China wants to limit minors to no more than two hours a day on their phones
By Simone McCarthy Hong Kong (CNN) — China is proposing new measures to curb the amount of time that kids and teens can spend on their phones,…
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Human remains found in search for Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea with 4 crew aboard
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The search for an Australian army helicopter that crashed at sea killing four people…
Continue ReadingHurricane Dora intenstifies far from Mexico’s Pacific coast, poses no threat to land, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Dora has become a Category 3 hurricane far off Mexico’s western Pacific Coast —…
Continue ReadingMadonna y Beyoncé posan con algunas de sus hijas en concierto de la gira ‘Renaissance’
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Mientras Madonna continúa su recuperación después de una hospitalización reciente, se detuvo en un concierto de…
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‘It’s important to our department to be transparent’: Bend Police launch public ‘Data Hub’
Ever wonder what crimes happen daily in Bend, or what the latest stats or trends show for the city or your neighborhood? The Bend Police Department…
Continue ReadingTexas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud trial to wait until end of impeachment trial
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Embattled Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s years-delayed trial on securities fraud…
Continue ReadingCleric arrested for blasphemy after allowing women to preach in world’s largest Muslim-majority country
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — A Muslim cleric has been arrested on charges of blasphemy and hate speech in Indonesia after his decision to allow…
Continue ReadingThe Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on…
Continue ReadingBoth expelled members of ‘Tennessee Three’ win back their state House seats
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones, who became Democratic heroes as…
Continue ReadingSingapore executes third prisoner in 2 weeks for drug trafficking
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore has executed a third prisoner in two weeks for drug trafficking, despite…
Continue ReadingThe US wants Kenya to lead a force in Haiti with 1,000 police. Watchdogs say they’ll export abuse
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United States is praising Kenya’s interest in leading a multinational force in Haiti.…
Continue ReadingMan accused of firing a gun outside a Jewish school in Memphis faces multiple charges
By Nouran Salahieh and Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing shots outside a Memphis, Tennessee, Jewish school he was allegedly…
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Sheriff’s office: Fla. woman selling meth from her Redmond motel room thought M. 110 made them legal
– A Florida woman arrested in a raid on charges of selling large amounts of methamphetamine out of her downtown Redmond hotel room told Deschutes…
Continue ReadingChina proposes to limit children’s smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day
BEIJING (AP) — China’s internet watchdog has laid out regulations to curb the amount of time children spend on their smartphones, in the latest…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Khanun forecast to turn back to Japanese islands where it already caused damage and injuries
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The typhoon that damaged homes and knocked out power on Okinawa and other southern Japanese islands…
Continue ReadingCalifornia high court says county can’t enforce oil well ban as state debates future of fossil fuels
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California State Supreme Court has ruled that Monterey County…
Continue ReadingAnother former Northwestern University football player is suing the school over alleged racism and hazing
By Melissa Alonso, Virginia Langmaid and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University offensive lineman Ramon Diaz is suing the…
Continue ReadingTravis King’s sister says US soldier who crossed into North Korea is ‘not the type to just disappear’
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Family members of US Army Pvt. Travis King said Wednesday night that they had no reason to believe the…
Continue ReadingVast majority of submissions to UN body on Israeli occupation favor them, Palestinians say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of over 55 countries that made submissions to the U.N.’s highest…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Barr obliterates Trump’s defense: ‘He knew well that he had lost the election’
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former Attorney General Bill Barr on Wednesday undermined a key pillar of his old boss’ defense in the special…
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