Powerball jackpot rises to an estimated $1.4 billion for tonight’s drawing
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Lottery players have the chance to win big tonight, with the Powerball jackpot soaring to an estimated $1.4 billion…
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Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to over 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman said…
Continue ReadingIdentifican a la última víctima del “Asesino de la cara feliz” décadas después de su muerte
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El camionero Keith Hunter Jesperson mató a al menos ocho mujeres en Estados Unidos en los años 90 y envió a las…
Continue ReadingCustoms seizes box of giraffe poop at Minnesota airport
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe…
Continue ReadingPharmacist shortages and heavy workloads challenge drugstores heading into their busy season
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer A dose of patience may come in handy at the pharmacy counter this fall. Drug and staffing shortages haven’t gone…
Continue ReadingA taxiing airplane collides with a Chicago airport shuttle, injuring 2 people
CHICAGO (AP) — Two people were injured at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport during an accident on the ground involving an airplane…
Continue ReadingA charred body, shifting stories and a convicted man’s assertion of innocence
By Jacque Smith, CNN (CNN) — Crooked cops. Drug dealers. Secret agendas. The rumor mill churned after the body of 18-year-old Jessica Currin…
Continue ReadingWhy your trip to Japan just got more expensive
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: one country might ban airplane pilots from wearing perfume, the world’s most popular…
Continue ReadingBritain invented trains. Now its railway system seems to be having a nervous breakdown
By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — Barely a day goes by without railways making the headlines in Britain. Industrial unrest, crumbling infrastructure,…
Continue ReadingUN warns Pakistan that forcibly deporting Afghans could lead to severe human rights violations
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Nations is warning that forcibly deporting Afghans from Pakistan could lead to severe…
Continue ReadingDeaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India’s Himalayan northeast
By WASBIR HUSSAIN and ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and…
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The Big Playback 10/7 Pt. 3: Top Plays and other scores from around the league
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The Big Playback 10/7 Pt.2: Bend High girls volleyball takes down Mountain View in four sets
The Lava Bears sit in first place in the…
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The Big Playback 10/7 Pt. 1: Summit beats Bend, Mountain View comes back over Redmond, Caldera wins at Ridgeview
Mountain View remains the only undefeated team in the…
Continue ReadingUS Senate leader raises trade and fentanyl at start of 1st congressional visit to China since 2019
SHANGHAI (AP) — A senior American lawmaker, leading the first congressional trip to China in four years, said Saturday that the U.S. does not want…
Continue ReadingMore heavy rain is on the way to the Northeast on Saturday, threatening NYC flooding again
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Heavy rain will once again lash parts of the Northeast on Saturday, bringing a flood threat to New York City for…
Continue ReadingA trucker killed women in six states. Investigators say they’ve identified his last victim
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women across the United States in the 1990s and…
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Smith Rock fans rejoice: The new, delayed pedestrian footbridge is open
Smith Rock climbers, hikers and sightseers rejoice: The new, wider footbridge, in the works for nearly two months, is ready to welcome you, with the…
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Warm pattern continues today, rain likely to arrive Monday
The ridge of high pressure that has been keeping the region clouds free and warmer than normal is moving east. That means that the warm pattern is…
Continue ReadingJapan auteur Yamada sticks to exploring the human condition after 90 films
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World Records…
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