By Chuck Johnston, Kay Jones and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Bootleg Fire in Oregon has more than tripled in size since Friday, gaining more than 100,000 acres, according to the US Forest Service. The fire had burned 143,607 acres as of Sunday morning, up from nearly 39,000 acres on Friday, the latest update from the
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN After winning his 20th grand slam in Sunday’s Wimbledon final, Novak Djokovic said he was “50-50” on participating at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Speaking to reporters after beating Matteo Berretini in the grass court grand slam, Djokovic said the lack of spectators as well as the strict Covid-19 restrictions are weighing
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN Paige Bueckers, the star point guard for the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, was named the best college athlete in women’s sports at the 2021 ESPYS on Saturday night and used her acceptance speech to celebrate and honor Black women. “With the light that I have now as a White
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Unless you are a huge fan of college hoops or a regular on TikTok, you may not be familiar with Haley and Hanna Cavinder. But they are ushering in a new era of college sports. The twin sisters, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, are arguably the leading faces of
Continue Reading Twin sisters Hanna and Haley Cavinder, stars on Fresno State’s women’s basketball team, became official business partners this month after the National Collegiate Athletic Association, reversing decades of policy, approved an interim rule change granting student-athletes the ability to monetize their social media followings and strike lucrative endorsement deals. CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield talks to them about the changes.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Roughly 100 people turned out to witness history on Sunday at two viewing parties hosted by the city of Las Cruces to commemorate Virgin Galactic’s historic Unity 22 flight from Spaceport America. “It’s such a big deal,” said Las Cruces resident Blanca Martinez-Rolle. “I’m getting kind of choked up because it
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By Tom George Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — For Joe Agor and his family, it was a fun weekend for 4th of July. He wanted to take his mom from Oahu to Maui to see the lavender fields in bloom. They knew rental cars would be pricey, but they bought
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN Novak Djokovic equaled the men’s record for most grand slam single’s titles after beating Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final on Sunday. The world No.1 joins Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 career grand slams, cementing himself as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. After
Continue Reading By Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Clarksville Police have charged a man with the murders of his parents in 2010, according to a news release. Police said William Roger Campbell, 63, was arrested last month in Georgia and extradited back to Montgomery County for the shooting deaths
Continue Reading By Danielle Jackson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — A business owner is seeking answers after he says thieves hit his business not once, but twice just in the last two weeks. Beshoi Botros co-owns Music City Gyros in Nashville. The business has served the Metro Nashville community for the past
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UPDATE, July 23: The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office put out a public call for help, seeking witnesses to a shooting behind the Socorro Activities Complex earlier this month that killed a man and left several others hospitalized. The shooting, which authorities labeled a homicide, happened during a party in a desert area near the
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Watch video from Virgin Galactic showing Richard Branson’s space plane’s engine ignite sending the billionaire into outer space. CNN’s Kristin Fisher describes the moment from the ground.
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By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business Richard Branson became the first billionaire to reach suborbital flight in his own rocket-powered plane Sunday, setting the stage for how the media will cover wealthy individuals looking to build a business in space travel. Branson’s flight is a landmark moment for the commercial space industry and journalism. “This is
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN A sealed, rare version of the iconic Nintendo game “The Legend of Zelda” sold for $870,000 at auction on Friday, making it the most expensive video game ever sold, according to Heritage Auctions, the auction house that ran the sale. The copy was unopened and came from an early limited production
Continue Reading By Andrew James Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — As usual on the second Saturday of each month during the summer, Main Street in Hendersonville was a busy place Saturday, July 10, for the Love Hendo event. City leaders created the event as a way to support downtown businesses
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By Ed Lavandera, Chris Boyette and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A Texas man who told CNN he waited for “a lit bit over six hours” at a polling center in Houston to participate in Super Tuesday last year was arrested and charged this week with two counts of illegal voting. According to a June 24 indictment
Continue Reading By Daniella Diaz and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger slammed his GOP colleagues, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert, for invoking Nazi-era imagery to mock President Joe Biden’s latest Covid-19 vaccination efforts. “It’s absolute insanity,” the Illinois congressman said of his fellow House Republicans’ comments in an interview with CNN’s Jake
Continue Reading When asked by CNN’s Jake Tapper about his Republican colleagues’ outrage at President Biden’s call for door-to-door vaccine outreach, Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said this was “outrage politics” on behalf of the GOP and “absolute insanity.”
Continue Reading By Shawnte Passmore, Andrew Masse Click here for updates on this story VERNON, Connecticut (WFSB) — The killing of a Motel 6 owner is igniting calls for justice. Loved ones gathered outside the Vernon location for a rally and march, and say their demands are simple, they want accountability. A Vernon Motel 6 is now
Continue Reading By Harmeet Kaur, CNN For the House of Tears Carvers, totem poles are more than masterful works of art — they’re a medium for storytelling, for raising consciousness, for healing. The group of artisans from the Lummi Nation, one of the original inhabitants of the Pacific Northwest, has for decades hauled its masterful works of
Continue Reading By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business As business dried up during Covid-19 lockdowns last year, many restaurants fell behind on rent and had to lay off employees. That was especially true for Black-owned restaurants, which struggled to gain access to emergency capital early on. But restaurateurs who can no longer afford a traditional brick-and-mortar operation have
Continue Reading WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic has tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title with a four-set victory over Matteo Berrettini in the Wimbledon final. The top-ranked Djokovic won his third consecutive championship at the All England Club and sixth overall. He adds that to nine titles at the
Continue Reading Watch video from Virgin Galactic showing Richard Branson’s space plane’s engine ignite sending the billionaire into outer space. CNN’s Kristin Fisher describes the moment from the ground.
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Richard Branson has boldly gone where no space baron has gone before, when he rocketed to more than 50 miles above Earth in the space plane from his rocket venture, Virgin Galactic. Branson’s brief joy ride was more than two decades in the making. He founded Virgin Galactic in 2004
Continue Reading By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Marvel saved the day again. And this time it was in theaters and on Disney+. “Black Widow,” the latest film from Disney’s blockbuster Marvel Studios, brought in an estimated $80 million in its North America opening this weekend. That was around what the industry was expecting and was also a
Continue Reading By Nathan Vickers Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Dozens of people prayed and shared memories near the area where 3-year-old Olivia Jansen was found dead one year ago. In July 2020 Olivia’s father had reported she’d disappeared from the Kansas City, Kansas, home where they lived. Her mother
Continue Reading By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s the Milwaukee Bucks’ turn to have home court advantage, an advantage the Bucks President said the team could very much use after losing the first two games of the NBA Finals in Phoenix. It’s also an advantage for the city,
Continue Reading Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams will win the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, CNN projects. CNN’s Anderson Cooper and analyst Harry Enten discuss.
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, CNN New York City Democratic Mayoral candidate Eric Adams on Sunday criticized Democrat lawmakers efforts to curb gun violence are “misplaced” talks in Congress to overhaul the nation’s policing laws continue to stall. “I believe those priorities, they really were misplaced. And it’s almost insulting what we have witnessed over the last
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