Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra has taken a symbolic dip in the Seine in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics. Oudéa-Castéra was dressed in a body suit and dove into the famous river after an initial slip and swam a few
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “there still isn’t absolute certainty” that Mohammed Deif and
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell, Eric Levenson, Ashley R. Williams and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial began and nearly three years after the fatal “Rust” movie set shooting that led to the charge against him, a New Mexico judge said eight words that left the actor visibly emotional –
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas is sizzling under a prolonged heat wave that has delivered a record-breaking seven consecutive days of temperatures 115 degrees or higher amid a historically hot summer in the United States. “With a high temperature of 115°F this afternoon we not only extended our streak
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, declaró este viernes que espera mejorar los lazos con Europa a pesar del retroceso del continente en sus compromisos para aliviar el impacto de las sanciones estadounidenses. “A pesar de estos pasos en falso, espero entablar un diálogo constructivo con los países europeos para
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including retirees in Oregon, a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California and a 10-year-old boy who collapsed while hiking with his family on a Phoenix trail. Heat is the top cause of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A dangerously hot summer is shaping up in the U.S. West, with heat suspected in dozens of recent deaths, including retirees in Oregon, a motorcyclist in Death Valley, California and a 10-year-old boy who collapsed while hiking with his family on a Phoenix trail. Heat is the top cause of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year. The wedding early Saturday was being attended by global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians, highlighting the billionaire’s staggering wealth and rising clout, and came after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is set to attend the Wimbledon men’s final on Sunday in a rare public appearance after her cancer diagnosis. Kensington Palace confirmed Saturday that Kate, wife of heir to the throne Prince William, will be in the Royal Box on Centre Court to watch defending champion Carlos
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh, Jade Gordon and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Alanna Morris tuned in to last month’s presidential debate hoping to watch President Joe Biden “wipe the floor” with former President Donald Trump. Instead, the 44-year-old Atlanta cardiologist saw a candidate she hardly recognized. She turned the event off halfway through, feeling sad and
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-one people died after a school building collapsed in central Nigeria while students were sitting an exam in what local authorities called an “avoidable tragedy.” The two-story building collapsed in the city of Jos and saw a further 30 people hospitalized, according to Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). NEMA said that students were
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police say they have arrested a man in connection with the deaths of two men whose remains were found in two suitcases in southwest England. The Metropolitan Police said armed officers detained a 34-year-old suspect at a train station in the city of Bristol early Saturday. Police said more human remains
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian shelling of Ukraine killed four people on Saturday, officials said, as the two countries exchanged drone attacks, one of which set ablaze a Russian oil depot. Two people died in Ukraine’s partly occupied Kherson region and two were wounded in the attack close to the regional capital, said Gov. Oleksandr
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Seger and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump agree that the cornerstone achievement of his first term will continue shaping the American legal and political landscape for decades. “I totally transformed the federal judiciary,” Trump boasted at a summit hosted by the right-wing Moms for
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Seger and Phil Mattingly, CNN (CNN) — Supporters and opponents of former President Donald Trump agree that the cornerstone achievement of his first term will continue shaping the American legal and political landscape for decades. “I totally transformed the federal judiciary,” Trump boasted at a summit hosted by the right-wing Moms for Liberty
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of southeast Texas residents are entering the sixth day in a row suffering brutal heat without air conditioning and many are scrambling to find cool shelters, food, safe drinking water and health care resources. More than 760,000 power customers in southeast Texas remain
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MADRAS, Ore. – Jefferson County commissioners said Friday they are pleased to announce an open house and tour of the county’s dog kennel facility on Monday, July 22 from 5-7 p.m. This event marks the first opportunity for the public and community partners to explore the facility since the previous contractor, Rockn EZ Rescue Ranch,
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — At age 18, a decade before Barbora Krejcikova won Wimbledon on Saturday, she was done with junior tennis and couldn’t decide whether to pursue a professional tennis career or move on, go to school and find a different path. So Krejcikova wrote a letter to one of her idols,
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: A beloved former airline is making a brief – and expensive – victory lap, France celebrates its national holiday, and we spotlight a Pacific Northwest destination that should be on your travel list. Flying high Pan Am is synonymous with glamorous travel. Although the
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The threat for dry lightning is now being discussed by the meteorological community as moisture is moving around the periphery of the large dome of high pressure that brought us the heat. There will be some clouds and moisture added to the region over the next 24 to 36 hours. This moisture in the upper levels
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