The AP Interview: Pope Francis: Homosexuality not a crime
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis criticized laws that criminalize homosexuality as “unjust,” saying God…
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The AP Interview: Pope on health, critics and future papacy
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says he hasn’t even considered issuing norms to regulate future papal…
Continue ReadingPakistan arrests senior leader from ex-PM Imran Khan’s party
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police have arrested a senior leader from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed on hopes for avoiding recession
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid hopes Western economies can avoid a recession…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed on hopes for avoiding recession
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Thursday amid hopes Western economies can avoid a recession…
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What’s the buzz? OSU offers pre-sale vouchers for bee-themed pollinator license plates
If OSU’s Horticulture Department sells 3,000 pre-sale vouchers for a ‘Pollinator Paradise’ bee-themed license plate, production can begin.…
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Busy NE Bend intersection of Neff Road & Purcell Blvd. set for major improvements — and lengthy detour
A key, busy intersection in northeast Bend will close around Feb. 22 for a major improvement project expected to take until mid-summer to…
Continue ReadingPhilippine plane crash kills 2, another carrying 6 missing
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine air force plane has crashed on a farm, killing the two people on board. Also Wednesday, a search was…
Continue ReadingLebanese environmental group accused of being Hezbollah arm
By BASSEM MROUE and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press KFAR TIBNIT, Lebanon (AP) — On the outskirts of this southern Lebanese village, workers in a…
Continue ReadingNew Zealander killed in Ukraine helped hundreds, parents say
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The parents of a New Zealand scientist who was killed in Ukraine say he helped save…
Continue ReadingHalf Moon Bay shooting suspect legally owned his gun and targeted specific people, authorities said. Here’s what we know about him
By Christina Maxouris, Casey Tolan and Curt Devine, CNN The man suspected of killing four people at a California mushroom farm and three others at a…
Continue ReadingRwanda fires on Congo military aircraft accused of violation
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rwanda has fired on a Congolese military aircraft it alleges violated its airspace in a new…
Continue ReadingHigh-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them
By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for…
Continue ReadingHigh-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them
CNN By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti…
Continue ReadingChina cites US debt issue to deflect pressure on Africa debt
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says the U.S. should stop pressuring it on debt relief for Zambia and focus on averting a government default…
Continue ReadingChina cites US debt issue to deflect pressure on Africa debt
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government says the U.S. should stop pressuring it on debt relief for Zambia and focus on averting a government default…
Continue ReadingAsia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Just a handful of Chinese visitors were posing for photos…
Continue ReadingAsia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — The beaches and temples of Asian travel hotspots like Bali…
Continue ReadingPeruvian families demand reparations for protester deaths amid reminders of a painful past
By Claudia Rebaza, CNN “If something happens to me, don’t cry,” Leonardo Hancco told his wife, Ruth Barcena, the morning of…
Continue ReadingWalmart aumentará su salario mínimo a US$ 14 por hora
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Walmart, el mayor empleador privado de Estados Unidos, anunció este martes que aumentará su salario mínimo de US$…
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