By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Despite its name, June’s full moon will not look like a strawberry. But the bright orb could still turn heads Friday night with an appearance that is bigger and more colorful than the average moon. The full moon — which will reach the crest of its fullness at 9:08 p.m. ET
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Days after discussing what it would take for him to return to “Yellowstone,” Kevin Costner has announced he’s done with the hit show. The actor made the announcement in a video he shared on Instagram. “I just want to reach out and let you know that after this
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Arriving in a horse-drawn open carriage, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended Royal Ascot in style this week. Dressed in their finest frocks and wearing hats of all different shades, onlookers at the opening day of the five-day racing festival in Berkshire, southeast England, on Tuesday applauded
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose pensions are being saved under a 2021 law. The Butch Lewis Act will ultimately stop cuts to the retirement benefits of 2 million workers and retirees across the country. The law was
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Post said Friday that Robert Winnett, the British journalist who had been slated to take over as the newspaper’s top editor, will no longer join the publication that has been ensnared in a weeks-long crisis over ethics questions. “It is with regret that I share with you
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines says it has no plans to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United States after the Chinese coast guard reportedly rammed, boarded and used machetes and axes to damage two Philippine navy boats in a chaotic faceoff that injured several Filipino navy personnel
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, Stephanie Elam and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — In the 1974 film “Chinatown,” there’s deceit, deception and murder, as well as a timeless Los Angeles protagonist – water. Having debuted 50 years ago this week, “Chinatown” is set against a race for control of water in arid LA, and some of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching, Stephanie Elam and Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — In the 1974 film “Chinatown,” there’s deceit, deception and murder, as well as a timeless Los Angeles protagonist – water. Having debuted 50 years ago this week, “Chinatown” is set against a race for control of water in arid LA, and some of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, amenazó a las naciones occidentales con que estaría dispuesto a armar a otros gobiernos, incluido Corea del Norte, si los países occidentales continúan suministrando armas a Ucrania. “Quienes suministran estas armas creen que no están en guerra con nosotros. Dije, incluso en Pyongyang, que luego
Continue ReadingMOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zambian officials say a U.S. tourist has been killed by an elephant in the city of Livingstone, the second such attack in the country this year. Local authorities said that 64-year-old Juliana Gle Tourneau was killed on Wednesday when an elephant that was part of a herd the
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Amy Osmun assumed she’d never see Mike Gilberstadt again. They’d met only 10 hours before. Now they were standing in Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, facing one another, both putting off the farewells. But time was ticking. They were both set to catch connecting flights – Amy to Scotland, Mike to
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — You know a song of the summer when you hear it. It’s the song that drags you off the sidelines and onto the dancefloor. A song that sounds best when it’s being sung by the people you love, cups in hand, in sticky heat. It worms its way into
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Two years after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, Republicans are still grappling with the political downsides of deferring to states on abortion policy. Across the country, the question of when, or if, patients should have access to the procedure is far from settled. The 2022 Dobbs decision has
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s independent policing review body has launched an investigation into the death of a protester who was shot during the mass anti-tax demonstrations in the capital Nairobi on Thursday. The incident has sparked widespread outrage and intensified scrutiny of police actions amid the escalating protests. The man named by
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La familia del príncipe William celebró el viernes su cumpleaños número 42 publicando una divertida foto de él saltando desde una duna de arena, tomado de la mano de sus tres hijos: el príncipe Jorge, la princesa Carlota y el príncipe Luis. “¡Feliz cumpleaños, papá, todos te queremos mucho! Cx”,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon is eliminating the use of the puffy plastic air pillows used in delivery boxes, joining other major companies that are cutting their plastic use. The company said it was shipping 15 billion plastic pillows annually, and the changes represent its largest plastic packaging reduction effort in
Continue ReadingBy Sam Simpson, CNN Washington (CNN) — The number of people entering the US illegally has fallen sharply, with encounters at ports of entry falling by 25% since the White House announced controversial asylum restrictions earlier this month, according to new monthly statistics released Thursday by US Customs and Border Protection. The announcement is a
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Extending an improbable comeback from a three-game deficit, the Edmonton Oilers forced a deciding Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Finals with a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers Friday night. With the best-of-seven series level at three games apiece, the teams will return
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Happy Friday Central Oregon! We’re continuing the warming trend with temperatures rising mostly into the 80s today. Some parts of the region including Madras and Warm Springs could see highs up in the 90s. It’s one of those days you’re going to want to switch out the pair of jeans for a pair of shorts.
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A major power outage has hit the Western Balkans as the region swelters in an early heat wave that has sent temperatures soaring to up to 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Authorities in Montenegro said on Friday that an outage in the country’s power
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