Pakistani security forces kill 4 militants in operations in northwest bordering Afghanistan
DERA ISLAMIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says the country’s security forces have killed four insurgents in an overnight…
Continue ReadingMonth: March 2024
China sentences ex-soccer chief to life in prison in latest crackdown on sports corruption
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The former head of China’s official soccer association has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in…
Continue ReadingVenezuelan opposition coalition able to register provisional candidate after electoral outcry
By JORGE RUEDA and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s main opposition coalition says that the country’s…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer criticizes searches of musician’s homes
By John Miller, Elizabeth Wolfe, Eric Levenson, Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — An attorney for Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is the…
Continue Reading
China hits back at US, UK for sanctions on espionage hacks as coordinated pressure on Beijing grows
By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Beijing has lashed out at the United States and the United Kingdom for imposing sanctions over alleged…
Continue ReadingChina hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the Turkish local elections that will gauge Erdogan’s popularity
By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — On Sunday, millions of voters in Turkey head to the polls to elect mayors and administrators…
Continue ReadingInicio de juicio y pago de multa en caso por fraude: lo más destacado de la salvaje jornada judicial de Donald Trump
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Donald Trump recibió este lunes un salvavidas de los tribunales y una fecha para el primer juicio penal…
Continue ReadingLa administración de Biden acusa y sanciona a hackers chinos acusados de realizar una amplia campaña de espionaje contra objetivos estadounidenses
Belén Liotti (CNN) — La administración Biden anunció este lunes una acusación penal y sanciones contra varios hackers chinos por…
Continue ReadingNational monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge
ASHLAND, Oregon (AP) — The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, a remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border, will not lose any…
Continue Reading
National monument on California-Oregon border will remain intact after surviving legal challenge
ASHLAND, Oregon (AP) — The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, a remote expanse of wilderness along the California-Oregon border, will not lose any…
Continue ReadingHere are the big hurdles to the global push to build up renewable energy
By The Associated Press The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate…
Continue ReadingGonzaga uses hot shooting to reach Sweet 16 for first time since 2015 topping Utah 77-66
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Once Kayleigh Truong, her sister Kaylynne and the rest of Gonzaga’s sharp-shooters got…
Continue ReadingCaitlin Clark sets women’s record for points in a single season as Iowa punches ticket into Sweet 16
By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark’s top-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes shook off a tough challenge from No. 8 seed West Virginia to win in the…
Continue Reading
Scenic, winding McKenzie Pass Highway about to get 15-mile repaving; ODOT’s plea is for all to stay out, for safety’s sake
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The seasonally popular, winding and historic McKenzie Pass Highway (state Highway 242) is being cleared of winter snow as…
Continue ReadingForest fires burn in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states, fueled by strong winds.
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press NOGALES, Mexico (AP) — Forest fires were burning in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states fueled by…
Continue ReadingSome Republicans who supported Nikki Haley are still refusing to back Donald Trump
By MEG KINNARD and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Now that Nikki Haley has shuttered her presidential campaign, one person…
Continue Reading‘Duty to warn’ guided US advance warning of the Moscow attack. Adversaries don’t always listen
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. picks Nicole Shanahan as his running mate for his independent White House bid
By JONATHAN J. COOPER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Nicole Shanahan on Tuesday to be his vice…
Continue ReadingScammer claimed to be a psychic, witch and Irish heiress, victims say as she faces extradition to UK
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — She has crisscrossed the country saying she’s an Irish heiress, a psychic and good friends…
Continue Reading