The Oregon Zoo is in mourning following the sudden and unexpected loss of Takoda, the youngest of the zoo’s black bear family, who died Friday during a routine medical procedure.
Continue ReadingThomas Page, CNN Like many people, Michelle Williams learned a new skill during the Covid-19 lockdowns. The five-time Oscar-nominated actor was researching for her next role in “Showing Up,” director Kelly Reichardt’s film about the Portland, Oregon art scene. At home in New York City, Williams took delivery of a package containing tools and ten
Continue ReadingBy Mariya Knight and Heather Chen, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared Iftar with Ukrainian Muslim soldiers observing Ramadan on Friday, in what he said would become an annual “new tradition of respect.” Iftar is the meal breaking the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Addressing participants at the dinner which included
Continue ReadingBy Gerardo Lemos, CNN Search and rescue efforts are underway in Honduras after a ship carrying about 20 tourists sank, the Honduran Fire Department said. No reports of deaths or injuries have been reported so far in the incident that took place in Playa la Cabaña, in the San Lorenzo area, the fire department added.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with calls from locals and the world’s media as he prepares to welcome a relative — U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden is scheduled to travel to Ireland next week, with a stop
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The Kindness Project is a yearly 40-day effort by Wellhouse Academy and Wellspring Preschool in Sisters, with ripples of good deeds and positive actions both in their area and this year, halfway around the world, in India. Here’s the details from co-founder Mary Ryan: Every year, Wellhouse Academy and Wellspring Preschool in Sisters participates in a 40
Continue ReadingBy WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — In Africa’s Okavango delta, drilling for oil exploration, as well as human-caused climate change leading to more erratic rainfall patterns and water abstraction and diversion for development and commercial agriculture, has altered the landscape that so many people and wildlife species rely on. The delta’s defenders
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN The tiny population of critically endangered Amur leopards has increased by two with the birth of twins at the San Diego Zoo. The San Diego Zoo announced the birth of the still-unnamed cubs in a March 28 news release. Estimates place the Amur leopard population at fewer than 300 cats, with
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu, Wayne Chang, Jade Wurapa and Heather Chen, CNN A Chinese court on Friday sentenced six people to jail for their roles in the human trafficking and abuse of a woman whose appearance in an online video showing her chained by the neck sparked a public outcry. The Xuzhou Intermediate People’s Court in
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER, ADRIAN SAINZ and GARY FIELDS Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee has become a new front in the battle for the future of American democracy after Republicans expelled two Black lawmakers from the state Legislature for their part in a protest urging passage of gun-control measures. In separate votes on Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAngelo Russell scored 24 points, Austin Reaves had 22 and Malik Beasley 21 as the Los Angeles Lakers kept their hopes alive of avoiding a spot in the play-in tournament with a 121-107 victory over the resting Phoenix Suns on Friday night. LeBron James had
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bo Bichette hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame a two-run deficit to spoil the Los Angeles Angels’ home opener with a 4-3 victory Friday night. Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. each had two hits as the Blue
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday, the Taiwanese government said, in retaliation for a meeting between the U.S. House of Representatives speaker and the president of the self-ruled island democracy claimed by Beijing as part of its territory. The Chinese military
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When it comes to learning to fly helicopters or planes, what you might not know is that 25% of all flight students in the state of Oregon train in Bend, at Leading Edge Flight Academy.
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 29 points, Stephen Curry added 25 and the Golden State Warriors closed in on a playoff berth by beating the short-handed Sacramento Kings 119-97. The defending-champion Warriors missed a chance to clinch the postseason when New Orleans won earlier in the night
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Evan Longoria and rookie Corbin Carroll hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning off Clayton Kershaw, lifting the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3. Kershaw took a 3-2 lead into the sixth but Longoria launched a low breaking ball into the seats in left-center.
Continue ReadingISLE OF PALMS, S.C. (AP) — Gunfire erupted on a South Carolina beach during a “senior skip day” event involving numerous teenagers Friday, wounding six people and prompting charges against two for unlawful possession of guns, police in South Carolina said. The shots broke out around 5:20 p.m. on Isle of Palms, 94 miles (151
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN A pair of conflicting federal court rulings on Friday created arguably the most contentious and chaotic legal flashpoint over abortion access since the Supreme Court’s ruling last summer that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended the right to an abortion nationwide. Within less than an hour, two major rulings came down
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — After two months of hard work assembling and painting devil-like cardboard figures popularly known as “Judas,” Mexican artisan Marcela Villarreal is eager to watch her creations burn. Villarreal and dozens of fellow crafters created the figures ahead of the annual “Burning of Judas,” a celebration
Continue ReadingNORMAN, Okla. (AP) — A report of shots fired sent dozens of police cars to the University of Oklahoma Friday night and the campus was locked down for nearly two hours but authorities say no threat was found. At around 9:30 p.m., the university tweeted there was an active shooter on campus and urged: “Run.
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