By CARA ANNA and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press HORDYNIA, Ukraine (AP) — A second front line in Russia’s war runs through the farmland of western Ukraine far from the fighting. It is an uphill battle for farmers to feed not only their country but the world. Ukraine and Russia account for a third of global
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced, while Tokyo declined. Oil prices advanced less than $1 per barrel. That followed Russia’s announcement it would scale back military
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as talks on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine appeared to make progress. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced, while Tokyo declined. Oil prices advanced less than $1 per barrel. That followed Russia’s announcement it would scale back military
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – Minutos antes de recibir el premio a mejor actor en la 94 edición de los premios Oscar, Will Smith sorprendió a los invitados y televidentes que seguían la ceremonia la noche del domingo al soltarle una bofetada al presentador Chris Rock después de que este hiciera una broma sobre su
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A grassroots civic initiative in Hungary has recruited more than 20,000 volunteer ballot counters to ensure a fair tally in the upcoming general election. Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seeking his fourth consecutive term in the April 3 contest. Polls suggest the vote will be the
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A grassroots civic initiative in Hungary has recruited more than 20,000 volunteer ballot counters to ensure a fair tally in the upcoming general election. Prime Minister Viktor Orban is seeking his fourth consecutive term in the April 3 contest. Polls suggest the vote will be the
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Western countries have invoked international law within days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. They imposed crippling sanctions, welcomed refugees and cheered on Ukraine’s armed resistance. The response has elicited outrage across the Middle East, where many see a glaring double standard in how the West responds to
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer In the minutes and hours after Will Smith accosted and slapped Chris Rock before a live Oscars audience of millions, many people hurried to social media platforms. They had a breathless and emphatic hot take. Surely, they insisted, the whole thing was staged. Hollywood, the illusion factory, had churned
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN A Singapore court on Tuesday rejected a final appeal by a man sentenced to death for drug trafficking, following a campaign by his lawyers who said the trial violated international laws as the man has intellectual disabilities. The ruling ends all legal avenues to stop his execution and supporters say he
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi-led coalition fighting rebels holding Yemen’s capital plans a unilateral cease-fire to begin early Wednesday ahead of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. The Houthis rejected the proposal as “meaningless” without the coalition fully reopening the country’s ports. The coalition planned to
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) – El asiento del adolescente que murió al caer de un parque de diversiones en Florida la semana pasada estaba bloqueado, dice un informe estatal del accidente. Tire Sampson, de 14 años, cayó el jueves desde la torre de caída libre que eleva a los pasajeros a 130 metros y luego cae a
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Wennberg scored 14 seconds into the game, Jared McCann got his team-leading 24th goal and the Seattle Kraken dominated on both ends of the ice in a 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Chris Driedger stopped 36 shots for the expansion Kraken, who
Continue ReadingThe man who allegedly drove into a homeless encampment in Salem early Sunday, killing four people, had roughly double the legal limit of alcohol in his blood, prosecutors said Monday.
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida has come under intense national scrutiny over legislation that critics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the measure into law Monday. It bars instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through the third grade. Republicans argue that parents should broach these subjects
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in overtime to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 134-131. Aaron Wiggins added a career-best 28 points for the Thunder, who remain in second-to-last place in the Western Conference
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Isaiah Roby scored a career-high 30 points on 11-of-13 shooting and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in overtime to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 134-131. Aaron Wiggins added a career-best 28 points for the Thunder, who remain in second-to-last place in the Western Conference
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN en Español) – Con 55 votos a favor, 54 en contra y 19 abstenciones culminó la votación de la moción de vacancia en contra del presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo. Así, la oposición no logró los 87 votos que requería para declarar la vacancia de la presidencia de la República y apartar del
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 21 spoke Monday with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Hall, who said his focus is finding answers to issues like the region’s serious drought and water supply issues. More information: https://www.peterhallgovforall.com/
Continue ReadingBy DEBORA ALVARES BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A key Brazilian official says President Jair Bolsonaro has been taken to a hospital in the capital to undergo tests for a possible intestinal obstruction. The institutional security minister, Gen. Augusto Heleno, confirmed to The Associated Press late Monday that Bolsonaro had been taken to a military hospital
Continue ReadingRepublican gubernatorial candidate Marc Thielman stopped by NewsChannel 21 on Monday to talk about why he’s running and his core issues: faith, family and freedom. Learn more at: https://marcfororegon.com/
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