The wildfire smoke cloaking much of the region is forcing some visitors to Central Oregon to change their plans. But for the most part, people are moving ahead with their activities, as tourists continue to enjoy Bend in big numbers.
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A rookie Louisville police officer who was shot in the head while responding to a deadly April shooting at a bank is set to be released after spending 109 days in the hospital where he was treated for his injuries, Louisville police said Thursday. Nickolas Wilt,
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Some of the companies that formed what is now Citigroup likely benefitted financially from slavery in the 1800’s, the financial giant acknowledged Thursday, an admission that comes at a time when numerous institutions are re-examining their historic roots and the roles they played in slavery
Continue ReadingOpinion by Julian Zelizer (CNN) — On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell caused quite a scare when he froze during a press conference and was led away by an aide. Though he returned a few minutes later, telling reporters he was “fine,” the incident – coupled with multiple reported falls he has taken this
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, se reunió con el ministro de Defensa de Rusia, Sergei Shoigu, y su delegación, según informó el medio estatal norcoreano KCNA. El encuentro se produjo durante la visita de felicitación de la delegación de Shoigu por el aniversario número 70 del fin
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — One person died Wednesday night after exchanging gunfire with police officers on a residential street in Boise, Idaho, according to police. Reports of an armed person were called in to police just before 10:30 p.m. in the city’s North End, according to the Boise Police Department. Officers staged nearby while gathering
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan street, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past safety failures. The tower crane owned by New York Crane and Equipment
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, se negó a decir si acatará cualquier posible fallo de la Corte Suprema que anule su controvertida ley de reforma judicial, mientras los israelíes sufren por un inminente enfrentamiento entre su gobierno y la corte. “De lo que estás hablando es de
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Perú ha tenido seis presidentes en los últimos 6 años. Dina Boluarte es la sexta y también la primera mujer en el máximo cargo del país. Un país que lleva años sumido en una crisis política cuyo capítulo final aún no se escribe. Este 28 de julio, Perú
Continue ReadingBy JACK DURA and AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The heavily armed man who killed one Fargo police officer and wounded two as they were investigating a traffic stop had been interviewed about his guns in 2021 after the FBI received a tip. The FBI and Fargo Police Department told The Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to lowering blood pressure, studies have typically shown that aerobic or cardio exercises are best. Now, new research suggests another type of physical activity is worth including as an effective tool to prevent and treat hypertension, or high blood pressure. Exercises that engage muscles without movement
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters Thursday to several distributors of e-cigarettes for selling and distributing unauthorized e-cigarette products that appeal to minors. “All of the brands cited in these warning letters have been identified as being among the most popular e-cigarettes among U.S. youth,” the
Continue ReadingCNN staff (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith on Thursday brought additional charges against former President Donald Trump in the investigation into potential mishandling of classified documents after leaving the White House. Smith also filed new charges against Trump aide Walt Nauta and added a new defendant, Mar-a-Lago maintenance employee Carlos De Oliveira, to the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three men convicted in a post-9/11 terrorism sting have been ordered freed from prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Thursday deemed their lengthy sentences “unduly harsh and unjust.” She decried the FBI’s role in radicalizing the men known as the “Newburgh
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida woman who drained an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor’s life savings by posing as a love interest and then lived lavishly off the $2.8 million she got was sentenced Thursday to over four years in prison. Peaches Stergo, 36, of Champions Gate, Florida, was described by
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer RIPPEY, Iowa (AP) — There are hundreds of breweries represented on the jerseys of the thousands of cyclists on RAGBRAI, the annual bike ride across Iowa. They are a testament not just to the rapidly expanding craft beer industry but its place in rural America. Most small towns have
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Black Caucus is pushing the White House, Justice Department and the Department of Education to look into whether Florida school districts are violating federal discrimination law following changes to the state’s Black history curriculum. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Caucus Chairman, Nevada Rep.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Saudi Arabia for talks with the kingdom’s de facto leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on normalizing relations between the country and Israel. A White House National Security Council official confirmed that Sullivan and the prince
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The maker of Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate is thanking an increased demand for sweets in the first half of the year for its positive forecast, Mondelez (MDLZ) International said in its second quarter earnings call Thursday. “We feel good about continued consumer confidence,” the company
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A California college where President Barack Obama started his undergraduate studies will no longer give special treatment to the children of alumni. Occidental College, a private liberal arts school in Los Angeles, is the latest school to end legacy admissions in the wake of a Supreme Court decision removing race from college
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