By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Some little kids grow up dreaming of being pilots. Silva McLeod wasn’t one of them. During her childhood on the Tongan island of Vava’u, she didn’t even know that being a pilot was a possible career. But whenever a plane flew over the thatched hut she lived in with
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith expanded his classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, making significant new allegations that Trump and his employees attempted to delete Mar-a-Lago security footage sought by the grand jury investigating the mishandling of the government records. The new charges were presented
Continue ReadingEUREKA, Mont. (AP) — Two men died in a shooting that authorities are investigating as a murder-suicide after they argued at a boat launch in northwestern Montana. Authorities were sent to the Rexford Bench boat launch near Eureka around 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday because of reports of a shooting, The Missoulian reported. Officers determined that
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday accused Rep. Byron Donalds – the only Black Republican in Florida’s congressional delegation – of aligning himself with Vice President Kamala Harris by critiquing the state’s new standards for teaching Black history. Donalds tweeted Wednesday that the new standards are “good, robust, &
Continue ReadingBy Jillian Sykes and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift fans are in their record-breaking era. After two nights of earth-shaking dancing at Swift’s Seattle “Eras” tour concert at Lumen Field, enthusiastic Swifties caused seismic activity equivalent of a 2.3 magnitude earthquake, according to seismologist Jackie Caplan-Auerbach. The “Swift Quake” has been compared to
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Randy Meisner, miembro cofundador de la legendaria banda de rock The Eagles y quien se desempeñó como bajista y vocalista, murió a los 77 años, según un anuncio en el sitio oficial de la banda. “The Eagles se entristece al informar que el miembro fundador, bajista y vocalista, Randy Meisner, falleció
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — “Jackass” star Bam Margera will stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home in Pennsylvania in April. A judge made the ruling Thursday. Margera has pleaded not guilty to the misdemeanor charges. They include simple assault and making terroristic
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says he has offered to buy an American company’s Caribbean coast property for $385 million to end a bitter, years-long dispute. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that a formal offer would be presented to Alabama-based Vulcan Materials. The company operated gravel extraction pits at the site before
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota’s attorney general is calling on a state lawmaker to repay more than $600,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funding her preschool received. State officials have written a letter in which they’ve given fellow Republican state Sen. Jessica Castleberry 10 days to return the funds. Gov. Kristi Noem says Castleberry
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — México, Estados Unidos y Canadá anunciaron la creación de un grupo de trabajo para combatir el narcotráfico y cortar su cadena de suministro, según un comunicado de prensa de la Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana de México este miércoles. El grupo buscará evitar que los narcotraficantes transfieran drogas sintéticas a través
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Randy Meisner, who was a co-founding member of legendary rock band the Eagles and served as a bassist and vocalist, has died, according to an announcement on the band’s official site. He was 77. “The Eagles are sad to report that founding member, bassist, and vocalist, Randy Meisner, passed
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Morgan Rimmer and Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — The Senate passed a critical national defense policy bill Thursday evening – setting up a showdown with the Republican-controlled House. The House passed its own version of the bill – known as the National Defense Authorization Act – earlier this month after adopting a
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey woman was arrested Wednesday, accused of posing as a doctor and prescribing medicine to people. Maria Macburnie, 62, was charged with practicing medicine by an unlicensed person, forgery, health care claims fraud, and three counts of distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to the Ocean
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According to Compass Real Estate Services, Bend vacancies in all types of commercial space, including office, retail and industrial, rose in the second quarter of 2023.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Hay una razón por la que las hijas pequeñas de Kristen Bell y Dax Shepard piden cervezas sin alcohol cuando salen a comer. Durante una aparición reciente en “The Kelly Clarkson Show”, Bell habló sobre por qué ella y su esposo permiten que Lincoln, de 10 años, y Delta, de 8,
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Thursday for four bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to address the housing and homelessness crises.”
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Al menos 11 “cadáveres completos” y decenas de partes de cuerpos, incluidas cabezas humanas, se recuperaron este miércoles de una importante prisión de Guayaquil, Ecuador, tras días de enfrentamientos letales en la penitenciaría. Los restos fueron retirados de la Penitenciaría Litoral de Guayaquil, donde estalló la violencia el sábado. Cifras de
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A team of some of the world’s leading social media researchers has published four studies looking at the relationship between the algorithms used by Facebook and Instagram and America’s widening political divide. The analysis examined user data from the 2020 election and found that changing the algorithms
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s political divide was on full display as Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley spoke to a rowdy outdoor crowd at the largest political event of this election year. The event on Thursday came less than two weeks before party primaries. Spectators
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state trooper who is Sikh was barred from growing facial hair for his wedding, despite a 2019 state law requiring employers to let most workers follow grooming rules for their religion. According to his union, Trooper Charanjot Tiwana sought permission to
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