A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A longshot candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters…
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A fire at an Iranian defense ministry’s car battery factory has been extinguished, report says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire in a storage area of an Iranian defense ministry’s car battery factory has been extinguished. State TV reported Friday…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Parliament passes law that will reserve a third of legislature seats for women from 2029
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Parliament has approved landmark legislation that reserves one-third of the seats in…
Continue ReadingSome providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it’s legal
By JIM SALTER and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some medical providers are dropping continuing gender-affirming care for…
Continue ReadingThrough a different lens: How AP used a wooden box camera to document Afghan life up close
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — For Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd, a main attraction of working with a…
Continue ReadingFrom an old-style Afghan camera, a new view of life under the Taliban emerges
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The odd device draws curious onlookers everywhere. From the outside, it resembles…
Continue ReadingLahaina residents brace for what they’ll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Lahaina residents are bracing for what they’ll find when they return to the ruins…
Continue ReadingHollywood actor and writer strikes have broad support among Americans, AP-NORC poll shows
By ANDREW DALTON and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Public support for striking Hollywood actors and writers is broad, but not…
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Big Ol’ Fish: If you caught one of these, you’d be smiling, too
No wonder these folks who landed mighty fine catches are smiling in the photos they sent in! How about you? The Share tab is where to drop them off -…
Continue Reading‘They were crying … asking for their parents’: Trooper describes horror after bus falls down a ravine, killing 2 and injuring at least 18
By Holly Yan, Caroll Alvarado, Omar Jimenez, Sarah Boxer and Christina Maxouris, CNN Middletown, New York (CNN) — Students and first responders…
Continue ReadingMusic Review: On ‘Scarlet,’ Doja Cat’s demons demand attention — as if it was possible to look away
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Before Doja Cat released her stellar fourth full-length album, the take-no-prisoners…
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City of Bend to use $1 million ODOT grant to create ‘mobility points,’ offer car- and bike-sharing
The city of Bend has received a more than $1 million grant from ODOT, to cut carbon emissions by creating several “mobility points” that could, among…
Continue Reading9 deputies indicted in the death of Gershun Freeman after he was beaten in Memphis jail
By Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers and Jaide Timm-Garcia, CNN (CNN) — Nine corrections deputies in Shelby County, Tennessee, have been indicted…
Continue ReadingChristian McCaffrey and the 49ers win 13th straight in the regular season, beat the Giants 30-12
By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The New York Giants kept dialing up blitzes and the San Francisco 49ers just got…
Continue ReadingPentagon determines Ukraine training and support exempt from potential government shutdown
By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Pentagon has determined that the training and support of Ukrainian forces is exempt from a potential…
Continue ReadingLabor unions say they will end strike actions at Chevron’s three LNG plants in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Labor unions say they will end disruptive strike actions at Chevron Corp.’s…
Continue ReadingStudio Ghibli sold to Nippon TV after finding no successors for Hayao Miyazaki
By Jessie Yeung and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — The iconic Japanese animation company Studio Ghibli, which created internationally…
Continue ReadingWriters and studios to meet for 3rd consecutive day after ‘marathon’ talks
By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The striking writers and Hollywood studios will meet for a third consecutive day Friday, after wrapping up…
Continue ReadingBiden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an…
Continue ReadingBiden deal with tribes promises $200M for Columbia River salmon reintroduction
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Biden administration has pledged over $200 million toward reintroducing salmon in the Upper Columbia River Basin in an…
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