Two bats found in the southeast Bend area have recently tested positive for rabies, Deschutes County health officials said Friday. Rabies is transmitted through the bite of an infected animal, and while post-exposure vaccination is effective, the best plan is prevention, they said.
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday publicly acknowledged a daughter of his son Hunter for the first time, breaking a long-held silence on the matter by describing the situation as a “family matter.” “Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Sutton Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Art Newspaper, an editorial partner of CNN Style. (CNN) — Jeffrey Gibson, the Colorado-born, New York-based artist who is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and of Cherokee descent, will represent the United States at the 2024 Venice Biennale, becoming the first
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There are currently only two states in the U.S. that don’t allow drivers to pump their own gas – Oregon and New Jersey. At some point in the next week, that number will drop to just one, KGW reported Friday.
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami is criticizing prosecutors for an apparent attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government.
Continue ReadingBy Fabiana Chaparro, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge has sentenced a Florida woman to more than four years in prison for swindling a Holocaust survivor out of his life savings after meeting him on a dating website. Peaches Stergo, 36, was sentenced Thursday, according to a news release from the US Attorney’s Office
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Under fire this week for an investigative story on former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the entertainment publication Variety made changes to the piece on Friday. But they did not affect the story’s central premise: that Zucker in the past year has sought the help of
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors urged a judge to revoke Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail to stop him from tampering with witnesses before his criminal fraud trial, saying there are likely no conditions that the cryptocurrency entrepreneur will abide by to satisfy their concerns. “The defendant’s attempts to tamper with witnesses and interfere with
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A federal trial for a man who fatally shot 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue is approaching its conclusion as the defense makes its case that mental illness spurred the United States’ deadliest antisemitic attack. Lawyers for Robert Bowers are trying to persuade a federal jury to spare his life. A defense
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta police have renewed calls for the public’s help to try to solve the gruesome stabbing death of a woman who was walking her dog at a popular park two years ago. Forty-year-old Katherine Janness was found just inside an entrance to Piedmont Park around 1 a.m. on July 28, 2021. She
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La presidenta de Perú, Dina Boluarte, anticipó en su discurso a la nación por el Día de la Independencia que solicitará al Congreso facultades legislativas durante 120 días para combatir el crimen organizado y los efectos del fenómeno de El Niño. La mandataria señaló este viernes que “para combatir el grave desafío
Continue ReadingWXYZ By Alex Bozarjian and David Kalman Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — Some people in metro Detroit are estimated to be in the dark until Sunday as many are bracing for extreme heat Friday. The timing of the storm was not ideal and could be potentially dangerous for people
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian and David Kalman Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — Some people in metro Detroit are estimated to be in the dark until Sunday as many are bracing for extreme heat Friday. The timing of the storm was not ideal and could be potentially dangerous for people who
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Two meteor showers, the Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, are both expected to peak during the evenings of July 30 and 31. They will have to compete with a bright moon that’s 95% full, but the Alpha Capricornids may still produce some scintillating fireballs that could outshine the moon.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The nation’s top health official implored states to do more to keep lower-income residents enrolled in Medicaid, as the Biden administration released figures Friday confirming that many who had health coverage during the coronavirus pandemic are now losing it. Though a decline in Medicaid
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States and its Western allies are faced with a difficult conundrum as they navigate potential responses to the military takeover in Niger if democratic rule is not restored. Under US law, if the US State Department formally classifies that takeover as a coup, it would require the
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge in Florida has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize a takeover of Disney World’s governing district by the Florida governor. The judge in state court in Orlando denied Disney’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by DeSantis’ appointees to
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday proposed modest increases to fuel efficiency standards for the vehicles most Americans drive. The proposal fits alongside the administration’s push for increasing the share of electric vehicles on the roads. The US Department of Transportation is taking public feedback this summer and fall on
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — The top-secret document that former President Donald Trump discussed at a 2021 meeting at his New Jersey golf club was included in the 15 boxes returned to the National Archives in January of last year, according to a source familiar with the matter. But Trump has denied it was
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito agreed on Friday to temporarily freeze a lower court order that bars the government from regulating so-called ghost guns – untraceable homemade weapons – as firearms under federal law. Alito acted alone because he has jurisdiction over the lower court
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