$2 to cut a sandwich in half: The outrageous rip-offs targeting tourists in Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian holiday may be a priceless experience for those who have enjoyed all this country has to…
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Tourists’ drinking misadventures up Eiffel Tower and in Trevi fountain
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, misbehaving tourists in Europe, the German couple who moved to Italy to open a…
Continue ReadingRussian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
Continue Reading‘It was a death trap.’ These workers died in triple-digit heat. Now their loved ones demand change
Story and video by John General, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Gabriel Infante, 24, was dazed and sweating in the unforgiving sun. The heat index was…
Continue Reading‘Lahaina belongs to its people’: Hawaii governor insists fire-ravaged Maui community will be rebuilt as search efforts continue
By Elizabeth Wolfe and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Amid concerns that speculators may snap up destroyed land, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green insisted…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue ReadingLeader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
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Deschutes National Forest seeks public comment on six projects proposed by Mt. Bachelor
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes National Forest is seeking public comments on six projects proposed by Mt. Bachelor, from…
Continue ReadingSwiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
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Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police Dept. to join others in statewide safety belt enforcement ‘blitz’
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department will be joining agencies throughout Oregon in a statewide safety belt…
Continue ReadingGulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for two weather disasters to combine in deadly fashion
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a sweltering summer for much of the US, with temperatures reaching new highs seemingly every day.…
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Poor air quality and spotty showers this afternoon
Expect to see the smoky haze remain over the region as the smoke from the Bedrock and Lookout fires drift into Central Oregon. There is some chance…
Continue ReadingIn rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue ReadingA kindergartener accidentally swallowed a tooth – so her principal wrote the tooth fairy a special letter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not…
Continue ReadingMaui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue ReadingWould a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue ReadingGov. Newsom declares state of emergency for southern California ahead of historic Hurricane Hilary
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Ward and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday for…
Continue ReadingBiden goes west for his second vacation of the month
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press GLENBROOK, Nevada (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Nevada late Friday for more…
Continue ReadingCanadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
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