Reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid commits to playing for Team USA at 2024 Paris Olympics
By Jacob Lev and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia 76ers star and reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid announced that he has committed to playing…
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Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in…
Continue Reading3 bears are captured after sneaking into a tatami factory as northern Japan faces a growing problem
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Assocaited Press TOKYO (AP) — Three bears that snuck into a tatami mat factory and were holed up inside for nearly a day have…
Continue ReadingUK’s opposition Labour Party gets a boost from a special election victory in Scotland
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s main opposition Labour Party has won an emphatic victory in a special election for a…
Continue ReadingJailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting women’s oppression
By JON GAMBRELL, JOHN LEICESTER and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press Imprisoned Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday…
Continue ReadingFunerals held in Syria for dozens of victims killed in deadliest attack in years
By ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) — Family members of some of the victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded…
Continue ReadingEstos nuevos compartimentos superiores podrían cambiar radicalmente los viajes en avión
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En esta era no tan dorada del transporte aéreo nacional, facturar una maleta gratis es un lujo reservado para…
Continue ReadingTurkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish warplanes have carried out airstrikes on sites believed to be used by U.S.-backed…
Continue ReadingMorocco begins providing cash to families whose homes were destroyed by earthquake
By SAM METZ Associated Press AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — Moroccan authorities will start providing money to families whose homes were destroyed in an…
Continue ReadingA modest Buddhist ceremony marks the anniversary of a day care center massacre in Thailand
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — A quiet ceremony has been attended by about 200 people in a small town in…
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Out & About: Special Central Oregon fall scenes, one and all
Sunsets, wildlife, mountains, reflections – the wonderful variety of our viewers’ photos knows no bounds, and we’re grateful. Send us yours from the…
Continue ReadingHeavy rain and floods kill 6 people in Sri Lanka and force schools to close
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Heavy rain has triggered floods and mudslides and downed trees in many parts of…
Continue ReadingRetired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key…
Continue ReadingIcy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years
By ASHOK SHARMA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday…
Continue ReadingPhilippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel
By JOEAL CALUPITAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding…
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Big Ol’ Fish: This week, it’s just a family fishing affair
Just one pic arrived this week, but a fun one. Louis Hoffman writes: “Gabriel is at it again! This time he gave Grandpa, Uncle Marlowe and Dad Joshua…
Continue ReadingTrump apoya públicamente a Jim Jordan como presidente de la Cámara de Representantes. ¿Podría él mismo ocupar ese cargo?
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump respaldó el viernes la candidatura del representante de Ohio Jim Jordan a la…
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Tetherow Resort named top resort in Northwest in Condé Nast Traveler 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Tetherow Resort has been named the No. 1 Resort in the Pacific Northwest in the coveted Condé Nast Traveler 2023 Readers’…
Continue ReadingA man showed up armed at the Wisconsin Capitol twice in one day asking for the governor, officials say. Here’s what we know
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man who showed up twice to the Wisconsin Capitol with a gun demanding to talk to the…
Continue ReadingWhales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean…
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