Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Se espera que la primera ola de calor importante del año ase una parte significativa del centro y sur de Estados Unidos este domingo, Día del Padre, con altas temperaturas que podrían batir récords, a cuatro días del comienzo oficial del verano. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional advirtió a las personas del
Continue Readingby MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press THIAROYE-SUR-MER, Senegal (AP) — The upcoming holiday of Eid al-Adha should have been a joyful occasion for millions of Muslims in Senegal. But skyrocketing prices, record unemployment and growing inequalities have turned Tabaski — as the holiday is locally known — into a source of anguish for many in this
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Outsiders,” a gritty adaptation of the classic young adult novel, became the essence of a Broadway insider on Sunday, winning the Tony Award for best new musical on a night when women made strides. The musical based on the beloved S. E. Hinton book
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Fire season is starting to ramp up in Central Oregon, as two larger blazes in recent days prove. And as usual, the vast majority are human-caused, officials said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and LEE KEATH Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — The year’s most significant heat wave so far is expected to roast a large portion of the central and southern United States on Father’s Day Sunday with potentially record-breaking high temperatures, four days away from summer’s official start. The National Weather Service warned people in
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police have recently received some attention on social media for recommending that beachgoers not leave their valuables unattended and instead put them in a waterproof bag when they get in the water. But the police and a Hawaii nonprofit organization that helps tourists who become victims
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Clacton-on-Sea, England (CNN) — At the end of Clacton Pier, where the salty North Sea breeze tangles with the sickly stench of the nearby amusement hall, a row of amateur fishermen gaze way off past the horizon, towards Europe. The lights and the noise here start early every day. Seagulls dart
Continue ReadingKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A cleanup was underway after an oil spill caused by a dredger boat hitting a stationary cargo tanker blackened part of Singapore’s southern coastline. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singapore fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It damaged the cargo tank on Marine Honor, which leaked oil
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s chairman Akio Toyoda will be facing some disgruntled shareholders this week, as two major proxy groups demand a vote against keeping the grandson of the founder on its board. The vote expected at the June 18 annual shareholders meeting comes after Toyota apologized recently over
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Ali Main and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s campaign on Saturday launched a coalition group targeting Black voters as the former president campaigned in Detroit in an effort to win over a segment of the electorate that has long overwhelmingly backed Democrats. Trump held a community roundtable at the predominantly
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday promised a new pair of giant pandas to a zoo and urged Australia to set aside its differences with Beijing at the outset of the first visit to the country by China’s second-highest ranking leader in seven years. China’s most
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It was all about the Red White and Blue and honoring Old Glory Saturday as the Bend Elks Lodge held their ceremony marking Flag Day.
Continue ReadingBy RYAN SUN Associated Press GORMAN, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Bryson DeChambeau lay sprawled on his back, gazing up at the towering pine trees as a physiotherapist worked him over. Then he got up, dusted himself down, and wrenched control of the US Open. North Carolina’s sweltering Pinehurst No. 2 course became an impromptu stage for the big-hitting, fist-pumping
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Saturday marked the start of a two-day festival at Bend’s Drake Park for the fourth annual Juneteenth Central Oregon celebration. It’s hosted by The Fathers Group and the planning community. This year’s theme is Jubilee, marking a joyous celebration of the emancipation for those that were enslaved. Slaves in Texas learned they had been declared free on
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The trumpeter swans at the Sunriver Nature Center and Observatory are parents, again. Gus and Val welcomed five baby trumpeter swans, also known as cygnets, about five days ago. With the five new cygnets, Gus and Val have had a total of 18 cygnets. Sunriver Nature Center said the new cygnets are the largest group they’ve ever had.
Continue ReadingWDIV, WXYZ, CNN By Dalia Faheid, Paradise Afshar, Sara Smart, Kim Berryman and Sharif Paget, CNN Rochester Hills, Michigan (CNN) — Police are looking for a motive after at least nine people were shot in what appears to be a “random” shooting that sent panicked families fleeing a crowded recreation area in Rochester Hills, Michigan,
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump on Saturday night suggested President Joe Biden “should have to take a cognitive test,” only to confuse who administered the test to him in the next sentence. The former president and presumptive Republican nominee referred to Texas Republican Rep. Ronny Jackson, who was the White
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