UN peacekeepers face greater threats from complex conflicts
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The more than 87,000 personnel in U.N. peacekeeping missions are confronting greater…
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Rittenhouse protest in Portland, Oregon, declared a riot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police Friday night declared as a riot a demonstration downtown against the acquittal of a teen who killed two…
Continue ReadingSiriusXM host on hunger strike urges Congress to put voting rights on the front burner
By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Sirius XM radio host Joe Madison, who is engaged in a hunger strike over what he has called a “politically and morally…
Continue ReadingUS seeks balance as fears grow Russia may invade Ukraine
By NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The buildup of Russian troops near Ukraine has left U.S. officials perplexed. Some Republican…
Continue ReadingRittenhouse protest in Portland, Oregon, declared a riot
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland police Friday night declared as a riot a demonstration downtown against the acquittal of a teen who killed two…
Continue ReadingUS defense chief vows to counter Iran in visit to Bahrain
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — America’s top defense official has vowed to prevent Iran from obtaining a…
Continue ReadingChina fines tech giants over anti-monopoly violations
BEIJING (AP) — China’s market regulator has fined tech giants including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings for failing to report corporate…
Continue ReadingChina fines tech giants over anti-monopoly violations
BEIJING (AP) — China’s market regulator has fined tech giants including Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings for failing to report corporate…
Continue ReadingAs Biden’s big bill advances, so does Pelosi’s big legacy
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The grind of legislating is treacherous for some, a sport for others, and rarely…
Continue ReadingThe woman risking it all to help child brides annul their marriages
By Esha Mitra, CNN Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal for CNN The Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) of 1929 set out to “eradicate the evil of…
Continue ReadingThe woman risking it all to help child brides annul their marriages
CNN By Esha Mitra, CNN Photographs by Saumya Khandelwal for CNN The Child Marriage Restraint Act (CMRA) of 1929 set out to “eradicate the evil…
Continue ReadingCricket in crisis: How Azeem Rafiq’s testimony on racist abuse shines light on the sport’s deep-rooted problems
By George Ramsay, CNN “From early on there was a lot of, ‘You lot sit over there near the toilets,’ the word ‘P***’ was…
Continue ReadingCricket in crisis: How Azeem Rafiq’s testimony on racist abuse shines light on the sport’s deep-rooted problems
CNN By George Ramsay, CNN “From early on there was a lot of, ‘You lot sit over there near the toilets,’ the word ‘P***’…
Continue ReadingNew lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 280 Astroworld Festival concertgoers
By Rosa Flores and Raja Razek, CNN A new lawsuit has been filed on behalf of more than 280 Astroworld Festival concertgoers, the Thomas J. Henry Law…
Continue ReadingTimme scores 25 as No. 1 Gonzaga tops Bellarmine 92-50
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Drew Timme scored 25 points as top-ranked Gonzaga dominated Bellarmine 92-50 on…
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School bus collides with flatbed trailer that came unhooked west of Portland; 7 injured
Seven people were taken to hospitals with minor injuries Friday after a school bus headed to a field trip collided with an unloaded flatbed trailer…
Continue Reading3 killed, none of them students, in school band bus crash
BIG SPRING, Texas (AP) — Officials say three people were killed when a wrong-way pickup truck on a West Texas interstate highway slammed into a bus…
Continue ReadingMalaysian PM’s party wins landslide victory in state polls
MALACCA, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s Malay party has won a landslide victory in a state election, defeating…
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SE Bend family acts fast; firefighters stop garage blaze before it can spread
A fire that caused $15,000 in damage to the garage of a southeast Bend home Friday morning was caused by a wick used to light smoking materials that…
Continue ReadingMexican authorities find more than 400 migrants in trailers
By FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ Associated Press COATZACOALCOS, México (AP) — Mexican authorities discovered more than 400 migrants transiting the country in…
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