Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand police say they have seized more than half a ton of methamphetamine at the border and arrested six people in one of the nation’s biggest drug busts. Police said they intercepted the shipment of 613 kilograms (1,351 pounds) of meth at Auckland Airport on Thursday and
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Oregon’s topography is spectacular, making it one reason many call this state home. But with our coastal access, mountain ranges and high desert canyons and ravines, comes the need for many large bridges, tailored to the area they serve.
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s White House is outlining a strategy it says will allow Americans to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions. It’s time to stop letting the coronavirus “dictate how we live,” the White House said Wednesday. The 90-page National COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee says hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson will begin March 21. Sen. Dick Durbin, the committee chairman, announced the hearing schedule on Wednesday as Jackson was holding her first meetings with senators on Capitol Hill. As is tradition, the hearings
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Officials uncovered 169 potential unmarked graves on the grounds of a former Catholic residential school in Canada, an Indigenous tribe in Alberta said Tuesday. The Kapawe’no First Nation, which is located over 200 miles northwest of Edmonton, said the discovery was made at the former St. Bernard Mission
Continue ReadingSenate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement Tuesday on the next steps to hold Russia accountable for its invasion of Ukraine.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bennedict Mathurin scored 19 points and Kerr Kriisa added 18 to help No. 2 Arizona wrap up its first Pac-12 Conference regular-season title in four seasons with a 91-71 rout of No. 16 Southern California. Justin Kier scored 12 points as the Wildcats (26-3, 16-2) rebounded
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and MALAK HARB Associated Press KUWAIT CITY (AP) — Dissidents still languish in prison or exile and authorities have snuffed out all hints of opposition over a decade after uprisings known as the Arab Spring reached autocratic sheikhdoms of the Persian Gulf. But Kuwait, home to the most powerful parliament among its
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Hollingsworth and Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s brutal onslaught of Ukraine is raging on multiple fronts, but despite desperate pleas for more international assistance, the country faces Moscow’s offensive largely alone. Key cities in Ukraine were attacked from several sides Tuesday, with Russia launching strikes on buildings in the center of the capital
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In 2021, the Oregon Legislature passed a bill designed to give relief to people who fell behind on their rent during the earliest period of the global pandemic. Senate Bill 282 created a special grace period for back rent accrued between April 2020 and June 2021 and gave tenants until Monday, Feb. 28.
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch from 2014, but China is dubious. No matter whose
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda. Here is a fact check of some of
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Trevor Zegras scored a power-play goal with 21.6 seconds remaining to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins. Rickard Rakell, Isac Lundestrom and Adam Henrique scored in the first period, and John Gibson made 31 saves for the Ducks, who had lost
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Reilly Smith scored twice and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the San Jose Sharks 3-1. The victory snapped a two-game skid for Vegas and gave coach Peter DeBoer his 500th career win. Vegas is third in the Pacific Division with 64 points, one back of the
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN President Joe Biden tried to assuage Americans’ concerns about high inflation in his State of the Union address Tuesday, while seeking to boost low ratings for how he’s handled the economy. Since there’s not too much a president can do unilaterally to combat inflation, Biden laid out several proposals to
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address on Tuesday — using the occasion to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine, promote his first year in the White House as a success story and attempt to revive his domestic legislative agenda. Here is a fact check of some
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks blew a big early lead and then rallied for a 109-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Jalen Brunson hit four 3-pointers while scoring 22 points, and Luka Doncic scored seven of his 25 points in the fourth quarter. Dallas trailed 100-94
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Chance, Nathan Hodge, Julia Hollingsworth and Jack Guy, CNN Fierce fighting for control of the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson left dozens dead as Russia’s onslaught against multiple Ukrainian cities intensified Wednesday and fears over the civilian toll mounted. More than 800,000 civilians have fled since the invasion began a week ago, with
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded and oil prices climbed after the head of the Federal Reserve said he supports a smaller rise in interest rates than some expected. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced even as Russian forces whose attack on Ukraine has roiled financial
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have rebounded and oil prices climbed after the head of the Federal Reserve said he supports a smaller rise in interest rates than some expected. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced even as Russian forces whose attack on Ukraine has roiled financial
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