By Jennifer Hansler and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Thursday ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel from Haiti as the security situation in the country deteriorates. “On July 27, 2023, the Department of State ordered the departure of family members of U.S. government employees and non-emergency U.S. government employees,” the
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press A teenager with special needs was repeatedly sexually assaulted by an employee at a small private boarding school in South Carolina, his parents said in a lawsuit as they advocate for more oversight of similar therapeutic facilities. The teen, who attended Whetstone Academy between October 2018 and January 2020, was
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS MACHOWICZ and ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Homeless in America’s hottest big metro, Stefon James Dewitt Livengood was laid out for days inside his makeshift dwelling, struggling to breath, nauseous and vomiting. Every day this month, temperatures have soared past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43.3 degrees Celsius). Livengood said he stopped briefly
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, fundador de la empresa militar privada Wagner, fue visto en Rusia el jueves por primera vez desde que lideró una rebelión armada contra el ejército el mes pasado. Prigozhin fue visto en San Petersburgo, reunido con un dignatario africano al margen de la cumbre Rusia-África, según cuentas asociadas
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton, Sharif Paget and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — An Allegiant Air flight attendant was injured on Sunday when the plane’s pilot “took evasive action” to avoid an in-air collision over South Florida, the Federal Aviation Administration said. After the Kentucky-bound Flight 485 had taken off from Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Singapore on Friday hanged a woman convicted of attempting to traffic an ounce of heroin, the first execution of a female prisoner in nearly two decades in what human rights groups decried as a “grim milestone” for the city state and its notoriously harsh anti-drug laws.
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Mark and Iceton Johnson, the Redmond father and son accused of murder in the fatal drive-by shooting last month of Esaui ‘Sy’ Mutchler, made a joint court appearance Thursday for arraignment and setting of future court dates.
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — Donald Trump’s lawyers want to be able to discuss classified information with the former president at his homes as part of his criminal case, for convenience sake, according to a new court filing from the Justice Department – a proposal that federal prosecutors strongly oppose
Continue ReadingAlthough temperatures today were a few degrees below normal, the region is still having to deal with the smoky haze from the Bedrock Fire. The wildfire in the Willamette National Forest continues to burn and has expanded to over 7,000 acres. The smoke is being transported east of the Cascades by a persistent NW flow
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Yevgeny Prigozhin, founder of the Wagner private military company, was spotted inside Russia on Thursday for the first time since he led an armed rebellion against the Russian military last month. Prigozhin was seen in St. Petersburg, meeting with an African dignitary on the sidelines of
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines will put Braille throughout its plane interiors in order to support customers who are blind or have visual disabilities, becoming the first US airline to do so. The airline announced the news in a press release on Thursday, July 27. July is Disability Pride Month in the
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday the United States stands with countries fighting Chinese “bullying behavior” as he launched bilateral talks in Australia aimed at countering Beijing’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Australian
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has lifted a requirement that the Central African Republic get advance U.N. approval for arms purchases and transfers for its security forces. But it kept an arms embargo on mercenaries and all other armed groups despite vehement opposition from the country’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The College Board said Thursday it “resolutely” disagrees with any notion that enslavement was beneficial for African Americans – a statement coming after some people compared the contents of its Advanced Placement course on African American Studies with Florida’s recently approved Black history curriculum. “We resolutely
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Our great photographers captured some more great photos of Central Oregon again this week.
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd (CNN) — President Joe Biden delivered remarks in Washington, DC, Thursday, paying tribute to the nation’s 33rd president – who, 75 years ago this week, signed an executive order desegregating the US military – while issuing a scathing rebuke of Alabama GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who’s now blocked more than 270 military
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government stepped up its alarm over Chinese assertiveness, warning in a report issued Friday that the country faces its worst security threats since World War II as it plans to implement a new strategy that calls for a major military buildup. The 2023 defense white
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and KAT STAFFORD Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Civil rights activists cheered when Ron DeSantis pardoned four Black men wrongfully convicted of rape as one of his first actions as Florida’s governor. But four years later, as DeSantis eyes the presidency, their hope that the Republican would be an
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Inglaterra venció 1-0 a Dinamarca en el segundo juego de la fase de grupos del Grupo D, en un partido intenso que dominaron las inglesas desde muy temprano. Sin embargo, la victoria de Inglaterra sobre Dinamarca en la Copa Mundial Femenina este viernes se vio ensombrecida por una lesión de aspecto
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS VALDEZ and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia is now using the yuan to pay for imports and exports, becoming the latest country in South America to regularly use the Chinese currency in a small but growing challenge to the hegemony of the U.S. dollar for international financial transactions
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