Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after being punched in the face in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Steve Buscemi is OK after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said Sunday. The…
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Biden faces bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill over Israel ultimatum
By Jack Forrest, Andrew Millman and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is facing backlash from lawmakers in both parties over his…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protests dwindle on campuses as US college graduations are marked by defiant acts
By MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their…
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Amid FAFSA’s troubles, Wyden and colleagues call for more funding to the Office of Federal Student Aid
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has joined Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 23 Senate colleagues in urging Senate appropriators to…
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More books in more kids’ hands: Gov. Kotek announces statewide launch of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
(Update: Adding Dept. of Early Learning and Care release) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a celebration Wednesday to announce the…
Continue ReadingApple Store employees in Maryland vote to authorize a first strike over working conditions
TOWSON, Md. (AP) — Workers at the first Apple Store to unionize have now also authorized a first strike against the tech giant’s retail…
Continue ReadingPutin replaces Russia’s defense minister with a civilian as Ukraine war rages and defense spending spirals
By Anna Chernova, Helen Regan and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced his defense minister and a…
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Oregon National Guard program offers students paid opportunities to earn HS credit, learn career skills
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – High school students in Oregon will have a paid opportunity to learn professional technical training while earning high school…
Continue ReadingUS officials continue to warn against invasion of Rafah, even as Israel presses ahead
By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Top American officials offered stark warnings Sunday against an Israeli invasion of Rafah, predicting that a major…
Continue ReadingMass shooting causes deaths in crime-ridden township on southern edge of Mexico City, officials say
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in Mexico say a mass shooting in a mountain township beset by crime just south of Mexico City resulted in several…
Continue ReadingThere’s another chance to view the stunning northern lights show Sunday night – but not for everyone
CNN By Ray Sanchez and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — In case you missed the stunning nighttime spectacle of multicolored auroras dancing in…
Continue ReadingBiden calls Trump ‘unhinged’ and says ‘something snapped’ in former president after he lost 2020 election
By Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something…
Continue Reading‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ reigns at the box office with $56.5 million opening
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a…
Continue ReadingRescuers free 2 horses stuck in the mud in Connecticut
LEBANON, Conn. (AP) — Two horses stuck deep in mud for hours in Connecticut were pulled out by more than a dozen rescuers Saturday, emerging messy…
Continue ReadingLouisiana jury convicts 1 ex-officer and acquits another in 2022 shooting death
GRETNA, La. (AP) — A Louisiana jury has convicted one former law enforcement officer and acquitted another in the 2022 shooting death of a man who…
Continue ReadingHotel union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas with contract talks set for Tuesday
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The largest labor union in Nevada has ended a planned 48-hour strike meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a…
Continue ReadingCommuter rail service in northeast Spain has been disrupted by theft of copper cables near Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish rail authorities say commuter rail service serving Barcelona and northeastern Spain has suffered major disruption…
Continue ReadingA 19-year-old called 911 in a crisis and ended up dead. For advocates, it’s a call for a better way of policing
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — “Please don’t shoot,” Notan Eva Costa, a 48-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant living in Queens, begged the two…
Continue ReadingBlinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday delivered some of the Biden…
Continue ReadingTunisian lawyers call for strike over arrest of their colleague amid crackdown on dissent
By MASSINISSA BENLAKEHAL Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a lawyer…
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