By Dalia Faheid and Samantha Beech, CNN (CNN) — A dangerous heat wave is bringing sweltering temperatures to much of the US this weekend, including over parts of the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic. Meanwhile, a tropical system could develop this weekend through the southwest Gulf of Mexico. Here’s the latest: • Millions of Americans under heat
Continue Readingby HILAIRE ZON Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast health authorities have launched mobile enrollment centers for the country’s universal health coverage program. Ivory Coast is one of a handful countries in West Africa that offers universal health coverage for its citizens, but the program has been criticized since its inception in
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: viral candy bars in Dubai, a prime minister has to hitch a ride on a commercial flight, what really happens when a plane has a bird strike and the possible end of shoulder season tourism. Wombat walking They’re one of Australia’s cutest native animals.
Continue ReadingBy Virginia Langmaid and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Justin Timberlake returned to the stage Friday night for his first concert since being arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York on Tuesday. “It’s been a tough week, but you’re here and I’m here, and nothing can change this moment right now,” Timberlake
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden but apparently caused no damage, authorities said Saturday, in the latest strike on the shipping lane by the group. The Houthi attack comes after the sinking this week
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan is defending the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries. U.N. special envoy Roza Otunbayeva insists that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. She
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans and conservative activists have increasingly been targeting an executive order issued three years ago by the Biden administration that is intended to boost voter registration, claiming it’s unconstitutional and an attempt to interfere in the November election. A recent fundraising email sent by a GOP
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Thirty miles north of Philadelphia, upscale subdivisions such as Colonial Commons interrupt dairy farms, centuries-old roadside stone houses and the winding Neshaminy Creek that flows between Doylestown and Newtown. Both cities were once rural outposts that have morphed into fashionable commercial, dining and shopping hubs. This
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press On New York’s Long Island, former CNN anchor John Avlon and scientist Nancy Goroff are facing off in a primary election for a congressional seat that Democrats hope will help them take control of the House. The election is Tuesday. The district has been in Republican hands for around a
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Two-time defending Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser took one attempt and packed up for the night. No sense pushing his sore elbow. Or a healing torn pectoral muscle. Crouser took a business-like approach to qualifying on Friday at the U.S. Olympic track and field
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump told a group of evangelicals they “cannot afford to sit on the sidelines” of the 2024 election, imploring them at one point to “go and vote, Christians, please!” Trump also endorsed displaying the Ten Commandments in schools and elsewhere while speaking
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press On a lazy summer weekend a year ago, Russia was jolted by the stunning news of an armed uprising. The swaggering chief of a Kremlin-sponsored mercenary army seized a military headquarters in the south and began marching toward Moscow to oust the Defense Ministry’s leaders, accusing them of starving his force
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black president and a white opposition leader together in an image of unity. Yet the power-sharing agreement sealed a week ago between President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African
Continue ReadingBy Clare Sebastian and Olga Voitovych, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Kateryna Serzhan says the only way to survive Ukraine’s almost daily blackout schedule is to “always have a plan B.” The 35-year-old has had to adapt to life in her high-rise Kyiv apartment block with her active 3-year-old daughter, Varia. Going out to play involves hiking
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Fireflies SPARKY! book trailer has begun delivering free books to children around Central Oregon in a summer-long effort to prevent the learning loss that some students experience while away from school. SPARKY!, a 6-foot by 10-foot trailer put into service with support from the SELCO Steps Up community giving program,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region, in partnership with the Nez Perce Tribe, Heart of Oregon Corps and Lomakatsi Restoration Project has been awarded more than $1 million to launch Indian Youth Service Corps projects on the Deschutes National Forest, Ochoco National Forest, Crooked River National Grassland, Fremont-Winema National Forest and
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – AAA says it expects record-setting travel for the Independence Day holiday, with 70.9 million Americans (21.2 % of the population) going 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday travel period. And in the Northwest, the top destination again is Bend, with Redmond also rounding out the Top
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With the Fourth of July coming up, Americans will celebrate in many ways, some with the traditional pastime of fireworks. However, with hot, dry conditions and fire season at hand, and with the recent Darlene 3 Fire in mind, some cities prohibit fireworks, while others warn of the costly consequences of using illegal ones.
Continue ReadingBy FU TING Associated Press A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China has become a celebrity on Chinese social media after getting into the final round of a math competition, beating many others from elite universities while raising questions about the education system. Fashion design student Jiang Ping finished 12th in the Alibaba Global
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This week, Lynne Ouchida of the Humane Society of Central Oregon visits with kitten Olivia, who she describes as “confident, curious, adventurous – and a lot of fun!”
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