By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Mere years ago, fuel was cheaper than bottled water in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. Now, long lines snake outside gas stations on the eve of price hikes each month. Fuel prices in the major OPEC producer, set in line with global oil price
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For the past three weeks Ketel Marte’s tender left hamstring has limited him to designated hitter for the Diamondbacks, but his hustle to beat out a throw wound up keying a rally in Arizona’s 4-3 win against the San Francisco Giants. Marte edged out a
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The Oregon Building Codes Division said Monday it is partnering with eight counties on a grant program to help owners of homes and businesses rebuild after the 2020 Oregon wildfires.
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on China to comply with a 2016 arbitration ruling that invalidated Beijing’s vast territorial claims in the South China Sea and warned that Washington is obligated to defend treaty ally Philippines if its forces, vessels or aircraft come under
Continue ReadingCNN By Rosa Flores and Rosalina Nieves, CNN The Texas House committee investigating the Uvalde school shooting is planning to release hallway surveillance video of what police were doing, along with a fact-focused report to the families of those who were massacred, according to a source close to the committee. The intention of the committee
Continue ReadingBy LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Succession” received a leading 25 Emmy nominations Tuesday, but the satirical drama about the rich and ruthless has a landmark rival in “Squid Game,” the first non-English language series to vie for television’s top honor. Netflix’s “Squid Game,” a South Korea-set drama in which the
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — After years of addiction, Matthew Hirsch was sober. He landed a stable job working overnight shifts at a 7-Eleven in Southern California, lived with his girlfriend in a nearby apartment and spoke to his father every day. Around 4:15 a.m. Monday, a masked shooter gunned down
Continue ReadingBy AARON MORRISON Associated Press Michigan’s largest district court and bail reform advocates have agreed to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over cash bail practices, which activists say routinely and unconstitutionally jail poor and working class defendants despite evidence of their inability to pay. Both sides say the reforms announced Tuesday strike at racial inequality
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Manny Machado, Jake Cronenworth and C.J. Abrams hit 400-foot homers, and the San Diego Padres stopped a 10-game losing streak at Coors Field with a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Cronenworth had three hits, including a 410-foot solo homer in the third inning. Padres left-hander Sean
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a heated, “unhinged” dispute, Donald Trump fought objections from his White House lawyers to a plan, eventually discarded, to seize states’ voting machines and then, in a last ditch effort to salvage his presidency, summoned supporters to march on the U.S. Capitol for
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER KLUG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Assassinated former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was perhaps the most divisive leader in recent Japanese history, infuriating liberals with his revisionist views of history and his dreams of military expansion. He was also the longest serving and, by many estimations, the most influential. For
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the pandemic. The company has long used the two-day event — one of its biggest all year — to lure people to its Prime membership, for which Amazon recently raised the
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Amazon is heading into its annual Prime Day sales event on Tuesday much differently than how it entered the pandemic. The company has long used the two-day event — one of its biggest all year — to lure people to its Prime membership, for which Amazon recently raised the
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has approved a resolution extending humanitarian aid deliveries to 4.1 million people in Syria’s rebel-held northwest for just 6 months in a victory for Russia. Tuesday’s vote was 12-0, with the United States, Britain and France abstaining. Ireland and Norway had
Continue ReadingCNN, TV ASAHI, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, AVN, NHK, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN BROADCASTING (IRIB) By Nectar Gan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN When Akie Matsuzaki married Shinzo Abe, then a rising political aide, in 1987, she followed a path well trodden by Japanese wives and gave up her job at the country’s largest advertising agency. But
Continue ReadingAverage gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $5.39 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,307 stations in Oregon. Prices in Oregon are 11.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, but still stand $1.74/g higher than a year ago.
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Chet Holmgren, the No. 2 pick in the draft, had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 84-81 victory over the Orlando Magic in the Las Vegas Summer League. Holmgren shot 7 of 10 in a game that was originally expected to be a matchup
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager homered in a career-best fourth consecutive game, rookie Josh Smith’s first home run in the big leagues was an inside-the-park shot and the Texas Rangers held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 10-8. Seager led off the fifth inning with his 20th homer.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will announce new investments in the Pacific and the opening of two embassies when she addresses a summit of island nations that are increasingly coming under Chinese influence. Harris will speak virtually at the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe was credited with instilling political and economic stability. However, he angered Japan’s neighbors South Korea and China — along with many Japanese — with his nationalistic rhetoric and calls to revise the country’s pacifist constitution. Abe was shot to death Friday at a campaign event
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