18 inmates flee a prison after overpowering guard in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say eighteen inmates, including some on death row, have escaped from a prison in the disputed…
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North Koreans are seen wearing Kim Jong Un pins for the first time as his personality cult grows
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader…
Continue ReadingJapan revises economic growth in 1Q downward, as latest data show sluggish demand and rising prices
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has revised earlier estimates to show that its economy contracted at a 2.9% annual pace in the first…
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Overland Expo Pacific NW draws thousands of outdoor enthusiasts to the Fairgrounds in Redmond
Camping gear, adventure vehicles and outdoor accessories of all kids brought about 16,000 people to the Deschutes County Fairgrounds for this…
Continue ReadingEconomic turmoil in Bolivia fuels distrust in government and its claim of a ‘failed coup’
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Signs reading “I’m buying dollars” line the doors of Víctor Vargas’ shoe shop in the heart of…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mixed after gains on Wall Street
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday after stocks advanced on Wall Street and yields jumped in the U.S. bond market as…
Continue ReadingUkraine is releasing thousands of prisoners so they can join the fight against Russia
Associated Press DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed…
Continue ReadingUnder pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane…
Continue ReadingTop California Democrats announce ballot measure targeting retail theft
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Top California Democrats have announced their backing for a ballot measure targeting retail theft. The…
Continue ReadingTrump ally Steve Bannon surrenders to federal prison to serve 4-month sentence on contempt charges
Associated Press DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon was taken into custody Monday after surrendering at a federal prison to…
Continue ReadingIn a proud and troubled UK town, voters wonder whether their election choice will make a difference
Associated Press HARTLEPOOL, England (AP) — A lot of politicians have promised change to voters in Hartlepool, a wind-whipped port town in…
Continue ReadingRepublican JD Vance journeys from ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ memoirist to US senator to VP contender
Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — “Hillbilly Elegy” author JD Vance sharply criticized Donald Trump during the 2016 election cycle, before…
Continue ReadingStreet medicine teams search for homeless people to deliver lifesaving IV hydration in extreme heat
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Alfred Handley leaned back in his wheelchair alongside a major Phoenix freeway as a street medicine team helped him…
Continue ReadingThe Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become…
Continue ReadingJapan successfully launches an advanced Earth observation satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has succesfully deployed an upgraded Earth observation satellite for disaster response and security after it…
Continue ReadingThe Republicans who want to be Trump’s VP were once harsh critics with key policy differences
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s hard to refer to someone as “Hitler” and end up in their good graces, let alone potentially become…
Continue ReadingHurdler Alaysha Johnson earns spot to Paris Games wearing borrowed spikes and uniform she designed
AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Alaysha Johnson ran in shoes she borrowed from a fellow hurdler and in a uniform she designed herself. Both…
Continue ReadingMan who confessed to killing 4 people in Maine, including his parents, sentenced to life in prison
Associated Press WEST BATH, Maine (AP) — A man who confessed to killing his parents and two of their friends and wounding three people in a highway…
Continue ReadingAustralia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia has appointed Sam Mostyn as only its second woman governor-general, a largely ceremonial…
Continue ReadingUS military rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War II battle
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific…
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