Israel kills a top militant in its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began
Associated Press TULKAREM, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military said it killed five more West Bank militants, including a local commander, as it…
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US security official meets China’s Xi as American election looms large over relations
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with US national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Beijing Thursday as…
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Sisters resident captures time-lapse of northern lights’ return
The northern lights returned to the High Desert this week, as captured in this special time-lapse video by Jim Hammond of Sisters and explained by…
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Pet Pics Sweepstakes: The smiles have it – some more than others
Photo shoots with your favorite pet can take unexpected twists. Whatever the outcome, share yours with us for our Pet Pics Sweepstakes. The photo…
Continue ReadingThai court sentences a YouTube chef, who is the son of Spanish actors, to life in prison for murder
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has found Daniel Sancho Bronchalo, a member of a famous Spanish acting family, guilty of…
Continue ReadingUno de los secretos mejor guardados de Mongolia se parece más a Grecia que a un remoto lago de Asia
Julia Hernández (CNN)– Viajar al lago Khyargas, en el oeste de Mongolia, desde la capital, Ulán Bator, no es apto para cardíacos. El…
Continue ReadingFrágil rehén rescatado espera que la guerra en Gaza termine “para todas las familias palestinas e israelíes”
Belén Liotti Néguev, Israel (CNN) — Después de más de 300 días bajo cautiverio de Hamas, un frágil y desnutrido Farhan Al-Qadi estaba…
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This year’s Smith Rock Ranch maize theme: ‘Snoopy 4 Prez’
Smith Rock Ranch in Terrebonne opens Sept. 28th, and they’re giving a sneak aerial look at this year’s election-related theme – Snoopy for…
Continue ReadingWhy Russia has struggled to halt Ukraine’s incursion in the Kursk region
After three weeks of fighting, Russia is still struggling to dislodge Ukrainian forces from the Kursk region, a surprisingly slow and low-key…
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C.O. growers with bumper crops at end of summer asked to give to The Giving Plate to feed those in need
This summer’s weather has left many C.O. hobby farmers and home gardeners with bumper crops. The Giving Plate in Bend could use some of that…
Continue Reading3 apes die from contagious bacterial infection within days of each other at Jacksonville Zoo
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Three apes at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens died over the past week due to a highly infectious bacterial…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ruling party edges closer to a majority in both houses of Congress after 2 senators defect
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Following a pair of defections by opposition senators, Mexico’s ruling party is edging closer to a steamroller two-thirds…
Continue ReadingMassacre survivors say history is repeating – with new perpetrators
By Rebecca Wright, Anna Coren, Tanibiral Miraj Ripon and Mark Phillips, CNN Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN) — As tears roll down her face…
Continue ReadingHarris defends shifting from some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign
Associated Pres SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended shifting away from some of her more liberal positions in her…
Continue ReadingAt this church in Portugal, parishioners surf before they worship
Associated Press PORTO, Portugal (AP) — Porto takes pride in its beaches, old churches covered in blue-and-white tiles and its famous port wine…
Continue ReadingAngelina Jolie dazzles Venice Film Festival with ‘Maria,’ a biopic about opera legend Maria Callas
Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Angelina Jolie portrays renowned opera singer Maria Callas in a film premiering at the Venice Film Festival…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street sees mixed results after late-day selling, drop for Nvidia
AP Business Writers A late-afternoon slide by some Big Tech companies cut into Wall Street’s gains Thursday, leading to a mixed finish for U.S.…
Continue ReadingFlorida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim’s sister in national forest
Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a college student and raping the murder victim’s older sister in a…
Continue ReadingTrump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatment with no specifics on how his plan would work
Associated Press POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free…
Continue ReadingBotched college financial aid form snarls students’ enrollment plans
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After a long summer of technical glitches, most of America’s prospective college students finally applied…
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