Sister of North Korean leader derides South Korea’s president but praises his predecessor
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has derided South Korea’s…
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The 1972 Andes plane crash story has been told many times. ‘Society of the Snow’ is something new
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — J.A. Bayona’s “Society of the Snow” provides a fresh look at the 1972 Andes plane…
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Bend DUII arrests: The numbers, what they mean and how Oregon’s DUII laws are changing
NewsChannel 21 set out to look at the differences the numbers can tell us between drug- and alcohol-related DUII arrests in Bend and their impact on…
Continue ReadingAfter 180 years, a small daily newspaper in the US Virgin Islands says it is closing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A small daily newspaper in the U.S. Virgin Islands whose owner credited past generations of literate slaves for its…
Continue ReadingJudge rules former clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses must pay $260,000 in fees, costs
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a former county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in Kentucky must pay…
Continue ReadingSomalia dismisses Ethiopia-Somaliland coastline deal, says it compromises sovereignty
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s president has rejected an agreement signed between Ethiopia and the breakaway…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the shooting at the Colorado Supreme Court building as the suspect is set for first hearing
CNN, KMGH By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing gunshots inside the building that houses the Colorado Supreme Court is scheduled…
Continue ReadingA Hamas official killed in a Beirut strike had been on Israel’s hit list for years
By BASSEM MROUE, ABBY SEWELL and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Saleh Arouri, the deputy political head of Hamas and a founder of…
Continue ReadingGunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say a gunman leaving the scene of a car wreck shot his way into…
Continue ReadingTrump appeals Maine ruling barring him from ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday appealed a ruling by…
Continue ReadingPolice seek motive in fiery fatal crash in upstate New York; no terror link found
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a man who died after crashing an SUV loaded with gas cans outside an upstate New York concert venue appeared to…
Continue ReadingUS women are stocking up on abortion pills, especially when there is news about restrictions
By LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Thousands of women stocked up on abortion pills just in case they needed them, new research shows, with demand…
Continue ReadingJapan Airlines jet bursts into flames after collision with earthquake relief plane at Tokyo Haneda airport
TV ASAHI By Mayumi Maruyama, Teele Rebane, Tamara Hardingham-Gill and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — Five people were killed when a Japan Airlines plane…
Continue ReadingBasdeo Panday, Trinidad and Tobago’s first prime minister of Indian descent, dies
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Basdeo Panday, a former prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago who was the first person of Indian descent to hold that…
Continue ReadingWarren Buffett, James Simons and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Investment guru Warren Buffett topped The Chronicle of…
Continue ReadingRohingya refugees in Sri Lanka protest planned closure of U.N. office, fearing abandonment
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A group of Rohingya refugees living in Sri Lanka has staged a protest outside the…
Continue ReadingSpaniard imprisoned in Iran after visiting grave of Mahsa Amini arrives home after release
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish man who spent 15 months in an Iranian prison after visiting the tomb of Mahsa Amini has returned home to Madrid after being…
Continue ReadingWhat does a total abortion ban look like in Dominican Republic?
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is one of four Latin American nations…
Continue ReadingHow Dominican women fight child marriage and teen pregnancy while facing total abortion bans
By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press AZUA, Dominican Republic (AP) — It was a busy Saturday morning at Marcia González’s church. A…
Continue ReadingNASA’s most high-risk endeavor in decades and other boundary-pushing space missions planned for 2024
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The year ahead promises to deliver some spectacular pursuits, pushing human and scientific…
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