5 things to know for April 8: Eclipse, Gaza, Ukraine, Congress, Boeing
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Huge swaths of North America today will suddenly darken and the clouds will eerily vanish — a cue for…
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An elderly Palestinian woman fled her home in northern Gaza. Now she is fighting to keep her grandchildren alive
By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — The courtyard of Um Ihab’s family home in Jabalya, northern Gaza, once…
Continue ReadingFollowing program cuts, new West Virginia University student union says fight is not over
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sophomore Christian Adams expected he would be studying Chinese when he enrolled at…
Continue ReadingVictims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffett’s railroad to court
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press LIBBY, Mont. (AP) — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed…
Continue ReadingThese Palestinian mothers in Gaza gave birth Oct. 7. Their babies have known only war
By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press NUSEIRAT, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rockets streaked through the morning sky in Gaza on Oct. 7 as Amal…
Continue ReadingThings to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are meeting at the Capitol for a session that will focus on Gov.…
Continue ReadingLatter-day Saints leader addresses congregants without a word on racial or LGBTQ+ issues
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The oldest-ever president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has so far…
Continue ReadingPowerball lottery’s $1.3 billion jackpot drawing delayed
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball lottery drawing scheduled for Saturday night has been delayed to complete procedures required before the…
Continue ReadingYellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done to improve ties
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a message of mutual cooperation at a…
Continue ReadingLed by Castle and Clingan, defending champ UConn returns to NCAA title game, beating Alabama 86-72
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn kept its bid to repeat as national champion intact by surviving its first true…
Continue Reading‘Outrage against international law’: Mexico breaks diplomatic ties with Ecuador over embassy raid
CNN By Fidel Gutiérrez, Heather Chen and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its…
Continue ReadingFarmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer
By SHAWN SEBASTIAN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press GUNTUR, India (AP) — India’s southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example…
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Traffic to shift for Empire Avenue’s northbound onramp to Highway 97; another blast planned next Saturday
(Update: ODOT corrected date of next Hwy. 97 blast – April 13th not 11th) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Wednesday, the northbound U.S. 97 on-ramp at…
Continue ReadingCecil L. ‘Chip’ Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles has died. The Rev. Dr. Cecil L. “Chip” Murray…
Continue ReadingZach Edey and Purdue power their way into NCAA title game, beating N.C. State 63-50
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There was more than one team that came to the Final Four with a dream — more than one…
Continue ReadingOver 120 dogs seized from New Jersey compound used in alleged dogfighting ring
By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — New Jersey authorities have rescued over 120 dogs that were part of a suspected dogfighting ring run at a compound…
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‘An incredible season so far’: Oregon Zoo welcomes first seven fluffy California condor chicks of 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Seven fluffy chicks hatched last month at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation, marking the…
Continue ReadingIowa-UConn women’s Final Four semifinal most-watched hoops game in ESPN history; 14.2M avg. viewers
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — Iowa’s 71-69 victory over UConn at the women’s Final Four on Friday night averaged 14.2 million viewers on ESPN,…
Continue Reading‘They hit the jackpot’: How so-called ‘burglary tourists’ use visa waivers to target luxury US homes
KMAX, KPNX, CNN By Jason Kravarik and Josh Campbell, CNN Orange County, California (CNN) — Carol and Jeff Starr celebrated their daughter’s…
Continue ReadingJoe Brennan, Democratic former governor of Maine and US congressman, dies at 89
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Democrat Joseph E. Brennan, whose hardscrabble childhood shaped his working-class views in a…
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