Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tense deliberations over how and if to allow deep sea mining are unfolding in Jamaica as at least one company threatens to apply for permission before rules and regulations are in place. More than two dozen countries have called for a ban, pause or moratorium on deep
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Acree Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KSHB) — Walking to your car to find a ticket on your windshield can seriously ruin your day. But now, the city of Olathe is offering a trade. They’re letting people donate some school supplies instead of paying traffic and parking fines. You
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Health workers in Ivory Coast have begun giving children the latest malaria vaccine. It’s the beginning of a regional campaign that experts hope might curb the impact of one of Africa’s top killers. The West African country on Monday became the first to start rolling out the newest
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While the Republican National Convention was conducting a role call to nominate Donald Trump, the former president announced Monday his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, just two days after surviving an attempted assassination, and Oregon Republicans are supportive of his choice.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La isla de Lord Howe parece un destino ideal para el turismo de masas, con verdes cumbres, playas vírgenes de arena blanca y aguas cristalinas repletas de peces de colores. Sin embargo, en esta isla de unos 400 habitantes, situada a unos 600 kilómetros de la costa oriental de Australia continental,
Continue ReadingA faculty committee has recommended that a former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse be removed from his tenured position over his involvement in adult entertainment. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that the committee’s unanimous decision last week sets up a vote by the University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents to fire Joe
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — After a year of court hearings examining far-fetched theories about presidential classification power, flimsy accusations of prosecutorial misconduct and heated debates about redacting court filings, Judge Aileen Cannon ended Jack Smith’s classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump on Monday for a more foundational – but nonetheless astonishing – reason. She
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — After a year of court hearings examining far-fetched theories about presidential classification power, flimsy accusations of prosecutorial misconduct and heated debates about redacting court filings, Judge Aileen Cannon ended Jack Smith’s classified documents prosecution of former President Donald Trump on Monday for a more foundational – but nonetheless astonishing – reason.
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Children in Ivory Coast received the first doses of a new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine on Monday, a step that has been hailed as a major milestone in the battle against one of the world’s most deadly diseases. The R21 vaccine, developed by the Jenner Institute at the University
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The heat will continue to plague the area as the mercury in the thermometer will reach the upper 90s to low 100s once again this week. The relentless heat wave has been present for almost two weeks and shows no signs of relenting. Please maintain the safety standards that have been discussed over the past
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets rose Monday as investors processed the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend. The Dow rose climbed 211 points, or 0.5%, closing at a fresh record high. That comes after the blue-chip index hit a fresh all-time high on Friday and edged
Continue ReadingCNN By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US markets rose Monday as investors processed the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend. The Dow rose climbed 211 points, or 0.5%, closing at a fresh record high. That comes after the blue-chip index hit a fresh all-time high on Friday and
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Wild Rye, formerly Range Restaurant and Bar, has opened at the Brasada Ranch resort east of Bend, offering an elevated dining experience in a scenic High Desert setting.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s management ended talks with private investors attempting to take over the company and will pursue its own turnaround strategy to remake the chain. Macy’s board of directors voted unanimously to end discussions with Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management over the investors’ offers to acquire the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi judge has removed one of the attorneys representing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money. Favre is still represented by other lawyers in the case that the Mississippi Department of Human Services filed in 2022 against him
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rynor Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Chaos broke out at the Copa America final on Sunday as crowds stormed inside Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens moments before the match between Argentina and Colombia was set to begin. “I was outraged by the unprecedented events that took place,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone strike on a car Monday near the Lebanon-Syria border killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States and had close ties to the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad, according to pro-government media and an official from an Iran-backed group. Mohammed Baraa Katerji
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Chair Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve is becoming more convinced that inflation is headed back to its 2% target and said the Fed would cut rates before the pace of price increases actually reached that point. “We’ve had three better readings, and if you average them, that’s a
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Alayna Treene and Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has responded to the assassination attempt against him in a manner unfamiliar to some of those around him: with a calm and seemingly methodic resolve. Since being pulled off a Butler, Pennsylvania, stage bloodied and defiant by Secret Service agents,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The “Despicable Me” franchise is on a bananas winning streak. Not only is the latest film thriving at the box office, but now a new “Minions” film is in the works. Illumination, the animation studio behind the franchise, has announced that “Minions 3” will arrive in theaters on
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