Crook County schools on two-hour delay after rain freezes on roads overnight
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Slick road conditions after Wednesday’s rain and overnight freezing temperatures prompted a two-hour delay in classes for…
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Prosecutor tells jury that mother of Michigan school shooter is at fault for 4 student deaths
By ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Jurors in Michigan have heard opening statements in the trial of the mother of a school shooter.…
Continue ReadingPakistan accuses Indian agents of orchestrating the killing of 2 citizens on its soil
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has accused neighboring India’s intelligence agency of involvement in the extrajudicial…
Continue ReadingMass graves are still being found, almost 30 years after Rwanda’s genocide, official says
By IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — A Rwandan official says the remains of 119 people believed to be victims of genocide have…
Continue ReadingChris Evert and Martina Navratilova urge women’s tennis to stay out of Saudi Arabia
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Hall of Famers Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova are calling on the women’s tennis tour to stay out of Saudi…
Continue ReadingAt least 60 civilians were killed in Burkina Faso last year in military drone strikes, watchdog says
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Human Rights Watch says Burkina Faso’s security forces killed at least 60 civilians in…
Continue ReadingUK museums to loan looted gold artifacts to Ghana
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom will send back gold and silver artifacts looted from Ghana in the 19th century after a long-term…
Continue ReadingIran disqualifies former moderate president from running for reelection to influential assembly
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s moderate former President Hassan Rouhani announced that he was disqualified from running in an upcoming election for…
Continue ReadingTrial date set for Texas student suspended over the length of his locs hairstyle
By Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ordered a trial to begin next month in the case of Darryl George, the Houston-area teen who has…
Continue ReadingThe hot young thing? At 71, John Leventhal has made a debut album
By DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — No one will confuse musician John Leventhal with being the hot new thing. The six-time…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans approve bill banning abortions after 14 weeks of pregnancy
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have passed a bill that would call for a…
Continue ReadingRobitussin maker recalls several lots of cough syrup due to possible high levels of yeast
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of Robitussin cough syrup is recalling several lots of products containing honey…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia’s government resigns ahead of general elections
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s prime minister and his cabinet have formally submitted their resignations to parliament, paving…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Fukushima nuclear plant further delays removal of melted fuel debris
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Fukushima has announced a delay of several more…
Continue ReadingTeen fugitive in Philadelphia was picked up by car shortly after escape, authorities say
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say a teenager awaiting trial in a homicide case who escaped outside a Philadelphia hospital this week was spotted…
Continue ReadingThe US and Iraq plan talks soon on ending the mission of the US-led military coalition in Iraq
By TARA COPP and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Iraq will soon begin talks to wind down the mission of…
Continue ReadingAfter running almost 7,500 miles across Africa, this man’s epic odyssey hangs in the balance
By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — A mission to become the first person to run the length of Africa appears to be in some jeopardy due to visa issues.…
Continue ReadingCorte Suprema niega petición de última hora de Kenneth Smith para detener su ejecución en Alabama con gas nitrógeno
SofÃa Benavides (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos volvió a rechazar una petición de Kenneth Smith, condenado a muerte en Alabama,…
Continue ReadingMany parents say they are still financially subsidizing their adult children
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Most parents expect to pay for their children until they become adults. But many say they are still…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment
By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Atmore, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first…
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