BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from a fire at a Beijing hospital rose to 29, including 26 patients, authorities said Wednesday, and a dozen people had been detained including the hospital’s head and her deputy. The fire broke out at the private Changfeng Hospital on Tuesday afternoon and forced dozens of people to evacuate.
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Police in Hawaii have vowed to step up illegal gambling enforcement after one of the most serious shootings in state history called attention to the dangers that come with cockfighting, which has deep roots in the islands and remains popular despite being illegal. The shooting early
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — In many school shootings, the person who pulled the trigger — often a current or former student — is the only one blamed for the crime. But the arrest last week of a mother, whose 6-year-old son shot his teacher, and a
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Willy Adames drove in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Tuesday night. Joey Weimer scored on Adames’ groundout against reliever Justin Topa (0-1). Adames finished with three RBIs, including a run-scoring double in the third and
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — As spring starts to blossom in New England, some Vermont communities come to life with the sites and sounds of written verse. “These are the honey makers The maple sap tappers The pollen gatherers The elixirs healing the future from the spirits of the past,” a
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Police and marines in Mexico’s capital have arrested an alleged senior leader of the Mara Salvatrucha gang who is wanted in the United States for extortion, drug distribution and terrorism-related charges. Mexico City’s Secretariat of Citizen Security said Salvadoran José Wilfredo Ayala-Alcántara, alias El Indio de Hollywood, was arrested in the
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw delivered a vintage performance for his 200th win, pitching seven splendid innings of three-hit ball as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 5-0. J.D. Martinez homered twice and drove in four runs, finishing with four hits to help the Dodgers stop
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Black teen Ralph Yarl was shot twice, in the head and arm, after going to the wrong home in Kansas City, Missouri, to pick up his younger brothers. Andrew Lester, an 84-year-old white man, told police he fired at honors student Yarl, 16, out of fear last week. But whether
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tres colombianos perdieron la vida en Ucrania durante un ataque ocurrido en la región de Donetsk mientras formaban parte del batallón de infantería Carpathian Sich, informó la cancillería de Colombia en un comunicado. Según informaron las Fuerzas Armadas de Ucrania al gobierno de Colombia, el ataque habría ocurrido el pasado 30
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cody Bellinger hit an RBI single to break a scoreless tie and ignite a four-run outburst in the eighth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 4-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Marcus Stroman continued his strong start to the season, pitching six scoreless innings with
Continue ReadingBy Zahid Mahmood, CNN Mohammad Zafri says his memory is patchy after surviving relentless beatings by the Taliban. But one event that’s hard to forget is being summoned last spring to the militant group’s headquarters to collect documents he had left behind, having been an employee of the previous, internationally-backed administration. Not wanting to cause
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — There were of course so many “firsts” for the Seattle Kraken in their postseason debut. First playoff goal for the franchise (and answer to a future trivia question) — Eeli Tolvanen. First playoff penalty — Will Borgen. Above all, first playoff win and brief celebration. Alex
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press AYODHYA, India (AP) — Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where rising attacks against them are encouraged, and where an emboldened Hindu majoritarian government is seizing its chance to put the
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It’s National Volunteer Week, and the American Red Cross Cascades Region is recognizing the work of the selfless individuals here in Oregon and Southwest Washington who generously give their valuable time to support people in need.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La alcaldía de Manizales, Colombia, informó este martes a través de un comunicado en su cuenta verificada de Twitter que al menos 28 personas resultaron heridas en los disturbios ocurridos en el Estadio Palogrande y otros puntos de la ciudad, luego de que algunos asistentes al partido de fútbol entre Once
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 38 points, Kevin Durant had 25 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-109 on Tuesday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference first-round series. Booker drilled a 3 just before the halftime buzzer to tie it and scored
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Eleven Indonesian fishermen were rescued by Australian maritime authorities from a tiny island after being stranded for six days without food or water, but there are fears nine others may have drowned. Two fishing boats were destroyed last week by Tropical Cyclone Ilsa, one of the strongest storms
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality said it responded to a diesel spill in Cottage Grove that occurred Tuesday around noon.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Adam Lowry scored two goals and Blake Wheeler had a goal and two assists as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-1 in Game 1 of their first-round series. Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal an assist, Kyle Connor also scored, and Nino Niederreiter
Continue ReadingJacqui Palumbo, CNN Some two decades ago, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery acquired a 19th-century album featuring 2,000 paper portrait silhouettes, including those of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, made by the traveling artist William Bache decades before the advent of photography. But until recently, the gallery knew precious few details about the majority of
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