Marcus Mariota joins the Commanders ready to play or mentor a young QB
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer Marcus Mariota’s hair is grayer now than when he entered the NFL as a highly touted prospect and a potential…
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Russians are voting in an election that holds little suspense after Putin crushed dissent
By DASHA LITVINOVA and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Russia has begun three days of voting in a presidential election that is all but certain to extend…
Continue ReadingTractor-trailer goes partly off the New York Thruway after accident
HENRIETTA, N.Y. (AP) — A tandem tractor-trailer was left partly hanging over the edge of a New York State Thruway bridge after an accident. No…
Continue ReadingCollege swimmers, volleyball players sue NCAA over transgender policies
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Kentucky swimmer Riley Gaines was among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA, accusing it…
Continue ReadingMigrants lacking passports must now submit to facial recognition to board flights in US
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The U.S. government has started requiring migrants without passports to submit to facial…
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Two drivers injured, one critically, in three-vehicle head-on crash on Powell Butte Highway
Two drivers were injured, one critically, in a three-vehicle head-on crash Thursday morning on the Powell Butte Highway west of Powell Butte that…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s top opposition leader freed from prison ahead of presidential election this month
By BABACAR DIONE and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s top opposition leader, Ousmane Sonko, has been released from…
Continue ReadingLyft and Uber say they will leave Minneapolis after city council forces them to pay drivers more
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lyft and Uber say they will cease operations in Minneapolis after the city’s council voted Thursday to override a mayoral veto…
Continue ReadingThe Gaza conflict’s forgotten shipping crew held hostage in the Red Sea
By Scott McLean, Kathleen Magramo and Florence Davey-Attlee, CNN (CNN) — Hope is fading for the imminent return of the international crew of…
Continue ReadingKenyan doctors strike nationwide. Patients left unattended or turned away at public hospitals
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Doctors at Kenya’s public hospitals began a nationwide strike, accusing the government of…
Continue ReadingDelaware Democrats give final approval to handgun permit-to-purchase bill
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senate Democrats in Delaware have given final approval to a bill requiring anyone wanting to…
Continue ReadingSenate confirms new ambassador to troubled Haiti
By Ted Barrett and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed career foreign service member Dennis Hankins to be US…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani shares a photo of his new wife on social media. She’s a former pro basketball player
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has revealed the identity of his new wife with a photo of the couple on social media. She is Mamiko Tanaka, a…
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Knopp vows to protect kicker refunds from effort by ‘left-wing socialist-adjacent’ group to keep it for government use
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Reports from KATU News indicate the left-wing, socialist-adjacent Oregon Center for Public Policy is leading yet another…
Continue ReadingPierce Brosnan pleads guilty to walking off trail at Yellowstone hot springs, must pay $1,500
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — Actor Pierce Brosnan, who pleaded guilty Thursday to stepping off a trail in a thermal area during a November visit to…
Continue ReadingSevere storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central US
By STEFANIE DAZIO and LISA BAUMANN Associated Press Severe storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes…
Continue ReadingAchsah Nesmith, who wrote speeches for President Jimmy Carter, has died at age 84
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press A trailblazing Southern woman who worked as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter after covering the civil rights…
Continue ReadingIn Mexico, a once glittering lake is being sucked dry by development, drought and lawlessness
By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press VALLE DE BRAVO, Mexico (AP) — Once a glittering weekend getaway for wealthy residents of Mexico City, Valle de…
Continue ReadingInternet outage hits several African countries as undersea cables fail
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A dozen countries across Africa have suffered a major internet outage as multiple undersea…
Continue ReadingAttack kills 20 and injures 155 at Gaza food aid point, as Israel denies responsibility
By Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded…
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