By Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Equipped with only 19 pounds of gear, 89-year-old Bing Olbum set off on what he intended to be a five–day hiking trip. Instead, Olbum found himself stranded for nearly 10 days in over 4 million acres of Salmon-Challis National Forest. It’s home to some of the most rugged places in the country
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — Desde hace varios años, la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI), con sede en La Haya, lleva adelante una investigación en Venezuela por posibles crímenes de lesa humanidad en Venezuela, mientras los fiscales y otros organismos continúan reuniendo pruebas sobre la actuación del Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro, quien hasta el momento no
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America A lawsuit accuses an Alabama lawyer of groping and sexually assaulting an incarcerated woman. The lawsuit filed Tuesday claims former state senator Doug Ghee tried to coerce the woman into being his “sex slave” and promised to use his friendship with the judge and assistant district attorney on her case to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation designating a national monument in Springfield, Illinois, at the site of a 1908 race riot that later fueled the formation of the NAACP. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during her briefing with reporters on Wednesday that the ceremony
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Wally Amos, the charismatic founder of Famous Amos cookies, has died at age 88, according to a statement signed by his children. In the statement, his children said the cause was complications of dementia. “He was a true original Black American hero,” said the statement, signed “Sarah,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has authorized the execution of a third person by nitrogen gas. The Alabama Supreme Court granted on Wednesday the state attorney general’s request to authorize the execution of Carey Dale Grayson. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will set Grayson’s execution date. It will likely be sometime this fall. Grayson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Google says an Iranian group linked to the country’s Revolutionary Guard has tried to infiltrate the personal email accounts of roughly a dozen people linked to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since May. The new report issued Wednesday affirms and expands on a Microsoft report released
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BEND, Ore, (KTVZ) – Two newly opened businesses in northwest Bend are having to close down for now and pick up the pieces after a suspected drunk driver rammed into their building early Wednesday morning. The driver was arrested on suspicion of DUII after the 3:30 a.m. crash into the structure at the corner of
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump delivered a Wednesday speech that was laden with false claims he has made before. One of them was about insulin prices for seniors. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, claimed in the North Carolina address that Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump’s Democratic opponent in the
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia says the father of 17-year-old Spain soccer star Lamine Yamal has been hospitalized after being stabbed near Barcelona. Citing unnamed official sources, the paper said Mounir Nasraoui was stabbed multiple times. La Vanguardia said Nasraoui was in serious but stable condition. Some arrests had been made, according
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger Esta cobertura terminó por el día de hoy. Puedes leer más noticias aquí. Militares ucranianos esperan en un vehículo militar para dirigirse a una misión de combate, en la región de Sumy, cerca de la frontera con Rusia, el 13 de agosto de 2024. (Crédito: ROMAN PILIPEY/AFP vía Getty Images) The-CNN-Wire™ & ©
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Toomaj Salehi, the Iranian dissident rapper who escaped the death penalty earlier this summer has been cleared entirely of the original charges by a lower court in Isfahan, central Iran. Salehi became a key voice of anti-government dissent in Iran during the 2022 ‘Woman, Life Freedom’ protests, with lyrics
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The 2020 presidential election took days to be decided, but it’s possible that 2024 could take even longer, thanks to a specific voting process used in two states that aren’t typically the focus of national political campaigns. Maine and Alaska each use ranked choice voting to determine the winners
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A federal prosecutor in Argentina has formally charged former President Alberto Fernández with committing violence against former first lady Fabiola Yáñez. Prosecutor Ramiro González charged Fernández on Wednesday with the crimes of “minor and serious injuries, doubly aggravated” and “coercive threats” against his ex-partner, according to a ruling seen by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A gun registered to infamous former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner was discovered at the Airbnb of two men charged in the robbery of a $1 million watch from Beverly Hills. Federal prosecutors announced the find Tuesday. They say a 21-year-old Columbian man and a 19-year-old Venezuelan man
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawsuits contend that the state, two counties and different schools missed warning signs and failed to protect a 12-year-old Pennsylvania girl who was suffering abuse at her home before she died in May. Malinda Hoagland’s half sisters filed suits in Pennsylvania state court as well as in federal court Wednesday. The suits
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico’s border state of Sonora have arrested a local police officer in the killing of an American man in July. The Sonora state prosecutors’ office identified the victim only by his given names, Kevin Ray. The office says the man had fired a weapon at a relative of the
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County and portions of Harney and Klamath counties due to smoke from fires in Oregon and California. The following areas are affected: Deschutes County Northern Harney County Northern Klamath County Lake County The agency said it expects the air quality advisory
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Los astronautas de la misión a la Estación Espacial Internacional de la NASA deberán esperar al menos una semana más antes de saber cómo y cuándo regresarán a la Tierra, luego de que la decisión fuera prolongada varias veces debido a problemas con la nave espacial Boeing Starliner. En una nueva
Continue ReadingASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Police in northern Virginia say they are looking for a homeless man they suspect broke into an office of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it has issued an arrest warrant for 39-year-old on a burglary charge in connection with the break-in. The sheriff’s office says
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