Being a patient is getting harder in a strained and complex US health care system
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Tamika Davis couldn’t nap on her couch during cancer treatment. She kept worrying one of her toddlers would wander…
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A mass parachute jump over Normandy kicks off commemorations for the 80th anniversary of D-Day
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi concedes defeat in surprise primary upset by Jenniffer González
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico congressional representative Jenniffer González has defeated Gov. Pedro…
Continue ReadingTwo far-right Israeli ministers threaten to topple the government if it accepts Biden peace plan
By Eugenia Yosef, Sophie Tanno and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Two far-right Israeli ministers have threatened to resign and bring down the…
Continue ReadingIceland elects businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir as president
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Iceland’s national broadcasting service says Halla Tomasdottir, a businesswoman and investor,…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s largest hydroelectric dam in critical condition after Russian strikes, authorities say
By Niamh Kennedy and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s largest hydroelectric dam, the Dnipro Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP), is in…
Continue ReadingA firefighter dies and a long-distance train derails amid heavy rains and flooding in Germany
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Flooding, high river levels and heavy rain led to the death of a firefighter and disrupted train travel across Germany on…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it will stop sending trash balloons as South Korea vows strong retaliation
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it will stop sending trash-carrying balloons into South Korea,…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa’s president urges parties to find common ground in talks after election deadlock
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for his…
Continue ReadingOhio officials ask for public’s help in finding shooter who killed 1 and wounded 24 at party
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief of Akron have called on witnesses to come forward with information about a mass shooting in the Ohio…
Continue ReadingEnergy shutdowns hit Ukraine after Russian attacks target infrastructure
By SAMYA KULLAB and ELISE MORTON Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine imposed emergency power shutdowns in most of the country on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingTwo Virginia colleges face backlash after backtracking on plans to require diversity courses
By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — When the police killings of Black people, including George Floyd set off racial unrest across the country…
Continue ReadingUnusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago’s first school board elections this fall
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s third-largest city is preparing for its first school board elections and the slate…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s Mount Ibu erupts again, spewing thick, gray ash high into the air
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Ibu has erupted again and spewed thick, gray ash and dark clouds…
Continue ReadingWith home prices up more than 50%, some states try to contain property taxes
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Rising home values have led to higher real estate taxes around the U.S. Now many states are looking to provide…
Continue ReadingOil producers led by Saudis extended supply cuts amid slack prices
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries have extended their deep output cuts…
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City of Bend’s new Pride Month crosswalk defaced with tire marks by vandals
Just hours after the city of Bend unveiled a rainbow crosswalk on Riverside Boulevard to mark the start of Pride Month, vandals defaced it with tire…
Continue ReadingDemocrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
By DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee was watching earlier this year as campaigns nationwide were…
Continue Reading1 dead and 8 injured in Istanbul apartment building collapse
ISTANBUL (AP) — An apartment building collapse in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed one person and injured eight, authorities say.…
Continue ReadingZelensky says China’s ‘support to Russia’ will extend war in Ukraine during surprise appearance in Asia
By Brad Lendon, Ivan Watson and Simone McCarthy, CNN Singapore (CNN) — China’s support to Russia will extend the war in Ukraine, President…
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