Sen. Cory Booker questions US prison labor policies, calls for change
By MARGIE MASON and ROBIN McDOWELL Associated Press Sen. Cory Booker says prisoners should be learning professional skills that help prepare them for…
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Resigned to a fate of constant displacement, India’s river islanders return home in between floods
By ANUPAM NATH Associated Press MORIGAON, India (AP) — Yaad Ali is dreading the rainy season’s arrival this year. The 56-year-old farmer from…
Continue ReadingEvacúan de forma segura a un equipo médico internacional atrapado en el Hospital Europeo de Gaza
urielblanco (CNN) — Un equipo internacional de 16 trabajadores de la salud atrapado en el Hospital Europeo de Gaza finalmente fue evacuado dos…
Continue ReadingRangers recover the body of a Japanese climber who died on North America’s tallest peak
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Rangers have recovered the body of a Japanese man who died after an apparent fall while climbing North America’s tallest…
Continue ReadingDefrocked in 2004 for same-sex relationship, a faithful Methodist is reinstated as pastor
By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Twenty years ago, Beth Stroud was defrocked as a United Methodist Church pastor after telling her Philadelphia…
Continue ReadingOscar-winning composer of ‘Finding Neverland’ music, Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, dies at age 71
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish composer Jan A.P. Kaczmarek, who won a 2005 Oscar for the movie “Finding Neverland,” has died at age 71.…
Continue ReadingDetroit could be without Black representation in Congress again with top candidate off the ballot
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. House candidate Adam Hollier will be left off Michigan’s August primary…
Continue ReadingLouisiana House passes bill that would classify abortion drugs as controlled dangerous substances
By Dianne Gallagher, Shawn Nottingham and John Bonifield, CNN (CNN) — The Louisiana state House on Tuesday passed an amended bill that would…
Continue ReadingGerard Depardieu accused of attacking ‘the king’ of paparazzi at Harry’s Bar in Rome
By Barbie Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — In a scene reminiscent of La Dolce Vita era, French actor Gerard Depardieu has been…
Continue ReadingMultiple fatalities after tornado rips through rural Iowa city, official says, as severe storms rake the Midwest
CNN By Joe Sutton, Emma Tucker, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Multiple fatalities have been reported after…
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It’s playoff time, with a dozen High Desert baseball and softball teams in contention
NewsChannel 21’s Dylan Anderman is live at Ridgeview High School as the state’s No. 3 baseball seed opens playoff action against 14th-ranked…
Continue ReadingEl Balón de Oro de Maradona: valuado en millones, los herederos quieren frenar la subasta
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Los herederos del fallecido exfutbolista Diego Armando Maradona buscan frenar la subasta del Balón de…
Continue ReadingNicaraguan police are monitoring the brother of President Daniel Ortega
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s National Police appear to confirm that retired Gen. Humberto Ortega, brother of President Daniel Ortega, has been…
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Bend awards five Community Development Block Grants for its annual action plan to help address housing needs
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A half-million dollars in grant money is behind the city of Bend’s latest push for affordable housing. The Bend City Council…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu niega que esté matando de hambre a civiles en Gaza como método de guerra
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, negó las acusaciones de que estaba matando de hambre a los…
Continue ReadingPetrochemical company fined more than $30 million for 2019 explosions near Houston
BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A Texas petrochemical company has pleaded guilty to a violation of the Clean Air Act and agreed to pay more than $30 million…
Continue ReadingHead of FEMA tours deadly storm damage in Houston area as more residents get power back
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has toured the Houston area to assess the…
Continue ReadingConcussion replacements added for Copa America under the pink substitution pass system
LUQUE, Paraguay (AP) — Coaches at the Copa America will be able to make a 6th and extra substitution in cases of suspected head trauma or…
Continue ReadingTrump prosecutor Fani Willis and trial judge Scott McAfee win their elections in Georgia
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Two key figures in former President Donald Trump’s election interference trial in Georgia fended off…
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Oregon Housing and Community Services annual report reviews efforts to help create more affordable housing
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services has released its 2023 Annual Report, “Building Oregon’s Future,” to show and…
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