By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance to swim at Algonquin Park pool on the weekend. “It was like Christmas in the summer time,” said Sutton, now 66 and a local minister. “It was the best time of the week.”
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever. Then July 4 became the globe’s hottest day, albeit unofficially, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. It was quickly overtaken by July 5
Continue ReadingHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman says he would be “foolish not to envision” himself winning the British Open on Sunday. He goes into the final round with a five-shot lead over Cameron Young. Harman says “I’ve thought about winning majors for my whole entire life. It’s the whole reason I work as hard as
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Spenser Peterson and his fiancée, Mallory Walling, loved their little blue home near Vermont’s Winooski River. They adored the old silver maple tree in the yard, the view of the clouds over a hill outside and the sunsets across a green field seen from the home they’ve been lovingly
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Dawn Sawyer and Carrington Peavy, CNN (CNN) — A former recruiting analyst for the University of Georgia Athletic Association who was badly injured in an auto accident in January has filed a lawsuit against the athletics association and others. The lawsuit says Victoria Bowles “suffered multiple debilitating injuries,” including broken bones and
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japanese players have worn black armbands in their Women’s World Cup opener against Zambia following the death of Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Takamado. The princess is the honorary patron of the Japan Football Association and her mother, Tottori, 96, died Tuesday in Tokyo. FIFA granted the association’s
Continue ReadingBy ALI JABAR and JARI TANNER Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing from Mexico. The Biden administration told Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter obtained
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old man is charged with sex crimes after enrolling in a public school district in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he pretended to be 17, police say. Zachary Scheich was arrested Thursday and faces two counts of sexual assault with use of an electronic communication device, which includes any attempt
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At the morgue, the bullet was still lodged in Douglas Kalasinga’s head. His family said they couldn’t afford an autopsy. At least 35 civilians have been shot dead by police in Kenya this month during protests over new taxes and the rising cost of living, and
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Amid the search for Shannan Gilbert, who went missing in May 2010, police on Long Island’s South Shore discovered the bodies of four other women wrapped in camouflaged burlap just off Ocean Parkway in Gilgo Beach in December 2010. The similarities indicated their deaths were the work of a
Continue ReadingBy SAM McNEIL and MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press SEBASTIA, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in disputed circumstances in the northern West Bank — the latest in an ongoing surge of violence that shows no sign of slowing down. The Israeli army said in a statement that two Palestinian
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Voters in Spain go to the polls Sunday in an election that could make the country the latest European Union member to swing to the populist right, a shift that would represent a major upheaval after five years under a left-wing government. Here’s what you need to know about the vote. ___
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN (CNN) — Days after a Powerball ticket won just north of a billion dollars, the Mega Millions lottery closes in on a similar grand prize after no tickets won the jackpot in Friday’s drawing. The numbers drawn were 29-40-47-50-57 and the Mega Ball was 25. Eight tickets matched the first five
Continue ReadingBy COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Russia has repeatedly fired missiles and drones at Ukrainian ports key to sending grain to the world. Moscow has declared large swaths of the Black Sea dangerous for shipping. Even the U.S. said ships are at risk of being targeted. There is still interest from ship
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of July 23-29. Chip Seal (Sunriver Area) – Deschutes County crews will be chip sealing and/or fog sealing the following roads (weather permitting): Chip Seal Venture LaneEnterprise Drive Fog Seal Stellar DriveSolar Drive Traffic Information – Road users should anticipate single lane closures
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office is hosting free community shred events and drug disposal with the assistance of Republic Services on the following dates from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Saturday, July 22nd, Sisters: 703 N Larch Street, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, Sisters Saturday, September 16th, Terrebonne: Terrebonne Elementary School at 1199 B
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — I blink, and the edges of my eyelids feel like they are being singed. My cheeks burn as if they are being pressed with a hot iron ready to tackle a pile of wrinkled shirts. It is 4 p.m. I look at my 12-year-old son, whose face
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Mega Millions has upped the ante by another $100 million. The lack of a jackpot winner in the lottery game’s latest drawing on Friday night sent the top prize soaring to an estimated $820 million. The numbers drawn late Friday were: 29, 40, 47, 50, 57 and gold Mega Ball 25.
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