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Month: August 2024

The violence in Bangladesh after Hasina’s ouster stirs fear within the country’s Hindu minority

Associated Press KHULNA, Bangladesh (AP) — When a mass uprising forced Bangladesh’s longtime prime minister to step down and flee the country last week, a 65-year-old retired auditor who had worked for her political party feared for his life. Arobinda Mohalder, who is part of Bangladesh’s Hindu minority, had just learned that a Hindu official

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Wisconsin voters reject GOP-written ballot measures, US Senate race set with Hovde’s primary win

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters have decided against two constitutional amendments passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that would have taken power away from the governor. Wisconsin voters also have set the field in a closely watched Senate contest, with Republican businessman Eric Hovde easily winning Wisconsin’s Republican Senate primary on Tuesday. Hovde

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Conservationists try to protect ecologically rich Alabama delta from development, climate change

Associated Press MOBILE-TENSAW DELTA, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of American lotuses carpet the water’s surface, faces turned toward the morning sun. Bright yellow warblers flit among cypress trees along a creek bank. A paddlefish jumps as a motorboat rounds a bend. The Mobile-Tensaw Delta — a lush, vibrant and surprisingly intact over 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse

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US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive ‘Squad,’ wins Democratic primary in Minnesota

Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, has won her primary race in Minnesota. Omar successfully defended her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis

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Marine who died trying to save crew in fiery Osprey crash to receive service’s top noncombat medal

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Arlington, Virginia, family whose son made the ultimate sacrifice for his V-22 Osprey crew will be honored with the Navy and Marine Corps’ highest noncombat honors. Cpl. Spencer Collart, 21, was on a Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey during a military exercise in Australia last year when the aircraft crashed.

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Older Americans prepare themselves for a world altered by artificial intelligence

Associated Press NORTHFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Older adults are grappling with how artificial intelligence is changing the world. The technology offers them significant benefits, from the ability to curb loneliness to making it easier to get to medical appointments. But it also has drawbacks that could be particularly dangerous for older people. A series of

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Mt. Bachelor accepting applications for 2024-25 Play Forever partnership, grant opportunities

Mt. Bachelor is thrilled to announce it is now accepting applications for three community partnership programs: Play Forever Thursdays, the ‘Play It Forward’ Pass Sales Campaign, and new this year, a Play Forever Fund $25k Grant. Play Forever is Mt. Bachelor’s commitment to support the Central Oregon community and protect the environment. Through Play Forever,

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Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he’s no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration’s “moonshot” initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths. The president and first lady Jill Biden toured medical

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A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — At the Republican National Convention and multiple rallies since, former President Donald Trump has been greeted as a hero who narrowly escaped assassination and is destined to lead a new American golden age. At a recent conservative conference in Georgia, there was a different vibe. There were few, if any,

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