EU: Croatia to enter Europe’s ID-check-free area in January
By STEPHEN McGRATH and LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Croatia has been given a green light to join the group of nations that make up…
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Asian shares advance on back of Wall Street gains
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Friday after an advance on Wall Street led by the latest rally in…
Continue ReadingAsian shares advance on back of Wall Street gains
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares rose in Asia on Friday after an advance on Wall Street led by the latest rally in…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge about a vehicle at the scene of the grisly Idaho student stabbings
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Investigators in the killings of four University of Idaho students are searching for at least one person they believe was…
Continue ReadingScrutiny of Ukraine church draws praise, fear of overreach
By PETER SMITH and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After its searches of holy sites belonging to Ukraine’s historic…
Continue ReadingTopless beaches now legal on Nantucket
By Lilit Marcus, CNN It is now legal for women — and men — to be topless at beaches on the popular vacation island of Nantucket, off the…
Continue ReadingTaliban carry out first public execution since returning to power in Afghanistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday put an alleged murderer to death in the first public execution held in Afghanistan since the Islamist…
Continue ReadingArkansas city elects 18-year-old to be next mayor
WMC, JAYLEN SMITH, CNN By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Jaylen Smith graduated from high school in May. Less than a year later, the 18-year-old will be tasked…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: China’s relaxed ‘zero-COVID’ brings big changes
BEIJING (AP) — In a move that caught many by surprise, China announced a potentially major easing of its rigid “zero-COVID” restrictions,…
Continue ReadingPhilly’s slain ‘Boy in Box’: 66 years later we know his name
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press His name was Joseph Augustus Zarelli. Nearly 66 years after the battered body of a young boy was found stuffed…
Continue ReadingPettersson’s overtime goal gives Canucks 6-5 win over Sharks
By MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elias Pettersson scored on a breakaway at 4:25 of overtime, giving the Vancouver Canucks a…
Continue ReadingZelenskyy quip, Trump conspiracy top 2022 notable quote list
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A tart retort by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a U.S. offer of help and a call by former U.S. President Donald…
Continue ReadingMurderous 1600s pirate hid out in US colonies with impunity
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late…
Continue ReadingMurderous 1600s pirate hid out in US colonies with impunity
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — One tarnished silver coin at a time, the ground is yielding new evidence that in the late…
Continue ReadingMcDavid’s 4-point game leads Oilers to 8-2 rout of Coyotes
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Connor McDavid had two goals and two assists and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored twice and had an assist as the Edmonton Oilers…
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Bend city councilors OK mandatory Home Energy Score for home sellers; revised new Costco site plan gets nod
After hearing some criticism from the Central Oregon Association of Realtors and a mix of views during a public hearing, Bend city councilors moved…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania panel updates anti-discrimination regulations
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania government panel has approved the addition of extensive definitions of sex,…
Continue ReadingAs North Carolinians regain power, investigators probe terrorism and threats against power substations across the US. One expert explains what needs to be done
By Nouran Salahieh, John Miller and Holly Yan, CNN A growing number of reported threats to power infrastructure are under investigation following…
Continue ReadingOregon high court declines to overturn decision on gun law
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court late Wednesday declined to overturn a lower court judge’s…
Continue ReadingIran executes first known prisoner arrested in protests
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Thursday it executed a prisoner convicted for a crime allegedly…
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