Albanian Parliament approves controversial deal to hold migrants for Italy
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s Parliament has approved a deal for the country to hold thousands of asylum…
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Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
By SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingDesperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft
By SAMYA KULLAB and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press LYMAN, Ukraine (AP) — When the Russian army mounted a full-scale invasion two years ago, Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingNegligence or scapegoating? Trial of ‘Rust’ armorer begins in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associate Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors sought to pin blame on a movie weapons supervisor for bringing live ammunition on…
Continue ReadingTexas school legally punished Black student over hairstyle, judge says
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press ANAHUAC, Texas (AP) — A Black high school student’s monthslong punishment by his Texas school district for…
Continue ReadingSlayings of tourists and Colombian women expose the dark side of Medellin’s tourism boom
By ASTRID SÚAREZ Associated Press MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — The lush valley enveloping Medellin was once the heart of a brutal war involving the…
Continue ReadingA Colorado man died after a Gila monster bite. Opinions and laws on keeping the lizard as a pet vary
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard…
Continue ReadingAmid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Kendra Sawyer spoke with her dad from the Deschutes County jail and told him she loved him.…
Continue ReadingNew York AG says she’ll seize Donald Trump’s property if he can’t pay $454 million civil fraud debt
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could be at risk of losing some of his prized properties if he can’t pay his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s rainy season is here. What does it mean for water supply?
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s rainy season got off to a slow start but gained momentum with storms that…
Continue ReadingHow AI health care chatbots learn from the questions of an Indian women’s organization
By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Komal Vilas Thatkare says she doesn’t have anyone to ask about her most private health…
Continue ReadingContainer ship hits bridge in south China, killing 5 and knocking section of roadway into the water
BEIJING (AP) — Five people are dead after a large container ship hit a bridge south of the city of Guangzhou in southern China early Thursday,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian stocks are mixed after Nvidia sets off a rally on Wall Street
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Friday after Nvidia delivered stunning results, setting off a rally in…
Continue ReadingBlack and white and adored all over. China pledges pair of pandas for San Diego Zoo
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — China is again sending pandas to the United States to the delight of the San Diego Zoo, which is…
Continue ReadingFormer Australian bishop charged with historical sex offenses
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A senior Australian Catholic clergyman has been charged with historical sex offenses…
Continue ReadingIndia wants to hook its population onto clean energy by boosting rooftop solar
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — India is renewing its push to add rooftop solar to meet the needs of a fast-growing nation…
Continue ReadingTaekwondo instructor charged with murder in the deaths of a 7-year-old student and the boy’s parents
SYDNEY (AP) — A taekwondo instructor has been charged from his hospital bed with three counts of murder over the deaths of a 7-year-old student and…
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Bend marks a quarter-century since its first roundabout; now there’s over 50, with more to come around C.O.
The intersection of Century Drive and Colorado Avenue in southwest Bend is where the first roundabout in Bend was installed, back in 1999.…
Continue ReadingA Minnesota man was arrested for killing a woman who was found stuffed inside her refrigerator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Minnesota man has been arrested on suspicion of killing a 31-year-old woman who was beaten, bound and stuffed inside the…
Continue ReadingGeorgia GOP senators seek to ban sexually explicit books from school libraries, reduce sex education
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican senators in Georgia want to cull sexually explicit books from schools, ban sex education for…
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