Heavy rains lash India’s southern and eastern coasts as a powerful storm closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds are pelting India’s southern and eastern coastlines and states have been put on high alert after a…
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Trump is showing how a second term would rewrite the rules of presidential power
CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is underscoring the profound choice that voters could face next year with expansive…
Continue Reading Pilots flying tourists over national parks face new rules. None are stricter than at Mount Rushmore
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Fewer airplanes and helicopters will be flying tourists over Mount Rushmore and other national monuments…
Continue Reading Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow jumps bail and moves to Canada
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — One of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists who moved to Canada to pursue her studies…
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‘It means a lot to us’: Fifteen new businesses have opened in downtown Redmond this year
The Redmond Urban Renewal Agency says 15 new businesses in the retail/restaurant/service sectors have opened downtown since the beginning of…
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13 climbers killed, 10 missing following Indonesian volcano eruption
By Heather Chen, Jamal Jamaluddin and Manveena Suri, CNN Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) — Thirteen climbers have died and another 10 are missing in…
Continue Reading Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story.…
Continue Reading Plan to add teaching of Holocaust, genocide to science education draws questions from Maine teachers
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Teachers are voicing skepticism about a Maine proposal to update science education…
Continue Reading Europe’s world-leading artificial intelligence rules are facing a do-or-die moment
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Hailed as a world first, European Union artificial intelligence rules are facing a make-or-break…
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Oregon Equestrian Trails once again offering free gift-wrapping service at Bend River Promenade
(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Another familiar holiday feature is back at Bend River Promenade: free gift wrapping, sponsored by the…
Continue Reading China says a US Navy ship ‘illegally intruded’ into waters in the South China Sea
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese military said that an American naval ship had “illegally intruded” on Monday into waters near the Second Thomas…
Continue Reading The year in review: Influential people who died in 2023
By BERNARD McGHEE Associated Press Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading…
Continue Reading Takeaways from The AP’s investigation into the Mormon church’s handling of sex abuse cases
By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting had been director of the Risk Management Division at The…
Continue Reading Biden’s allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates US aid
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER AND LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a cease-fire ticked down last week and Israel prepared to resume its…
Continue Reading The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican presidential candidates will debate Wednesday within walking distance of where George…
Continue Reading The Supreme Court wrestles with OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue…
Continue Reading What’s streaming now: Nicki Minaj’s birthday album, Julia Roberts is in trouble and Monk returns
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a Nicki Minaj album dropping on her birthday and the return of…
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Los Angeles man charged with murder in fatal shootings of 3 sleeping homeless men, held without bail
By Camila Bernal, Sarah Moon, Sara Smart, Cindy Von Quednow and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A Los Angeles man suspected of shooting to…
Continue ReadingTrump is showing how a second term would rewrite the rules of presidential power
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is underscoring the profound choice that voters could face next year with expansive…
Continue Reading In the Amazon, Indigenous women bring a tiny tribe back from the brink of extinction
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE, TERESA DE MIGUEL and ANDRÉ PENNER Associated Press JUMA INDIGENOUS TERRITORY, Brazil (AP) — Until recently, the Juma seemed…
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