U.S. senator calls two-state deal for divided Cyprus ‘wrong’
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the “retrograde vision” of Turkey’s president to…
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In Kabul, some fear economic collapse more than Taliban fist
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL,Afghanistan (AP) — On the eve of the final U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, some Kabul residents…
Continue ReadingBirds of prey face global decline from habitat loss, poisons
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a few high-profile conservation success stories, birds of prey worldwide are in…
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DEQ extends air quality advisory for Deschutes, other counties until Wednesday
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality on Monday extended air quality advisories for Deschutes, Jackson and Klamath and issued air quality…
Continue ReadingBaltimore opens 1st new Catholic school in about 60 years
By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s first new Catholic school in nearly 60 years has opened its door to students.…
Continue ReadingClinics ask high court to block Texas 6-week abortion ban
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion providers in Texas are asking the Supreme Court to prevent enforcement of a state law…
Continue ReadingNo. 3 Clemson rolls out revamped offense vs No. 5 Georgia
PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson’s newcomers on offense will get an early test this weekend when the third-ranked…
Continue ReadingMan gets life sentence in 2018 killing of Mollie Tibbetts
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the…
Continue ReadingLithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium…
Continue ReadingLithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium…
Continue ReadingLithium fuels hopes for revival on California’s largest lake
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press CALIPATRIA, Calif. (AP) — Demand for electric vehicles has shifted investments into high gear to extract lithium…
Continue ReadingDonations pour in after Marine from Wyoming killed in Kabul
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Donations are pouring in for the widow and unborn child of a U.S. Marine from Wyoming killed in a bombing in Afghanistan.…
Continue ReadingSaints working 500 miles from home after displaced by Ida
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The New Orleans Saints are at the home of another NFL team after being displaced by…
Continue ReadingOtherworldly weather forecasts could help future Mars explorers reach this vital resource
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The weather on Earth can be strange, but it may be nothing compared to global dust storms or nighttime snowfall on Mars…
Continue ReadingPerseverance rover successfully cores its first rock on Mars
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover successfully drilled into a Martian rock on Thursday, creating an intact core…
Continue ReadingMan testifies against R. Kelly in sex-trafficking trial
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — After several days of testimony from women claiming they were sexually abused by R&B star R.…
Continue ReadingCyprus: Syrian oil slick could reach the island in 24 hours
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says an oil slick believed to have originated from a power plant inside one of Syria’s oil refineries could reach…
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Wasco County man dies after fall during Grand Canyon river trip
The body of a Wasco County man who fell at Grand Canyon National Park has been…
Continue Reading7 minors among 29 dead on migrant boat to Canary Islands
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — At least 29 Africans, including seven children, died last week while trying to reach Spain’s Canary…
Continue ReadingInterior Secretary Deb Haaland, partner wed in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland got married to longtime partner Skip Sayre Saturday night in New Mexico. Interior…
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