Stock market today: Asian shares mostly fall despite solid signs of U.S. growth
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly lower on Friday despite upbeat news on the U.S. economy, with…
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Mountain View’s Kasey Booster drops 34 points in top-10 matchup against the Redmond Panthers
The two top IMC teams went head to head at Mountain View Tuesday. The Mountain View Cougars lost the first one to the Redmond Panthers, but hit their…
Continue ReadingA US congressional delegation affirms bipartisan support for Taiwan in first visit since election
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan delegation from the United States Congress is reaffirming support for…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top diplomat accuses US, South Korea and Japan of preparing for war with North Korea
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat is accusing the United States, South Korea and Japan of…
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‘Every egg counts’: Oregon Zoo welcomes first condor egg of 2024
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The first California condor egg of 2024 arrived at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation on…
Continue ReadingMore heavy snow expected in Japan after 800 vehicles trapped on expressway
TOKYO (AP) — Weather officials in Japan predicted more heavy snow Thursday, a day after nearly 800 vehicles were trapped for fours on an expressway…
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Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation awards nearly $100,000 to nine Deschutes County nonprofits
CANYONVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Cow Creek Umpqua Indian Foundation is awarding 83 charities a total of $817,330 for its fall round of giving. The…
Continue ReadingWitness says fatal shooting of American-Palestinian teen in the occupied West Bank was unprovoked
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank (AP) — The fatal shooting of an American-Palestinian teen driving a pickup…
Continue ReadingChina expands access to loans for property developers, acting to end its prolonged debt crisis
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank has announced new rules meant to expand access to commercial bank…
Continue ReadingAlabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has executed a man with nitrogen gas, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind…
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Anfernee Simons scores 33 points as Trail Blazers rally to beat Rockets 137-131 in overtime
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Anfernee Simons scored 33 points and Jerami Grant added 21 as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump testifies for less than 3 minutes in defamation trial and is rebuked by judge
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, JENNIFER PELTZ, and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — He testified for under three minutes. But former…
Continue ReadingTrump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Another Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress…
Continue Reading2 monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past damaged by protesters ahead of polarizing holiday
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two monuments symbolizing Australia’s colonial past have been damaged by protesters ahead of an increasingly…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia authorities arrest man suspected of helping escaped juvenile homicide suspect, who remains at large
By Danny Freeman and Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with the Philadelphia killing suspect who…
Continue ReadingPolice defend response, say yellow flag law limited them before Army reservist killed 18 in Maine
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officers say Maine’s yellow flag law that allows guns to be…
Continue ReadingFormer Los Angeles Dodgers star Steve Garvey swings for long shot US Senate win in California
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Long-suffering California Republicans will see something on the March ballot that might…
Continue ReadingA thinned-out primary and friendly voting structure clear an easy path for Trump in Nevada
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s Republican delegates are essentially locked in for Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingTrump racks up endorsements from Republicans in Congress as any resistance that once existed fades
By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before Donald Trump announced his campaign to retake the White House, he…
Continue ReadingSeattle will pay $10 million to protesters who said police used excessive force during 2020 protests
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s…
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