Japan’s population crisis was years in the making – and relief may be decades away
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Each spring, as reliably as the changing of the seasons, Japan releases grim new population data that prompts…
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Virginia man sentenced to 43 years after pleading guilty to killing teen who had just graduated
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A young man accused in last year’s fatal shooting of a teenager who had received his high school diploma minutes earlier in…
Continue ReadingTexts show prosecutor’s ex-law partner gave info for effort to remove Fani Willis from election case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Attorneys for Donald Trump and other defendants in the Georgia election interference case hoped…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from Biden and Trump’s dueling visits to the border
CNN By Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his political opponent Donald Trump both agree: The situation along the…
Continue ReadingShirtless US Senate candidate submerges himself in Wisconsin lake, issues challenge to opponent
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A shirtless candidate for U.S. Senate broke through the ice of a Madison lake hoping to pour…
Continue ReadingThree former Department of Education employees charged with defrauding Arizona voucher program
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press Three former Arizona Department of Education employees were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges…
Continue ReadingBrian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister who forged closer ties with US, dies at 84
By ROB GILLIES and CHARMAINE NORONHA Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has died at 84. He forged close…
Continue ReadingTensions high in the waters off Taiwan islands visible from China’s shore. But for locals, life goes on
By Eric Cheung, Will Ripley and Nectar Gan, CNN Kinmen, Taiwan (CNN) — Two weeks after two Chinese fishermen drowned while being chased by…
Continue ReadingIowa star Caitlin Clark declares for WNBA draft, will skip final season of college eligibility
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Iowa star Caitlin Clark says she will leave the Hawkeyes after this season and enter the WNBA draft. Clark made the…
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Merkley introduces ‘Zero-Emission Vehicles Act,’ would require 43% of new car sales be electric by 2027, 100% by 2035
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senator Jeff Merkley, D-OR, and Representative Mike Levin (D-CA-49) led colleagues Thursday in a bicameral introduction of…
Continue ReadingJudge holds veteran journalist Catherine Herridge in civil contempt for refusing to divulge source
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge held veteran investigative reporter Catherine Herridge…
Continue ReadingAlaska governor threatens to veto education package that he says doesn’t go far enough
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy has threatened to veto an education package…
Continue ReadingEPA delays rules for existing natural gas power plants until after the November election
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it is delaying planned rules for existing…
Continue ReadingMissouri is suing Planned Parenthood based on a conservative group’s sting video
By JIM SALTER and JOHN HANNA Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Planned Parenthood of…
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Sunriver Resort launches Sunriver Golf Club; Woodlands, Meadows golf courses transition to private status
SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Sunriver Resort, the Pacific Northwest’s treasured resort destination for families and outdoor adventures, located moments…
Continue ReadingClark’s final regular-season home game to be among priciest tickets in women’s college hoops history
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s final regular-season home game at Iowa is likely to bring one of the priciest tickets in women’s college…
Continue ReadingSenators warily allow F-16 sale to Turkey as part of NATO expansion agreement. ‘A deal’s a deal’
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. senators have declined to block the sale of F-16s to Turkey. The vote on Thursday gives…
Continue ReadingDelaware judge cites ‘evil’ and ‘extreme cruelty’ in sentencing couple for torturing their sons
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware woman who pleaded guilty to torturing her two stepsons for almost two years with…
Continue ReadingFederal prosecutors seek July trial for Trump in classified documents case
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are requesting a July 8 trial for Donald Trump on charges that he illegally…
Continue ReadingFirst US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell…
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