In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation
By VICTORIA MILKO and DITA ALANGKARA Associated Press DAMARAN BARU, Indonesia (AP) — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in…
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Modi claims victory in India’s election but drop in support forces him to rely on coalition partners
By KRUTIKA PATHI, SHEIKH SAALIQ and DAVID RISING Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s National Democratic Alliance…
Continue ReadingFAA investigating after a hot air balloon crashed into power lines, injuring 3 people
By Jennifer Henderson and Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — Two passengers and a pilot were injured after a hot air balloon hit power lines in Indiana…
Continue ReadingWCBS: Gilgo Beach killings suspect expected to be indicted on another murder charge
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Gilgo Beach killings suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be indicted on a new murder charge this week in a New…
Continue ReadingCongressman’s son steals show on House floor, hamming it up for cameras
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A young boy sitting behind his father on the House floor has become the latest social media…
Continue ReadingGroup says it intends to sue US agencies for failing to assess Georgia plant’s environmental impact
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A conservation group says it intends to sue two U.S. agencies, saying they failed to properly…
Continue ReadingMinnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of…
Continue ReadingMinnesota prosecutor was reluctant to drop murder charge against trooper, but ultimately did
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A progressive Minnesota prosecutor who was elected on a platform of…
Continue ReadingThe man in front of the tank: How journalists smuggled out the iconic Tiananmen Square photo
By Mike Chinoy and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — The shot is iconic: an unidentified man in a white shirt, hands full of bags, facing off against a…
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Bend Park and Recreation District seeking teen volunteers, urging summer safety in parks, on Deschutes River
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Summer is quickly approaching, meaning the Bend Park and Recreation District is shifting into high gear. “We love…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Republican takes oath of office to complete term of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Vince Fong of California has been sworn into Congress after winning a special…
Continue ReadingThe bodies of 2 canoeists who went over waterfall in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters have been recovered
ELY, Minn. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have found the bodies of two men who went over a waterfall while fishing in the Boundary Waters Canoe…
Continue ReadingSoldiers killed by wrong way drunk driver in Washington state, authorities say
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Two soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state were killed when their vehicle was hit by an alleged…
Continue ReadingComing up Aces: Evansville wins regional and advances with N. Carolina, UConn, Florida, Oregon St.
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer Those pesky Purple Aces of Evansville earned their first NCAA regional title Monday, and their reward is a weekend…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 4: Hunter Biden, India election, Covid-19, Heat dome, Middle East
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A fresh salad sounds appetizing today — minus the cucumber. According to the FDA, cucumbers in 14 states…
Continue ReadingBiden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Michigan regent’s law firm vandalized in antisemitic attack that police chief calls ‘horrific’
By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Jewish University of Michigan regent’s law firm in Southfield, Michigan, was vandalized early…
Continue ReadingClaudia Sheinbaum promises to govern for all. Here are the challenges she’ll face
By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Claudia Sheinbaum won a landslide victory to become the first female president of Mexico and first Jewish person in…
Continue Reading5 dogs with military intelligence unit in violence-plagued Ecuador given medals for service
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The dogs were quick and precise. One located the drugs and neutralized the person carrying them. Another found explosives…
Continue Reading3rd try at approving recreational marijuana in South Dakota makes the ballot
By JACK DURA and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press South Dakota voters will decide again on whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Secretary of…
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