New cat café opens in SW Bend
Playful Paws Cat Café has opened on SW Knoll Avenue in Bend. All cats and kittens there are up for adoption. The felines come from the C-Cat…
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A judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women…
Continue ReadingBrush fire kills 2 and destroys 9 homes in suburban Tacoma, Washington
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire killed two people and destroyed nine mobile homes Friday in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington,…
Continue ReadingNASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with…
Continue ReadingPerson in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a…
Continue ReadingDeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ bills are costing Florida millions of dollars in business
CNN By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — A slew of new bills signed into law by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has draped the…
Continue ReadingThe Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the Pac-12
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the…
Continue ReadingTrump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of…
Continue ReadingPickle everything this summer! Here’s the easiest way to do it
By Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious…
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Former Olympian Ashton Eaton hosting kids track camp in La Pine
One of, if not the greatest athlete to come out of Central Oregon is back in town, for a kids…
Continue ReadingLeon Black agrees to pay $62.5 million to avoid Jeffrey Epstein-related lawsuits in the US Virgin Islands
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire investor Leon Black struck a multi-million dollar settlement with the government of the US Virgin…
Continue ReadingConmoción por la desaparición en Berlín de la estudiante mexicana de 24 años María Fernanda Sánchez Castañeda
Sofía Benavides Actualización: Encuentran muerta a la joven mexicana María Fernanda Sánchez en Alemania (CNN Español) — El 25 de julio la…
Continue Reading‘U-S-A!’: On the road with thousands of American soccer fans at the World Cup
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — In the shadow of Auckland’s Eden Park stadium, a neighborhood watering hole has become…
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Oregon and Washington leave Pac-12 for Big Ten, OSU future uncertain
The University of Oregon, and the University of Washington have officially left the Pac-12, and are joining the Big Ten…
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‘They don’t realize how it’s affecting the area’: Ballistics testing near Juniper Canyon rocking nearby homes
Residents in the area of Crook County’s Juniper Canyon have been dealing with the sounds and impacts of loud, nerve-shattering explosions for months.…
Continue ReadingGolfer Angel Cabrera is released on parole after 2 years following gender violence cases
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been released from jail on parole after he completed two years in custody over gender…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He…
Continue ReadingCalifornia investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether a local school district infringed on students’ civil…
Continue ReadingUS pauses certain assistance programs to Niger’s government
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States “is pausing certain foreign assistance programs benefiting the government of Niger” amid…
Continue ReadingWhat Asia’s top potato chip maker learned from a huge supply shortage
By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — What happens when Asia’s biggest potato chip maker runs out of potatoes? Japanese snack brand Calbee…
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