By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Joe Sakic was so busy relishing and reminiscing that he nearly missed the team photo with the Stanley Cup before racing over just in time to join the on-ice celebration at Amalie Arena. The general manager of the Colorado Avalanche joined fellow Denver icon John Elway
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — In one of the combat zones against Russia, the supply chief for a Ukrainian fighting brigade places his online order for war supplies — a long list ranging from drones, trucks and thermal sights to batteries, generators and tape. They are needed, he writes, to equip
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, CNN Russian forces are arguably having their best spell since the invasion of Ukraine began four months ago. They have eliminated most Ukrainian defenses in the Luhansk region, consolidated control of a belt of territory in the south, improved their logistics and command structure and blunted the effectiveness of Ukrainian attack drones.
Continue ReadingBy Kelly McCleary and Holly Yan, CNN Abortion rights activists across the country are sending a clear message after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: They’re not backing down. From Minnesota to California to Florida, more than a dozen protests are planned Monday to denounce the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the nearly 50-year-old federal
Continue ReadingCNN By Kelly McCleary and Holly Yan, CNN Abortion rights activists across the country are sending a clear message after the overturn of Roe v. Wade: They’re not backing down. From Minnesota to California to Florida, more than a dozen protests are planned Monday to denounce the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the nearly 50-year-old
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded in Asia on Wednesday after another broad decline on Wall Street as markets remain gripped by uncertainty over inflation, rising interest rates and the potential for a recession. U.S. futures edged higher while oil prices fell back. A weaker-than-expected U.S. consumer confidence reading highlighted
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Freedom For Great Apes, a wildlife animal sanctuary, hosted its summer’s largest estate sale with more than 5,000 items Sunday in Tumalo. The $10,000 raised will support the animal sanctuary, which is home to six rescued chimpanzees.
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET, KELVIN CHAN and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Russia has defaulted on foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago, further alienating the country from the global financial system amid its war in Ukraine. Moscow owed $100 million in interest on two
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET, KELVIN CHAN and STAN CHOE AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — Russia appeared to default on its foreign debt for the first time since the Bolshevik Revolution more than a century ago, further alienating the country from the global financial system following sanctions imposed over its war in Ukraine. Moscow owed $100
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — People in Tokyo are sweating it out as the government warns of possible power shortages and urges greater efforts to conserve energy while Japan endures unseasonably hot temperatures. Weather officials announced the earliest end to the annual summer rainy season since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — People in Tokyo are sweating it out as the government warns of possible power shortages and urges greater efforts to conserve energy while Japan endures unseasonably hot temperatures. Weather officials announced the earliest end to the annual summer rainy season since the Japan Meteorological Agency began keeping
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Saturday was the first annual 2022Â gala to benefit Central Oregon Veterans Ranch.
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka is sending two ministers to Russia to negotiate for fuel — one of the necessities nearly exhausted as a result of the Indian Ocean nation’s economic collapse. The plan comes as Washington and its allies aim to cut off energy imports from Russia
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka is sending two ministers to Russia to negotiate for fuel — one of the necessities nearly exhausted as a result of the Indian Ocean nation’s economic collapse. The plan comes as Washington and its allies aim to cut off energy imports from Russia
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This weekend marked the first annual Bend Yoga Festival. It included a film screening, community rituals, a sound bath, yoga and other types of wellness workshops and activities.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly presented the Stanley Cup to Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog in Commissioner Gary Bettman’s absence. Bettman previously tested positive for the coronavirus and was unable to produce enough negative results to get back to the series in time. It’s the
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN NASA has successfully launched a rocket from Australia’s remote Northern Territory, making history as the agency’s first commercial spaceport launch outside the United States. The rocket blasted off at just past midnight local time Monday from the Arnhem Space Center on the Dhupuma Plateau, near the township of Nhulunbuy, according to
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope. A member of the group went to investigate and found two figures in full camouflage gear, who appeared to radio for help from a black car
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. Elliott recovered from an early issue that dropped him deep into the field to take the lead with
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The Indigenous organization leading protests in Ecuador has agreed to discuss with the government possible solutions that could lead to the end of a strike that has paralyzed parts of the country for two weeks. The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador in a statement on Monday said it was expecting
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