Kansas lawmakers are allowing a 93% pay raise for themselves to take effect next year
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is set to nearly double state legislators’ pay at the start of next year. That will…
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New NASA mission launches to observe ‘invisible universe’ on Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A revolutionary new satellite that will provide an unprecedented look at Earth’s microscopic marine life…
Continue ReadingMarine Corps confirms the worst: All 5 troops killed in helicopter crash in California mountains
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The military says efforts are underway to recover the remains of five U.S. Marines who were…
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Bend councilors review draft code for planned Transportation Fee; listening sessions set for late February
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend City Council had its initial review Wednesday evening of the draft code that will implement a Transportation Fee on…
Continue ReadingIndonesian presidential hopefuls are trying social media, K-pop to win young voters. Will it work?
By EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Naima Khairiya Ismah started being bombarded by social media posts…
Continue ReadingUkraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping
By ILLIA NOVIKOV and MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s ranks are depleted by two years of war. As it battles Russia,…
Continue ReadingBiden determined to use stunning Trump-backed collapse of border deal as a weapon in 2024 campaign
By COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money…
Continue ReadingIndian state passes uniform marriage legislation opposed by Muslims as a Hindu code applied to all
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE and ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — An Indian state has approved an unprecedented uniform code for…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump wins Nevada’s Republican caucuses after being the only major candidate to participate
By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JONATHAN J. COOPER and GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former President Donald Trump won Nevada’s Republican…
Continue ReadingHow a grieving mother tried to ‘build a bridge’ with the militant convicted in her son’s murder
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of talking about faith and family, redemption and war, the grieving American mother…
Continue ReadingPolice who responded to Maine mass shooting describe missed opportunity to end manhunt
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Police who testified before an independent commission investigating the response to a…
Continue ReadingMore Republicans back spending on child care, saying it’s an economic issue
By MORIAH BALINGIT AP Education Writer Like a lot of mothers, North Dakota state Rep. Emily O’Brien struggled to find infant care when her…
Continue ReadingHow the ‘squad’ is fighting back against pro-Israel PACs with record fundraising
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They were warned that criticism of Israel’s conduct during its war on Hamas in Gaza could…
Continue ReadingPutin should face war crimes probe over ‘devastating’ assault on Mariupol, HRW report finds
By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin should face a war crimes inquiry for Moscow’s brutal assault on Mariupol, which…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley hunts for California votes, shrugs off snub in Nevada presidential primary
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a symbolic snub in Nevada’s primary, Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign…
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Oregon Employment Department talking with Legislature on increasing funding amid staffing, customer service challenges
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Facing staffing and funding challenges, the Oregon Employment Department is looking to make changes to House Bill 4035, which…
Continue ReadingClimate change is fueling the disappearance of the Aral Sea. It’s taking residents’ livelihoods, too
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press MUYNAK, Uzbekistan (AP) — Toxic dust storms, anti-government protests, the fall of the Soviet Union — for…
Continue ReadingCalifornia recommends changes to leasing properties under freeways after major fire
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three months after an arson fire at a state-leased storage space shut down a major Los…
Continue ReadingA man accused of killing his girlfriend in Massachusetts escapes from police custody in Kenya
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say a murder suspect who was awaiting extradition to the United States has…
Continue ReadingLawyers tell Trump civil fraud judge they have no details on witness’s reported perjury plea talks
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers involved in Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial told the judge they had no information…
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