By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Senior doctors at major hospitals in South Korea have begun submitting their resignations in support of medical interns and residents who have been on a strike over the government’s push to sharply increase medical school admissions. The move on Monday comes after President Yoon Suk
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japan’s prime minister has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un but stressed that prospects for their countries’ first summit in about 20 years would depend on Tokyo tolerating the North’s weapons program and
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean state media say leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a tank exercise and encouraged his armored forces to sharpen war preparations in the face of growing tensions with South Korea. Kim made those comments Sunday while visiting his top tank group, the Seoul
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press MAKUENI, Kenya (AP) — On a dry riverbed one recent sunny morning, residents of Kasengela village toiled away mixing cement and sand to make concrete. The sound of their shovels resonated through the valley while other residents, working in pairs, carried rocks to the site in wooden frames. They were
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press BUON MA THUOT, Vietnam (AP) — New European Union rules aimed at protecting dwindling forests are reordering how the world gets its coffee. Experts say the rules requiring companies to provide more detailed evidence that the coffee they sell is not linked to deforestation will create new winners and losers.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Si antes de la pandemia se le hablara al estadounidense promedio de instalar un bidé, probablemente habría descartado la idea de inmediato. El negocio de los lavabos, que en su momento fue un concepto extraño para muchos en Estados Unidos, experimentó un enorme auge durante la pandemia de covid-19, cuando los compradores
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El equipo legal de Donald Trump y la oficina del fiscal general de Nueva York trabajan duro antes de que este lunes venza el plazo para que el expresidente obtenga una fianza por la multimillonaria sentencia por fraude civil que pesa en su contra. Trump debe personalmente más de US$ 454
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Esther Gonzalez scored in the 72nd minute and Gotham FC defeated the Portland Thorns 1-0 in National Women’s Soccer League action on Sunday. Gonzalez, who was on the Spain team that won the Women’s World Cup last summer, took a cross from Yazmeen Ryan and smoothly tucked it into the corner
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press Linda L. Bean, a granddaughter of famed outdoor retailer L.L. Bean who became an entrepreneur, philanthropist and conservative activist, has died at age 82. Bean’s business manager, Veronika Carlson, says she died Saturday. No cause was given. Bean’s grandfather, Leon Leonwood Bean, founded the company in 1912. Linda Bean served
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, ABC By Abel Alvarado, Ami Kaufman, Mostafa Salem, Becky Anderson and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel has agreed to a US proposal on a prisoner-hostage exchange that would release around 700 Palestinian prisoners, among them 100 serving life sentences for killing Israelis, in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli hostages held
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney remains too early to call as of Sunday evening. Clayton Harris III has cut Eileen O’Neill Burke’s lead to slightly more than 2,000 votes out of 516,875 ballots counted – a margin of 0.39 percentage points. Harris has closed the gap significantly over
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un avión que transportó a 21 estadounidenses que salieron de Haití llegó a Orlando, Florida, el sábado por la noche, el más reciente de una serie de vuelos fletados por Estados Unidos desde la asediada nación caribeña, que se encuentra en caos en medio de una rampante violencia de
Continue ReadingKCRA By Raja Razek and Jessica Flynn, CNN (CNN) — One man died and another was injured in the first fatal mountain lion attack in California in 20 years, according to authorities. An 18-year-old called authorities around 1:13 p.m. local time Saturday to report he and his 21-year-old brother were attacked by a mountain lion
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Sunday the snow and rainy mix is expected to mainly be in the mountains, but some light rain may drift into our Highway 97 cities. Sisters and La Pine/Sunriver may see some snow on the grass, but not much is expected to accumulate on area roads. Expect partly sunny skies on Monday. By Monday evening,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Plataforma Unitaria Democrática, que integra a la mayoría de fuerzas de oposición de Venezuela, informó este domingo que solicitó al Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) que publique de forma oficial el cronograma electoral de los comicios presidenciales del 28 de julio y que este contenga una prórroga de
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The fast-food chain Chick-Fil-A backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge intended to help prevent human antibiotic resistance linked to the rampant use of the drugs in livestock production. Instead, the company said in a statement that it will embrace a standard known as “no antibiotics important
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — For all that she’s done over the past two seasons in helping Utah grow into a powerhouse program, perhaps the biggest contribution Alissa Pili has provided to her team is confidence. “For me and I know for others it just kind of brings us some
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Heath Barnes abrió su libro en las cubiertas superiores del crucero Carnival Freedom con destino a las Bahamas. Llovía. Pero su relajación el sábado por la tarde se vio interrumpida por “los truenos y relámpagos más fuertes que jamás haya escuchado”, le dijo a CNN. Barnes, de Woodsboro, Maryland,
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Jail records show Georgia running back Trevor Etienne was arrested over the weekend on drunken driving, reckless driving and other charges. The Bulldogs’ projected starting running back was booked into the Athens-Clark County Jail at 4:35 a.m. Sunday and released less than an hour later on bonds totalling about $1,800. It was
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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen had 19 points and eight assists to help third-seeded Oregon State advance to the Sweet 16 with a 61-51 second-round victory over No. 6 Nebraska on Sunday in the women’s NCAA Tournament. Raegan Beers added 10 points for the Beavers, who
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