PGE announces major clean energy storage project in Portland
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland General Electric, the utility serving Portland, Oregon, plans to…
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Europe’s economy barely grows as inflation pinches consumers
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy has scraped out meager growth in the first three months of the…
Continue ReadingGerman capital sees 10th day of provocative climate protests
BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists are staging a 10th straight day of protests in Berlin. They blocked key roads during rush hour and brought parts of…
Continue ReadingPrince’s Trust gala draws plenty of celebrities, donations
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The star-studded Prince’s Trust Global Gala raised more than $1.7 million Thursday night at…
Continue ReadingHeavy clashes rock Sudan’s capital despite truce extension
BY SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese residents say heavy explosions and gunfire rocked parts of Sudan’s capital, Khartoum and its…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth’s coronation lifted Britain’s post-war gloom
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II. The city was pockmarked with bomb damage,…
Continue ReadingPakistan releases Chinese national charged with blasphemy
By RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A defense lawyer says a Chinese national who was arrested in Pakistan on charges of…
Continue ReadingTurkey’s Erdogan cancels third day of election appearances
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has canceled his election appearances for a third day after falling ill with what officials…
Continue ReadingJapan ocean policy vows tougher security amid China threat
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has adopted a new five-year ocean policy that calls for stronger maritime security, including…
Continue ReadingAmid Ukraine war, pope to give vision for Europe in Hungary
By NICOLE WINFIELD and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis plans to outline his vision for the future of Europe during a…
Continue ReadingTokyo plan likened to putting ‘skyscrapers’ in Central Park
By STEPHEN WADE Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Jingu Gaien is a rare green space in central Tokyo. Real estate interests and the city want to…
Continue ReadingA NJ pastor-politician is gunned down, and a community reels
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press SAYREVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Nicole Teliano used to play games on her phone in the mayor’s office while her mother…
Continue ReadingRising GOP star embroiled in tough Kentucky primary fight
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Flagged as a rising Republican star, Daniel Cameron could have taken a cautious approach…
Continue ReadingRussian missile and drone attack in Ukraine kills 23 people
By ANDREA ROSA, HANNA ARHIROVA and DAVID RISING Associated Press UMAN, Ukraine (AP) — Russia fired more than 20 cruise missiles and two drones at…
Continue ReadingLargest powwow draws Indigenous dancers to New Mexico
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Tens of thousands of people are gathering in New Mexico for what organizers bill…
Continue ReadingSummer Movie Guide: What to watch from May through Labor Day
There is something for everyone at the movies this summer, both in theaters and streaming at home. In May, audiences can bid farewell to the…
Continue ReadingVermont forms reconciliation panel after eugenics apology
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press SHELBURNE, Vt. (AP) — Two years ago, the Vermont Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families who…
Continue ReadingJazz Fest — ‘one of the gems’ — cranks up in New Orleans
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Sounds of R&B, rock ’n roll, Zydeco, pop, blues, country, rap, gospel and, of…
Continue ReadingCulture war clash gives Kansas new medication abortion law
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas clinics will be required to tell patients that medication abortions can be stopped…
Continue ReadingIn Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm’s water use
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In Arizona, worsening drought has brought renewed attention to a farm owned by a Saudi…
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