Iraqi soldiers killed in clashes with suspected IS cell
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — State media say three Iraqi troops have been killed after a suspected Islamic State militant…
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Shiffrin wins gold, thanks former coach after surprise split
By ANDREW DAMPF and ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press MERIBEL, France (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin covered her mouth with her fluorescent orange mittens…
Continue ReadingUnions vow to disrupt France in March as protest ranks thin
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The ranks of marchers were thinner during a new wave of strikes and protests in France aimed at…
Continue ReadingFrance’s 5th day of pension reform protests tests resolve
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A fifth day of nationwide strikes and protests across France Thursday tested the government’s…
Continue ReadingEPA chief pledges to hold train company accountable over Ohio toxic train disaster as residents’ frustrations grow
By Samantha Beech, Eric Levenson and Aya Elamroussi, CNN The head of the US Environmental Protection Agency traveled to East Palestine, Ohio, on…
Continue ReadingIndian officials end 3-day probe of BBC, alleging tax dodge
By ASHOK SHARMA and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials have ended their three-day search of the BBC offices in…
Continue ReadingIndian officials probe BBC for 3rd day, alleging tax dodge
By PIYUSH NAGPAL and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s tax officials are searching the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai…
Continue ReadingFor Ukrainian circus performers, future still up in the air
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Nearly a year since fleeing Ukraine for Hungary amid the bombs and terror of Russia’s…
Continue ReadingUkraine war saga unfolds across the lives of 5 friends
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In the cemetery where Oleksii Zavadskyi and Yurii Stiahliuk are buried, the women they loved…
Continue ReadingFather of suspected gunman at Fourth of July parade mass shooting in Illinois is indicted on multiple counts
By Andy Rose and Bill Kirkos, CNN The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade mass…
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Oregon Senate passes bipartisan bill aimed at easing child care shortage by allowing services in rental homes
With overwhelming bipartisan support, Senate Bill 599 passed the Oregon Senate Wednesday. The legislation requires housing providers to allow child…
Continue ReadingStarbucks doubles down on Asia Pacific with biggest expansion in five years
By Michelle Toh, CNN Starbucks will open more than 400 stores across Asia Pacific in 2023, marking its biggest expansion in the region in five years.…
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City councilors unanimously send 5-year, $65 million Bend Fire & Rescue levy to May ballot
The Bend City Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday night to send a five-year, $65 million local option levy for fire and emergency…
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Bend man arrested in pair of Redmond thefts after being spotted driving on Highway 97
A Bend man suspected in a pair of Redmond thefts was pulled over on Highway 97 and arrested on numerous charges Wednesday after a Redmond Police…
Continue ReadingFrom tents to tanks; a big year in Ukraine for NATO allies
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The day after Russia invaded Ukraine, the leaders of NATO’s 30 member countries held an emergency…
Continue ReadingShreveport, Louisiana, police officer arrested in fatal shooting of Alonzo Bagley, police say
By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Melissa Alonso and Ray Sanchez, CNN A Shreveport, Louisiana, police officer was arrested Thursday on a charge of…
Continue ReadingIsraeli FM visits Kyiv as pressure mounts over military aid
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister is in Kyiv for the first public visit to Ukraine’s capital…
Continue ReadingTurkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts…
Continue ReadingTurkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts…
Continue ReadingAsian shares skid after inflation report thumps Wall Street
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares slipped in Asia on Friday after benchmarks on Wall Street had their biggest drop in…
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