By Ivana Kottasova, Olga Voitovych and Crendon Greenway, CNN Kostyantynivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Artem spends a lot of time thinking about the shots he can’t afford to take. As a battery commander in the 26th Artillery Brigade of the Ukrainian military, he decides when his gunners fire and when they need to hold off.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Have a howling good time at a local brew pub during the Pup Crawl and help raise money for homeless animals. The Humane Society of Central Oregon’s 12th Annual Pup Crawl begins Friday, March 1st from 4:30 to 7:00 pm. Custom logo Pup Crawl glasses and beanies are available this year. Join us
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — This weekend marks two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, a conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives, upended long-held international norms and has no clear end in sight. In more than one sense, Russia’s President Vladmir Putin has failed: Ukraine remains a sovereign nation, with Moscow in
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Hace dos años, cuando Rusia lanzó su invasión a gran escala de Ucrania, me encontraba entre los muchos observadores veteranos del Kremlin que se equivocaron. Pocos podían entender por qué Vladimir Putin, el calculador líder ruso, se embarcaría en una aventura militar tan arriesgada, especialmente cuando la mera amenaza de
Continue ReadingBy Jason Hanna, Meg Tirrell and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Fallout continues after the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling last week that frozen embryos are children – an unprecedented decision that critics say could have a chilling effect on access to IVF treatments in the state. Here are the latest developments: Legislation to protect in
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM Associated Press Olfa Hamrouni doesn’t know much about her granddaughter; not her favorite toy nor food — is it the pasta the child’s mother loves, or something else? The Tunisian grandmother doesn’t even let her mind go there. “I don’t want to know. What for but more heartache?” she said. For now,
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed Western leaders to Kyiv Saturday to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, as Ukrainian forces run low on ammunition and foreign aid hangs in the balance. Allies from the EU and the Group of Seven wealthy democracies rallied around Kyiv
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists for his 17th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter scored 34 points and had 12 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 127-112 on Friday night. Collin Gillespie made all four of his 3-point attempts off the bench
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It’s a showdown that treats evading police and wrestling over beer like they were Olympic sports. The Florida Man Games made its debut Saturday in St. Augustine, with a dozen teams competing in events inspired by some of Florida’s most harrowing and hilarious headlines. Organizer
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer “Oppenheimer” continued to steamroll through Hollywood’s awards season on Saturday, winning the top prize, for outstanding cast, along with awards for Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr., at the 30th Screen Actors Guild Awards. Lily Gladstone won for her leading performance in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Cillian Murphy
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This week, we have a visit from Lily, an 8-month-old Australian Cattle Dog mix waiting at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Lily Hansford scored 11 points and Timea Gardner added 10 to lead No. 9 Oregon State to a 65-52 win over Washington State on Friday night. Talia von Oelhoffen hit a 3 to give Oregon State (22-4, 11-4 Pac-12) a double-digit lead and followed with a jumper that ignited a 14-2
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press NEWPORT, Vt. (AP) — Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but it is for some winter swimmers. There’s nothing better for swimmers who return year after year to a northern Vermont lake near the Canadian border. The 10th annual Memphremagog Winter Swimming
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners attended a funeral mass for a Kansas City-area DJ who was killed during a celebration rally of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory. Lisa Lopez-Galvan was remembered Saturday during a funeral mass as a loving mother and wife who saw each day as a chance for excitement and
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The future looks bleak for war-weary Ukraine: It is beset by shortages in soldiers and ammunition, as well as doubts about the supply of Western aid. Ukrainian forces also face a Russian enemy that has recently seized the initiative on the battlefield. Two years after Russia’s
Continue ReadingBy RUTH BROWN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from New York City’s Central Park Zoo and became one of the city’s most beloved celebrities as he flew around Manhattan, has died, zoo officials announced Friday. A little over one year after he was freed from his cage at
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By MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further consolidating his path to a third straight GOP nomination. Trump has now swept every contest that counted for Republican delegates, adding
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los numerosos mensajes de apoyo tras el diagnóstico de cáncer “me han hecho llorar la mayor parte del tiempo”, dijo el rey Carlos en un nuevo comunicado publicado por el Palacio de Buckingham el viernes. El rey ha recibido más de 7.000 cartas y tarjetas de todo el mundo desde
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump suggested Friday that his criminal indictments and mug shot appeal to Black voters and claimed that “what’s happening to (him) happens to them.” “I got indicted for nothing, for something that is nothing. They were doing it because it’s election interference and then I
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