By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — One day you’re winning a bronze medal at your first Olympic competition in Tokyo, two days later, you’re being interviewed by local television crews next to a closed coffee stand at PDX. Duck alum Raevyn Rogers had some extra carry on
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By Nectar Gan and Steve George, CNN As Beijing grapples with a worsening outbreak of the Delta variant, an outlandish conspiracy theory linking the origin of the coronavirus to the United States military has gained renewed traction in China. The wholly unfounded theory, which claims the virus may have been leaked from a US Army
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By Meagan Cuthill Click here for updates on this story TURNER, Oregon (KPTV) — Just off Interstate 5 in the Willamette Valley, a theme park has brought joy to Oregonians and other visitors for 50 years. Enchanted Forest will celebrate its landmark anniversary this weekend. On Sunday, the attraction will mark five decades of magical
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La portada de un periódico está diseñada para llamar tu atención, a veces más de lo habitual. La edición de fin de semana de USA Today, que se publica el viernes, es inusual. El titular de la portada dice: “Nos estamos fallando unos a otros”. El periódico describe “el cuarto aumento
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The US economy added 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4% — a new low of the pandemic era — the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. It was the biggest job gain since August last year, when more than 1 million positions were added back,
Continue ReadingBy Hal Scheurich Click here for updates on this story FAIRHOPE, Alabama (WALA) — A Fairhope family who lost everything in a house fire is now getting much-needed help from the community. A mother and her four children narrowly escaped Wednesday morning and could only watch as their home was destroyed. “I’m screaming for help…screaming
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By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The first day of the Wisconsin State Fair is still going strong into nightfall. People traveled from all over the state, and even the country, to make it to opening day. “I don’t think I’ve ever been here and it’s
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Britney Spears has cause for celebration — she’s finally the proud owner of an iPad, calling it “a ground-breaking day.” The 39-year-old singer took to Instagram on Thursday to share her unbridled excitement at her new purchase. She told her 32.9 million followers: “My life does seem different with an iPad…
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Mayor Brian Treece declared Aug. 7 as Karissa Schweizer Day during a press conference Friday morning. Schweizer represented the University of Missouri in Columbia in track and cross country from 2014 to 2018 where she earned All-American honors eleven times. She also holds six records at the University and is a
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By Paul P. Murphy, CNN The Lanz family tells CNN that their son Austin Lanz, the man authorities say killed a Pentagon Police officer on Tuesday morning, had “many mental health challenges.” “We are devastated by the loss of our son, Austin, and of officer George Gonzalez,” the family said in a statement provided to
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Officials with the Kansas City Zoo say they plan to begin vaccinating some animals housed at the attraction against COVID-19. Among those slated to be vaccinated are the zoo’s great apes, including chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas, and its big cats, including lions, tigers, cheetahs and leopards. Zoo officials say those
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter A lawyer representing Indiana University students asked the Supreme Court Friday to block the school’s vaccine mandate that is set to take effect this fall while the appeals process plays out. The filing marks the first time the justices have been asked to weigh in on the
Continue Reading As hospitals across the country are being overrun by Covid-19 patients — most of whom are unvaccinated — some lawmakers are hitting a wall in their efforts to increase vaccination rates and keep their states from closing down again.
Continue Reading Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, discusses the possibility of mandatory vaccinations for teachers amid the Delta surge. Currently the CDC is urging masking for students in schools as children under 12 years old remain ineligible for a vaccine.
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By Luke McGee, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson continued a tour of Scotland after a member of his team tested positive for Covid-19, deciding not to self-isolate even as others on the trip did. Downing Street sources confirmed that a member of staff received a positive test result and is following the “appropriate guidance”,
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By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve had a sip of Coke Zero Sugar recently and thought that it tastes a little different, you’re not crazy. The company is rolling out across the United States a new version of the beverage designed to taste more like regular Coke. Maybe you like the new flavor. Maybe
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business If you’ve had a sip of Coke Zero Sugar recently and thought that it tastes a little different, you’re not crazy. The company is rolling out across the United States a new version of the beverage designed to taste more like regular Coke. Maybe you like the new flavor. Maybe
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN An arrest has been made in the hit and run incident that led to death of “Gone Girl” actress Lisa Banes in June. The NYPD announced that Brian Boyd, 26, was arrested Thursday. Possible charges include leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, and failure to yield to a
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By Aleks Klosok and Matias Grez, CNN Its motto is “More than a club,” a theme that bullish Barcelona President Joan Laporta riffed on at a media conference on Friday as he insisted that the La Liga team “is above” even Lionel Messi. Laporta was addressing the media the day after Barcelona announced that Messi,
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By Allison Chinchar and Taylor Ward, CNN Meteorologists Heat, humidity and tropical systems have been the nemesis of athletes during these Olympic Games, and the closing weekend will bring more of the same. While heat and humidity in July are common, these levels were above average. Tropical systems can also happen in July, but traditionally
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