Top Wisconsin Republican wants to put abortion laws on a future ballot
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s top Republican wants to let voters decide whether to…
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Shohei Ohtani is the AP Male Athlete of the Year for the 2nd time in 3 years
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Before Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright lights of Hollywood and signed the most…
Continue ReadingMore US auto buyers are turning to hybrids as sales of electric vehicles slow
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — America’s automakers have staked their futures on the notion that electric vehicles will dominate…
Continue ReadingThese teams work to overturn wrongful convictions, freeing innocent people from prison. They can do much more, experts say
By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Kenneth Nixon went numb the moment he was found guilty in September 2005 for two murders he didn’t commit – a…
Continue ReadingMan charged with murder in road rage shooting that killed a 4-year-old boy as he sat in the back of his family’s car
By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man has been charged with murder in the killing of a 4-year-old boy who was shot during a…
Continue ReadingAfter approving blessings for same-sex couples, Pope asks Vatican staff to avoid ‘rigid ideologies’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican bureaucrats Thursday to avoid “rigid ideological positions” that…
Continue ReadingAustralia to send military personnel to help protect Red Sea shipping but no warship
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says his government will send 11 military…
Continue ReadingAlbania’s parliament lifts the legal immunity of former prime minister Sali Berisha
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s parliament has voted to lift the legal immunity of former Prime Minister Sali…
Continue ReadingA train in Slovenia hits maintenance workers on the tracks. 2 were killed and 4 others were injured
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenian police say a passenger train has struck a group of maintenance workers on the tracks and killed two of them…
Continue ReadingChina has started erecting temporary housing units after an earthquake destroyed 14,000 homes
BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of temporary housing units are being set up in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than…
Continue ReadingUN says up to 300,000 Sudanese fled their homes after a notorious group seized their safe haven
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. says fighting between Sudan’s military and a notorious paramilitary group forced up to…
Continue ReadingCongo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballots
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo is wrapping up its second day of voting after a chaotic rollout and lengthy delays…
Continue ReadingSoccer’s Super League revived by court ruling against FIFA and UEFA. Many top clubs still against it
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer The European Union’s top court has ruled UEFA and FIFA acted contrary to competition law by blocking plans for…
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Chang defends disputed parolee shelter, later expresses dismay at again being passed over in chair selection
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – There wasn’t much friction at the Deschutes County commissioners’ last meeting of the year Wednesday morning, but a visitor…
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon treats ‘Littles’ from their program to a toy store
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Wednesday evening, at Scalehouse in Bend, RJ Quiris, a former Little, hosted a special toy store for the current Littles…
Continue ReadingWere your holiday deliveries stolen? What to know about porch piracy and what you can do about it
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You found the perfect holiday gift online. You ordered it. A notification arrived on your…
Continue ReadingPompeii’s ancient art of textile dyeing is revived to show another side of life before eruption
By TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press POMPEII, Italy (AP) — A new project inside the Pompeii archaeological site is reviving ancient textile dyeing…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares fall as Wall Street retreats, ending record-setting rally
By The Associated Press Asian shares fell Thursday after Wall Street hit the brakes on its big rally following disappointing corporate profit reports…
Continue ReadingIndia’s opposition lawmakers protest their suspension from Parliament by the government
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of opposition lawmakers suspended from Parliament by Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
Continue ReadingChina vows to keep up military pressure on the Philippines as territorial dispute grows tenser
Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the country will maintain military pressure on the Philippines amid a…
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