Stock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street rallies to records
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian benchmarks were mostly higher on Thursday after U.S. stocks rallied to records following the…
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Pakistan and IMF reach preliminary deal to release $1.1 billion from bailout fund, IMF says
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have reached a preliminary agreement for the release…
Continue ReadingEx-girlfriend sues Jonathan Majors over battery and defamation accusations
By Maria Sole Campinoti and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Months after former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault of his…
Continue ReadingCourt action on Texas’ migrant arrest law leads to confusion at the US-Mexico border
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A dizzying volley of courtroom maneuvers over a Texas law that…
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Redmond man, 81, killed in motorcycle crash on Highway 19 in Grant County
An 81-year-old Redmond man was killed Monday afternoon in the crash of his motorcycle, which left state Highway 19 in Grant County and traveled down…
Continue ReadingDuring the Israel-Hamas war, Jews will soon celebrate Purim — one of their most joyous holidays
By DAVID CRARY Associated Press Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that…
Continue ReadingBlinken stands by US’ ‘ironclad commitment’ to defend Philippines amid fears of China conflict
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday reiterated the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to…
Continue ReadingThe first woman to run for president in years inspires hope in Senegal
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand little to no…
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City of Prineville paid over $677,000 to former police chief, captain while they were on leave, investigated and resigned
Public records obtained by News Channel 21 show that on top of the paid leave former Chief Larry Seymour & Captain Rob Gray received while under…
Continue ReadingMississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black men
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a…
Continue ReadingMan put to death for 1993 killing of ex-girlfriend, Georgia’s first execution in years
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man convicted of killing his former girlfriend three decades ago has been put to…
Continue ReadingGOP state attorneys push back on Biden’s proposed diversity rules for apprenticeship programs
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Republican attorneys general in two dozen states are pushing back against a proposed…
Continue ReadingAI-aided virtual conversations with WWII vets are latest feature at New Orleans museum
By KEVIN McGILL and STEPHEN SMITH Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Olin Pickens sat in his wheelchair facing a life-sized image of himself on a…
Continue ReadingBorse Dubai plans to sell part of stake in the Nasdaq in a deal potentially worth some $1.6 billion
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai sovereign wealth fund that’s the single-largest shareholder in the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand will ban disposable e-cigarettes in a bid to prevent minors from taking up the habit
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand said Wednesday it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, and raise financial penalties for those…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of helping kill thousands of birds…
Continue ReadingA South Korean chemical tanker capsizes off Japan, killing 8 and leaving 2 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A South Korean tanker has capsized off an island in southwestern Japan. Authorities said the…
Continue ReadingElection misinformation is a problem in any language. But some gets more attention than others
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Election misinformation will pose a formidable challenge this year as billions of people in…
Continue ReadingBiden casts the election as prom night for the voters who ‘brung me to the dance’
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the risk of landslides in the US
By BECKY BOHRER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press OSO, Wash. (AP) — Landslides occur around the world and have helped shape the Earth as we know…
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