Certain types of fish are being renamed in the wake of anti-Asian hate crimes
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Throughout the country, the names of birds, moths, and geographical sites are being changed as Americans reconsider the…
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6,013-acre Grandview Fire near Sisters 43% contained; full containment expected by Friday
The Grandview Fire northeast of Sisters is now mapped at 6,013 acres and is 43% contained, officials said late Saturday, noting that the increased…
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Crews bring Darlene Fire near La Pine to 61% containment as residents return home
The nearly 700-acre Darlene Fire southeast of La Pine has been brought to 61% containment by the 220 firefighters working on the lines, officials…
Continue ReadingOpera singers are teaching long-term Covid-19 patients to breathe again
By Paul Vercammen, CNN Covid-19 shoved Jeff Sweat into a medical coma for three weeks last winter, face down on a ventilator, on death’s trap…
Continue ReadingWhere to score some deals on National Ice Cream Day and what you should know about the holiday
By Alaa Elassar, CNN It’s hot out there, and all we’re thinking about is ways to cool down — or just finding any excuse to eat more…
Continue ReadingTokyo 2020: Two South African footballers test positive for Covid-19 in Olympic Village
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Just days before the Olympics are set to begin, three members from South Africa’s Olympic football team have tested…
Continue ReadingShooting near Nationals Park puts renewed focus on another weekend of gun violence in US
Social media video shows the scene inside Nationals Park after gunshots were heard outside the stadium. Washington, DC Deputy Mayor for Public Safety…
Continue ReadingPilot dies in fall from hot air balloon, passengers carried across state line
By Camille Furst The pilot of a hot air balloon died after becoming entangled under its basket and falling to the ground in Bradford, Vermont,…
Continue ReadingPolice say 3 people were wounded in a shooting outside Nationals Park that sent players and fans scrambling during a game
By Gregory Clary and Dakin Andone, CNN Three people were injured in a shooting Saturday night outside Nationals Park in Washington, DC, sending…
Continue ReadingFauci says polio would still exist in the US if the ‘false information’ currently being spread existed decades ago
By Ben Tinker and Alaa Elassar, CNN If the health misinformation currently spreading regarding coronavirus vaccines existed during the days of polio,…
Continue Reading60 people sickened in ‘chemical incident’ at Texas water park
Around 65 people were sickened at a Houston-area water park in what officials called a “chemical incident.” CNN affiliate KPRC’s Bill Barajas has…
Continue Reading60 people sickened in ‘chemical incident’ at Texas water park
By Andy Rose, CNN Around 65 people were sickened Saturday afternoon at a Houston-area water park in what local officials called a chemical incident.…
Continue ReadingIndonesia is battling a devastating Covid-19 crisis. And its peak is likely still to come
By Masrur Jamaluddin, Atika Shubert and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN The last time Aris Suharyanto saw his wife was through a hospital window. He never…
Continue ReadingPicturesque German town now choked with mud and debris
The streets of Altenahr, Germany, or what remains of them, are buried under mud, with cars wedged between collapsed buildings and piles of debris.…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after attempted kidnapping of 5-year-old in Queens, NYPD says
A suspect has been arrested in the attempted kidnapping of a five-year-old boy in Queens, according to authorities. CNN affiliate WABC has the…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after attempted kidnapping of 5-year-old in Queens, NYPD says
By Evan Simko-Bednarski and Liam Reilly, CNN A 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged after the attempted kidnapping of a 5-year-old boy in…
Continue ReadingA Mercedes once owned by U2’s Bono is going up for auction
By Rachel Trent, CNN A Mercedes once owned by singer Bono of U2 is going up for auction Sunday. Bono, whose birth name is Paul Hewson, bought the…
Continue ReadingDesperate search for survivors as western Europe reels from a ‘catastrophe of historic proportion’
By Vasco Cotovio, Atika Shubert and Ivana Kottasová, CNN In Altenahr in western Germany, even the dead were not spared in this week’s…
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One dead, six wounded in downtown Portland, Oregon, shooting
By Chris Boyette and Chuck Johnston, CNN One woman has died and six other people were wounded after a shooting in downtown Portland, Oregon, early…
Continue ReadingYoung golden eagle rescued from Lyle Hill wildfire burning in Washington
By DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE, Washington (KPTV) — A six-week-old golden…
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