Coroner’s service says there are fatalities after charter plane crashes in northwest Canada
FORT SMITH, Northwest Territories (AP) — A coroner’s service in Canada’s Northwest Territories said there are fatalities from a plane crash…
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Rare footage shows North Korean teens punished for watching South Korean dramas, research group claims
By Yoonjung Seo and Lucas Lilieholm, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A South Korean research group has released rare footage that it claims…
Continue ReadingJapan’s exports surge 10% in December on strong demand for autos, revived trade with China
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has reported its exports surged almost 10% in December from a year earlier, helped by a revival in trade with China and strong…
Continue ReadingA fast train and a truck collide in eastern Czech Republic, killing 1 and injuring 19 people
PRAGUE (AP) — A fast train has collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic, killing one person and injuring at least 19 people. The Czech…
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Finally time to ‘Ditch the Switch?’: Western lawmakers propose state legislation to make Standard Time permanent
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho formed a working group to propose legislation in respective states to make the…
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Redmond-area farm couple enjoy watching their resident fox, his mate and their kits
The Ronchelli family started building their dream home on a hay farm south of Redmond in 2020, soon spotted a fox living in a rock pile on the…
Continue ReadingTropical low off northeast Australia reaches cyclone strength
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — A tropical low slowly moving toward northeast Australia reached cyclone strength on Wednesday and will bring flooding…
Continue ReadingThousands still shelter in freezing weather after 7.1 quake in western China killed key livestock
By KEN MORITSUGU and NG HAN GUAN Associated Press UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — Aftershocks from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake continued to rock western…
Continue ReadingShai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 33 points to lift Thunder to 111-109 win over Trail Blazers
By TIM WILLERT Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and Jalen Williams added 19 points, including the…
Continue ReadingHuge rogue waves smash into remote US military base in Pacific
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — “Gigantic” waves swamped parts of a key US military facility in the middle of the Pacific Ocean last weekend,…
Continue ReadingFire at Washington seafood facility destroys hundreds of crab pots before season opener
ILWACO, Wash. (AP) — A fire at a port building along the coast in Washington state destroyed more than 1,000 crab pots just ahead of the…
Continue Reading6 people were killed when a plane headed to a diamond mine crashed in Canada’s Northwest Territories
By Sara Smart and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Four passengers and two crew members were killed when a plane headed to a diamond mine crashed in…
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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon jury awarded $85 million Tuesday to nine victims of wildfires that ravaged the state in 2020, the latest verdict in…
Continue ReadingHere’s what to know about Sweden’s bumpy road toward NATO membership
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s bid to join NATO — held up for almost two years — cleared its next-to-last hurdle when Turkey’s parliament gave…
Continue ReadingAnnual count of homeless residents begins in Los Angeles, where tens of thousands live on streets
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County’s annual count of homeless residents began Tuesday night — a…
Continue ReadingDisney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees’ lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney has requested a second court delay in its legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue ReadingHayes scores 33 as San Diego takes down Portland 85-81
By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — PJ Hayes scored 33 points as San Diego beat Portland 85-81 on Tuesday. Hayes shot 9 for 15 (9 for 14…
Continue Reading‘Honored to have your back, and you have mine’: Biden endorsed by United Auto Workers in election
By TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the…
Continue ReadingCourt in Thailand will decide whether politician blocked as prime minister will also lose his seat
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to decide whether popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat, who was blocked from becoming…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles County to pay $5M settlement over arrest of election technology company founder
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County will pay $5 million to the founder and CEO of a software company who was briefly accused of stealing data on…
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