By Issy Ronald, CNN Just when it seemed as if the playoff series between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins couldn’t contain any more drama, it delivered a pulsating Game 6, complete with a spectacular between-the-legs goal, four goals in seven minutes and a shock 7-5 victory for the Panthers. By the second period it
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN en Español) — Este sábado, la compañía minera Esmeraldas Santa Rosa informó a través de un comunicado que un grupo de hombres fuertemente armados y al parecer con explosivos, irrumpieron en las instalaciones de la compañía, en el municipio de Maripí, en el Occidente de Boyacá, Colombia, sometiendo a los vigilantes y
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN In the 1980s, a new type of specialty retail chain started to emerge: “category killers.” The stores’ powerhouse business model was aimed at giving shoppers access to every different size, style and color of a product imaginable — all in one place and at reduced prices. Category killers, which began to
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez and Kaanita Iyer, CNN President Joe Biden called for the release of detained journalists and citizens abroad at the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday, before poking fun at everything from his age to Elon Musk. “Let me start on a serious note,” Biden said, “members of our administration are here to
Continue ReadingBy VIN A. CHERWOO AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are making a habit of winning at least one postseason series. This time they did it while missing some key players. Paul Stastny scored 6 minutes into overtime Friday night and the Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1 in Game
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Pope Francis plunged into both sides of Russia’s war with Ukraine on Saturday, greeting some of the 2.5 million Ukrainian refugees who have fled across the border to Hungary during a public prayer service and then meeting privately with an envoy of the
Continue ReadingBAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Sergio Pérez has won the Formula One sprint race in Azerbaijan to extend Red Bull’s winning start to the season. His teammate Max Verstappen settled for third in a damaged car, behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Leclerc started on pole but was overtaken by Pérez just before halfway in the 17-lap sprint
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — As a slate of bills from the Democrat-controlled Nevada Legislature edges closer to Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo’s desk, little is known about how he will use his veto power. Nevada is one of the country’s 10 remaining state governments in which Democrats control
Continue ReadingTim Leffel, CNN At first, there’s not much happening — just five men in white tops and tasseled red pants clinging to a small platform high atop a single pole. One plays a metal flute and beats a pattern on a drum. Eventually the other four rise in unison and launch into the air, their
Continue ReadingCNN By Marnie Hunter, CNN With 32 states, dozens of indigenous cultures, culinary traditions that date back thousands of years and a blend of colonial influences, there’s a lot to discover during a visit to Mexico. Actor and producer Eva Longoria explores a range of cultures and traditions — and modern twists — this season
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine has welcomed the European Union’s hard-fought deal to keep farm exports flowing into and through the bloc to world markets. The 27-nation EU ended a damaging internal standoff over a destabilizing glut of Ukraine farm imports late Friday by granting five member countries the right to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN On at least three occasions over the last two months, former President Donald Trump has claimed that the leaders of unnamed South American countries are deliberately emptying their “insane asylums” and “mental institutions” to send the patients to the United States as migrants. In each version of the dramatic story, Trump
Continue ReadingWFAA, GARY CLAYTON, CNN By Allison Chinchar, CNN Meteorologist More than 20 million people in the Southeast have the potential for severe storms this weekend, including possible tornadoes, waterspouts, hail and damaging winds. “Yet another round or two of severe weather and heavy rainfall is expected over the weekend,” the National Weather Service office in
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bothell, Washington man made his first federal court appearance on drug charges in Portland on Friday, one day after an Oregon State Police trooper made a traffic stop on Interstate 5 and found large amounts of powdered fentanyl, counterfeit oxycodone pills and methamphetamine in his car.
Continue ReadingScottie Andrew, CNN To many, the stereotypical image of a drag queen is one of a gay man dressed in exaggerated feminine getup, oversized wigs and heavy makeup. But drag’s image — and history — is far more complex. Drag is a grand dame in a glittering gown, commanding the stage with a power ballad
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The Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board is seeking public input on the draft 2023-2025 Unified Planning Work Program.
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Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Reps. Colin Allred (TX-32) and Steve Cohen (TN-09) to introduce the bipartisan Flight Education Access Act. The Transportation and Infrastructure committee members’ proposal would raise the student loan limit for those who need financial assistance to pay for flight training.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — No big tax cuts are coming for Kansas residents even though the state treasury is bulging with surplus cash. Republican leaders went into the final days of the GOP-controlled Legislature’s annual session hoping to override Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill cutting taxes nearly
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury and Heather Chen, CNN Three civilians were injured and a gas station set on fire early Saturday near the Syrian city of Homs in an attack that Syria blamed on Israeli rockets, Syria’s state news agency SANA reported, citing a military official. At around 12:50 a.m. early on Saturday, Israel launched
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — An accountant working on a high-profile corruption case was killed along with his son by unknown gunmen while traveling on one of South Africa’s main highways. A government health department employee who warned of illegal dealings worth nearly $50 million was shot 12 times in the driveway
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