A fire in China’s Jiangxi province kills at least 39 people, state media says
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say at least 39 people died and nine others were injured when a fire broke out at a commercial building in…
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Jodie Foster’s back, ‘Barbie’ brings novel numbers and other Oscar nomination facts and figures
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Here’s a look at some notable facts and figures from this year’s Oscar…
Continue ReadingEdmunds Top Rated Awards for 2024 are out
By BRENT ROMANS Edmunds Edmunds Top Rated Awards are bestowed annually upon the best vehicles of the year. The winners aced their Edmunds track tests…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Jan. 24: Presidential race, Russia plane crash, Gaza, Tech industry, Oscars
By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has found loose bolts on “many” of its Boeing Max 9 planes that were recently grounded for…
Continue Reading‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
CNN By Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Sana Noor Haq and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods,…
Continue Reading‘A sneak peek into hell’: Israel’s war in Gaza has cost this young woman her closest friends
By Zahid Mahmood and Abeer Salman, CNN. Video by Julie Zink, CNN. (CNN) — Nowara Diab was trying to drown out the sounds of airstrikes by…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in southwestern China landslide rises to 39, with 5 people still missing
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say the death toll from a landslide in a remote, mountainous part of southwestern China has risen to 39, while…
Continue ReadingOnline retailer eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs. It’s the latest tech company to reduce its workforce
LONDON (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees…
Continue ReadingTom Steyer has written a guide to fighting climate change, ‘Cheaper, Faster, Better’
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire businessman-environmentalist Tom Steyer has a book out this spring that combines personal and professional stories with…
Continue ReadingAmericans’ economic outlook brightens as inflation slows and wages outpace prices
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — After an extended period of gloom, Americans are starting to feel better about…
Continue ReadingWith Moldova now on the path to EU membership, the foreign minister resigns
By STEPHEN McGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s foreign minister Nicu Popescu is resigning from his…
Continue ReadingCivil war turned Somalia’s main soccer stadium into an army camp. Now it’s hosting games again
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A stadium in Somalia’s violence-prone capital is hosting its first soccer tournament in…
Continue ReadingChina says it’s working to de-escalate tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade
BEIJING (AP) — China, the world’s biggest exporter, says it is deeply concerned about tensions in the Red Sea that have upended global trade…
Continue ReadingFarmers block roads across France in protest at low wages and the burden of regulation
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Farmers in France have staged protests across the country and in Brussels against low wages and what…
Continue ReadingRussia says a plane with Ukrainian POWs crashes, killing all aboard, and accuses Kyiv of downing it
By The Associated Press A Russian military transport plane crashed Wednesday in a border region near Ukraine, and Moscow accused Kyiv of shooting it…
Continue ReadingQatar, a key mediator in sensitive Israel-Hamas talks, lashes out at Netanyahu over critical remarks
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Qatar said it was appalled Wednesday by leaked remarks…
Continue ReadingGerman train drivers go on strike for 6 days, bringing railway traffic to a near-standstill – again
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s train drivers have brought rail traffic to a standstill again when they began a six-day strike to push their demands in a…
Continue ReadingThai court says popular politician Pita Limjaroenrat didn’t violate law, can remain a lawmaker
By JUTARAT SKULPICHETRAT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court has ruled that popular progressive politician Pita…
Continue ReadingChina moves to spur its slowing economy and boost markets by cutting required bank reserves
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China’s central bank plans to reduce the ratio of reserves banks must keep on hold as…
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Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing to conduct night training missions this week, possibly over C.O.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing will conduct routine F-15 Eagle night training missions from Tuesday through…
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