By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Bacon is ready to cut loose at prom. Bacon announced this week to a gym full of students from Utah’s Payson High School, where his iconic movie “Footloose” was filmed, that he will be making an appearance at the school’s final prom. This comes after students launched a
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Sunday attacked congressional Republicans for pushing a provision in the government funding bill that limits which flags can be flown above US embassies, effectively banning LGBTQ flags. “President Biden believes it was inappropriate to abuse the process that was essential to keep the government open
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been a bumpy road for the stock market this year, but investors aren’t complaining. That’s because markets have rallied to new highs and have already soared past analysts’ 2024 estimates. The S&P 500 has surged more than 10% since January, and last week it surpassed Goldman
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As Argentina on Sunday marked the most traumatic date in its modern history — the 1976 military coup that ushered in a brutal dictatorship — President Javier Milei posted a startling video that demanded justice. Not for those who suffered repression under the junta, but
Continue ReadingBy LUIGI NAVARRA and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony,
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael has named Simon Harris as its new leader, paving the way for him to succeed former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as the youngest Taoiseach in Irish history at age 37. Varadkar announced his surprise resignation on Wednesday, citing “personal and political, but mainly political
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Eve Brennan, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia on Sunday held a day of mourning after at least 137 people were killed in an attack on a concert venue in Moscow, the country’s worst terrorist attack in two decades. The four gunmen suspected of carrying out the attack were
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Kensington Palace thanked the public for their tremendous support over the weekend after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has cancer. The royal family, however, is not expected to reveal any further medical details such as the type of cancer or what stage it is. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd delivered a stunning rebuke of NBC News on Sunday, blasting the network for hiring former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel as a paid political analyst. Todd, who serves as the network’s chief political analyst, delivered his scathing criticism after McDaniel made
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s first criminal trial was supposed to begin Monday. Instead, his lawyers will get the chance to argue for a lengthy postponement and even a dismissal of the charges. Judge Juan Merchan is holding a pre-trial hearing in New York on Monday to discuss the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A week ago, President Vladimir Putin swaggered triumphantly onstage at a post-election event surrounded by young people in T-shirts reading “Putin — Russia — Victory,” and he confidently shrugged off Western criticism of the vote as neither free nor fair. This weekend, a very different Vladimir Putin addressed a nation shocked
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza. Her decision to use the term genocide, as she did during a floor speech on Friday in
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza. Her decision to use the term genocide, as she did during a floor speech on Friday
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The Three Sisters Historical Society hosted a get-together to discuss the Oregon Pacific Railroad on Sunday afternoon at the Sisters Fire Ha. Dozens showed up to learn about the railroad and its route through the Santiam Pass, also known as the Hogg Railroad.
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — After a more than a decade of devastating news for journalism, with local papers shutting down and mass layoffs across national newsrooms, a few small towns in Iowa have stumbled upon a new solution: transferring ownership to a student newspaper. Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist began talks
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs says three armed men have attempted to storm a police station in the Armenian capital of Yerevan detonating hand grenades that injured two of the attackers. The injured assailants were hospitalized with shrapnel wounds from the blast Sunday in Yerevan’s northern
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The reports of harrowing and sometimes tragic incidents aboard airplanes accelerated this year, leading many to wonder if it’s still safe to fly. A door plug blew out on an Alaska Airlines flight leaving a gaping hole in the Boeing 737 Max fuselage. Passengers’ phones and clothing
Continue ReadingBy Mick Krever and Lauren Izso, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Two of the three members of Israel’s war cabinet signalled their opposition to government proposals on the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox men into the military, setting up a potential collapse of the government coalition. The Israeli Supreme Court had given the government until the end
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and five others, including an off-duty Indianapolis Metro police officer, were injured after a shooting erupted outside a bar early Sunday morning, authorities said. Police said two off-duty Indianapolis Metro Police officers were working security at a bar at 9449 E. Washington St. when, around 1:30 a.m.,
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