What to watch in Wis., 3 other states in Tuesday’s primaries
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin governor’s race on Tuesday features competing candidates endorsed by…
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Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, pledges more US help
By SEUNG MIN KIM, CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOST CREEK, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on…
Continue ReadingOne year after Afghanistan, spy agencies pivot toward China
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence agencies are shifting more money and resources to China. They’re…
Continue ReadingDems look ahead to Barnes in fall race against Ron Johnson
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes grew up in Milwaukee with a mom who was a public school teacher and a…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after US job gain paves way for rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks mixed after US job gain paves way for rate hike
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed on Monday after strong U.S. jobs data cleared the way for more interest…
Continue ReadingUvalde school district looking for interim police chief as Pete Arredondo awaits termination hearing
By Rosa Flores, CNN The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District is searching for an interim police chief as Chief Pete Arredondo is on unpaid…
Continue ReadingChina’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours on Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on…
Continue ReadingChina’s Hainan beach resort expands COVID-19 lockdowns
BEIJING (AP) — The capital of China’s Hainan province has locked down its residents for 13 hours on Monday as a COVID-19 outbreak grows on…
Continue Reading2 men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan governor
By ED WHITE Associated Press Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are…
Continue ReadingHong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong cuts COVID hotel quarantine to 3 days for arrivals
By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong will reduce the mandatory hotel quarantine for overseas arrivals to three days from a week.…
Continue ReadingSeventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia wins in San Jose
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Seventh-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia rallied from one set down after dropping the…
Continue ReadingReport: Michigan AG seeks special prosecutor in 2020 probe
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Published reports say the Michigan Attorney General’s office is asking that a special prosecutor investigate whether the…
Continue ReadingHow a tiny Chinatown bookstore became a hub for authentic Asian American stories
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN Lucy Yu found refuge in books growing up. An only child raised by a Chinese immigrant mother in west Los Angeles, she spent a…
Continue ReadingCollier returns, Lynx beat Dream 81-71, stay in playoff hunt
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier made her season debut for Minnesota and the Lynx used a fourth-quarter run to beat the Atlanta Dream 81-71 to…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue assists Bend man injured in motorcycle crash S. of Pine Mountain
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue came to the aid Sunday of a Bend man who suffered a broken leg in the crash of his motorcycle on a…
Continue ReadingKyrgios wins Citi Open again; Samsonova takes women’s title
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Nick Kyrgios has followed up his run to the Wimbledon final by winning the Citi Open title…
Continue ReadingDodgers beat Padres 4-0, make statement with 3-game sweep
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit two homers, Tyler Anderson allowed two hits over seven innings and the Los…
Continue ReadingGroup of masked men stole more than $2 million in diamond jewelry from Bronx store, police say
By Benjamin Schiller, CNN A group of masked men in New York made off with more than $2 million in jewelry Friday afternoon, according to the NYPD.…
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