Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States has renewed a call on China to stop its aggressive actions in the South China Sea, saying a broader web of security alliances has emerged to preserve the rule of law in the disputed waters. Washington’s top diplomat in Manila was joined by counterparts from key
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident, authorities said. She was 49 years old. Pomeroy drowned Saturday evening in the Willamette River near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Naomi Pomeroy, an award-winning chef who helped put Portland on the map as a culinary destination, has drowned in an inner tubing accident, authorities said. She was 49 years old. Pomeroy drowned Saturday evening in the Willamette River near Corvallis after the group she was tubing with got caught
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — A new artificial turf surface at the Oakland Athletics’ temporary home in Sacramento, California, will have a hydration element because of summer heat at the open-air ballpark. Sutter Health Park’s field will be changed from grass to synthetic before the A’s move there for the 2025-27 seasons ahead
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A rights report says the government of El Salvador has arrested 3,319 underage suspects and sentenced 579 during the harsh 2 1/2 year-old crackdown on street gangs. The report issued Tuesday by Human Rights Watch says the minors have been held in “inhumane conditions,” and sometimes in the same
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court says Minnesota’s law banning 18 to-20-year-olds from getting permits to carry guns in public is unconstitutional. Tuesday’s ruling affirms a lower court decision that concluded that the Second Amendment guarantees the rights of young adults to bear arms for self-defense. The three-judge panel cited a landmark
Continue ReadingBy CTVNewsToronto.ca Staff Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Fourteen people have been rescued from widespread flooding in the Greater Toronto Area, with Environment Canada reporting that almost 100 millimetres of rain poured down on the city on Tuesday. The weather agency issued a rainfall warning for the GTA, predicting
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Florida (WESH) — An Altamonte Springs teen said he’s lucky to be alive after a lightning strike on Monday afternoon. Daniel Sharkey, 17, was doing lawn work for a neighbor, and literally, the next second, he was fighting for his life. He was
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EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) — It was a packed house at Autzen Stadium on Saturday as 35 volunteers with the nonprofit Sleep In Heavenly Peace in Bend made the trip over to Eugene to link up with the Oregon Ducks football team. After four hours of work Saturday morning, 200 beds were built for kids in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Solo en los primeros 10 días de campaña electoral, de cara a las elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, se practicaron 71 detenciones, que correspondieron a 66 hombres y 5 mujeres, según un informe publicado este lunes por Laboratorio de Paz, una organización no gubernamental defensora de los derechos humanos.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Guo Wengui, a self-exiled Chinese business tycoon whose criticism of the Communist Party won him legions of online followers and powerful friends in the American conservative movement, was convicted by a U.S. jury Tuesday of engaging in a massive multiyear fraud that ripped off some of his most devoted
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s robust sports betting industry saw a big decline in June, with revenue down nearly 24% from a year earlier. In a state whose lawsuit led to legal sports betting across most of the country, people have been used to seeing revenue from sports bets go straight
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A major highway, several other thoroughfares and a key transit hub in Toronto have been flooded as torrential rains washed over Canada’s largest city. Power outages also were reported in multiple areas Tuesday. Toronto police say part of the Don Valley Parkway running from the north part of the city into the
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The heat has been with us since the 4th of July when the mercury in the thermometer crossed the 90° mark in Bend. The city has seen afternoon highs in the 90s and 100s since, and there is no let up in sight to the heat. This month we have hit 100 five times, which
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las autoridades de Estados Unidos obtuvieron información de inteligencia de fuente humana en las últimas semanas sobre un complot de Irán para tratar de asesinar a Donald Trump, un desarrollo que llevó al Servicio Secreto a aumentar la seguridad alrededor del expresidente en las últimas semanas, dijeron a CNN múltiples personas
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Tras ser liberado bajo fianza, el presidente de la Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), Ramón Jesurún dio su versión sobre lo que sucedió antes de ser arrestado luego de la final de la Copa América. Asegura que un guardia de seguridad le negó el acceso a la ceremonia
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — In a new interview with a youth culture media outlet, President Joe Biden made false or misleading claims about immigration, inflation, his administration’s spending, and a remark he made about Israel at last month’s CNN presidential debate. Biden sat down Friday with Speedy Morman, a host for Complex. Here is a
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos de Argentina (Indec) dio a conocer la cifra de utilización de la capacidad instalada en la industria del mes de mayo que, por sexto mes consecutivo, funcionó por debajo del 60%. Esto significa que de cada 2 máquinas que existen en Argentina
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s election board has certified a political party that wants to put Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the state’s presidential ballot this fall. The board voted Tuesday to recognize the We The People party. It means the party can place Kennedy on statewide ballots. But the election board’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Vermont’s governor is urging residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they plan to do repairs themselves, so that counties can meet the threshold for individual federal assistance. The flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl damaged homes, knocked out bridges and washed out roads, leaving
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