Ukrainians wrap up landmine clearance exercises in Cambodia
By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AP) — A group of 15 Ukrainian deminers are wrapping up a week of training…
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Former president of NYPD sergeants union pleads guilty to fraud in scheme that stole least $600,000 from the organization
By Mark Morales, CNN The former president of the New York Police Department’s second-largest union has pleaded guilty to a federal fraud charge…
Continue ReadingIndia backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India’s foreign minister says his country has given financial assurances to the…
Continue ReadingIndia backs Sri Lanka to secure IMF bailout plan amid crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — India’s foreign minister says his country has given financial assurances to the…
Continue ReadingMan survives on ketchup for weeks lost at sea
By Heather Chen, Angus Watson, Mitchell McCluskey and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN A man who spent 24 days adrift in the Caribbean Sea says he survived by…
Continue ReadingJessica Pegula: The daughter of a US billionaire who could be America’s next grand slam champion
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN For many, the new year offers a chance to strive to be better — at work, in relationships or to achieve one’s…
Continue ReadingBills’ Hamlin faces long recovery, family spokesman tells AP
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Remarkable as Damar Hamlin’s recovery has been, the Buffalo Bills safety still faces a…
Continue ReadingMacron to hike military funds amid Ukraine war, new threats
By SYLVIE CORBET and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has proposed to boost military spending by more…
Continue ReadingAlec Baldwin intends to finish ‘Rust’ production despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges, source says
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Josh Campbell and Jay Croft, CNN Despite facing involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the “Rust” set shooting…
Continue ReadingFrom the Emirates to Davos: South Korea’s big week in global business
By Michelle Toh, Yoonjung Seo and Jake Kwon, CNN South Korea’s leader is capping off a whirlwind week, after securing tens of billions of…
Continue ReadingBosnian war survivors share survival tips with Ukraine
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press GORAZDE, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Residents of eastern Bosnia’s city of Gorazde do not need imaginations…
Continue ReadingAs Baldwin faces charges, gun safety on sets ‘gets louder’
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — As actor Alec Baldwin faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death…
Continue ReadingA year after Kazakhstan’s deadly riots, questions persist
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press Wisps of fog hung over central Almaty, Kazakhstan, last month as President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev somberly…
Continue ReadingJapan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu
By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura, Gawon Bae and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 to the same category as seasonal influenza…
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Visit Bend seeks applicants from tourism industry for board of directors
Visit Bend is seeking applicants interested in serving a three-year term on the organization’s board of directors. It says applicants should be…
Continue ReadingPolice: Heroic actions kept shooter from doing more harm
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Police in Indiana said Friday that heroic actions by a Walmart employee and law enforcement officers kept a gunman who shot…
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OSU-led wave energy testing facility reaches key construction milestone
The last major pieces of the contract to build the wave energy test facility PacWave South have been executed, paving the way for completion of the…
Continue ReadingThe death of an American attorney at a Mexico hotel did not show signs of violence, official says
By Stephanie Elam and Andy Rose, CNN Mexican authorities investigating the case of an American attorney who was found dead at a resort hotel earlier…
Continue ReadingRally for tech stocks helps soften Wall Street’s rough week
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A rough week on Wall Street dominated by worries about a weakening economy ended Friday with a broad…
Continue ReadingRally for tech stocks helps soften Wall Street’s rough week
By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers A rough week on Wall Street dominated by worries about a weakening economy ended Friday with a broad…
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