At least 98 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion
By Teele Rebane and Yong Xiong, CNN At least 98 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone‘s capital,…
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Ice on the edge of survival: Warming is changing the Arctic
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the Earth and it’s on the knife edge of…
Continue ReadingCrowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston officials say they will ask tough questions in their investigation of a crowd surge at a…
Continue ReadingUN investigator: Crimes against humanity under Myanmar junta
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. body investigating the most serious crimes in Myanmar says…
Continue ReadingThis California woman has helped hundreds of refugee families. It all started with a Jumparoo
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Earlier this year, Miry Whitehill met a family of Afghan refugees who had just fled their homes following the US withdrawal…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 dead and many injured after crowd surge at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival in Houston, officials say
By Jason Hanna, Maya Brown and Rosa Flores, CNN Members of a densely packed crowd surged toward a stage and were crushed against each other at a…
Continue ReadingWife pesters husband to buy lottery ticket. It hits for $2.4 million
Nadeem Muaddi, CNN A Missouri couple is $2.4 million richer thanks to a persistent wife. “My wife forced me to pull over and buy a Lottery…
Continue ReadingBiden hails infrastructure win as ‘monumental step forward’
By ALAN FRAM and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hailing Congress’ passage of his $1 trillion…
Continue ReadingBiden’s bet that economy would boost Democrats falls flat
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to help President Joe Biden and Democrats, but as of late it’s been…
Continue ReadingBiden’s bet that economy would boost Democrats falls flat
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy was supposed to help President Joe Biden and Democrats, but as of late it’s been…
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Motorcyclist injured in crash near Edison Sno-Park; DCSO Search and Rescue goes to assist
A Washington state man was injured Friday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on a forest trail southwest of Bend, prompting an assist from Deschutes…
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McCollum scores 27, leads Blazers past Pacers, 110-106
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 27 points, making five 3-pointers, and the Portland Trail Blazers…
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Newberg teachers union sues district, board over ‘political’ image ban in schools
The teachers union in Newberg has filed a lawsuit over a policy passed narrowly by its school board, limiting what kinds of images or signs school…
Continue ReadingLocal Democrats warn party: Growing Republican wave is real
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Politics Writer NEW HOPE, Pa. (AP) — Democrats in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, felt the Republican wave building over…
Continue ReadingBiden gets his infrastructure win and an education on a new Washington
By Kevin Liptak, CNN Final passage of a massive public works bill Friday provided President Joe Biden what had increasingly seemed like a vanishing…
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‘The virus sets the timeline,’ Oregon Health Authority director tells Redmond School Board
The Redmond School Board asked for some answers last week from Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials about when local school boards would regain…
Continue ReadingThese 6 House Democrats voted against the infrastructure bill. These 13 Republicans voted for it.
By Annie Grayer, CNN The House on Friday voted 228-206 to pass a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill after hours of delays and debating among…
Continue ReadingCongress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering major win for Biden
By Annie Grayer, Manu Raju and Clare Foran, CNN Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of…
Continue ReadingViajar a Estados Unidos durante el covid-19: requisitos, vacunas y lo que debes saber
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las condiciones para viajar a Estados Unidos han ido cambiando de acuerdo a la evolución de la pandemia y, justo…
Continue Reading2 students are charged with first-degree murder in death of Spanish teacher who taught at their Iowa school
By Raja Razek and Melissa Alonso, CNN Two 16-year-old high school students have been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Spanish…
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