At least 100 villagers are kidnapped in the latest mass abduction in northern Nigeria
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Armed gangs attacked two villages in Nigeria’s northwest over the weekend and seized at…
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Cuba sees rare protests amid power cuts and food shortages
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has said that his government is willing to engage with protesters after…
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Bend woman accused of trafficking fentanyl from Portland area arrested in Highway 97 traffic stop near Terrebonne
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend woman identified as a Central Oregon fentanyl trafficker and accused of bringing and distributing “significant…
Continue ReadingAn Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee has been found guilty of first-degree murder in one of three…
Continue Reading2 Black men tortured by Mississippi officers call for toughest sentences
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to…
Continue ReadingFormer Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan will not run with No Labels as it seeks a 2024 candidate
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has ruled out a 2024 No Labels presidential bid.…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN in an interview on Sunday that his country’s policy is to…
Continue ReadingBiden and Netanyahu speak for the first time in a month amid deepening rift
By Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden spoke by phone Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Oregon lawmakers pass bill that ‘changes the landscape’ on debt collection
Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Consumer advocates in Oregon are praising recently passed legislation they say changes…
Continue ReadingDescendant of judge who wrote infamous Dred Scott decision pens a play about where we are now
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Writer and actor Kate Taney Billingsley has been thinking a lot about America’s racial…
Continue Reading$510 Dodgers jerseys and $150 caps. Behold the price of being an Ohtani fan in Japan
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Dodgers are paying $700 million for Shohei Ohtani. That means his loyal fans in…
Continue ReadingUber driver hits and kills a toddler after dropping her family at their Houston home
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 1-year-old girl has died after being hit by an Uber driver who had just dropped her family at their apartment…
Continue ReadingAstronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon…
Continue ReadingBiden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu agrees to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss prospective Rafah operation
By AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to…
Continue ReadingUnited CEO tries to reassure customers following multiple safety incidents
By Pete Muntean and Chris Isidore, CNN Washington DC (CNN) — United Airlines is trying to reassure passengers after a series of incidents on…
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One driver injured in 2-vehicle crash that shut down U.S. Highway 20 west of Santiam Pass for over an hour
A two-vehicle injury crash west of Santiam Pass shut U.S. Highway 20 late Sunday afternoon for over an hour while first responders treated those…
Continue ReadingEPA bans last form of asbestos used in United States
By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing…
Continue ReadingIsrael urges UN court to reject South Africa’s request for more emergency orders in genocide case
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel has urged the top U.N. court to reject the latest request by South Africa for…
Continue ReadingExperimental plane crashes in Arizona, killing 1 and seriously injuring another
GILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of an experimental, homemade plane that left one person dead and another seriously…
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