By Teele Rebane, Hannah Ritchie and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least five people were killed and 44 others injured following a string of earthquakes in southern Iran on Saturday, according to the country’s semi-official FARS news agency. Four separate earthquakes were recorded near the southern port city of Bandar-e Lengeh, including one that registered at
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Matt Ford se gana la vida editando videos, por lo que no fue difícil para él armar uno para TikTok. Sin embargo, su más reciente publicación no fue un baile o un video sobre cómo pelar un plátano de la manera correcta, ya que cuenta su propia experiencia con la viruela
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a New York City woman shot dead Wednesday as she pushed their infant daughter in a stroller has been arrested and charged with killing her. Police said 22-year-old Isaac Argro was arrested Friday. Slain mother Azsia Johnson’s family identified Argro as the baby’s father and said he routinely
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Cubs rookie Christopher Morel has homered in three straight games and looks to keep up the run when he faces Boston at Wrigley Field on Saturday. The 23-year-old Morel connected Friday night for a two-run drive as Chicago rallied past the Red Sox. Morel got five hits, including a home run,
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges related to his controversial confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. Judge Jeffrey Jahns on Friday imposed the bail — 10 times the amount requested by prosecutors — during a hearing
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges related to his controversial confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. Judge Jeffrey Jahns on Friday imposed the bail — 10 times the amount requested by prosecutors — during a hearing
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, was ordered to post $100,000 bail while he awaits trial on false-reporting charges related to his controversial confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. Judge Jeffrey Jahns on Friday imposed the bail — 10 times the amount requested by prosecutors — during a hearing
Continue ReadingBy Jarrod Wardwell, CNN Four families are suing an Ohio school board to challenge a ban on race-based education and staff training in the latest court battle over attempts to suppress anti-racism education in American classrooms. The Forest Hills School District Board of Education, east of Cincinnati, passed a resolution in June prohibiting teaching of
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Max Fried won his eighth straight decision, Austin Riley put Atlanta ahead to stay in the first inning with his team-high 19th home run and the Atlanta Braves routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1. Dansby Swanson added a three-run homer in the seventh for the defending World
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Payton II is returning to his Pacific Northwest roots, agreeing to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed on Friday that Payton would depart the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to join
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Payton II is returning to his Pacific Northwest roots, agreeing to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers. A person with direct knowledge of the deal confirmed on Friday that Payton would depart the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to join
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Darick Hall’s tiebreaking home run was his third homer since being called up, and Rhys Hoskins went deep to add an insurance run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Hall broke a 3-all tie in the sixth when he led
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Happy Friday, Central Oregon — and happy July 1st! We’ve seen a few clouds in the sky all over the state, but light cloud coverage. Winds are mild with a nice flow coming out of the southwest. This is what is going to carry the moisture our way from the southern tropics. Our temperatures are
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Hundreds turned out in downtown Bend Friday evening for the March for Our Rights, starting with a gathering at Harmon Park to share their voices on Friday evening, an event organized by Central Oregon Peacekeepers. They marched to the Deschutes County Courthouse in support of preserving the rights to abortion, transgender rights and gay marriage.
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say a group of people who were spotted getting in and out of a parked semitrailer in San Antonio were part of a work crew, not a human-smuggling operation. Authorities checked the vehicle Friday after someone alerted a deputy constable to it, just days after 53 migrants died when they
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lauren Wright continues to be leery of the water coming out of the taps in her family’s U.S. Navy home in Hawaii, saying she doesn’t trust that it’s safe. Wright, her sailor husband and their three children ages 8 to 17 were among
Continue ReadingSILVIS, Ill. (AP) — J.T. Poston took a four-stroke lead into the weekend in the PGA Tour’s John Deere Classic, following an opening 9-under 62 with a 65 on Friday at TPC Deere Run. Coming off a second-place tie last week in Connecticut after also opening with a 62, Poston got to 15 under with
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Brian Anderson homered, and the Miami Marlins beat Washington 6-3 for their ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season. Miami, fourth in the NL East, is 26-39 against teams other the last-place Nationals, who dropped to 29-50. Washington lost its 50th game by the
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — County election officials wrapped up a two-day statewide recount of ballots in the Nevada GOP primary for governor on Friday and the outcome did not appear to change, showing second-place finisher Joey Gilbert losing to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in a crowded field.
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The outcry that marked the start of the Saudi Arabia-funded LIV Golf series’ first American stop quieted a bit on Friday, putting the focus on the play at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club. Modest crowds and mild temperatures in the mid-70s greeted the players on the upstart series —
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