Volunteers from Red Cross Cascades Region respond to California flooding
The rain is finally easing in California after nine consecutive atmospheric rivers off the Pacific Ocean saturated the state since New Year’s Day.…
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Lunar New Year rush starts in China after virus rules lifted
BEIJING (AP) — Hairdresser Wang Lidan is making an emotional Lunar New Year journey from Beijing to her hometown in northeastern China — her…
Continue ReadingFire kills 3 at German nursing home
BERLIN (AP) — Police are searching for the cause of a fire that killed three in a psychiatric nursing home in southern Germany. The German news…
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Redmond group holding voter education event for upcoming school board election
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Building Redmond’s Future, a local political action committee, is hosting an event to educate voters about the role of school…
Continue ReadingFugitive’s arrest like a ‘quake,’ but Mafia very resilient
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Matteo Messina Denaro’s long record as a killer — turncoat mobsters said he’d…
Continue ReadingHampered by bad hip, Rafael Nadal loses at Australian Open
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Rafael Nadal bowed his head during changeovers and rested his elbows on his knees,…
Continue ReadingQuake shakes east Indonesia, south Philippines; no tsunami
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook eastern Indonesia and southern Philippines, with no damage immediately reported and no…
Continue ReadingQantas plane lands safely after mayday alert
Angus Watson and Paul Devitt A Qantas flight landed safely at Sydney Airport Wednesday after a mayday alert was issued on approach. “The 145…
Continue ReadingPegula, whose family owns Bills, honors Hamlin in Australia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on her mind…
Continue ReadingTokyo High Court acquits three former Tepco executives over 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident: NHK
By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco)…
Continue ReadingNew details emerge about a failed GOP candidate who allegedly targeted Democratic officials in shootings
By Andi Babineau, Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Paul P. Murphy, CNN New Mexico authorities have revealed new details about a spate of shootings at…
Continue ReadingTokyo shares jump after Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday, with Tokyo gaining more than 2% after Japan’s central…
Continue ReadingTokyo shares jump after Bank of Japan keeps policy unchanged
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Wednesday, with Tokyo gaining more than 2% after Japan’s central…
Continue ReadingSaved from death at sea, Syrian refugees face deportation
By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — On New Year’s Eve, a small boat carrying more than 230 would-be migrants, most of them…
Continue ReadingKansas researcher given time served in China-related case
By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A former researcher accused of concealing work he did in China while employed by the…
Continue ReadingWes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor
By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been sworn in as the state’s first Black governor. The…
Continue ReadingCourt to hear appeal of ex-officer in murder of George Floyd
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An attorney for Derek Chauvin is planning to ask an appeals court Wednesday to throw out…
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Family Kitchen sees 78% jump in meals served during 2022, ‘at or over capacity’
Family Kitchen said Tuesday it provided 133,472 meals in 2022 to community members in need through direct service and through partnerships with…
Continue ReadingThey planned to ‘ride out the end of the world.’ They wound up lost at sea
CNN, KMIR By Randi Kaye and Anne Clifford, CNN Soon after his 20th birthday, Isaac Danian disappeared from his home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in…
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Gunshots at Oklahoma high school after basketball game send announcers ducking for cover
By Andy Rose and Chris Boyette, CNN Gunfire broke out at an Oklahoma City area high school after a basketball game Tuesday night, sending game…
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