More severe weather moves through Midwest as Iowa residents clean up tornado damage
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Several tornadoes were reported in Iowa and Illinois as…
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Man who police say was recorded attacking pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA is arrested on suspicion of felony assault
By Cindy Von Quednow and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man who police say was recorded attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment at the…
Continue ReadingFire at chemical factory in India kills at least 9, with searchers looking for more victims
THANE, India (AP) — Rescuers combed through piles of debris and wreckage Friday searching for bodies after an explosion and fire at a chemical…
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Out & About: Fun wildlife and fine scenery
The beauty of our natural Central Oregon environment and the variety of interesting wildlife that populate it are favorite parts of our weekly…
Continue ReadingMexico’s poorest receiving less government funds under president who brought poor to the fore
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — President Andrés Manuel López Obrador swept into office nearly six years ago with a…
Continue ReadingTop Russian military officials are being arrested. Why is it happening?
By EMMA BURROWS Associated Press It began last month with the arrest of a Russian deputy defense minister. Then the head of the ministry’s…
Continue ReadingSelf-deploying officers and a leaked bulletin complicated Maine mass shooting response, police say
By DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The state’s top police leader says officers arriving without…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Check out those beauties!
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Continue ReadingOver 100 feared dead in landslide in remote part of Papua New Guinea, with rescue efforts underway
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — More than 100 people are believed to have been killed in a landslide Friday that buried…
Continue ReadingUSS Harder: Wreck of famed US Navy World War II sub found off the Philippines
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight…
Continue ReadingTrump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass. Yet for weeks, the famously combative…
Continue Reading‘Green blitz’: As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As he tries to secure his legacy, President Joe Biden has unleashed a flurry of election-year…
Continue ReadingHunter Biden’s impending gun trial could last up to 2 weeks amid sharp disagreements over evidence
By CLAUDIA LAUER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The judge overseeing Hunter Biden ’s federal firearms charges…
Continue ReadingTrump says he thinks Haley will be ‘on our team in some form’
By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he believes Nikki Haley will be “on our team in some form,” weighing…
Continue ReadingUS issues new visa restrictions, will review relationship with Georgia in response to ‘foreign agents’ bill
By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department is implementing a new visa restriction policy in response…
Continue ReadingA fire in an apartment building in Hanoi, Vietnam, kills 14 people and injures 6
By HAU DINH Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An overnight fire in an apartment building on a narrow alley in Vietnam’s capital killed…
Continue ReadingIndia’s ‘King of Bollywood’ is ‘doing well’ after heatstroke hospitalization reports
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Shah Rukh Khan’s manager has said India’s “King of Bollywood” is recovering well after reports he was…
Continue ReadingIn Hurricane Katrina’s wake, twin babies were saved by a US Army leader. Now, they’ve woven his legacy into their futures
CNN By Stephanie Elam, Meridith Edwards and Michelle Krupa, CNN Hampton, Georgia (CNN) — The milestone unfolding here this week would have…
Continue ReadingChina says military drills encircling Taiwan designed to test its ability to ‘seize power’
By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize…
Continue Reading6 killed in Idaho crash were agricultural workers from Mexico, officials say
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. (AP) — Six people killed when a pickup crashed into a passenger van in Idaho on Saturday were agricultural workers from Mexico,…
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