Wheat prices soar as Russia-Ukraine tensions flare
By Nicole Goodkind and Anna Cooban, CNN New York (CNN) — Global inflation is finally coming down, but heightened geopolitical tensions could…
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Desfile militar del 20 de julio por la Independencia de Colombia: horario y cómo ver por televisión e internet
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Cada 20 de julio los colombianos celebran el Día de la Independencia y este 2023 marca 213 años…
Continue ReadingLouisiana juveniles are suffering dangerous heat and isolation in an old death row facility built for adults, a lawsuit states. Experts say the harm could be irreversible
By Amy Simonson and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Children in the custody of Louisiana’s Office of Juvenile Justice being held in a former…
Continue ReadingGrandfather of boy abandoned at Colorado hospital pleads for help as lawmakers consider overhaul of child welfare and behavioral health systems
By SHAUN BOYD Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — LOCAL NEWS Grandfather of boy abandoned at…
Continue ReadingTeam Canada feeling confident heading into first FIFA World Cup match
By Melanie Nagy, CTV National News Vancouver Bureau Chief Click here for updates on this story Vancouver, British Columbia…
Continue ReadingMueren cinco dirigentes del Centro Democrático en accidente aéreo en Colombia
urielblanco (CNN Español) — Seis personas fallecieron este miércoles en un accidente aéreo ocurrido cerca de San Luis de Gaceno, al noreste…
Continue ReadingWesleyan University joins other schools in nixing legacy admissions after Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling
By Laura Dolan and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Wesleyan University will stop giving preferential treatment to applicants who are the children of…
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Oregon jobless rate falls to 3.5% in June, fifth straight drop; nearing record low
Oregon’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in June, down from 3.7% in May, the Oregon Employment Department reported Wednesday. It’s the fifth…
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Four Oregon craft beverage producers collaborate to help restore Oregon’s parks
Four leading Oregon craft beverage producers, including Sunriver Brewing, are once again teaming up with Oregon Parks Forever this summer to raise…
Continue ReadingCourt hearing for Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges delayed after judge doesn’t show
RUSTBURG, Va. (AP) — A court hearing for a Virginia lawmaker facing felony charges in connection with a hit-and-run was postponed this week after…
Continue ReadingTwo planets sharing same orbit around their star? Astronomers find strongest evidence yet
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers reported Wednesday the discovery of what could be two planets sharing…
Continue ReadingKentucky Republican Daniel Cameron picks conservative senator as running mate in race for governor
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Republican Daniel Cameron has selected state legislator Robby Mills as his…
Continue ReadingMexican volunteer searchers find 27 hacked-up bodies in northern border city
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Volunteer searchers say they have found 27 corpses in clandestine graves in the border city of Reynosa, across from McAllen,…
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‘Know Architecture’ this August with Deschutes Public Library
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Delve into the beauty and technique of architecture found in everyday life. Explore great Gothic cathedrals of Western Europe…
Continue ReadingTa-Nehisi Coates attends school board meeting to back teacher told to stop using his book on racism
IRMO, S.C. (AP) — Author Ta-Nehisi Coates sat silently through a school board meeting in South Carolina to support a high school teacher told to…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas passengers stuck on plane in triple digit heat
By Regina Ahn Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A Delta plane was stuck on the tarmac at…
Continue ReadingNew Nevada law provides wounded veterans’ children free higher education
By Jaclyn Schultz Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Nevada joins many states stepping up…
Continue ReadingTop progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual…
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Willamette National Forest seeks public comments on proposed fee hikes
The Willamette National Forest said Wednesday it is proposing fee increases at several campgrounds, group campgrounds, cabins and lookouts. Public…
Continue ReadingWagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
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