Vintners despair after French wildfire ravaged grapevines
By DANIEL COLE Associated Press LE CANNET-DES-MAURES, France (AP) — Winemakers are taking stock of the damage after a wildfire blazed through a…
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American Lora Webster: 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Lora Webster is five months pregnant and going for her fifth medal in sitting volleyball in her fifth…
Continue Reading4 soldiers killed in attack in Indonesia’s Papua region
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities say attackers believed to be West Papua rebels killed four soldiers and wounded two others at a military post…
Continue ReadingAt least 45 people have died after floodwaters from Ida’s remnants swamp cities from Virginia to New England
CNN By Steve Almasy, Jason Hanna and Madeline Holcombe, CNN The death toll from flooding after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled cities in the…
Continue ReadingRemnants of Hurricane Ida hit US Open, creating some chaos
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even a retractable roof at the U.S. Open was no match for the heavy rain and wind the remnants…
Continue ReadingWith focus on football, USC WR London ready to dominate
By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California wide receiver Drake London had shifted his attention between football and…
Continue ReadingTexas still in Big 12 starting new era with new coach and QB
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Texas is beginning a new era with new coach Steve Sarkisian, new starting quarterback Hudson Card and preseason…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Mets acting GM Scott set for DUI court date
By The Associated Press Mets acting general manager Zack Scott is due in court two days after he was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated…
Continue ReadingMerkel prepares to step down with legacy of tackling crises
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel will leave office as one of modern Germany’s longest-serving leaders and as a global…
Continue ReadingSorrentino’s ‘The Hand of God’ a tale of personal loss, hope
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is turning the camera on his own personal tragedy.…
Continue ReadingSorrentino’s ‘The Hand of God’ a tale of personal loss, hope
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Italian director Paolo Sorrentino is turning the camera on his own personal tragedy.…
Continue ReadingChina orders ride-hailing firms to correct unfair tactics
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a crackdown on the internet sector that…
Continue ReadingChina orders ride-hailing firms to correct unfair tactics
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese regulators have ordered ride-hailing platforms to correct unfair market tactics amid a crackdown on the internet sector that…
Continue ReadingAsian stock markets mixed after Wall St hits another record
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors await U.S. jobs numbers some appear to hope will be…
Continue ReadingAsian stock markets mixed after Wall St hits another record
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed as investors await U.S. jobs numbers some appear to hope will be…
Continue ReadingMore than 45 dead after Ida’s remnants blindside Northeast
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, DAVID PORTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A stunned U.S. East Coast is facing a sobering death toll,…
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Bend councilors get earful from concerned neighbors, parents about proposed homeless camp
Bend city councilors recently agreed to move forward with two possible sites for managed homeless camps. One of the locations, off NE Ninth Street,…
Continue ReadingIndia locks down Kashmir after top separatist leader’s death
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Indian authorities have restricted public movement and cut communications in disputed…
Continue ReadingBrewers knock Giants from top spot in NL, win fourth in row
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jace Peterson hit a go-ahead single in the seventh, Lorenzo Cain homered for a second…
Continue ReadingThose left in Afghanistan complain of broken US promises
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — In the final days of the chaotic American airlift from Afghanistan, Javed Habibi, a…
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