By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Trying to imagine fat, fuzzy white lambs, jumping one by one over a fence, is a well-known remedy for sleeplessness. When I used to try this, I would insert a dapper black sheep with a red bow tie now and again — a nod to my inner rebel. I
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KADUNA, Nigeria (AP) — More than 130 children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna were rescued Sunday and are getting psychological support before being returned to their families, the West African nation’s military and government officials said. School authorities had told
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Si ISIS fue realmente responsable del ataque de este viernes en una sala de conciertos del área de Moscú que mató al menos a 133 personas, sugeriría que, desafortunadamente, el grupo terrorista está regresando. Vladimir Putin, presidente de Rusia. Crédito: NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images ISIS se atribuyó la responsabilidad del
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Ron Wyden said Friday he has joined Senate colleagues in introducing legislation that would create a permanent grant program for state and tribal governments to use local food producers for hunger relief programs. Wyden said the EAT Local Foods Act would increase access to locally-sourced, fresh, healthy, and nutritious food in underserved communities
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Three years after the release of “Dune,” a film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic 1965 sci-fi novel, “Dune: Part Two” is reigniting the public’s fascination with sandy environs and humanity’s efforts to reshape them. But long before the second movie came out earlier this month and ascended to the height of cinematic
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Italy’s one-euro-home sales have been attracting a lot of interest over the past few years, with dozens opting to snap up abandoned properties in some of the country’s depopulated towns. But while towns like Mussomeli in Sicily and Zungoli in Campania have managed to offload various abandoned dwellings to
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Sophie Jeong and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Poland has demanded an explanation from Moscow after saying a Russian cruise missile aimed at Ukraine entered its territory. “On March 24 at 4:23 a.m., there was a violation of Polish airspace by one of the cruise missiles launched tonight by the
Continue ReadingBy STEWART BELL Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz ended Red Bull’s Formula 1 winning streak Sunday when the Spaniard took advantage of Max Verstappen’s early exit to win the Australian Grand Prix just two weeks after missing the previous race in Saudi Arabia due to an emergency appendectomy. Sainz, who started
Continue ReadingBy ERIK GARCÍA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Reggie Jackson scored 23 points, Aaron Gordon had 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-111 on Saturday night. The Nuggets won without their star duo of Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray on a night when the Blazers
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI, BABACAR DIONE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty and unrest that have tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a coup-prone region. Observers say turnout appeared high on Sunday morning. The election
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Julian Carranza scored two goals for the Philadelphia Union in a 3-1 victory over the Portland Timbers on Saturday night. Carranza scored on a header in the 28th minute and added a second goal in the 67th for the Union, who were missing eight players — including six starters — because
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A product used to control pest slugs on farms in several countries is deadly to at least one type of native woodland snail endemic to the Pacific Northwest, according to Oregon State University scientists who say more study is needed before the product gains approval in the United States. Dee Denver
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Prime Minister Leo Varadkar sent shockwaves through Ireland when he candidly announced he was “no longer the best person” to lead his country. The taoiseach took journalists, opposition lawmakers and even members of his own government by surprise with his decision to step down for what he called “personal” but
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg (CNN) — When Duane Riley turns on his taps, they shudder loudly from the air flowing through the pipes. There’s often no water trickling at all. It’s ironic, because Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, has plenty of water at the moment — authorities and water companies just can’t seem to
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By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — When the next Powerball numbers are drawn Monday night, a lucky lottery player somewhere in the country could win an estimated $800 million grand prize. No tickets matched all six numbers for the $750 million jackpot in Saturday night’s drawing, so the jackpot continued to swell, according to the lottery. The
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — No hubo ningún ganador del premio mayor en el sorteo de Powerball de este sábado por la noche, lo que elevó el premio a 800 millones de dólares, según el sitio web de la lotería. Los números ganadores fueron: 6, 23, 25, 34, 51 y 3. Si bien no hubo ningún
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Thursday that Oregon State University has received $667,500 as an initial award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to develop a set of interventions that includes tailored toolkits and resources that can be used by schools, preschools and day cares to reduce wildfire smoke exposures
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By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Before the second overtime began, Greg McDermott looked over at Dana Altman and the two coaches and close friends shared a smile. This was madness. “We were both in disbelief about what was transpiring in front of our eyes,” McDermott said. They weren’t alone. Steven Ashworth
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Israel aceptó una propuesta estadounidense sobre un intercambio de prisioneros-por rehenes que liberaría a unos 700 prisioneros palestinos, entre ellos 100 que cumplen cadena perpetua por matar a ciudadanos israelíes, a cambio de la liberación de 40 rehenes israelíes, informó el domingo Kan News, afiliada de CNN, citando un alto funcionario israelí.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Like millions of other Cubans, María de los Ángeles Pozo thinks back fondly to when a government ration book fed her family everything from hamburgers, fish and milk to chocolate and beer. People would even get cakes for birthdays and weddings. The “libreta,” as Cubans know it,
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