China’s congress ends with a show of unity behind Xi’s vision for national greatness
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s national legislature wrapped up its annual session Monday with the…
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Florida rivals ask courts to stop online sports gambling off tribal lands
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be raking in hundreds of…
Continue ReadingAt US universities, record numbers of Indian students seek brighter prospects — and overseas jobs
By COLLIN BINKLEY and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press Pranay Karkale is spending years of savings and $60,000 in student loans to pursue a master’s…
Continue ReadingPortugal’s center-right coalition claims slim election win as radical right surges
By Vasco Cotovio and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — A center-right coalition won a narrow victory in Portugal’s snap elections on Sunday but fell…
Continue ReadingYouth activist groups jointly endorse Biden. They say his achievements matter more than his age
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jack Lobel is a college sophomore who will be voting in his first presidential election this…
Continue ReadingDisney seeks major expansion of California theme park to add more immersive attractions
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Disney is seeking approval from local officials to expand its California theme park offerings over the next four…
Continue ReadingUS, Germany and EU embassies begin evacuating staff as violence spirals in gang-plagued Haiti
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, Collin McCullough and Helen Regan, CNN Dajabon, Dominican Republic (CNN) — The United States and other diplomatic…
Continue ReadingThe Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The protest-vote movement over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and MLB The Show 24
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Justin Timberlake and Kacey Musgraves, the launch of…
Continue ReadingFederal judge in Texas blocks US labor board rule that would make it easier for workers to unionize
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule by the National Labor Relations Board that would have made it easier…
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Merkley, Wyden: Oregon to receive over $32 million for wildlife, sport fish restoration projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden. D-Ore., announced Friday a total of more than $32 million in federal funding from the U.S.…
Continue ReadingWhy the AP retracted the first official photo of the Princess of Wales since her abdominal surgery
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of a US report on inflation
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Tuesday ahead of a report on inflation in the U.S. that…
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Columbia River Tribes, Gorge Commission back Warm Springs Tribes in Thornburgh Resort court dispute
The Oregon Court of Appeals on March 1 received two amicus curiae (friend of the court) briefs, asserting that the state Land Use Board of Appeals…
Continue Reading5 people, including a juvenile, killed in Virginia plane crash, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Sarah Dewberry, Yan Kaner and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into a wooded area near Virginia’s western…
Continue ReadingChristopher Nolan wins his first Oscar for directing ‘Oppenheimer’
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christopher Nolan has won his first Oscar for directing “Oppenheimer.” The 53-year-old Brit…
Continue ReadingEmma Stone wins second career best actress Oscar for ‘Poor Things’ in tight race with Lily Gladstone
By BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunned Emma Stone has won the best actress Oscar for “Poor Things,” her second career…
Continue ReadingCillian Murphy wins his first best actor Oscar for role in ‘Oppenheimer’ biopic
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cillian Murphy came away from the Academy Awards with his first Oscar, the best…
Continue ReadingSkier dies after falling nearly 600 feet down Mount Washington ravine
WMUR, MT. WASHINGTON AVALANCHE CENTER, CNN By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A skier has died after she fell nearly 600 feet down an icy ravine on…
Continue ReadingAl-Qaida’s Yemen branch says leader Khalid al-Batarfi dead in unclear circumstances
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group…
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