Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s 2nd largest city, kills 7
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killed seven people…
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Gaza mediators and others warn Israel of disaster if it launches a ground invasion on crowded Rafah
By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and CARA ANNA Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s neighbors and key mediators warned Saturday of…
Continue ReadingHow a run-down Ford launched a music revolution that swept Brazil’s Carnival
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Behemoth sound trucks known as electric trios are a fixture of Brazil’s Carnival…
Continue ReadingAs Indonesia goes to the polls, women and minority candidates face challenges
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — With a broad smile on his face, Jakarta city council candidate Rian Ernest answers…
Continue ReadingHere’s how to beat the hype and overcome loneliness on Valentine’s Day
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Elise Plessis hasn’t been in a long-term relationship for 26 years. It’s by…
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Central Oregon’s hummingbirds could use a heated feeder assist this winter
The director of wildlife rehabilitation at Think Wild Central Oregon has some suggestions for those who want to help our hummingbirds deal with the…
Continue ReadingAn Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills 2 in one of the deepest hits inside the country in weeks
By BASSEM MROUE and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli drone struck a car near Lebanon’s southern port city of Sidon on…
Continue ReadingTommy Hilfiger takes over the Oyster Bar in Grand Central for a joyous New York-centric fashion show
By LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy Hilfiger threw himself a welcome home party Friday night at Grand Central’s Oyster…
Continue ReadingWayne Kramer, late guitarist of rock band MC5, also leaves legacy of bringing music to prisons
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The tributes that poured in following Wayne Kramer’s death last week came from…
Continue ReadingWar-scarred Sarajevo celebrates 40th anniversary of 1984 Winter Olympics and looks to the future
By SABINA NIKSIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — War-scarred Sarajevo is looking back to happier times from February 1984 as…
Continue ReadingSchools are trying to get more students therapy. Not all parents are on board
By MICHAEL ELSEN-ROONEY of Chalkbeat NEW YORK (AP) — Derry Oliver was in fifth grade when she first talked to her mom about seeing a therapist. She…
Continue ReadingRepublican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities…
Continue ReadingHow Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel’s claims about his memory
By STEVE PEOPLES, ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies are launching an…
Continue ReadingFor Native American activists, the Kansas City Chiefs have it all wrong
By NOREEN NASIR Associated Press Dozens of Indigenous activists have traveled to Las Vegas to gather outside the Super Bowl and demand the Kansas…
Continue ReadingMama Antula, the Jesuit who didn’t want to marry or be a nun, will be Argentina’s first female saint
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in…
Continue ReadingOutmanned and outgunned: Ukraine’s new army chief faces big challenges in taking the fight to Russia
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, Joseph Ataman and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The worst kept secret in Kyiv has finally been confirmed: the…
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Deschutes County Environmental Health warns of spam calls, some seeking to sell vacuum cleaners
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Environmental Health said Friday it has received multiple reports from community members who have received spam…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum testifies in Salem for 3 bills to protect consumers, clean up pollution from PCBs
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum made special appearances before the Oregon Legislature this week to support three…
Continue ReadingSenegal’s president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent…
Continue ReadingUN experts investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks valued at about $3 billion
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between…
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