MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador thanked Guatemala on Friday for helping the nearly 600 Mexicans who have crossed into Guatemala to escape drug cartel violence, but also minimized the violence that drove them there. In his first comments since the refugees fled earlier this week, the president went on to
Continue ReadingBy Chandi Chapman Click here for updates on this story BUTLER, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Local groups that help people deal with trauma will be able to get counseling at the Monarch Training Institute in Butler after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump in Butler County. Dr. Elan Welters Lewis, executive director of Family
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From Ralph Lauren to lululemon, there were big-name designers showcasing their chops at the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday.
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The region will be in the middle 80s both Saturday and Sunday as the region gets a break from the 90s for a while. The winds are likely to arrive from the east then north east on Saturday as a weak wave of energy moves south through SE Oregon. This will result in the potential
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The Paris 2024 Parade of Nations is unlike any before, floating down the River Seine. Check out the order of their appearance right here…
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story ROCK HILL, South Carolina (WYFF) — A 15-year-old died in Rock Hill, South Carolina, when a golf cart she was riding in and a vehicle collided head-on. Rock Hill police said this happened at about 10:05 p.m. on Thursday on Laurel Creek Drive. Officers were
Continue ReadingBy Ayron Lewallen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — The Alabama Department of Education is making a change to its reading proficiency tests, and it’s got parents asking if the state is going too easy on students. They feel dropping the score is needed for students. Some people accused the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina state regulators now say a nonprofit run by the wife of North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson must repay $132,000 for what they call disallowed expenses while carrying out a federally funded child care meal program. The state Department of Health and Human Services revealed a larger
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story TRENTON, Maine (WMTW) — Investigators on Friday released the names of the two people who died in a fiery plane crash Thursday afternoon in Trenton. The pilot involved has been identified as 71-year-old Michael Leibowitz of Charleston, SC and the passenger involved has been identified
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Don’t miss a moment of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Canadian men’s basketball team in action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading Don’t miss a moment of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Canadian men’s basketball team in action at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingGREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury has found a Tennessee man guilty of escaping an inmate transport van but not guilty of trying to escape jail. News outlets report that jurors in Greeneville federal court delivered the verdict Friday against Sean Williams, as more trials loom that charge him with raping children to create pornography
Continue ReadingBy John Atwater Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A 9-year-old Massachusetts boy says he thought he was going to get shot at a Boston playground over his iPhone. “I was terrified,” the boy, who NewsCenter 5 has not identified, said. “I was thinking like, ‘What if I die right here
Continue ReadingCNN By Alayna Treene and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday, the first such meeting between the two men since Trump left the White House more than three years ago. The meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence was requested by Netanyahu, sources familiar with the planning
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Cascades East Transit partnered with Bend Bikes and Discover Your Forest on Friday for a Transit to Trails Free Ride Day, promoting an increasingly popular route that’s available all summer.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Lady Gaga was in top form in Paris, France on Friday, when she performed on the banks of the River Seine as part of the grand kickoff to the opening ceremony for the Olympic Summer Games. The Grammy-winner delivered a spirited rendition of Renée “Zizi” Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans woman has filed a $1 million federal lawsuit accusing Mayor LaToya Cantrell and some members of the city police department of civil rights violations and defamation. The suit was filed Friday by an attorney for French Quarter resident Anne Breaud, who says Cantrell falsely accused her
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Lady Gaga delivered a dazzling performance as the first musical act during the Paris Olympics 2024 opening ceremony — except it was all prerecorded. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning performer kicked off her performance on steps along the Seine River, singing Zizi Jeanmaire’s “Mon Truc en Plumes.” French soccer legend Zinedine
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Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec joined the exclusive list of people to light an Olympic cauldron when they set alight the Mathieu Lehanneur-designed boiler in Paris on Friday.
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Venezuela ha retrasado este viernes el despegue de un avión de la aerolínea Copa que cubre el tramo Ciudad de Panamá-Caracas y que lleva entre sus pasajeros a la expresidenta de Panamá Mireya Moscoso y a otros exmandatarios, informó en X el presidente del país centroamericano, José Raúl
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