The Taliban now control half of Afghanistan’s provincial capitals
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Brad Lendon and Rob Picheta, CNN The Taliban have seized Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, and a number of…
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Belarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the…
Continue ReadingHere’s what the Delta variant means for the economic recovery
CNN, CNN BUSINESS Opinion by Mark Zandi for CNN Business Perspectives The US economy’s immediate prospects appear inextricably tied to how the…
Continue ReadingOlympics to replace Japanese athlete’s gold medal after mayor bites into it
CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN The medal-bite is a familiar photo opportunity for winning athletes at the Olympic Games. But one Japanese mayor took it a…
Continue ReadingUS to send troops to help evacuate personnel in Afghanistan, as Kandahar becomes latest city to fall
CNN By Melissa Mahtani, Melissa Macaya, Maureen Chowdhury, Veronica Rocha, Meg Wagner, Steve George and Brad Lendon, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 hospitalizations are surging again, but they’re different this time
CNN, KTVK, KEYE, KPRC By Deidre McPhillips and Naomi Thomas, CNN Covid-19 hospitalizations in the United States have been growing for more than a…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
Continue ReadingBeijing has denied taking political hostages. Experts say the fates of two Canadians suggest otherwise
CNN, INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP, GETTY IMAGES, CCTV, AFPTV, CTV NETWORK, FACEBOOK By Nectar Gan, Jessie Yeung and Steve George, CNN After spending…
Continue ReadingTaliban seizes Afghanistan’s second-largest city
CNN By Clarissa Ward and Brad Lendon, CNN The Taliban has taken control of the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, Afghan…
Continue ReadingVaccine boosters are not unusual: CNN’s medical analyst explains why
CNN, WLBT, UMCC, PFIZER, KIMBERLY COOLEY, TWITTER, @KMCOOLEY By Katia Hetter, CNN With the Biden administration expected to announce that booster…
Continue ReadingReporters describe ‘palpable fear’ in Afghanistan as Taliban continues to sweep across the country
CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN Business A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for…
Continue ReadingBehind police leaders claims that bail reform is responsible for surge in violence
CNN, WLS, KTLA By Emma Tucker and Omar Jimenez, CNN “It is an outrage,” wrote Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown. His statement…
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C.O. high school, OSU-Cascade students making sensors for real-time data for manufacturers
A team of Central Oregon high school students led by an Oregon State University–Cascades computer science junior are building sensors that Oregon…
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Out & About: More beauty from Central Oregon and beyond this week
Despite the heat and smoky skies, you took some great…
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Big Ol Fish: Great catches this week
Local catches, and a couple from…
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Redmond man arraigned on charges he set off homemade bomb in SW Redmond intersection
Police heard a large explosion early Thursday morning and arrested a Redmond man who allegedly detonated a homemade bomb in a southwest Redmond…
Continue ReadingA couple more days of 100-degree weather
We’re close to the end of the week, but we still have a couple days left of 100-degree temperatures throughout the region. Temperatures have been…
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Redmond’s Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant closes to prep food for hungry firefighters
Mazatlan Mexican Restaurant in Redmond is receiving praise from the community after deciding to shut down to the public for a few hours to fill two…
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Latino Community Assn. reflects, year after Bend ICE bus standoff
A year after protesters surrounded two buses in Bend to delay federal immigration officials from removing two Latino men, an official with the Latino…
Continue ReadingFirst major US city announces it will mandate proof of full vaccinations for certain indoor activities
CNN, POOL, NYC MEDIA, AZ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, WALMART By Amir Vera and Cheri Mossburg, CNN San Francisco became the the first major US city to…
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