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Floods around Chinese capital kill at least 20, leave 27 missing as thousands evacuated
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say days of unusually heavy rains around China’s capital, Beijing, have flooded houses, torn apart roads and left at least 20 people dead and 27 missing. The flooding prompted authorities to close train stations and evacuate people in vulnerable areas to schools and other public buildings. Cars were washed
Continue ReadingAid efforts for Haitians suffer new blow with kidnapping of American nurse and daughter
By EVENS SANON and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Aid efforts for Haitians enduring the gang violence ravaging their nation suffered a new blow with the kidnapping of an American nurse from New Hampshire and her young daughter, who were still missing Tuesday. Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021
Continue ReadingGOP senator recovering at home after hospitalization for facial numbness
By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is recovering at home after being hospitalized over the weekend while in Montgomery with her family. Britt said in a Monday statement that she had been admitted to a hospital after she “experienced a sudden onset of numbness” in her face. Her condition,
Continue ReadingSinger Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success. Sobs were heard when pallbearers marched solemnly with her coffin inside the funeral hall
Continue ReadingUS Border Patrol agent indicted on bribery and smuggling charges for allegedly offering migrant immigration ‘papers’ for $5,000
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on multiple federal charges, including bribery and “alien smuggling,” after he allegedly offered a migrant an “immigration benefit” in exchange for $5,000, according to court documents. The charges
Continue ReadingTexas judicial candidate gets her day in court, one of almost 2 dozen cases contesting elections
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Republican judicial candidate who lost a district court election in Harris County, Texas, is the first of almost two dozen disappointed contestants to have their case reach a civil trial. The case comes as the Democratic stronghold, home to Houston, faces unprecedented intervention from the
Continue ReadingHawaii could see a big hurricane season, but most homes aren’t ready
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn’t blow it away. Their motivation? Global warming fueling natural disasters around the planet. “It’s happening
Continue Reading‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size. Its
Continue Reading‘Nowhere to hide’: The question troubling Ukrainian troops amid a grinding counteroffensive
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size.
Continue ReadingMissouri man executed for 2002 abduction, killing of 6-year-old girl lured to abandoned factory
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man who abducted and beat a 6-year-old girl to death at an abandoned factory two decades ago has been executed. Authorities say 45-year-old Johnny Johnson received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at a state prison in Bonne Terre. He was convicted of
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for club members is the latest person to be ensnared in Donald Trump’s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was a scheme directed by
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago property manager is the latest in a line of Trump staffers ensnared in his legal turmoil
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the latest person to be ensnared in former President Donald Trump’s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was a
Continue Reading5 to 9 before 9 to 5: Why TikTok is obsessed with the hours before the workday
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every weekday, Maddi Todd wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is out the door by 5 to start her day. She’s at the gym before the sun rises, starting on the treadmill before lifting weights. She goes home to make breakfast, feed her pets, tidy up her apartment and
Continue ReadingAustralia welcomes lifting of UNESCO threat to list Great Barrier Reef as World Heritage in danger
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended in November last year that the world’s
Continue Reading16 workers killed in the collapse of a crane being used to build a bridge in India
NEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 16 workers, the country’s National Disaster Response Force said Tuesday Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai. At
Continue ReadingTrump burns through donors’ money as legal troubles mount
By Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Melissa Holzberg DePalo, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has raised formidable sums, but his political operation is burning through money as his legal troubles mount, new filings show. His joint fundraising committee brought in more than $53 million during the first six months of the year, but
Continue ReadingAngus Cloud, ‘Euphoria’ star, dead at 25
CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family announced in a statement to CNN on Monday. He was 25. “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As
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OSU-Cascades’ energy systems engineering program leads to ‘green’ jobs for graduates
NewsChannel 21’s Bola Gbadebo talks with graduates of OSU-Cascades’ energy systems engineering degree program, one of just six in the country, about their jobs in the solar and renewable energy fields, very much in demand.
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: Mystery travel lets you focus on the fun, not the details
By SAM KEMMIS of NerdWallet Mystery travel involves setting off on a trip where you only know the destination once you board the plane. These trips are popular among friend and family groups, and travel booking companies have begun offering mystery travel packages. Relinquishing control of travel planning can reduce stress and decision fatigue and
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