By John Miller and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — The shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump on Saturday normally would have been at work that day, but he told his boss he needed that the day off because he had “something to do,” according to multiple law enforcement officials. Thomas Matthew Crooks
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A sick bat found in southwest Bend last week has tested positive for rabies, Deschutes County Public Health said Tuesday as it encouraged residents to take necessary precautions to protect their families and pets from the viral disease. Rabies is spread to humans and pets through a bite or scratch from
Continue ReadingBy Nic F. Anderson and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Major changes are coming to the ACT college admissions exam in the spring, the CEO of ACT announced Monday. The exam will be evolving to “meet the challenges students and educators face” – and that will include shortening the core test and making the science
Continue ReadingBy Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Guo Wengui, the exiled Chinese billionaire, was convicted in a US federal court on Tuesday for defrauding thousands of his followers of more than $1 billion. Guilty of nine out of 12 counts involving racketeering conspiracy and securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering, Guo, who is also known
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador told Russia’s foreign minister that President Vladimir Putin should release detained Americans, singling out journalist Evan Gershkovich and ex-Marine Paul Whelan. Linda Thomas-Greenfield took the opportunity of Moscow’s top diplomat, Sergey Lavrov, presiding at a U.N. Security Council meeting to promote multilateralism and democracy Tuesday to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A team of Brazilian scientists has discovered the fossilized skeleton of what they believe is one of the world’s oldest dinosaurs. They made their discovery after heavy rains in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul accelerated natural erosion. The fossil found next to a reservoir is
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El FBI y el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés) están preocupados por la posibilidad de que se produzcan “ataques de seguimiento o represalia” violentos en respuesta al intento de magnicidio contra el expresidente Donald Trump, dijeron las agencias en un boletín de inteligencia conjunto obtenido
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposals to establish term limits for U.S. Supreme Court justices, and an ethics code that would be enforceable under law amid growing concerns that the justices are not held accountable, according to three people briefed on the plans. It would mark a major shift
Continue ReadingONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — The remains of a World War II service member who died in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in the Philippines in 1942 have been brought home to California. The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Powers of Riverside were flown to Ontario International Airport on Tuesday for
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley endorsed Donald Trump’s campaign Tuesday night in her Republican National Convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party after their bitter presidential primary. “I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear: Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — The excitement at the Republican National Convention isn’t just about Donald Trump and his new running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance – it also extends to Senate candidates who the party believes can help deliver the former president a GOP majority on Capitol Hill. While Democrats in competitive Senate
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Errores de seguridad, fallos y oportunidades perdidas para detener a un atacante llevaron al primer tiroteo contra un presidente o expresidente de Estados Unidos en más de una generación. Estos son varios asuntos y problemas identificados por CNN que podrían o deberían haberse abordado antes del ataque al expresidente Donald Trump. Además,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say the leader of a violent neo-Nazi extremist group based in eastern Europe has been charged with plotting to have an associate dress up as Santa Claus and hand out poisoned candy to Jewish children in New York City to sow terror. The 21-year-old man from the Republic of Georgia
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Flashing a horns down hand signal while playing Texas won’t automatically draw a penalty in the Southeastern Conference. SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid explained the league’s approach to officiating opposing players doing the derisive play on Texas’ beloved horns up at SEC Media Days on Tuesday. “We’re
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — They creep, slither and slide over and around each other by the dozen and now there’s a webcam so that anybody can watch them online at any time, even at night. A “mega den” with as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes isn’t top binge-watching for many people. But it’s
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Osmary Hernández, CNN (CNN) — Seventy-one “arbitrary detentions” have been reported within days of the start of campaigning for Venezuela’s presidential election, according to a human rights NGO. A report by Laboratorio de Paz released Monday said that 48 of those detentions involved people who had provided some type of service
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Elon Musk dice que trasladará sus empresas fuera de California. En dos publicaciones de X, el multimillonario dijo este martes que trasladará la sede de SpaceX de Hawthorne, California, a Starbase, Texas, una ciudad de la empresa que se está construyendo en la parte sur del estado. La plataforma de redes
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Tens of millions of dollars raised by a landmark climate law in Washington state will go to Native American tribes that are at risk from climate change and rising sea levels to help them move to higher ground, install solar panels, buy electric vehicles and restore wetlands, Gov. Jay Inslee
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Poachers shot a mule deer doe with an arrow and left the carcass to waste in Madras a Madras neighborhood on Thursday, June 13. The reward for information leading to an arrest or citation is $1,000 or four ODFW hunter preference points, officials said Tuesday in an update on the case.
Continue ReadingBy Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warnings to five companies Tuesday as part of a joint effort to crack down on illegal sales of copycat food products containing delta-8 THC. Delta-8 THC is the psychoactive cannabinoid from the Cannabis sativa plant, of which marijuana
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