Shepherd’s House drops request for Redmond shelter funds amid council split
In recent weeks, a divided Redmond City Council has changed course when it comes to addressing the rising issue of homelessness, as three nonprofits…
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Flights restored as Typhoon Chanthu lingers off Shanghai
BEIJING (AP) — Transport links have been largely restored in the Chinese commercial hub of Shanghai as Typhoon Chanthu remained offshore. Chanthu…
Continue ReadingLebanese cancer patients face frantic search for medication
By BASSEM MROUE and FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press QLEIAT, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon is grappling with severe shortages in medical supplies amid a…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Putin slams presence of foreign troops in Syria
By ALBERT AJI and DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the presence of foreign…
Continue ReadingGeorgia school board investigating after swastikas and an anti-Semitic message were painted in a high school bathroom
By Maria Cartaya, CNN A Georgia school board is investigating anti-Semitic graffiti that was daubed on a boys’ bathroom wall during the most…
Continue ReadingJapan’s outgoing prime minister to attend Quad summit in US
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is expected to travel to Washington next week to…
Continue ReadingDavid Cho Yong-gi, founder of South Korea’s Yoido megachurch, dies at 85
By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN David Cho Yong-gi, a South Korean pastor who founded one of South Korea’s largest and most popular…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has emphatically…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St lower amid growth concerns
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks follow Wall St lower amid growth concerns
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have followed Wall Street down after U.S. inflation was lower than expected…
Continue ReadingBiden pitches spending plan as key to fight climate change
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press ARVADA, Colo. (AP) — President Joe Biden tried to advance his domestic spending plans by…
Continue ReadingMore than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces ‘most perilous hour’
By Helen Regan, CNN More than $1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan to help ease one of the world’s “worst humanitarian…
Continue ReadingWu advances in Boston mayor race; opponent too early to call
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Democrat Michelle Wu has emerged the top vote-getter in a runoff election for the next mayor of…
Continue ReadingPush for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American…
Continue ReadingPush for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American…
Continue ReadingChinese tycoon’s companies pay $539M in US securities case
NEW YORK (AP) — Three companies linked to a Chinese businessman who is a prominent critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party have agreed to…
Continue ReadingChinese tycoon’s companies pay $539M in US securities case
NEW YORK (AP) — Three companies linked to a Chinese businessman who is a prominent critic of his country’s ruling Communist Party have agreed to…
Continue ReadingTexas governor says he’s committed to eliminating rapists. The state has more than 5,000 untested rape kits
By Randi Kaye, Danelle Garcia and Theresa Waldrop, CNN The Texas law barring abortions at six weeks of pregnancy has women’s rights advocates…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The closely watched recall election that could remove California Democratic Gov. Gavin…
Continue ReadingDemocrats seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5T plan
By LISA MASCARO and MARCY GORDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats have unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big…
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