August 2025

As August begins, the Northwest already has seen 53 large fires on over 200,000 acres; most across U.S. human-caused

August 5, 2025 11:08 am Barney Lerten

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As August begins, fire weather forecasters predict higher-than-average temperatures will continue to dry fuels in the region and, along with lightning, cause numerous natural fire starts across Oregon and Washington, the U.S. Forest Service warned Tuesday Since the end of May, fire managers in the Pacific Northwest have engaged in fighting

Justice Department to seek federal hate crime charges and death penalty in killing of Israeli Embassy staffers

August 5, 2025 11:01 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department will seek to indict the man accused of killing two Israeli Embassy staff members in Washington, DC, on federal hate crime charges this week, according to sources familiar with the matter. The indictment against Elias Rodriguez is expected to include special findings for capital punishment, where

¿Quién era Stockton Rush, director ejecutivo de OceanGate y piloto del Titán?

August 5, 2025 10:48 am CNN Newsource

Por Allison Morrow y Eric Levenson, CNN El informe de la Guardia Costera incluye cuestionamientos importantes a Stockton Rush, de 61 años, director ejecutivo y cofundador de OceanGate, así como piloto del sumergible Titán, que implosionó en junio de 2023. Rush, quien se graduó de Princeton en 1984 con un título en ingeniería aeroespacial, fundó

One-two punch of wildfire smoke is wrecking air quality in the US

August 5, 2025 10:46 am CNN Newsource

By CNN Meteorologist Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Air quality has taken a serious hit across the United States as a twofold blow of wildfires in the West and in Canada have sent smoke pouring across large sections of the country — a problem that’s set to linger for days. Air quality alerts are in

Lady Gaga leads 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations

August 5, 2025 10:41 am CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The nominations for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards, known as the VMAs, were announced Tuesday, and it’s a crowded playing field. Lady Gaga leads this year’s nominees with 12, including nominations in the video of the year, artist of the year and best album categories. She is

American journalist missing after going for a hike in Norwegian national park

August 5, 2025 10:31 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Search and rescue volunteers are battling bad weather and heavy rainfall in a search for an American journalist who went missing while hiking in a Norwegian national park. Alec Luhn, a climate journalist from Wisconsin, is an experienced hiker who has completed a number of solo trips in challenging

OSU-Cascades Innovation District rendering

OSU-Cascades launches nationwide search for the main developer of its future innovation district

August 5, 2025 10:21 am Barney Lerten

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Planners at Oregon State University – Cascades said Tuesday they have released a request for proposals for a developer to lead the development of the first phase of the campus’s future innovation district. OSU-Cascades is seeking a strategic and long-term development partner to oversee the creation of a dynamic built environment

Arrestan al sospechoso de matar a cuatro personas en Tennessee, familiares de un bebé abandonado

August 5, 2025 10:18 am CNN Newsource

Por John Miller y Chris Boyette, CNN El sospechoso de la muerte de los cuatro familiares de un bebé que fue abandonado la semana pasada fue arrestado después de una búsqueda de una semana en una zona rural de Tennessee, según la policía de la localidad de Jackson. Austin Robert Drummond, de 28 años, fue

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

August 5, 2025 10:18 am CNN Newsource

By David Goldman, CNN (CNN) — The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in charge of producing it. But economists haven’t forgotten about America’s job market – and they’re growing concerned. Some of the jobs report data has economists using a word they

Sismo de magnitud 2,7 se siente en el área de Nueva York y Nueva Jersey

August 5, 2025 10:16 am CNN Newsource

Por Joe Sutton, CNN Un sismo relativamente débil, de magnitud 2,7, golpeó cerca de Hillsdale, en el norte de Nueva Jersey, el martes a las 12:11 p.m., hora de Miami, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). Decenas de personas desde Staten Island hasta el suroeste de Connecticut informaron

“Mamá está en casa otra vez”, el emotivo reencuentro de una madre con sus bebés tras meses de detención por ICE

August 5, 2025 10:13 am CNN Newsource

Por Sol Amaya, CNN en Español Cuando Paola llegó a su casa, su pequeño hijo Noah la miró de reojo. Se tapaba la cara, se daba vuelta, volvía a mirar. “Como si no creyera que la que estaba ahí era yo, su mamá”, dice la mujer, mientras rememora el momento en el que se reencontró

Family gets life-changing surprise from Operation Roof Rescue

August 5, 2025 10:08 am CNN Newsource

By Dan Rascon Click here for updates on this story KEARNS, Utah (KSL, KSL-TV) — A single mother and her disabled veteran father received the surprise of a lifetime when strangers knocked on their door with an unexpected gift: a brand-new roof. It was 2:30 p.m. on Monday in their quiet Kearns neighborhood when 103.5

Rwanda agrees to take in up to 250 migrants deported from the US

August 5, 2025 10:03 am CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — Rwanda has reached a deal with the Trump administration to take in migrants deported from the United States, becoming the third African nation to do so, amid complaints that governments on the continent are being pressured by the White House to receive them. Foreign US deportees, originally

2.7-magnitude earthquake felt in New Jersey, New York area

August 5, 2025 10:00 am CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A relatively weak, 2.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Hillsdale in northern New Jersey on Tuesday at 12:11 p.m. ET, according to the US Geological Survey. Dozens of people from Staten Island to southwest Connecticut have reported to the USGS they felt weak or light shaking. The earthquake occurred roughly 8

Utahns lost $32M to contractor fraud since 2022. New state task force aims to stop it

August 5, 2025 10:00 am CNN Newsource

By Matt Gephardt Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (KSL, KSL-TV) — Utahns are losing millions of dollars to fraudulent contractors who are taking the money but then walking off the job. Now, the state has formed a task force to protect consumers from contractor scams. The KSL Investigators have

NASA wants US to be the first nation to put nuclear reactor on the moon

August 5, 2025 9:52 am CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Skores, Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy has directed the agency to fast-track plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Expediting work to place a reactor on the lunar surface to help power moon exploration efforts would keep the United States ahead of China and Russia, both

Inmate accused of killing officer faces new charges for attacking jail deputies

August 5, 2025 9:51 am CNN Newsource

By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORK, Utah (KSL) — The man charged with capital murder in the death of Santaquin Police Sgt. Bill Hooser is now facing additional charges for allegedly attacking multiple deputies at the Utah County Jail. Michael Aaron Jayne, 43, of Garrett, Indiana — who is

Wichita Spirit AeroSystems workers unconcerned about Boeing strikes

August 5, 2025 9:51 am CNN Newsource

By Kate Devine Click here for updates on this story WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — Boeing is facing its second strike in less than a year, but Spirit AeroSystems employees in Wichita say they aren’t concerned, at least for now. About 3,200 Boeing defense workers in the St. Louis area walked off the job just after

Principales funcionarios de Trump discutirán la estrategia sobre Epstein en una cena organizada por Vance el miércoles

August 5, 2025 9:50 am CNN Newsource

Por Alayna Treene, Josh Campbell, Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes y Kaitlan Collins, CNN Altos funcionarios de la administración Trump se reunirán la noche del miércoles en la residencia del vicepresidente mientras continúan evaluando si publican una grabación de audio y la transcripción de la reciente conversación del vicesecretario de Justicia Todd Blanche con Ghislaine Maxwell,

George Clooney gives co-star Adam Sandler props for his acting skills in ‘Jay Kelly’

August 5, 2025 9:49 am CNN Newsource

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George Clooney wants everyone to know Adam Sandler is much more than a funnyman. The pair star in the forthcoming Netflix film “Jay Kelly” which centers around “famous movie actor Jay Kelly (Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound

Month: August 2025