First evacuations of foreign nationals stuck in Sudan announced
By Allegra Goodwin, Niamh Kennedy, Sugam Pokharel, Ivana Kottasová, Eyad Kourdi, Jennifer Hansler and a CNN journalist in Sudan Saudi Arabia has…
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Family of man shot and killed by US Park Police officers reaches $5 million settlement with US government
By Rebekah Riess and Jennifer Feldman, CNN The federal government has agreed to pay $5 million to the family of a man who died after he left the…
Continue ReadingAt least 21 killed as Somalia battles jihadis in remote area
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A top army official says Somalia’s military repulsed an attack by jihadi fighters in…
Continue Reading¿Cuándo y cómo ver la lluvia de meteoros de las lÃridas?
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Cada año, en su trayecto alrededor del Sol, la Tierra coincide con una nube de partÃculas de polvo,…
Continue Reading13-year-old boy banned from theme park for a year after getting stuck in the claw machine
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A teenage boy provided a cautionary tale for anyone who has ever wanted to sneak their way into some free prizes. The unnamed…
Continue ReadingPentagon leak spotlights surprising interplay between gaming and military secrets
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The recent leak of classified US documents on social media platform Discord seemingly caught many at the Pentagon by surprise.…
Continue ReadingSudan rivals pledge evacuation help, US diplomats airlifted
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — American embassy staffers were airlifted from Sudan early Sunday, as forces loyal to rival generals battled for control of…
Continue Reading‘I’m tired. I’m just really, really tired.’ One woman describes living through Sudan’s crisis
By Celine Alkhaldi Two men are battling for control in Sudan, but stuck in the middle are the country’s people. Hundreds have died, tens of…
Continue ReadingJapan gets ready to shoot down N. Korea spy satellite debris
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s defense chief has ordered troops to activate missile interceptors and get ready to shoot…
Continue ReadingShe signed up to live on a cruise ship for three years. Here’s why
Francesca Street, CNN When Sharon Lane heard about a cruise company offering a three-year-long voyage around the world, she immediately started…
Continue ReadingShe signed up to live on a cruise ship for three years. Here’s why
CNN, WESH Francesca Street, CNN When Sharon Lane heard about a cruise company offering a three-year-long voyage around the world, she immediately…
Continue ReadingBurger King’s secret weapon against McDonald’s is the Whopper
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN When Burger King launched a new marketing campaign late last year with a little jingle to support the Whopper, Tom…
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ODFW accepts petition to consider listing Southern Resident killer whales (orcas) as endangered
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission accepted a petition Friday to list the Southern Resident killer whale Distinct Population Segment as…
Continue ReadingNYC woman sentenced to 21 years for attempting to murder a friend with drug-laced cheesecake
By Zoe Sottile and Laura Ly, CNN A New York woman who was convicted of using a drug-laced cheesecake in an attempt to murder a friend and steal her…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of April 23-29
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of April…
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Bend Film Festival named one of Moviemaker Magazine’s ’50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee’ of 2023
MovieMaker has announced that Bend Film Festival has been named to its annual list of 50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee, celebrating festivals…
Continue ReadingA Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
By Katie Polglase, Sarah El Sirgany and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video by Matthew Brealey, Martin Bourke and Oscar Featherstone, CNN Neville Lawrence…
Continue ReadingA Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
CNN By Katie Polglase, Sarah El Sirgany and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video by Matthew Brealey, Martin Bourke and Oscar Featherstone, CNN Neville…
Continue ReadingPolice: 8 people, including girl, wounded in 2 DC shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two shootings in Washington, D.C., on Friday night resulted in eight people, including a young girl, suffering injuries, the…
Continue ReadingFor Earth Day 2023, how to put your best travel foot forward
By Forrest Brown, CNN The first Earth Day was celebrated on April 22, 1970. We mark it again this Saturday. Decades after that optimistic first…
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