Migrant boat disaster wrecks a Lebanese family amid crisis
By FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — A week ago, the boat carrying Bilal Dandashi, his relatives and dozens of others hoping…
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‘A huge demand’: Ukrainian women train to clear landmines
By FLORENT BAJRAMI Associated Press PEJA, Kosovo (AP) — Learning to identify and defuse explosives is something Anastasiia Minchukova never thought…
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Soto, Nats end 8-game skid, rout virus-ravaged Giants 14-4
By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Juan Soto homered and the Washington Nationals pounded out a season-high 22 hits, ending an…
Continue Reading 11-foot alligator blocks traffic on Florida highway
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Just when you thought rush hour couldn’t get any worse. A behemoth 11-foot alligator wandered onto State Road 417 in…
Continue Reading Gourde, Larsson give Kraken 3-0 win in final home game
By DAIMON EKLUND Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Yanni Gourde and Adam Larsson scored in the first period to help Seattle a 3-0 win over the San…
Continue Reading Coyotes play final game at Gila River Arena after 19 seasons
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A contentious collaboration has come to a close in the desert. The Arizona Coyotes played…
Continue Reading NHL playoff matchups determined after frantic final night
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The first-round matchups are set for the NHL playoffs that begin Monday. The Carolina Hurricanes open the playoffs…
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50-100 structures damaged after tornado touches down in the Wichita, Kansas, area, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Andy Rose and Paradise Afshar, CNN At least one tornado tore through the Wichita, Kansas, area late Friday, damaging dozens of…
Continue Reading Coyotes rally to beat Predators 5-4 in final Glendale game
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shayne Gostisbehere scored two goals and the Arizona Coyotes rallied from a four-goal…
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Office of State Fire Marshal to host weekly webinars in May on wildfire preparedness
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Office of State Fire Marshal is excited to announce that it will host a series of webinars in May to help prepare…
Continue Reading Giménez hits slam, Naylor homers as Guardians beat A’s 9-8
MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Andrés Giménez hit his first career grand slam, Josh Naylor’s two-run home run capped a…
Continue Reading Yankees hit 4 HRs, beat Royals 12-2 for 7th straight win
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, Anthony Rizzo and Gleyber Torres all homered and the New…
Continue Reading Turner, Taylor turn HRs into 5-1 Dodgers win over Tigers
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Justin Turner and Chris Taylor each hit their first home runs of the season to lead the…
Continue Reading Grizzlies rally again past Wolves 114-106 to reach 2nd round
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies didn’t act their age in this first-round series against Minnesota,…
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Senate unanimously passes Wyden bill to exempt trafficking survivors’ restitution from taxes
Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, released the following statements after the Senate this week unanimously passed their…
Continue Reading Couple found 1950s McDonald’s bag with french fries inside wall during home renovations
By Sara Smart, CNN Cold french fries are bad enough. But cold, old french fries are even worse. That’s the surprise from Ronald McDonald that…
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Bend’s Sunnyside Sports marks a half-century of service
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fifty years ago, two freshly graduated Corvallis college students hatched a plan to open a bike shop in that little mill town on…
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OSU Master Gardeners to offer free classes at Central Oregon Builders Assn. Home & Garden Show
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners presents a series of free classes at the Central Oregon Builders…
Continue Reading Ron Washington busy on 70th birthday, Braves beat Texas
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — William Contreras hit two long home runs, Austin Riley also connected and Travis…
Continue Reading Experts: Lawmaker rape case illustrates survivors’ trauma
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — When a legislative intern came forward with rape allegations against an Idaho state lawmaker…
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