AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin of Britain has withdrawn from the Paris Games after a video emerged that the sport’s governing body says shows her “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare.” Dujardin says in a statement that the video from four years ago “shows
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July is national Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month, and a Bend woman who’s a sarcoma patient talked with us about her experience and raising awareness about the rare disease, while also finding a tasty way to raise funds to help fight it.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed legislation expanding the reach of a law on declaring foreign-funded organizations undesirable. The measure passed its final reading in the Duma on Tuesday. It goes next to the upper house and then to President Vladimir Putin to become law. It adds the criterion to an
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wiz, a cloud security firm based in New York, has rejected a proposed $23 billion acquisition deal offered by Google parent Alphabet, according to a Wiz memo seen by CNBC. Wiz CEO Assaf Rappaport said the company would now focus on an initial public offering. That ends the prospect of what
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Life may sometimes imitate art, but Vice President Kamala Harris is not the fictional politician Selina Meyer in “Veep.” However, given the number of memes and videos in circulation comparing the HBO comedy series and Harris, the show’s creator felt compelled to state the obvious. “Don’t forget we
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Actor George Clooney on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, hailing her “historic” White House bid following President Joe Biden’s exit from the 2024 presidential race. Clooney is seen by many Democratic backers in Hollywood as a sort of compass given his engagement and activism. When he penned a New
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Millions of acres of national forest lands across Oregon and Washington are continuing to see record-breaking dry timber conditions on both sides of the Cascades, the U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday. These critical conditions are spurring rapid wildfire growth from recent lightning storms, including the July 16-17th storms which produced over 2,000
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Within the span of five days in January, Sean Wang’s life changed about as dramatically as is possible for a young filmmaker. On Jan. 19, Wang’s “Nai Nai & Wài Pó,” a documentary short about his two grandmothers, was nominated for an Academy Award. On Jan. 23rd, his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s population crossed the 23 million residents mark for the first time this year because of the influx of people moving from other states, according to state demographic estimates. As of April 1 of this year, Florida had 23,002,597 residents, according to estimates released earlier this month by the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa judge has ruled the state’s strict abortion law will take effect Monday, preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant. The law passed last year, but a judge had blocked it from being enforced. The Iowa Supreme Court
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in the first rally of her 2024 presidential campaign, told supporters in Wisconsin Tuesday that she will spend the coming weeks “continuing to unite our party” ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month and this fall’s showdown with Donald Trump. Harris’
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Stahl Click here for updates on this story BERLIN, New Jersey (KYW) — An Instagram account started as a tribute to her mother, who’s now in the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease, has quickly become popular with millions of people sharing their struggles and supporting each other. “Phyllis is fun. Phyllis loves to
Continue ReadingCNN By Evan Perez, Lauren Fox, Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand and Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — US Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has tendered her resignation amid scrutiny of security lapses related to the recent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, sources tell CNN. The move comes as lawmakers and an internal government watchdog move
Continue ReadingBy Wakisha Bailey Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — As the 2024 election season intensifies and with Vice President Kamala Harris in the running to take over for Joe Biden on the presidential ticket, Democrats are hoping to energize a younger voter base. It’s a strategy that Republicans are trying as
Continue ReadingBy Alex Ortiz Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Illinois State Police arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with the shooting of a 7-year-old boy on the Dan Ryan Expressway early Sunday morning. Ulyesee W. Burns, of Calumet Park, was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm. Officers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” He
Continue ReadingBy Elyssa Kaufman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A police officer and an 8-year-old were among five people injured after a driver in a stolen car tried to get away from police in Brighton Park Monday night. Police said officers stopped a black SUV in an alley in the 2500
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. Direct descendants of slaves in rural Alabama managed to cultivate a groundbreaking art practice while facing oppression, geographic isolation and intense material constraints. As of this year, their improvisational art has
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will deliver a speech on his decision to drop out of the 2024 race on Wednesday. “Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET, I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sería fácil considerar las elecciones presidenciales de este domingo en Venezuela como un hecho consumado. El movimiento de oposición del país está desafiando a Nicolás Maduro, un hombre fuerte que ha gobernado Venezuela desde 2013 y ha dejado claro que tiene la intención de seguir haciéndolo, diciendo la semana pasada que
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