EXPLAINER: Ukraine’s nuclear power plant shutdown cuts risks
By ANDREW KATELL and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The forced shutdown of Ukraine’s endangered and crippled Zaporizhzhia…
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Russia plays up China’s support as it retreats in Ukraine
By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and Philip Wang, CNN As Russian forces suffer a string of stunning defeats in Ukraine, Moscow is playing up Beijing’s…
Continue ReadingSwedish voters boost anti-immigration party amid high crime
By VANESSA GERA, JAN M. OLSEN and JAMES BROOKS Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A populist anti-immigration party surged to become Sweden’s…
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Just ducky: ‘Great Drake Park Duck Race’ returns to Bend, raises nearly $94K for area charities
After two years in virtual mode, a crowd gathered Sunday for the Great Drake Park Duck Race, a fundraiser put on by Bend-area Rotary Clubs for over…
Continue ReadingToxin-spewing generators keep the lights on around Mideast
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, street corners and hospital…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand removes most remaining COVID rules as cases wane
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand is removing most of its remaining COVID-19 restrictions as the government…
Continue ReadingBraves’ run reminiscent of ’93 – but stakes are different
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Atlanta finally passed the New York Mets — then the Braves ran into their mirror image from the American League.…
Continue ReadingA former MLB pitcher who became a police officer was killed in a crash while on his way to a 9/11 memorial ceremony
By Kiely Westhoff, CNN A former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired from the sport to become a New York City area police officer was killed in…
Continue ReadingIn parts of Mideast, power generators spew toxic fumes 24/7
By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — They literally run the country. In parking lots, on flatbed trucks, hospital courtyards and rooftops,…
Continue ReadingSTAT WATCH: Illini RB off and running toward another 1,000
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Illinois’s Chase Brown is well on his way to a second straight 1,000-yard rushing season. He leads the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s shifting politics force GOP to look beyond Atlanta
By JEFF AMY Associated Press TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Party once relied on votes in Atlanta’s close-in suburbs, but today the…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Tigray forces say willing to enter peace process
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The Tigray forces battling Ethiopian troops say they’re willing to abide by an immediate…
Continue ReadingSmoke from the Mosquito Fire begins creating unhealthy to hazardous conditions in Northern California
By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM defends ban on Parliament due to royal’s death
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s prime minister on Monday defended an obscure and longstanding protocol…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from western China earthquake rises to 93
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a major earthquake in western China rose to 93 as the search for survivors continues. A magnitude 6.8 quake hit…
Continue ReadingTrial set to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A month after losing one nearly $50 million verdict, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set…
Continue ReadingCowboys QB Prescott to miss multiple weeks with hand injury
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott will need surgery for a fractured bone in his…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s shifting politics force GOP to look beyond Atlanta
By JEFF AMY Associated Press TOCCOA, Ga. (AP) — When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made one of his first general election campaign swings in August, he…
Continue ReadingAmericans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he…
Continue ReadingAmericans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Emmanuel Obeng-Dankwa is worried about making rent on his New York City apartment, he…
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