Arizona Supreme Court rejects attempt to block abortion initiative from November ballot
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an attempt to block a proposed constitutional amendment…
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Plaything or peril? Brazilian kites are endangering lives and prompting a push for a national ban
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Two groups of men stood on opposite rooftops perched on a hillside overlooking Rio de Janeiro’s…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school safety officer pleads no contest to voluntary manslaughter in fatal shooting of 18-year-old
By Cindy Von Quednow and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A former California school safety officer has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden’s lawyers, prosecutors headed back to court ahead of his trial on federal tax charges
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hunter Biden’s legal team and prosecutors will appear in a California courtroom as the judge weighs what…
Continue ReadingYour audience is filled with Republicans. The Democratic convention is underway. How to cover it?
AP Media Writer The Democratic convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge: how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its…
Continue ReadingMontana asbestos clinic seeks to reverse court finding that it submitted hundreds of false claims
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — An attorney for a health clinic in a Montana town polluted with deadly asbestos asked a federal appeals…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton’s post-presidential journey: a story told in convention speeches
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — In Bill Clinton’s prime-time speech at the Democratic National Convention in 1988, the young…
Continue ReadingShe didn’t see her Black heritage in crossword puzzles. So she started publishing her own
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It started a couple of years ago when Juliana Pache was doing a crossword puzzle and got stuck. She was unfamiliar…
Continue ReadingFannie Lou Hamer rattled the Democratic convention with her ‘Is this America?’ speech 60 years ago
Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is accepting the Democrats’ presidential nomination Thursday exactly 60 years…
Continue ReadingJennifer Lopez has filed for divorce from Ben Affleck
CNN By Lisa Respers France and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Lopez and husband Ben Affleck are officially parting ways, according to an…
Continue ReadingTropical depression dumps heavy rain in southern South Korea and Seoul area
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tropical depression is dumping heavy rain in southern South Korea and the populous Seoul region after weakening from a…
Continue Reading3 suspects in fatal shooting of Israeli Arab businessman in Istanbul detained in Romania
ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Turkey say three suspects wanted in connection with the killing of an Israeli Arab businessman in Istanbul have been…
Continue ReadingEmhoff uses convention speech to show personal side of Harris: ‘Her empathy is her strength’
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff used his speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention to paint a…
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ACLU sues city of Medford, accusing police department of illegally monitoring progressive activists
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon is suing the city of Medford, saying its police department has been unlawfully…
Continue ReadingAustralian slang terms every visitor should know
By Antoinette Radford, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your “yeah, nah” from your “nah, yeah”? Or your “woop woop” from your “wig out”?…
Continue ReadingMan who faked own death by hacking into death registry to avoid paying child support sentenced to over 6 years in prison
By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A Kentucky man who faked his own death by hacking into a death registry to avoid paying child support was…
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Park Pick: Newberry National Volcanic Monument is a special place in Bend’s backyard
Did you know a volcano the size of Rhode Island is just a short drive from Bend? Newberry National Volcanic Monument is home to remarkable geological…
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OSU-Cascades instructor serving as a delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago
NewsChannel 21 spoke to Amy Sabbadini, an instructor at OSU-Cascades who is representing Democrats in Oregon’s Fifth US House District at the…
Continue ReadingAn airport in Japan shut down because a pair of scissors went missing
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Traffic at one of Japan’s busiest airports was halted recently when a pair of scissors went missing. Concern…
Continue ReadingHere are all of the celebrities at the Democratic convention’s starry roll call
Associated Press The Democratic National Convention transformed what should have been the driest part of the evening — the roll call — into a…
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