As his trans daughter struggles, a father pushes past his prejudice. ‘It was like a wake-up’
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press SMITHVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Before his transgender daughter was suspended after using the girls’…
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A mission of mercy, then a fatal strike: How an aid convoy in Gaza became Israel’s target
By JACK JEFFERY, JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — It was hours after sundown when the eight aid…
Continue ReadingJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addresses Congress amid skepticism about US role abroad
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingStudy finds voters skeptical about fairness of elections. Many favor a strong, undemocratic leader
By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A new study has found that voters in 19 countries, including in three of the world’s…
Continue ReadingCambodia’s relocation of people from UNESCO site raises concerns
By DAVID RISING Associated Press RUN TA EK, Cambodia (AP) — It’s been more than a year since Yem Srey Pin moved with her family from the…
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‘Cybertips’ lead to raid on La Pine man’s home, arrest on child pornography, meth possession charges
Several tips earlier this year from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to a raid Tuesday on a 59-year-old La Pine man’s…
Continue ReadingJudge denies Trump’s latest attempt to delay hush money case
By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — For the third time in three days, a New York appellate judge has denied an…
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In triple-murder trial, prosecutor says Chad Daybell built ‘alternate reality’ to gain sex and money
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man charged with three murders in an unusual doomsday-focused case crafted an…
Continue ReadingSearing heat is back across Southeast Asia and it’s not going away anytime soon
By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — The death of a toddler from extreme heat highlighted the risk of climate-related illnesses across Malaysia. The…
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Wyden, Warren call on Education Department contractor to provide answers for failures of new FAFSA launch
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wrote to the CEO of General Dynamics on Wednesday, seeking answers on…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrike kills three sons of Hamas political leader in Gaza as ceasefire talks stutter
By Jeremy Diamond, Kareem Khadder, Zeena Saifi and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed…
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$10 million in available DHS grants aim to help create resilience in Oregon communities
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Forest fires, heat domes, landslides, floods, drought, pandemics — all natural disasters that kill thousands of people and…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice facing aggravated assault charge after high-speed crash in Dallas
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Dallas police said Wednesday that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice faces charges…
Continue ReadingOne killed, five wounded when shooters open fire on crowd in DC neighborhood
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man was killed and five others — including two children — were injured in a barrage of gunfire Wednesday in the nation’s…
Continue ReadingShooting of Virginia teacher by 6-year-old was an ‘avoidable event,’ special grand jury report says
By Raja Razek, Joe Sutton and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 shooting at a Virginia elementary school in which a 6-year-old student…
Continue Reading2 Nigerian brothers plead guilty to sexual extortion after death of Michigan teen
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — Two Nigerian brothers have pleaded guilty to sexually extorting teenage boys and young men in Michigan and across the…
Continue ReadingSalmon fishing is banned off the California coast for the second year in a row amid low stocks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal fishery managers have voted to cancel all commercial and recreational salmon fishing off the coast of California for the…
Continue ReadingChina protests EU’s investigation of subsidies in green industries, calling the move protectionist
By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has accused the European Union of protectionism and “reckless distortion” of the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s prime minister and top presidential officials offer to resign after election defeat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s prime minister and senior presidential officials offered to resign en…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea opposition wins landslide midterm vote in resounding blow to President Yoon
Story by Reuters Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea’s liberal opposition parties scored a landslide victory in a parliamentary election…
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