By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy grew at an annual pace of 0.6% in October-December, managing to eke out growth after a quarter of slowdown. The world’s third-largest economy has struggled amid restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic, a shortage of imported parts from China and rising prices. But
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Sara Smart, CNN A suspect has died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after a mass shooting at Michigan State University that left three people dead and five others injured Monday evening, police said. “There is no longer a threat to campus,” Interim Deputy Chief Chris Rozman said. “We believe there
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Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue’s busy year of rescuing motorists stranded in the snow continued Thursday evening, as they brought five people to safety in the Ochoco National Forest, about 40 miles southeast of Prineville.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Fox was hoping the matchup of two top teams in the Super Bowl and a close game would lead to a record night. Even though Sunday’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles came down to a field goal with 8 seconds remaining, Fox fell just short
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials and analysts say cash-strapped Pakistan will impose billions in new taxes to help secure a massive bailout, but they warned the move could cause inflation to escalate. The grim outlook came as the impoverished nation prepares to impose taxes of 170 billion rupees in a bid
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An attorney who oversaw New Mexico’s Indian Affairs Department has been tapped to serve as a top policy adviser to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. The department announced the appointment of Lynn Trujillo as senior counselor to the secretary Friday. Trujillo is a tribal member of Sandia
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Una nueva semana de manifestaciones de apoyo al Gobierno de Colombia y de protestas contra él vivirá el país, por cuenta de las reformas y nuevas políticas que ha anunciado el presidente Gustavo Petro, cuando está cerca de cumplir los 200 días de su denominado “Gobierno del cambio”. La primera
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO and SIBI ARASU Associated Press SAMARINDA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display. Driving on the region’s toll road, passersby can watch excavators digging coal from shallow pits as trucks filled with the carbon-rich rocks rush by. Under a bridge in
Continue ReadingBy VICTORIA MILKO and SIBI ARASU Associated Press SAMARINDA, Indonesia (AP) — In Indonesia’s region of East Kalimantan, the country’s dependence on coal is on full display. Driving on the region’s toll road, passersby can watch excavators digging coal from shallow pits as trucks filled with the carbon-rich rocks rush by. Under a bridge in
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme parks, leeway to transport migrants from anywhere in the country and fewer hurdles to put people behind bars for voting errors — all top priorities that have animated conservatives who may decide the next Republican nominee for
Continue ReadingCNN, WSVN, WBBH, WPTV, WFOR By Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon have new authority over Disney’s iconic Florida theme parks, leeway to transport migrants from anywhere in the country and fewer hurdles to put people behind bars for voting errors — all top priorities that have animated conservatives who may decide
Continue ReadingBy ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Records obtained by The Associated Press show a Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols with a stun gun during a traffic stop that preceded Nichols’ brutal beating by other officers had a prior record of minor reprimands. Preston Hemphill was fired Feb. 3 after an
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Con un empate 35-35 en el Super Bowl LVII con tan solo 1:54 para el final, los Kansas City Chiefs se enfrentaban a un tercer down crítico en territorio de los Philadelphia Eagles para mantener su avance y agotar el tiempo antes de intentar un gol de campo ganador. Patrick Mahomes,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer QUEBEC CITY (AP) — If Mykyta Staskevich needed another reminder of what his boys hockey team of Ukrainian refugees was playing for back home, it came in the poignant form of the nation’s flag unfolded in the locker room before its game against Romania on Monday. In blue, representing
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The slap sat front and center at Monday’s Oscar nominees luncheon. So much so that motion picture academy president Janet Yang neither had to describe it nor say the names Will Smith or Chris Rock for the ballroom full of award hopefuls to know
Continue ReadingBy Jaide Garcia and Nadia Romero, CNN An attorney for the family of Darryl Tyree Williams, who died in police custody last month, says Williams was racially profiled and harassed by Raleigh, North Carolina, police officers during a stop and frisk procedure and that he was “electrocuted to death for nothing.” Williams was tased twice
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean, CNN Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had all his body parts. Next to him, fellow medic Pete Reed was dead. So was the civilian Ukrainian woman whose injuries they had come to treat. It
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze. A state analysis Monday predicted it will take federal regulators until late 2026 to act on an application to extend the operating run of the Diablo Canyon
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A late-hour attempt to extend the life of California’s last nuclear power plant is facing a time squeeze. A state analysis Monday predicted it will take federal regulators until late 2026 to act on an application to extend the operating run of the Diablo Canyon
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An Oregon State Police trooper made a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 97 in Madras Sunday evening, leading to the discovery of more than seven pounds of methamphetamine and the arrest of two Washington state residents.
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