Senegal’s top surfer wants a fighting chance to compete at the Olympics
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In four months, the world’s best athletes will be at the Paris Olympics. Yet some…
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Oregon Senate passes major bills on housing, homelessness; package now goes to the House
SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Oregon Senate voted Thursday morning to approve a pair of bills that tackle the state’s housing crisis. Senate Bill…
Continue Reading Private plane carrying Grammy winner Karol G makes emergency landing in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A private airplane carrying singer Karol G made an emergency landing at a Los Angeles airport Thursday evening, a news report…
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Hundreds of structures are lost in ‘utter devastation’ as the biggest wildfire in Texas history could spread more rapidly
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Holly Yan, Joe Sutton and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — As many as 500 structures have already been obliterated as the…
Continue Reading Stock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while…
Continue Reading India’s richest man is bringing Rihanna and 1,200 guests to a pre-wedding bash for his son
By ASHOK SHARMA and AJIT SOLANKI Associated Press JAMNAGAR, India (AP) — It might be the biggest party this small west Indian city has ever seen.…
Continue ReadingEmiten Alerta Amber por niña de 12 años desaparecida que, según la Policía, pudo haber sido víctima de trata de personas
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La Policía de Houston emitió una Alerta Amber para una niña de 12 años que ha estado desaparecida desde el 22…
Continue Reading Scandinavian Airlines medevac plane lands in Malaysian island where Norwegian king is hospitalized
By VINCENT THIAN and EILEEN NG Associated Press LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A Scandinavian Airlines medical evacuation plane has arrived in…
Continue Reading UN experts: Sudan’s paramilitary forces carried out ethnic killings and rapes that may be war crimes
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new report from United Nations experts says paramilitary forces and their allied…
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Gunfire near Haiti airport disrupts flights for second day
By Michael Rios, Caitlin Hu, Jim Rogers, Sahar Akbarzai and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Flights at Port-au-Prince airport in Haiti’s capital have…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Yoon calls for unification, on holiday marking 1919 uprising against colonial Japan
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol lambasted North Korea Friday, for what he called…
Continue ReadingManuel Rocha, el exdiplomático estadounidense acusado de espiar para Cuba, planea declararse culpable, según expediente judicial
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Manuel Rocha, el exembajador de EE.UU. en Bolivia acusado de actuar como agente extranjero secreto de Cuba,…
Continue Reading New York man who killed a woman after a wrong turn in his driveway gets 25 years to life
By MICHAEL HILL FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural…
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Save the Date: From Sasquatch to Saving Grace
A new High Desert Museum exhibit, ‘Sensing Sasquatch,’ a ‘Pint Night for Saving Grace’ and the Mastondon Trail Race – fun weekend options from…
Continue Reading Artists outraged by removal of groundbreaking work along Des Moines pond
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines arts organization is preparing to rip out a roughly 30-year-old artwork…
Continue ReadingNepal establece una nueva condición para todos los que quieran escalar el Everest
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En el marco del inicio de la temporada de 2024 en el monte Everest, Nepal anunció un nuevo requisito para…
Continue Reading Zyn nicotine pouches are all over TikTok, sparking debate among politicians and health experts
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s nothing complicated about the latest tobacco product trending online: Zyn is a tiny…
Continue Reading Stretch of I-80 shut down as monster blizzard dumps snow on mountains in California and Nevada
By SCOTT SONNER AND STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — California authorities shut down 100 miles of Interstate 80 on Friday as the…
Continue Reading Hundreds line up to pay tribute to slain Georgia nursing student who loved caring for others
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up to pay respects before the funeral of a nursing student…
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Out & About: No matter the season, whatever you capture on camera is special
It’s a good thing we don’t have to pick a favorite of the many special scenes you catch on camera and share with all of us for Out & About. Have…
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