4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will…
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Black women struggle to find their way in a job world where diversity is under attack
By TERRY TANG and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Regina Lawless hit a professional high at 40, becoming the first director of…
Continue ReadingVice President Harris hosts Israeli war Cabinet member as the US pushes to get more aid into Gaza
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris met on Monday with a member of Israel’s…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: Ariana Grande, ‘Wonka,’ Garth Brooks, animal queens and ‘Poor Things’
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a new album from pop princess Ariana Grande, a docuseries on…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea takes steps to suspend licenses of striking doctors after they refuse to end walkouts
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government began steps Monday to suspend the medical licenses of…
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Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved…
Continue ReadingHaley wins DC GOP primary
By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley won the Republican presidential primary in Washington, DC, after three…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Japan’s Nikkei tops 40,000, as investors await China political meeting
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks were mostly higher Monday ahead of China’s top annual political gathering, while…
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Street Dog Hero’s clinic in Kanasìn, Mexico spays nearly 900 dogs and cats, a new record for Bend-based group
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent spay/neuter clinic organized by Street Dog Hero in Kanasìn, Mexico, in partnership with Beach Dog Rescue and Ester y…
Continue ReadingPhilippines urges neighbors to stand together more strongly against China in the South China Sea
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he had no choice but to defend his…
Continue ReadingChina and Myanmar likely to be high on the agenda when Southeast Asian leaders meet in Australia
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An increasingly assertive China and a humanitarian crisis in Myanmar are likely to be…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley wins the District of Columbia’s Republican primary and gets her first 2024 victory
By MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia,…
Continue ReadingPhilly LGBT Affairs executive director yells, ‘I work for the mayor,’ as she records her and her husband’s arrest
By Danny Freeman and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s head of LGBT affairs and her husband were arrested by a state trooper…
Continue ReadingPhilly LGBT Affairs executive director yells, ‘I work for the mayor,’ as she records her and her husband’s arrest
CNN By Danny Freeman and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s head of LGBT affairs and her husband were arrested by a state trooper…
Continue ReadingArkhouse and Brigade up Macy’s takeover offer to $6.6 billion following rejection of previous deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Arkhouse Management and Brigade Capital Management are upping their offer to acquire Macy’s in a deal now valued at $6.6 billion.…
Continue ReadingThe US and South Korea begin large military drills to boost readiness against North’s threats
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States began large annual military exercises Monday to…
Continue ReadingFirefighters battling ‘monster’ Texas wildfire contend with strong winds and heat as residents grapple with lost homes
CNN By Dalia Faheid and Camila Bernal, CNN (CNN) — The biggest inferno in Texas history was being fueled by winds and high temperatures as it…
Continue ReadingPowerful California blizzard shuts down roads and ski resorts as heavy snow and fierce winds slam mountains
KMAX, KOVR, CNN By Susannah Cullinane, Sara Smart and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Blizzard conditions continued to slam Northern California…
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Lawmakers unveil slate of government funding bills ahead of shutdown deadline
By Clare Foran, Ted Barrett, Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Top lawmakers unveiled a finalized package of six government funding bills Sunday…
Continue Reading‘Two sessions’: China scraps a decades-long political tradition as Xi tightens control amid economic woes
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Thousands of delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing this week for the start of the…
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