Collision between train, minibus leaves 6 dead in Turkey
ISTANBUL (AP) — A collision between a freight train and a minibus in northwest Turkey has killed six people and injured seven others. Turkish news…
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Already vaccinated against Covid-19? Experts say you’re protected, even without a booster shot
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Health experts are reinforcing the point that full vaccination remains highly effective against severe illness and death…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Iran president calls for election in Afghanistan
The Associated Press TEHRAN — Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: Iran president calls for election in Afghanistan
The Associated Press TEHRAN — Iran’s president is calling for elections in Afghanistan to determine the future of the country, where he hopes…
Continue ReadingVirus pummels French Polynesia, straining ties with Paris
By ESTHER CUNEO Associated Press PAPEETE, Tahiti (AP) — France’s worst virus outbreak is unfolding 12 times zones away from Paris, devastating…
Continue ReadingLouisiana officials confirm 7 deaths of nursing home residents who were evacuated to hurricane shelter
By Rebekah Riess, Keith Allen and Dave Alsup, CNN Louisiana health officials said Saturday they had confirmed seven deaths of nursing home residents…
Continue ReadingMan behind New Zealand supermarket stabbing was released from custody two months before attack
By Angus Watson, Nectar Gan and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN The man responsible for Friday’s knife attack in New Zealand has been named as Ahamed…
Continue ReadingEnergy company: Hurricane Ida restoration could take weeks
By MATT SEDENSKY, CHEVEL JOHNSON and AARON MORRISON Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — The energy company that is providing power to Louisiana says…
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State agency updates progress on Oregon Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Oregon Housing and Community Services provided an update Friday on progress, challenges and actions taken to speed up application processing and…
Continue ReadingExtended power outages push Louisiana residents to leave
REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press MARRERO, La. (AP) — As the power outages from Hurricane Ida have dragged on, many people have decided to get out…
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Afternoon fishing returns as ‘hoot owl’ 2 p.m. fishing closures are lifted statewide
With weather patterns and other factors cooling water temperatures, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Friday it is lifting remaining…
Continue ReadingLake Tahoe evacuees hope to return home as wildfire slows
By DAISY NGUYEN Associated Press SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Bulldozers with giant blades, crews armed with shovels and a fleet of aircraft…
Continue ReadingBiden tells storm-ravaged Louisiana: ‘I know you’re hurting’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press LAPLACE, La. (AP) — Less than a week after Hurricane Ida battered the Gulf Coast, President Joe Biden walked the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor seeks $16.7M in aid for Afghan refugees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor and legislative leaders are seeking $16.7 million in state money to help resettle Afghan refugees…
Continue ReadingBrazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab
By MAURICIO SAVARESE and DÉBORA ÁLVARES Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots of the COVID-19…
Continue ReadingJacqueline Jackson, the wife of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, is home after hospitalization for Covid-19
By Andy Rose, CNN Jacqueline Jackson, the wife of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, was released from a Chicago hospital Friday as she recovers…
Continue ReadingThai PM Prayuth wins confidence vote amid criticism on virus
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has won votes of confidence in Parliament, helping to steady…
Continue ReadingOsaka weighs another break from tennis after US Open loss
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka says she is thinking of taking another break from tennis after her title defense at…
Continue ReadingTexas judge temporarily blocks anti-abortion group from suing Planned Parenthood abortion providers under new law
CNN By Andy Rose, CNN A district judge in Texas has issued a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life, blocking the anti-abortion…
Continue ReadingNew York City was never built to withstand a deluge like the one Ida delivered. It showed.
CNN By Rachel Ramirez and Drew Kann, CNN When Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc on parts of the Northeast in 2012, it exposed the dire need to…
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