Bend VFW Post 1643 at 1503 NE Fourth Street is having a special ‘Raising the Roof’ Fourth of July celebration to raise funds for a new roof, and with plenty of food, drinks and fun activities for all.
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Henry Martín scored on a diving header 44 seconds into the second half, and Mexico beat Haiti 3-1 Thursday night to clinch a berth in the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinals. Martín headed Uriel Antuna’s cross past goalkeeper Alexandre Pierre for his 11th international goal. Haiti’s Ricardo Adé gave Mexico a 2-0
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 22 points, Diana Taurasi had 17 points and six assists and the Phoenix Mercury beat the Indiana Fever 85-63 to snap a six-game losing streak. It was the first win for interim coach Nikki Blue, who took over after Phoenix fired Vanessa Nygaard on Sunday. The Mercury only scored
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heat waves like the one that engulfed parts of parts of the South and Midwest and killed more than a dozen people are becoming more common, and experts say the extreme weather events, which claim more lives than hurricanes and tornadoes, will likely increase in the future.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life, lumberjacks trudge into the woods and farmers tend wild blueberries just like they have for generations here at the nation’s northeastern tip, where the vast wilderness and ocean meet in one of the last places on the East Coast
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kelsey Plum scored 18 points and the Las Vegas Aces routed the New York Liberty 98-81 in the first meeting between two of the top teams in the WNBA. It was the seventh consecutive win for the Aces (14-1), who have been nearly unstoppable this
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine (AP) — Lobster boat engines rumble to life in quiet coves. Lumberjacks trudge deep into the woods. Farmers tend expanses of wild blueberries. Maine’s Down East region is where the sunlight first kisses the East Coast of the United States each day, where the vast wilderness and
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Officials and residents of several New Jersey shore towns say the state’s law decriminalizing marijuana use is having an unintended effect: emboldening large groups of teenagers to run amok on beaches and boardwalks, knowing there is little chance of them getting in trouble for it.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In Japan, a nation reputed for loyalty to companies and lifetime employment, people who job-hop are often viewed as quitters. And that’s considered shameful. Enter “taishoku daiko,” or “job-leaving agents.” Dozens of such services have sprung up in the last several years to help people who simply
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Elián González has the same big, expressive eyes he did 23 years ago when an international custody battle transformed him into the face of the long-strained relations between Cuba and the United States. Now 29, González is stepping into Cuban politics. He recently entered his country’s congress
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — Young rioters clashed with police and looted stores overnight Friday in a fourth night of unrest in France triggered by the deadly police shooting of a teen, piling more pressure on President Emmanuel Macron after he appealed to parents to keep
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Overstock.com, uno de los mayores nombres del comercio electrónico, cambia su denominación por otra igual de reconocible: Bed Bath & Beyond. El cambio se produce después de que un juez aprobara la compra por parte de Overstock del nombre, el dominio y los activos del programa de fidelización de
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The embattled leader of India’s main opposition Congress party visited crisis-hit Manipur and met with its displaced residents on Thursday, after his convoy was initially stopped by police near the state capital. Rahul Gandhi’s visit comes as the northeastern state grapples with ongoing ethnic violence in which more than
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — The embattled leader of India’s main opposition Congress party visited crisis-hit Manipur and met with its displaced residents on Thursday, after his convoy was initially stopped by police near the state capital. Rahul Gandhi’s visit comes as the northeastern state grapples with ongoing ethnic violence in which more than
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Alex Stambaugh and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she got caught up in a moving walkway at an international airport in Bangkok on Thursday in a freak accident that has yet to be fully explained by authorities. Don Mueang
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, Alex Stambaugh and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she got caught up in a moving walkway at an international airport in Bangkok on Thursday in a freak accident that has yet to be fully explained by authorities. Don Mueang
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Pakistan has reached a preliminary deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) worth about $3 billion that could help stabilize its flailing economy and lift the South Asian nation out of a crisis that has pushed millions to the brink. The staff-level agreement is subject to approval by the
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety must release records related to last year’s deadly Uvalde elementary school shooting, a district court judge in Austin ruled Thursday. District court judge Daniella Deseta Lyttle ruled in favor of a coalition of media outlets – including CNN – that
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La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The La Pine Rural Fire District is pleased to announce that our calls are now populating on the PulsePoint Respond mobile app, available for iOS and Android, joining several other Central Oregon fire agencies. This app allows users to see the address, units assigned to the calls, and nature of
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Shakira estrenó en la noche de este jueves su nueva canción “Copa Vacía”, junto al también colombiano Manuel Turizo. El sencillo, que en solo dos horas ya supera el millón de reproducciones en YouTube, muestra a Shakira en el cuerpo de una sirena mientras habla sobre un amor que, en sus
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