EXPLAINER: Who’s the Swedish doctor facing execution in Iran
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is scheduled to put to death a 50-year-old Swedish-Iranian physician…
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Chinese ambassador says Solomons pact no threat to Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A Chinese ambassador says China’s engagement with South Pacific island countries poses…
Continue Reading‘Like an inferno:’ US West burning at furious pace so far
By MARCIO J. SANCHEZ and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires in the West are on a furious pace early this year.…
Continue ReadingSaudi Aramco eclipses Apple to once again become the world’s most valuable company
By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Saudi Aramco has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company, underscoring the recent surge in oil…
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Judge permanently blocks ban on homebuyer ‘love letters,’ as sought by Bend real estate group
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Prospective homebuyers in Oregon can continue to send “love letters” to people selling homes. U.S. District Judge Marco…
Continue ReadingAgency unanimously rejects California desalination project
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The California Coastal Commission has rejected a long-standing proposal to build a…
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Redmond motorcyclist killed in crash on Old Bend-Redmond Highway
A motorcyclist who witnesses said had been speeding and passing in no-passing zones on the Old Bend-Redmond Highway was killed Wednesday night when…
Continue ReadingPassenger plane catches fire during takeoff in southwestern China
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire after skidding off the runway in the southwestern Chinese city of…
Continue ReadingExecution ends Arizona 8-year hiatus with the death penalty
By PAUL DAVENPORT and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s nearly eight-year hiatus in using the death penalty has ended…
Continue ReadingSvitolina wants better mental health protection for juniors
By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Elina Svitolina is calling for better mental health protection for juniors starting out in their…
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Oklahoma man sentenced to 6-plus years in prison in brutal assault on Warm Springs woman
An Oklahoma man was sentenced to more than six years in prison Wednesday after a Jefferson County jury convicted him on assault and coercion charges…
Continue ReadingChina fights economic slump, sticks to costly ‘zero COVID’
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus…
Continue ReadingChina fights economic slump, sticks to costly ‘zero COVID’
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s leaders are struggling to reverse an economic slump without giving up anti-virus…
Continue ReadingFlames use 3-goal third period to top Stars 3-1 in Game 5
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Mikael Backlund, Andrew Mangiapane and Trevor Lewis all scored in the third period, leading the Calgary Flames to a 3-1…
Continue ReadingTentative settlement, valued at $997 million, reached with families of victims of Surfside condominium collapse
By Chuck Johnston and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A tentative settlement worth nearly $1 billion has been reached with multiple entities over the collapse last…
Continue ReadingCrypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Cryptocurrency tycoons are emerging as the new power players in American…
Continue ReadingCrypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious group started buying…
Continue ReadingGrizzlies rout Warriors to avoid elimination, force Game 6
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr., Desmond Bane and Tyus Jones each scored 21 points and the Memphis…
Continue ReadingCrypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious, well-financed group…
Continue ReadingCrypto comes to Washington. Will the millions buy influence?
By BRIAN SLODYSKO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Erin Houchin braced for the worst when a mysterious, well-financed group…
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