EXPLAINER: Is Meloni a far-right firebrand or moderate?
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — As Giorgia Meloni becomes Italy’s first female premier, the world is watching closely to see…
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At least 15 killed in bus-truck collision on Indian highway
NEW DELHI (AP) — A collision between a bus and a truck has killed at least 15 people on a highway in central India. At least 40 others were injured…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping enters third term as China’s most powerful leader in decades surrounded by loyalists
CNN By Simone McCarthy, Nectar Gan, Steven Jiang, Yong Xiong and Wayne Chang, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his…
Continue ReadingIranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi thanks supporters on social media, as official denies she is under house arrest
By Jomana Karadsheh and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A female Iranian rock climber, who competed without a hijab at an international competition in South…
Continue ReadingUkrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure
By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…
Continue ReadingWest Africa floods destroy crops, worsening hunger fears
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Ocheiga Enoch isn’t expecting much of a rice harvest from north-central Nigeria after…
Continue ReadingTourists apprehended after taking gondola for Venice joyride
Julia Buckley, CNN Another week, another spate of terrible behavior from tourists in Italy. Hot on the heels of a woman posing naked on the steps of…
Continue ReadingJapan, Australia upgrade security pact against China threat
By ROD McGUIRK Associoted Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Japan and Australia have signed a new bilateral security agreement to reflect the…
Continue ReadingItaly’s pious village with a profane secret
Silvia Marchetti, CNN Crunchy yet tender, sweet and high in calories, there’s a peculiar Italian snack which is sandwiched between two pieces…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Brett Favre and the Mississippi welfare scandal
By Eric Levenson and Dianne Gallagher, CNN In May 2020, Mississippi’s state auditor announced that the Department of Human Services had wasted…
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The Big Playback 10-21 Pt. 3: Bend takes care of Ridgeview, other scores and top playsÂ
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The Big Playback 10-21 Pt. 2: Summit boys soccer holds of Bend, Bend volleyball sweeps Summit
Summit boys soccer and Bend volleyball won their respective…
Continue ReadingUnfavorable weather cancels women’s World Cup season opener
By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Rain and snowfall have wiped out the first women’s race of the Alpine skiing’s World…
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The Big Playback 10/21 Pt. 1: Summit stuffs Mountain View and Caldera takes a close one from RedmondÂ
The rainy weather was certainly a factor in both…
Continue ReadingGuinea junta agrees with bloc to hold vote in early 2025
By BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — West African regional mediators have reached a deal with Guinea’s military leader…
Continue ReadingInflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of…
Continue ReadingInflation protests across Europe threaten political turmoil
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — In Romania, protesters blew horns and banged drums to voice their dismay over the rising cost of…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What would retreat from Kherson mean for Russia?
By The Associated Press Ukrainian forces pressing an offensive in the country’s south have zeroed in on Kherson, a regional capital that was…
Continue ReadingFormer Chinese leader Hu Jintao unexpectedly led out of room as Party Congress comes to a close
By Simone McCarthy, Yong Xiong and Steven Jiang, CNN China’s former top leader, Hu Jintao, was unexpectedly led out of Saturday’s closing…
Continue ReadingBoeing crashes: Passengers’ families deemed crime victims
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims…
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