Nigerian army rescues 13 hostages from extremist group
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian troops have rescued 13 hostages who were kidnapped by an extremist group in the northwestern state of Kaduna, the…
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Redmond Airport power outage, unstaffed control tower lead to 3 canceled incoming flights, outgoing impacts
Two power outages at the Redmond Municipal Airport late Friday night shut down the automated weather station incoming pilots depend on for required…
Continue ReadingCooler weather in Southern California helps in wildfire battle
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cooler weather is helping firefighters make progress against three Southern California wildfires. And officials…
Continue ReadingRoadside explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu kill 5, official says
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Roadside explosions in the Somali capital have killed five people and wounded eight others. An explosive…
Continue ReadingNATO military committee chair, others back Ukraine’s use of long range weapons to hit Russia
Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The head of NATO’s military committee says that Ukraine has the solid legal and military right to strike deep…
Continue ReadingWhooping cough forces cancellation of game between Portland State and South Dakota
HILLSBORO, Ore. (AP) — Portland State’s game against South Dakota on Saturday was canceled because of a whooping cough case, the Vikings…
Continue ReadingFuel truck explosion kills at least 15 people in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister says at least 15 people have been killed and 40 others seriously injured after a tanker…
Continue ReadingKansas cold case ends 44 years later as man is sentenced for killing his former neighbor in 1980
GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) — More than 44 years after a nursing student was slain in her home in Kansas, her former neighbor has been sentenced to 10 to…
Continue ReadingAt least three killed as trains collide in Egypt
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — At least three people have been killed and 49 injured in a train collision in Egypt, the country’s health…
Continue ReadingA look at Harvey Weinstein’s health and legal issues as he faces more criminal charges
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced ex-movie mogul Harvey Weinstein faces mounting legal and health troubles some seven years after scores…
Continue ReadingTrains collide in Egypt’s Nile Delta leaving 3 dead, 29 injured
CAIRO (AP) — Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities…
Continue ReadingRiver otter drags child off dock and underwater in rare attack at Washington marina
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A child was dragged off a dock and underwater in a rare attack by a river otter at a marina in Washington state…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in Myanmar from Typhoon Yagi reaches 74. Dozens of other people are missing
BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in Myanmar from flooding and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi has reached at least 74, with 89 people missing,…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh proposes a $500,000 payment to settle bridge collapse lawsuits
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city of Pittsburgh is seeking approval of a half-million-dollar payment to settle lawsuits over the collapse of a bridge into…
Continue ReadingWife of Jane’s Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffle
BOSTON (AP) — A scuffle between members of the groundbreaking alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction came amid “tension and animosity” during…
Continue ReadingAt least 8 dead as heaviest rain in decades hits parts of central and eastern Europe
By Emmanuel Miculita, Sophie Tanno, Radina Gigova and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — At least eight people have died after some of the heaviest…
Continue ReadingWhat college campuses look like after the end of affirmative action
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Samantha Greene, a junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said she quickly noticed a…
Continue ReadingRetired Oklahoma Catholic bishop Edward Slattery dies at 84
Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A retired Catholic bishop who apologized for reinstating a priest who later admitted to sexually abusing an…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts police recruit dies after a ‘medical crisis’ during training exercise
NEW BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts State Police recruit died a day after he became unresponsive and suffered a “medical…
Continue ReadingIndianapolis man gets 60 years for a road rage shooting that killed a man
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for a road rage shooting. A judge on Friday sentenced Dion…
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