By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SETH BORENSTEIN and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Climate experts say the floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast this week are the result of extreme weather phenomena that are becoming increasingly frequent around the world. That includes prolonged spells of drought punctuated by intense
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Observa el cielo durante la próxima semana y puede que logres ver el “resplandor Da Vinci”. Se trata de un fenómeno que puede producirse al atardecer, cuando la luna creciente está en el horizonte, pero aún se puede ver el contorno de la luna llena. El “resplandor Da Vinci” es un fenómeno
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — Andy Rourke, bassist for legendary English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate announced Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” guitarist Johnny
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina made it official Friday: He’s running for president. The Senate’s only Black Republican has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Committee declaring his intention to seek his party’s nomination. His candidacy will test whether a more optimistic vision of America’s
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says the death toll from a powerful cyclone this week has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 Muslim Rohingya. The slow accounting of casualties since the storm struck Sunday has led to uncertainly about the actual extent of casualties and destruction. Cyclone Mocha made landfall
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Jackson Grigsby, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after an attempt on his life, author Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance at an awards ceremony Thursday to warn of the dangers of banning books and of related movements in the US to roll back freedoms of expression. “The attack
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is an attempt by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to promote an anti-nuclear message. For many survivors, it’s also a rare — and possibly final — chance to demonstrate
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DOWNTOWNBend is starting a new, free program, the DOWNTOWNBend Dance Crew (DBDC)! The group will be performing at First Friday Follies around Downtown.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s best week since March ran out of steam Friday as worries rose about the U.S. government’s efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. The S&P 500 slipped 6.07 points, or 0.1%, to 4,191.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109.28,
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Volodymyr Zelensky will travel in person to Japan for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to officials familiar with the planning, a stark display of confidence and Western solidarity as Ukraine’s wartime leader tries to keep crucial support from allied nations flowing. The surprise trip –
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Back and forth they went, the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes playing a game that seemed destined to have no end while leaving legs growing wobbly with each passing minute. Then, just as the teams appeared headed for yet another extra period, Matthew Tkachuk pounced
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Back and forth they went, the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes playing a game that seemed destined to have no end while leaving legs growing wobbly with each passing minute. Then, just as the teams appeared headed for yet another extra period, Matthew Tkachuk pounced
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The trial over Kari Lake’s challenge to her defeat in the Arizona governor’s race will go for a third day. Attorneys for the defendants, which include Gov. Katie Hobbs, asked the judge on Thursday to enter a judgement despite without hearing from their witnesses.
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll start our day today coming off of some mild overnight lows in the low to mid 50s. Because of some lingering moisture in the air, we saw quite a bit of thunderstorm activity last night and have a 30% chance of seeing some more today. Our warming will peak today
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Echoing the crackdown on freedoms in neighboring Hong Kong, the former Portuguese colony of Macao has revised its legal system to face “new adverse challenges in terms of national security.” The government of the tiny enclave, heavily dependent on its gambling industry, said changes to the Law on Safeguarding National Security are
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed three men accused of deadly violence during last year’s anti-government protests despite objections from human rights groups. The judiciary’s website, announced the executions of three men early on Friday. Authorities say they killed a police officer and two members of the paramilitary Basij group in Isfahan
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised to build more railway and other trade links with Central Asia and proposed jointly developing oil and gas sources at a meeting with the region’s leaders that highlighted Beijing’s growing influence. The two-day China-Central Asia Summit in the western city of Xi’an came as President Joe
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus Hong Kong (CNN) — Zachary Kussin was ready. The New Yorker had marked the date on his calendar months in advance and checked the Hello Hong Kong website every day for more information, all in hopes of scoring a free airline ticket. The Hello Hong Kong initiative was introduced to lure back
Continue ReadingBY KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has rejected an activist publisher’s latest effort to use a British lawyer to defend him against national security charges as Beijing tries to crush a pro-democracy movement. Jimmy Lai, the 75-year-old founder of the now-defunct newspaper Apple Daily, faces up to life
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Who says you cannot reach for the moon? A proposed $5 billion real estate project wants to take skyscraper-studded Dubai to new heights — by bringing a symbol of the heavens down to Earth. Canadian entrepreneur Michael Henderson envisions building a 274-meter (900-foot)
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