By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump wanted to spend this week attacking one of Democratic rival Kamala Harris’ biggest political vulnerabilities. Instead, he spent most of the week falsely claiming that migrants are eating pets in a small town in Ohio and defending his embrace of a far-right agitator whose presence is causing concern among
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUKWO, Uganda (AP) — Thousands of mourners in Uganda have been paying their respects to Rebecca Cheptegei. The Olympic athlete was honored Saturday with a military funeral. She died last week in Kenya after her partner set her on fire. Military officers played a prominent role in the funeral as Cheptegei held the
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Ashley R. Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — On the morning of the shooting at a Winder, Georgia, high school that left four people dead, authorities were “actively looking” for the teenage suspect after the school received a warning call from his mom – but there was a mix-up
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MORONI, Comoros (AP) — Authorities say the president of the Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has been “slightly injured” in a knife attack while attending the funeral of a religious leader. They say the suspect, who was identified as a 24-year-old male soldier, was found dead in a police cell on Saturday,
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn crew is beginning its fifth day in orbit, having marked a few record-setting milestones on a historic journey — including the world’s first commercial spacewalk. Conducting a spacewalk is nothing new. NASA has been carrying out the endeavors in outer space since 1965, when the Gemini
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Ishon Ortiz wins play of the week last week!The top plays nominations for this week:Lewis Knapp for Bend High game sealing touchdownMtn Views Mason Chambers throws a dime to Jordan Best.KP Roskowski with an insane bicycle kick goal
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Mexican superstar Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez put his WBC, WBA and WBO super middleweight championships on the line on Saturday against the undefeated Edgar Berlanga, and came out victorious. The pair clashed at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, on a date that had extra significance for Álvarez as it comes
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Ishon Ortiz, our Athlete of the Week. is one of the best running backs in the state. The senior Ridgeview Raven rushed for 440 yards on 29 carries and scored five touchdowns last week. Ishon also wrestles and does boxing and hopes to become a pro boxer one day! Shout out Ishon!
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it launched a satellite into space with a rocket built by the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Iran described the launch Saturday as a success, making it the second such launch to put a satellite into orbit with that particular rocket. Independent scientists later confirmed the launch and
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — En el centro de la huelga de Boeing que comenzó este viernes hay una historia sobre lo que ocurre cuando los ejecutivos tacaños pierden el rumbo y recae en los trabajadores la responsabilidad de que todo vuelva a la normalidad. El año pasado, Boeing no obtuvo beneficios. De hecho, el fabricante
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that threatens to spread across the region. Aysenur Ezgi Eygi,
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Meet Mila, a 3-month-old shepherd mix who the Humane Society of Central Oregon describes as “a spirited puppy who’s bursting with energy and ready to become your new best friend!”
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The Bend High Lava Bears just keep on rolling! They are 3-0 to start the season after dominating the second half against Canby. Bend travels to Mazama next week.
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The Summit Storm lost big in a semi-final rematch against Wilsonville Friday night. Wilsonville went up 21-0 in the first half and never looked back, as they beat the Storm 34-7. The Storm remain winless in the tough early-season matchups, and they face Henley next week at home. At Mountain View, the stadium was rocking
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Las banderas arco iris ondeaban al viento mientras parejas de gays y lesbianas caminaban de la mano por un pasillo improvisado en el concurrido distrito comercial de Siam, en Bangkok. El Senado tailandés acababa de aprobar un proyecto de ley sobre la igualdad matrimonial, y la comunidad LGBTQ+ local estaba de
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Storm Ileana has weakened to a tropical depression, the National Hurricane Center said Sunday. The tropical storm formed Thursday off Mexico’s Pacific coast as it moved ashore, making landfall on the coast of the Mexican state of Sinaloa Saturday, a day after it pounded the resort-studded Los Cabos. On Sunday, wind
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body of a close friend, whose neck had been twisted so severely that his
Continue ReadingIn one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers (40 miles) inland from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. Seventeen months later, many in the area are still shaken by what happened despite
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The forecast is calling for some dry and mild “fall-like” weather today with highs reaching the middle 70s most locations. A mixture of clouds and sunshine this afternoon with the clouds doing a good job of filtering the sunshine. Winds will pick up a bit in the afternoon, but not much more than 15
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — With her pinkish cheeks and natural charisma, two-month-old pygmy hippo Moo Deng is making millions of fans online and drawing bumper crowds to the Thai zoo where she lives. The pint-sized new arrival at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, east of the capital Bangkok, has
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