By Devon M. Sayers, Tina Burnside and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have identified the suspected gunman in Tuesday’s shooting at a downtown Atlanta food court as Jeremy Malone, according to a news release from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Malone, 34, is accused of wounding three people during a shooting at the Peachtree Center, a
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Thousands of athletes in major and obscure sports are vying for medals in the Russian city of Kazan at the BRICS Games, an international competition shadowed by politics amid Russia’s exclusion from major sports events. The games opened Wednesday, which Russia observes as its independence day,
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The University of Cambridge has repatriated more than three dozen traditional artifacts to Uganda in a major act of restitution welcomed by the local officials who sought them. Some of the objects were shown exclusively to AP journalists. The objects, selected by Ugandan curators, represent a
Continue ReadingBy Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARITA, California (WCBS) — A massive nature restoration project is underway in the Angeles National Forest and the nonprofit TreePeople is leading the way with volunteers working to replant nearly 54,000 native plants and trees. In partnership with California Botanic Garden, they are working
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Sony Pictures Entertainment is getting into the exhibition business. The studio behind recent films like “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” and “The Garfield Movie” has acquired the distinctive theater chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Included in the deal announced Wednesday is the genre film festival Fantastic Fest. Sony said it
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — India proved too strong for the USA at the T20 Cricket World Cup, with the joint host falling to a seven-wicket defeat in New York on Wednesday. The USA beat Pakistan in a historic victory earlier in the tournament but failed to follow it up with a win against
Continue ReadingBy Carolyn Gusoff Click here for updates on this story RIVERHEAD, New York (WCBS) — A former Long Island nurse was sentenced Tuesday for a scheme involving fake COVID vaccine cards at the height of the pandemic. Julie DeVuono, 51, admitted to money laundering and forgery. She was sentenced to 840 hours of community service
Continue ReadingBy Natalie Duddridge, Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — An 84-year-old woman was shot in Brooklyn on Monday night. Althea Lawson, a cancer survivor, is recovering at the hospital after being struck by stray bullets in East Flatbush. She spoke to CBS New York on Tuesday evening.
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Seven dogs from Afghanistan are now in Central Oregon, in need of forever homes. Several staff members from Bend nonprofit Street Dog Hero traveled nearly 7,000 miles to rescue the dogs from Kabul, Afghanistan.
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The forecast is still dominated by the temperatures as the string of 80-degree highs comes to a close with a high of 79 at Bend Municipal Airport. The direction of the wind is from the north today, allowing for a cooler day than Tuesday, but still above normal. The 80s do return for one day,
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Omar Jimenez, CNN (CNN) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit arguing the remaining survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre should be compensated by the city for damages Wednesday, dealing a blow to their ongoing fight for reparations more than 100 years after the attack. Survivors Hughes Van Ellis,
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the city would make financial amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S.
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People purporting to be pro-Palestinian activists have hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum, including its Jewish director. Activists also splashed paint across the front of diplomatic buildings for Germany and the Palestinian Authority. The paint attacks early Wednesday have
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California (KOVR) — There is a daily hum at John’s Cleaners in South Lake Tahoe—a song of steaming and pressing, a tune true to John Cristando and his bustling family dry cleaning business of 55 years. John, 98, always wore his hat
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated much of southern Florida on Wednesday, blocking roads, floating vehicles and delaying the Florida Panthers on their way to Stanley Cup games in Canada against the Edmonton Oilers. The disorganized storm system was pushing across Florida from the Gulf of Mexico at roughly
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma State Supreme Court has rejected the state Board of Education’s attempt to determine what books are available in public school libraries. The court ruled unanimously against the board Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by a suburban Oklahoma City school district. The court found Board
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Chicos, hablemos de hombre a hombre. A menudo nos obsesionamos con el sexo y nuestro rendimiento, pero ¿cuántos toman medidas para asegurarse de estar en plena forma a largo plazo? Si no cuidamos nuestra salud hoy, no disfrutaremos de una vida sexual sana mañana. Es fundamental pensar en la salud sexual
Continue ReadingBy Shelby Reilly Click here for updates on this story GEORGETOWN, California (KOVR) — Nearly three months after a fatal mountain lion attack in Northern California, we are hearing from a family member who is turning the devasting incident involving his nephews into a call for change. The attack at the end of March killed
Continue ReadingBy Alan Gionet Click here for updates on this story FORT LUPTON, Colorado (KCNC) — Gathered on their front porch in Fort Lupton in support, the family of 36-year-old Valarie Garcia is mourning her loss with sadness and hurt and worrying about her children after they identify her as the woman killed in a weekend
Continue ReadingBy Anna Alejo Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — They captured international headlines in 2013 when they became the first gay couple to be granted a civil union in Colorado. Fran and Anna Simon made history again in 2014 as the first gay couple to legally marry in Denver. We caught
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