The AP Interview: Refugee head sees lesson in Ukraine crisis
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency director says Europe’s embrace of millions of Ukrainians who fled…
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Backyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van…
Continue ReadingBackyard mosquito spraying booms, but may be too deadly
By JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — It’s an increasingly familiar sight in U.S. cities and suburbs: A van…
Continue ReadingNationals rally against Darvish, Hader to beat Padres 3-1
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nelson Cruz drew a bases-loaded walk off Josh Hader to bring in the go-ahead run with one out in…
Continue ReadingThe remains of a 23-year-old killed during a bombing mission in World War II have been identified
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The remains of a 23-year-old from Utah who was killed during a bombing mission in World War II have been identified, a federal…
Continue ReadingAnti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on…
Continue ReadingAnti-vax group in Europe thrives online, thwarts tech effort
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press An anti-vaccine group that has harassed doctors and public officials in Italy and France is still active on…
Continue ReadingLuke Knox, Florida International University football player and brother of NFL’s Dawson Knox, dies at 22
By Matt Foster, CNN Florida International University football player Luke Knox, the younger brother of Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox, has died,…
Continue ReadingCrisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dire consequences could result if states, cities and farms across the…
Continue ReadingCrisis looms without big cuts to over-tapped Colorado River
By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dire consequences could result if states, cities and farms across the…
Continue ReadingBiden bill to help millions escape higher health care costs
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people in the United States will be spared from big increases in health care costs…
Continue ReadingLoyd has big finish, Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1
SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the…
Continue ReadingLakes are drying up everywhere. Israel will pump water from the Med as a solution
By Hadas Gold, CNN Despite its name, the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel is actually a freshwater lake, and it’s one that has sustained life…
Continue ReadingIran deal tantalizingly close, but US faces new hurdles
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Last week’s attack on author Salman Rushdie and the indictment of an Iranian national in a…
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Central Oregon Equine Outreach takes in, cares for 4 badly neglected ponies from Willamette Valley
Central Oregon Equine Rescue is providing some major veterinary care for four ponies from the Willamette Valley that used to lead a pampered life,…
Continue ReadingHouse Democrats’ campaign chief faces tough race of his own
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press PEEKSKILL, N.Y. (AP) — At a recent rally with union workers and other supporters in the downtown square of…
Continue ReadingArizona judge weighs state request to enforce abortion ban
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona judge is considering whether to allow the state to enforce a near-total ban on abortions…
Continue ReadingThe hotel that inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ has burned down
By Lilit Marcus, CNN Somebody put Baby in a corner: the remains of an upstate New York hotel that inspired the movie “Dirty Dancing” have…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Osun River: Sacred, revered and increasingly toxic
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press OSOGBO, Nigeria (AP) — Yeyerisa Abimbola has dedicated most of her 58 years on Earth to the Osun, a waterway in…
Continue ReadingChina’s response to Pelosi visit a sign of future intentions
By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was anything but…
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