Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
By KRYSTA FAURIA, ETHAN SWOPE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSEPH B. FREDERICK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Law enforcement on the UCLA campus…
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Tension grows on UCLA campus as police order dispersal of large pro-Palestinian gathering
By KRYSTA FAURIA, ETHAN SWOPE, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JOSEPH B. FREDERICK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Law enforcement on the UCLA campus…
Continue ReadingChina’s newest aircraft carrier heads to sea for first time
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China’s newest, largest and most-advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, took a big step to…
Continue ReadingOver 500 baby sea turtles washed ashore in a big storm off South Africa. Here’s the rescue effort
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A South African aquarium is stretched beyond capacity after more than 500 baby sea…
Continue ReadingA highway collapse in China kills 36 people and sends more than 20 cars down a steep slope
BEIJING (AP) — A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in a mountainous area in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and…
Continue ReadingStudy says El Nino, not climate change, was key driver of low rainfall that snarled Panama Canal
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A study says the climate phenomenon known as El Nino and not climate change was a key driver…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern University’s deal with student protesters offers example of successful negotiations
By KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — For five days, the shouts of student protesters and supporters rang out from Northwestern…
Continue ReadingNearly 50 years later, Asian American and Pacific Islander month features revelry and racial justice
By TERRY TANG Associated Press It has been almost 50 years since the U.S. government established that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific…
Continue ReadingNew era for pot regulation leaves old problem: Many cannabis companies can’t find a bank
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration’s move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous but still…
Continue ReadingSentencing postponed for Minnesota man who regrets joining Islamic State group
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who once fought for the Islamic State group in Syria but now expresses…
Continue ReadingThe unexpected announcement of a prime minister divides Haiti’s newly created transitional council
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to…
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University’s Hamilton Hall
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police officers carrying zip ties and riot shields…
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ODOT’s sixth, likely last blasting operation on Bend’s new Highway 97 route was a two-section shot
Connect Central Oregon used two drones and a camera on the ground to capture the two-section blast Tuesday night on Highway 97’s new Bend North…
Continue Reading‘A step back in time’: America’s Catholic Church sees an immense shift toward the old ways
By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — It was the music that changed first. Or maybe that’s just when many people at the pale…
Continue ReadingAustralian PM Albanese vows new funding to help women escape domestic violence after homicides rise
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced new funding to help women…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek September retrial for Harvey Weinstein after rape conviction was tossed
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors have asked for a September retrial for Harvey Weinstein, who was back in a New York…
Continue ReadingPhones, Islamic books and currency exchange. Some businesses are making money out of Taliban rule
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban takeover three years ago has sent Afghanistan’s economy into a…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
By DAVID FISCHER and STEPHANY MATAT Associated Press BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy,…
Continue ReadingChinese scientist who published COVID-19 virus sequence allowed back in his lab after sit-in protest
By DAKE KANG BEIJING (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China says he has been allowed back into his lab…
Continue ReadingGreece boosts special firefighting units to cope with its growing heat risk
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press KRYO PIGADI, Greece (AP) — Under pressure to cope with the impact of rising temperatures, Greece’s…
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