Studio Ghibli takes a bow at Cannes with an honorary Palme d’Or
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer CANNES, France (AP) — Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders that has for 39 years…
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Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M wins NCAA individual golf title for first collegiate win
CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Adela Cernousek of Texas A&M got her first collegiate win on the biggest stage, cruising to a three-shot victory at La…
Continue ReadingAustralia and New Zealand begin evacuating nationals from unrest in New Caledonia
By KEIRAN SMITH Associated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Australia and New Zealand sent airplanes to New Caledonia on Tuesday to begin bringing…
Continue ReadingCorn, millet and … rooftop solar? Farm family’s newest crop shows China’s solar ascendancy
By HUIZHONG WU and HAN GUAN NG Associated Press JINAN, China (AP) — China is the runaway leader in supplying the world with the hardware to gather…
Continue ReadingTrump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A video posted to Donald Trump’s account on his social media network included…
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‘This place is fantastic!’: New program at Bethlehem Inn in Redmond helps residents move into stable housing
(Update: Adding video, comments from resident, staff) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bethlehem Inn’s Redmond facility, formerly an emergency shelter,…
Continue Reading2 missing Minnesota canoeists found dead after going over waterfall
By Joe Sutton and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of two canoeists have been found after the men went over Curtain Falls in northern…
Continue ReadingOver $450K recovered for workers of California mushroom farms that were sites of fatal shootings
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials say that the owners of two Northern California mushroom farms where a farmworker killed seven people…
Continue ReadingWhat’s next for Iran’s government after death of its president in helicopter crash?
By JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of Iran’s president is unlikely to lead to any immediate changes in Iran’s…
Continue ReadingBiden and Democrats raised $51 million in April, far less than Trump and the GOP’s $76 million
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee say they they raised more than $51…
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‘I love it!’: Customers pleased by new Deschutes County solid waste facility at Redmond’s Negus Transfer Station
Deschutes County commissioners hosted a ribbon-cutting event Friday to celebrate the completion of a new solid waste facility at the Negus Transfer…
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Deschutes National Forest plans prescribed burns Tuesday east of Sunriver near Lava River Cave and south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Firefighters on the Deschutes National Forest are planning prescribed burn operations Tuesday on the Bend-Fort Rock and Crescent…
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Biden’s fundraising slowed in April, but his stockpile of available cash is much larger than Trump’s, new filings show
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s political operation raised $51 million in April…
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Bend Education Association and members award $14,500 in scholarships to 19 Bend-La Pine graduates
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — the Bend Education Association and its members have awarded $14,500 in scholarships to 19 graduating students of Bend-La Pine…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council rejects Russia-backed resolution on banning weapons in space
By MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States says that Russia last week launched a satellite that could be part…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday this year. Ivey’s office said Monday that June…
Continue ReadingDenver launches ambitious migrant program, breaking from the short-term shelter approach
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Denver has launched an ambitious new program to support migrants, and hundreds…
Continue ReadingNew safety rules set training standards for train dispatchers and signal repairmen
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — New federal certification rules have been finalized for train dispatchers and signal repairmen…
Continue ReadingArizona grad student accused of killing professor in 2022 had planned the crime, prosecutor says
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A defense attorney says a former University of Arizona graduate student accused of killing a professor on campus two years ago…
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National Historic Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Baker City set to reopen after three-year closure for renovations
BAKER CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pioneers of all ages and backgrounds are invited to celebrate Friday’s reopening of the National Historic Oregon Trail…
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