By Rupert Neate, CNN (CNN) — Jason Arday, the youngest Black professor in the University of Cambridge’s 817-year history, is dead. But the intense public debate over his life and work, and what it means for a society grappling with multiculturalism, is continuing – perhaps even more furiously. Arday’s death, on Friday aged 41, followed
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By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Almost 30 years after hip-hop legend Tupac Shakur’s murder, the only person ever charged in his death is going to trial. Duane Keith Davis, also known as “Keffe D,” is accused of orchestrating Shakur’s killing via a drive-by shooting on September 7, 1996, after his nephew got into a
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By Amanda Musa, CNN Patrick Reeder’s 15-year-old daughter, Sophie, has been missing for just over nine years. Since then, the case has gone cold and there have been few developments, he said. Desperate for answers, Reeder is depending on detectives investigating his daughter’s disappearance to crack the case. But their latest investigative tool is not
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By T.M. Brown, CNN (CNN) — In 12th-century Italy, physicians at a medical school in Salerno described the symptoms of plethora, or an excess of blood in the balance of the body’s fluids: “Plethora’s face is of a florid shade, Her eyeballs large and very glaring made; While cheeks and form with mass are overlaid.”
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By Paula Hancocks, Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — The judge who sentenced Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia last week was himself sentenced to death in absentia by the same regime years earlier. Irony in its purest form. Judge Fakhr al-Din al-Aryan defected from the Ministry of Justice in 2013 joining the judicial
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UPDATE: KTVZ News has obtained two preliminary review reports from the Oregon Government Ethics Commission concerning Nate Starr and Mark Laucks. You can view the reports below: Nathan Starr PRDownload 26-356PJS Mark Laucks PRDownload UPDATE: The Oregon Government Ethics Commission voted unanimously on Friday to launch a formal investigation into current and former board members
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Two men were arrested in Bend following an intentional vehicle collision and subsequent altercations with responding officers.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A 38-year-old Bend resident faces four counts of first-degree burglary and one count of first-degree theft after police identified him as the suspect in a burglary and several attempted break-ins. Michael Scott Delay was arrested following a joint effort by local law enforcement agencies. Bend Police received a report at approximately
Continue ReadingBy Uriel Blanco, CNN (CNN) — Ana María Saavedra Caycedo lay under the rubble for hours reeling from arm injuries and a fractured pelvis. When she was finally pulled out, it was into a harsh new reality: one where she was the sole survivor of her immediate family. When the 7.4 magnitude earthquake shook western
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By Michael Rios, Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — Hernán Flores says he remembers the shock he felt when a sudden blast rocked his fishing boat in the Pacific. “We heard the explosion – boom! It was the kind of blast that left my ears ringing. Right then, I felt blood running down me,” he recounted.
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By Charlotte Reck, CNN (CNN) — The family of Jason Arday, the Cambridge academic found dead on Friday after his resignation amid plagiarism allegations, described him as a “gentle man” who had faced “sustained abuse.” Arday, 41, was Cambridge University’s youngest ever Black professor and a celebrated public figure until last month, when he suffered
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By Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Massachusetts teen charged in the double murder of his mother and younger brother had used the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT to search for “theoretical ideas or fantasy stories” about the killing of his family, prosecutors have said. A plea of not guilty was entered Thursday for
Continue ReadingBy Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — A quiet upheaval is unfolding in homes, schools, churches and workplaces across the United States, as families try to prepare for –– or avoid –– an encounter with immigration authorities. Some have left the United States after decades of building lives here. Others have considered giving up their unborn child
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By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 28-year-old Luigi Mangione confessed to the killing in his own words as he pleaded guilty to federal charges in court Friday – a move that raises questions about the future of
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By Mark Morales, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A man who a law enforcement official says has a history of mental health issues has been arrested and charged with multiple federal and state hate crimes after disrupting Shabbat services and injuring a woman at Central Synagogue in Manhattan Friday night, officials said. The
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — When Paul Biya won his first presidential election in Cameroon in 1984, Nformi Bime was 23 and still a student. Bime is now 65 and retired from teaching. Biya is 93 – and still president. Last year, he won a disputed eighth term that could keep him in office
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BEND, Ore. — A major expansion of the Deschutes County Courthouse in downtown Bend is nearing completion, adding courtroom space and security improvements as the county’s justice system works to keep pace with a growing Central Oregon.The $46.8 million project includes a new three-story, 50,933-square-foot addition to the existing courthouse. The expansion includes two sets
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CENTRAL OREGON (KTVZ) — A Central Oregon drug investigation led to charges against three men and unraveled a kidnapping and assault case involving an amputated finger. Authorities seized a firearm and over two pounds of methamphetamine during the operation. The investigation involved the Redmond Police Department, the Central Oregon Drug Enforcement team and the Central
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Base Camp, a new tavern and food cart lot, opened its doors behind Powder House Ski & Patio. The venue features 10 food carts offering options ranging from Thai food to pizza. Inside, visitors can find sushi and a bakery serving desserts. There’s a wide selection of drinks, both alcoholic and
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OREGON (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is leading a coalition of 21 state attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit against federal agencies over demands for personal data belonging to 17 million commercial drivers. The legal challenge follows threats from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to withhold more than
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