Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Los enfrentamientos entre grupos criminales roban la paz en Costa Rica, un país reconocido a nivel internacional por su ambiente de tranquilidad y que en marzo de este año encabezó la lista de las naciones más felices de Latinoamérica y la número 23 del mundo, según el Informe
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Junko Fukutome, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — It’s a steamy summer afternoon in the Japanese city of Osaka, where a group of around 60 men and women have gathered for a session of “omiai,” or matchmaking, to find true love. They mingle away, hopping from one end of the conference room at
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says an independent body will unveil plans for a permanent memorial to Queen Elizabeth II in 2026, to mark what would have been the late monarch’s 100th birthday. The Cabinet Office said Robin Janvrin, Elizabeth’s former private secretary, has been appointed as chairman of the Queen Elizabeth memorial committee. The
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Quarterback Bo Nix said the Ducks did what they needed to do in their home opener, even if it wasn’t much of a contest. Nix threw for 287 yards and three touchdowns before heading for the bench early in the third quarter and No.
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S. congressional elections since it diminishes the ability of Black voters in north Florida to pick a representative of their choice, a state judge ruled Saturday. Circuit
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN and ANDY NEWMAN Associated Press KEY WEST, Florida (AP) — All the world was “Margaritaville” on Saturday, from Key West to New York City and beyond, as legions of fans mourned the passing of beach-bum balladeer Jimmy Buffett at the age of 76. Buffett’s eponymous hit song has long been the
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EDGEFIELD, S.C. (KTVZ) —Earlier this summer, the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Oregon State Chapter joined forces with eight like-minded organizations to participate in the ‘All Hands All Brands’ event. This year’s event aimed at making beaver dam analogs up in the Ochoco Mountains, to help restore riparian zones. Beaver dam analogs are man-made structures designed
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — SAG-AFTRA’s National Board is unanimously seeking permission from union members to strike against a number of video game makers ahead of negotiations resuming later this month. The union’s initial contract with major video game companies, the Interactive Media Agreement, was extended past its initial expiration date last
Continue ReadingBy JEFF WALLNER Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Reds left-hander Brandon Williamson tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss his scheduled start on Sunday. Williamson is the fourth Reds pitcher to test positive this week, further jeopardizing the Reds’ postseason chances. Starter Hunter Greene was placed on the COVID-19 injured list following his 4-1
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Five people have died from complications of a “rare but serious illness” in Virginia following a statewide outbreak of meningococcal disease, the Virginia Department of Health announced. Twenty-seven cases of the disease, caused by the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis type Y, have been reported in eastern, central, and southwest Virginia
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Cientos de camiones, vehículos recreativos y otros autos comenzaron a salir del festival Burning Man, después de que las fuertes lluvias dejaran a decenas de miles de personas atrapadas durante tres días en el desierto de Nevada, con barro que llegaba hasta los tobillos y que era demasiado espeso para
Continue ReadingBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. But some Burning Man revelers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken. Organizers closed the festival
Continue ReadingNatasha Chen, Jack Hannah, and Conor Powell, CNN (CNN) — The Hawaii Tourism Authority announced Friday it approved more than $2 million to help rebuild Hawaii’s struggling tourism industry. The agency said West Maui accounts for 15% of Hawaii’s total tourism revenue, and since the deadly wildfires, the state has lost roughly $9 million per
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD AND QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Witnesses and local officials say that demonstrations in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk over the handover of a key facility from federal to local Kurdish authorities has turned violent and one protester was killed and several were injured. Clashes broke out around the
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace will join 300 other chapters nationwide in building 40,000 bunk beds for kids who do not have a bed of their own. With the year just two-thirds over, the Central Oregon chapter has already built and delivered 516 beds (with sheets and
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people attending the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert are being told to conserve food, water and fuel as they shelter in place in the Black Rock Desert after a heavy rainstorm pummeled the area, festival organizers said. Attendees saw their campsites transformed by
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An alligator bit a child at a New Orleans beach that has been officially closed to the public since 1964, a hospital spokesperson said. The child, whose age and condition were not released, was transported Friday to the Children’s Hospital of New Orleans after the
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Mountain West Conference made pitches late last month to the Pac-12’s final two members after realignment, Oregon State and Washington State. Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez made presentations to Washington State on Aug. 24 and to Oregon State on Monday, Associate Commissioner Javan Hedlund confirmed Saturday. Stanford
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz fell while jogging and sustained bruises to his face, prompting him to cancel some appointments this weekend, the government said Saturday. In an emailed response to a query about the incident, the government said that the 65-year-old German leader had “a small sports accident” and canceled appointments Sunday
Continue ReadingCNN By Shania Shelton, Jennifer Hansler and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on Friday, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75. Richardson died
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