Japan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
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Ukraine wins G7 security pledges but NATO membership remains elusive
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh…
Continue ReadingFormer Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
CNN By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released…
Continue ReadingMax Clark and Ava Brown are honored as the best high school players of the year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball player Max Clark of Franklin, Indiana, and softball player Ava Brown of Montgomery, Texas, have been honored as the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania escapee likely still in area, top state patrol official says
CNN, WICU, SPECTRUM NEWS (ALBANY) By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a…
Continue ReadingToronto closer Jordan Romano leaves All-Star Game with back tightness
SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto closer Jordan Romano left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game because of back tightness. The 30-year-old right-hander…
Continue ReadingCorea del Norte dispara un aparente misil balístico de largo alcance, dice Corea del Sur
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó lo que parece ser un misil balístico de largo alcance desde el área…
Continue ReadingFree-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a…
Continue ReadingIowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly…
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Leaking Bend fire hydrant has gushed water for past month; neighbors fear remaining well will run dry
A fire hydrant off Saddleback Drive in west Bend has been leaking water for the past month, and area residents say the water company who controls the…
Continue ReadingGhostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
Continue ReadingThailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
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On hot days in Bend, the Deschutes River beckons — but jumping from a bridge can land you in hot water
When it gets warm – make that hot – the cooling waters of the Deschutes River flowing through Bend can be an attractive place to float, or swim.…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
Continue ReadingLeslie Van Houten, exintegrante de la familia Manson, sale de la cárcel de California, según un funcionario
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, una antigua seguidora de Charles Manson y condenada por asesinato, salió una cárcel de…
Continue ReadingIceland warns tourists to stay away from volcano erupting with lava and noxious gases
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Authorities in Iceland on Tuesday warned tourists and other spectators to stay away from a newly erupting volcano that is…
Continue ReadingCuba calls the presence of US nuclear-powered submarine at Guantanamo Bay naval base a provocation
By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government has called the presence of a U.S. nuclear-powered…
Continue ReadingPadma Lakshmi passes torch to ‘Top Chef’ champ Kristen Kish as new host of the cooking competition
By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Padma Lakshmi is expressing pride for her successor as host of Bravo’s longstanding hit cooking competition show…
Continue ReadingPlay, swim and eat: Europe’s largest casino resort opens its doors in Cyprus as tourism rebounds
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A new casino resort touted as the largest of its kind in Europe has opened its doors in Cyprus, aiming to transform the…
Continue ReadingCientíficos aseguran que encontraron un lugar que marca una nueva época en la historia de la Tierra
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un grupo de científicos identificó el yacimiento geológico que, según ellos, mejor refleja una nueva época…
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