Heat wave hits Northwest, sending people to cooling centers
By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — People have headed to cooling centers as the Pacific Northwest began sweltering under…
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Palestinian dies a week after being shot by Israeli forces
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian health officials say a man has succumbed to a gunshot wound suffered during clashes with Israeli forces last…
Continue ReadingSevere drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue ReadingSevere drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue ReadingSevere drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue ReadingSevere drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated…
Continue ReadingSevere drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — A drought in eastern Washington state that is the worst since 1977 has devastated…
Continue ReadingPolish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPolish lawmakers pass bill seen as limiting media freedom
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s parliament has voted in favor of a bill that would force Discovery Inc., the U.S.…
Continue ReadingTop Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is conceding that Democrats face a tough pathway to delivering…
Continue ReadingTop Dem sees tough pathway for $3.5T social, climate plans
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is conceding that Democrats face a tough pathway to delivering…
Continue ReadingBoise anti-mask protester says he’ll sue police over arrest
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Boise man who was arrested on a trespassing charge after entering private businesses and refusing to wear a mask has notified…
Continue ReadingSouth African president testifies at inquiry into corruption
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday said he tried to combat corruption he…
Continue ReadingCalifornia requires vaccines, tests for teachers and staff
By JOCELYN GECKER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California will become the first state in the nation to require all…
Continue ReadingNigerian minister says Twitter ban to be lifted soon
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s information minister says the government soon will lift the country’s…
Continue ReadingAsian shares mixed as caution sets in on coronavirus worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer Asian shares are mixed as caution set in among investors following another wobbly day of trading on Wall Street.…
Continue ReadingHouston NCAA sprinting champ Cameron Burrell dead at age 26
HOUSTON (AP) — Former NCAA national champion sprinter Cameron Burrell has died. He was 26. The University of Houston, where he starred from…
Continue ReadingRussia: Black Sea oil spill much bigger than first thought
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’n prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into an oil spill off the country’s Black Sea coast that appeared to be far…
Continue ReadingBiden team is seeking ways to address rising energy prices
By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns…
Continue ReadingA nationwide emergency alerts test is the reason you might be hearing alarms coming from your phone or TV
By Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN When alarm noises start coming from your radio, television, or cell phone, don’t worry. At 2:20 p.m. ET,…
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