He’s now an honorary member of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. The R&A used
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, CNN A California appellate court ordered the unsealing of transcripts related to the decades-old sexual assault case against director Roman Polanski after Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón sent a letter to the court rescinding his opposition to their release, the DA’s office announced Wednesday. Polanski pleaded guilty in 1977 to
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers’ federal student loan debt balances. A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit the number of ways interest adds to the principal balance — known as capitalization. The change could go into effect
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Backed into a corner by the West, Iran is ramping up uranium enrichment, clamping down on dissent and deepening ties with Russia in a challenge to the U.S. and Europe. Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Tehran next week to meet with Iran’s leader
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune has became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall. Florida commissioned the project after a grassroots campaign succeeded last year in removing a statue of a Confederate
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 20 points and 14 rebounds, DeWanna Bonner added 19 points to move into 12th on the WNBA’s career scoring list, and the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 89-81. Bonner passed Seattle star Lauren Jackson (6,007) on the career scoring list, becoming the 14th player in WNBA history to
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say the former elections manager for a county clerk indicted on charges of tampering with voting equipment has been arrested on allegations that she was part of the alleged scheme. Sandra Brown served as elections manager for Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, who has become
Continue ReadingSHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Daniëlle van der Donk scored the winning goal as defending champion the Netherlands beat Portugal 3-2 for its first win at the European Championship with a team reduced by illness and injury. The Netherlands scored two early goals from corners but Portugal leveled the score before van der Donk’s winner. The
Continue ReadingBy TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s state-affiliated human rights council has depicted last month’s attempt by hundreds of migrants to storm the border between the North African kingdom and the Spanish enclave of Melilla as “unprecedented in nature, tactics used and scope.” At least 23 people, mostly from Sudan and Chad,
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan and Ray Sanchez, CNN The social services system “failed” and further harmed 13 children who were rescued in 2018 after being starved and tortured by their parents for years in Southern California, according to an independent report presented Tuesday to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors. After the children of David and
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