Flooded coal mine in China’s Qinghai kills 1, strands 19
BEIJING (AP) — A team of 200 Chinese police, emergency workers and experts is trying to rescue 19 trapped coal miners in the northwestern province…
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Barcelona fans adjust to life after Messi as season starts
By KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona’s first season without Lionel Messi after nearly two decades starts with a home…
Continue Reading‘If the Taliban find me, they will kill me and my family,’ says abandoned Afghan interpreter
CNN By Cyril Vanier and Jo Shelley, CNN It’s been years since Haji and his wife have had a good night’s sleep. “All night, my wife…
Continue Reading‘If the Taliban find me, they will kill me and my family,’ says abandoned Afghan interpreter
By Cyril Vanier and Jo Shelley, CNN It’s been years since Haji and his wife have had a good night’s sleep. “All night, my wife…
Continue ReadingAfter UN climate report, individuals seek to do their part
By RAF CASERT Associated Press HOBOKEN, Belgium (AP) — Days after the alarming warning of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres that there was a…
Continue ReadingPlymouth shooter made misogynist remarks echoing the ‘incel’ ideology
By Lauren Kent and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Jake Davison, the 22-year-old man who shot dead five people in the English city of Plymouth on Thursday, made…
Continue ReadingAmid shortages, Africans scramble to be fully immunized
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — After a brutal wave of infections driven by the delta variant, many Ugandans seeking a…
Continue ReadingProminent Hong Kong civil rights group disbands, citing government pressure
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Civil Human Rights Front (CHRF), the pro-democracy group that organized some of Hong Kong’s biggest protests, announced…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Dodgers’ Scherzer faces familiar Mets lineup
By The Associated Press Max Scherzer faces a familiar NL East foe when his Dodgers go for a three-game sweep of the Mets in prime time. It’ll be…
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‘We want answers’: Family, friends mark one year since unsolved NE Bend double-homicide
It’s been a year without answers or justice for Ray Atkinson Jr. and his fiancé, Natasha Newby. The couple were found dead a year ago Sunday in…
Continue ReadingBiden authorizes 1,000 more troops to be sent to Afghanistan
By Donald Judd and Barbara Starr, CNN President Joe Biden announced the authorization of an additional direct deployment of 1,000 troops to…
Continue Reading12 killed in overnight grenade attack in southern Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say the death toll from a grenade attack on a truck carrying women and children in Karachi has risen…
Continue ReadingJapan marks 76th anniversary of WWII defeat; no Suga apology
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has marked the 76th anniversary of its surrender in World War II. At the somber ceremony,…
Continue ReadingFred strengthens slightly as it heads to US coast
By TERRY SPENCER and ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The National Hurricane Center said Fred has regained tropical…
Continue ReadingMalaysian leader set to resign after plea for support fails
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin appears set to resign this week after…
Continue ReadingTorrens’ HR, 5 RBIs lift Mariners over Blue Jays 9-3
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto center fielder George Springer departed with an ankle injury, part of a tough night for…
Continue ReadingTorrens’ HR, 5 RBIs lift Mariners over Blue Jays 9-3
By CHRIS TALBOTT Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto center fielder George Springer departed with an ankle injury, part of a tough night for…
Continue ReadingHong Kong democracy group behind massive protests disbands
HONG KONG (AP) — A pro-democracy group that organized some of the biggest protests during months of political upheaval in Hong Kong in 2019 says it…
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Madras threshing bee gives glimpse of farming’s past
The Jefferson County Historical Society sponsored the annual Threshing Bee Saturday, giving people a chance to see how wheat farming was done back in…
Continue ReadingAt least 4 people presumed dead after mudslides hit Japan
By Emiko Jozuka, CNN At least four people are presumed dead and two are missing after torrential rain triggered mudslides throughout Japan. Three of…
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