By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department will now offer passports featuring President Donald Trump’s image on the inside cover at special events across the United States. The commemorative passports, which show a stone-faced Trump leaning over the Resolute Desk above his signature on the inside cover, were first announced in the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Twenty Mazama newt hatchlings emerged at the Oregon Zoo this month, marking the first time the rare subspecies has been successfully bred in human care. The hatchlings are part of an emergency conservation effort to prevent the extinction of the amphibians, which are found only at Crater Lake. Mazama newts arrived
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Bend, Ore (KTVZ) – After a pleasant mid-summer day Thursday the region will be heating up Friday. The mercury in the thermometer will cross back into the 90s most locations which increases the fire danger in the area. The hot air will only be with us for one day before some clouds arrive ahead of
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(Update: adding comments from Red Cross) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As wildfire evacuations continue across Central Oregon, some evacuees say they were quoted sharply higher hotel rates while trying to find a place to stay after being forced out under Level 3 “Go Now” orders. One Central Oregon couple and their pets spent six days
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — The eight local ABC television stations targeted by President Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission have generated a staggering amount of public support in recent weeks. ABC says the reason is clear: Supporters across the ideological spectrum “share a fundamental commitment to free speech and press freedom.” In a new
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes dropped his bid for governor on Thursday, scrambling the race to replace Gov. Tony Evers less than two weeks from the Democratic primary. In a video posted to social media, Barnes said that it’s “very clear who our nominee is going to be.”
Continue ReadingPor Tierney Sneed y Holmes Lybrand, CNN La mujer que enfrenta el primer caso en la historia del Tribunal de Deportación de Extranjeros por Terrorismo impugnó la constitucionalidad del tribunal, lo que supone una prueba crucial para la decisión del gobierno de Trump de activarlo, un tribunal que nunca se había utilizado en sus 30
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By Meteorologist Tyler Ory and Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — An unusually strong heat dome will scorch much of the western United States this weekend, bringing the hottest temperatures so far this year to tens of millions from California to Canada. Dozens of record highs are expected to fall in at least 12 states in
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CNN By Eric Levenson, Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers, CNN Winder, Georgia (CNN) — Colin Gray, the Georgia father whose teenage son Colt killed four people in a 2024 school shooting, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison in a landmark case testing the limits of who can be held responsible for a mass
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Russia has been banned from international hockey since shortly after the nation invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved emergency funding for the Akawa Butte Fire while denying assistance for two other major wildfires in Oregon. The denials for the Rowe Creek Complex and East Evans Creek fires come as the state faces its worst wildfire season on record. State officials noted that both
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By Tierney Sneed, Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The woman facing the first-ever case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court is challenging the constitutionality of the deportation tribunal, setting up a major test of the Trump administration’s decision to activate the court, which had never been used in its 30-year history. Lawyers for Nazira Haji
Continue ReadingAnálisis de Aaron Blake, CNN El presidente Donald Trump generalmente no necesita ninguna invitación para demonizar e incluso presionar para investigaciones criminales de personas que no le gustan. Pero ha estado conspicuamente ausente de la cruzada de los republicanos y MAGA contra el Dr. Anthony Fauci. Una posible explicación: todo esto es un poco incómodo
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By Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — FIFA President Gianni Infantino is finding himself increasingly isolated as pressure and opposition build against the world soccer governing body’s plan to inject private money into its competitions. European soccer’s governing body UEFA threatened Thursday to boycott future men’s and women’s World Cups in reaction to the proposal.
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By Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte will not immediately leave his office after his more permanent replacement, Jay Clayton, is sworn in, according to a source familiar with the matter. Instead, the two men’s tenures at the top of the office will overlap for at least two weeks.
Continue ReadingPor Samantha Delouya, CNN Cinco meses después de que EE.UU. e Israel comenzaran la guerra con Irán, el aumento de los precios del petróleo y la persistente inflación están llevando las tasas hipotecarias a su nivel más alto en un año. La tasa promedio de la hipoteca fija a 30 años subió a 6,66 %
Continue ReadingPor Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN El presidente de la FIFA, Gianni Infantino, se encuentra cada vez más aislado en medio de la presión y la oposición contra el plan del organismo rector del fútbol mundial de inyectar dinero privado en sus competencias. La UEFA, organismo rector del fútbol europeo, amenazó el jueves con boicotear futuras
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Five months into the war in Iran, rising oil prices and stubborn inflation are driving mortgage rates to the highest level in a year. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 6.66% this week, the highest since July of last year, according to Freddie Mac. That’s up from
Continue ReadingKevin Liptak, Alison Main , Manu Raju, Hannah Rabinowitz El presidente Donald Trump dice que no se opondría a retirar temporalmente la candidatura de Todd Blanche para el puesto de secretario de Justicia tras la resistencia de dos senadores republicanos. Trump indicó que volvería a proponer a Blanche una vez que los senadores John Cornyn
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OREGON (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Human Services has extended the deadline for residents in 10 counties to request replacement SNAP benefits following food losses caused by wildfires and evacuations in July. Households in the designated areas now have until Aug. 14 to report their losses. The extension applies to food bought with Supplemental
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