How to help Brazil flooding victims
Impact Your World (CNN) — Deadly, unrelenting floods in southern Brazil have impacted nearly two million people. If you’d like to help…
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How to watch (and stream) the Eurovision Song Contest final
MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Acts from more than two dozen countries will take the stage in Malmo, Sweden, to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song…
Continue ReadingPrince William says Kate’s ‘doing well,’ in rare comments since she announced her cancer diagnosis
LONDON (AP) — Prince William has offered a positive assessment of his wife’s health in one of his few statements about Kate’s condition since…
Continue ReadingUS announces $400 million military aid package for Ukraine
By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The US announced on Friday a new $400 million military aid package to Ukraine. The package includes weapons…
Continue ReadingFlavor Flav is the official hype man for the US women’s water polo team in the Paris Olympics
By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer Maggie Steffens asked for more support for the U.S. women’s water polo team, and the captain received one…
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City of Bend offering financial support to organizers of Welcoming Week events
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Each year, the City of Bend joins and supports numerous community partners in celebrating Welcoming Week, a series of…
Continue ReadingHeavy rains set off flash floods in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 50 people
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from seasonal rains in Baghlan province in northern Afghanistan killed at least 50 people on Friday, a Taliban…
Continue ReadingHow West Virginia’s first transgender elected official is influencing local politics
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — Rosemary Ketchum became West Virginia’s first openly transgender lawmaker when she…
Continue ReadingA train in central Buenos Aires strikes a boxcar on the track, injuring dozens
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — At least 90 people were injured in Argentina’s capital when a passenger train…
Continue ReadingRomanian court extends judicial measures against online influencer awaiting human trafficking trial
BY STEPHEN McGRATH and NICOLAE DUMITRACHE Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital has extended geographical…
Continue ReadingFilm academy launches $500M fundraising campaign ahead of 100th Oscar anniversary
ROME (AP) — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced a $500 million fundraising campaign Friday to ensure long-term, global…
Continue ReadingRussia mounts surprise assault on northern Ukraine in most serious cross-border offensive in two years
By Victoria Butenko, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Nick Paton Walsh and Zahid Mahmood, y (CNN) — Russian forces have…
Continue ReadingUS pledges money and other aid to help track and contain bird flu on dairy farms
By JONEL ALECCIA and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press U.S. health and agriculture officials pledged nearly $200 million in new spending and other efforts…
Continue ReadingNorthern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling…
Continue ReadingCivil War General William T. Sherman’s sword and other relics to be auctioned off in Ohio
By PATRICK ORSAGOS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Bidders will fight with their dollars next week at an Ohio auction house for the sword of…
Continue ReadingNorthern lights may be visible across parts of the US this weekend. Why are they so active right now?
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling…
Continue ReadingIowa sex trafficking victim who killed alleged abuser sought by authorities
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a teen sex-trafficking victim convicted of fatally stabbing a man whom she accused of abusing her has…
Continue ReadingOklahoma judge accused of shooting at his brother-in-law’s home
By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge is awaiting trial in Texas for allegedly shooting at parked vehicles and then…
Continue ReadingMichigan’s Edwards, Texas’ Ewers, Colorado’s Hunter among 6 on college football video game cover
By RYAN KRYSKA AP Sports Writer Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter are…
Continue ReadingWNBA franchise awarded to Toronto for 2026 season, according to media reports
TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA is reportedly heading to Toronto. The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation reports that the women’s professional basketball…
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