Canadian held for more than 1,000 days describes ‘psychological’ torture in Chinese detention
By Lex Harvey, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Michael Kovrig, one of two Canadian men detained in China for more than 1,000 days on alleged spying…
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USDA hopes to bring its Farm to School program to the High Desert
A U.S. Department of Agriculture undersecretary tells us that Farm to School programs go way beyond getting locally grown veggies on schoolkids’…
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T-Mobile presents $50,000 Hometown Grant for Madras Elementary’s big playground makeover
T-Mobile on Monday officially presented a $50,000 Hometown Grant to the Madras Elementary School playground makeover, bringing fundraising close to…
Continue ReadingSoccer pitch collapses as parts of the UK are hit by flash floods
LONDON (AP) — A soccer pitch in London collapsed and parts of the United Kingdom are submerged by flash floods after some areas saw a month’s…
Continue ReadingJapan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has asked her Chinese counterpart to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens…
Continue ReadingWeeks after a school shooting, students return for classes at Apalachee High School
Associated Press/Report for America WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Students have begun pouring into Apalachee High School weeks after a school shooter killed…
Continue ReadingBrick by brick, Morocco rebuilds 12th-century mosque destroyed by 2023 earthquake
Associated Press TINMEL, Morocco (AP) — The hand-carved domes and brick-laid arches had almost all been put back together when an earthquake shook…
Continue ReadingThere are 5 executions set over a week’s span in the US. That’s the most in decades
Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Death row inmates in five separate states were set to be put to death in the span of one week. If the fifth…
Continue ReadingGuterres tells UN meeting that impunity, inequality and other challenges risk engulfing the world
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations is warning world leaders that impunity, inequality and uncertainty are…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula talks climate at UN, but Amazon fires back home undermine his message
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva opened the U.N. General Assembly with a call on the world to…
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La Pine Park District closes office, some services due to ‘serious harassment’ of staff, both at work and away
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The La Pine Park & Recreation District announced online Monday that their office and some services have been forced to…
Continue ReadingUnversed in UNGA? Stumped by SDGs? Here’s a handy glossary of UN General Assembly meeting lingo
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly’s yearly meeting of world leaders is here. And with it comes an array of…
Continue ReadingSeveral states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
Associated Press Across the U.S., including in some of the nation’s presidential swing states, new or recently altered state laws are changing how…
Continue ReadingEmslie’s goal pulls Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Thorns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Claire Emslie’s goal in the 76th minute pulled Angel City into a 2-2 draw with the Portland Thorns on Monday night. Alyssa…
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Warm Springs Tribes voice relief that lower Deschutes sampling found water quality among ‘best in the nation’
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation on Monday shared the results of a report that tested water…
Continue ReadingHow colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the hospital wearing his patch-covered…
Continue ReadingSevere obesity is on the rise in the US
AP Health Writer Obesity is high and holding steady in the U.S., but the proportion of those with severe obesity — especially women — has climbed…
Continue ReadingHello, I’m Johnny Cash’s statue: A monument to the singer is unveiled at the US Capitol
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnny Cash now stands among the most famous politicians, trailblazers and activists of American history as he…
Continue ReadingReconstruction set to begin on Copenhagen’s fire-damaged Old Stock Exchange landmark
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Workers are set to begin the reconstruction of the 400-year-old Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen five…
Continue ReadingTearful Caroline Ellison gets 2 years in prison over her role in FTX fraud
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried ’s fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced…
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