A mudslide in Colombia has killed at least 34 people and injured dozens of others
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said. The mudslide struck a busy…
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During 100 days of war, a Gaza doctor pushes through horror and loss in his struggle to save lives
By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — For a few hours every day or night, Dr. Suhaib Alhamss tries to sleep on…
Continue ReadingCounting the days: Families of Hamas hostages prepare to mark loved ones’ 100th day in captivity
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Every morning, before she’s even out of her pajamas, Rachel Goldberg-Polin tears a piece of…
Continue ReadingRepublicans try to block Biden administration plan to cut money for anti-abortion counseling centers
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a new twist to the fight over abortion access, congressional Republicans are trying to block…
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Deschutes County officials cut the ribbon on new North County Campus in Redmond
Deschutes County officials were on hand Friday to cut the ribbon on the new North County Campus on Kingwood Avenue in Redmond, a site bringing…
Continue ReadingMass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department’s first death penalty case under Garland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a…
Continue ReadingGuatemalans hope for a peaceful transition of power with Bernardo Arévalo’s upcoming inauguration
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s imminent inauguration and the…
Continue ReadingWar in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday
By TERRY TANG and NOREEN NASIR Associated Press As communities nationwide celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday this weekend with events…
Continue ReadingIn 100 days, the Israel-Hamas war has transformed the region. The fighting shows no signs of ending
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sunday marks 100 days that Israel and Hamas have been at war. The war already is the longest…
Continue ReadingThe US struggles to sway Israel on its treatment of Palestinians. Why Netanyahu is unlikely to yield
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW LEE and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration keeps pressing Israel…
Continue ReadingA weekend of ferocious winter weather could see low-temperature records set in the US heartland
By JIM SALTER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Icy winter weather blanketed the U.S. on Saturday as a wave of Arctic…
Continue ReadingNigerian group provides hundreds of prosthetic limbs to amputee children thanks to crowdfunding
By DAN IKPOYI and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The accident that broke 10-year-old Princess Igbinosa’s right leg…
Continue ReadingAs a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more…
Continue ReadingIn Ecuador, the global reach of Mexico’s warring drug cartels fuels a national crisis
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s two main drug cartels have long taken their deadly rivalry with them as they…
Continue ReadingAs a new generation rises, tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of…
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Bend Chick-fil-A hosting ‘Cookies for Shepherd’s House fundraiser throughout January
Chick-fil-A® at Highway 97 and Robal Road in Bend is hosting a “Cookies for Shepherd’s House” fundraiser throughout the month of January,…
Continue ReadingAfter years of delays, former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ties the knot
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — After almost five years of engagement and a postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, former New Zealand Prime…
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SW Bend residents on the lookout after attempt to siphon gas; police weigh in
A southwest Bend resident’s Facebook post includes images of a man who tried to siphon gas from their vehicles. We talked with a Bend police…
Continue ReadingCorpses on streets amid scenes of ‘utter horror’ in Gaza, UN official says
By Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — People starving and dead bodies left in the streets: This is the dire picture of conditions in northern Gaza…
Continue ReadingHollywood’s brightest stars turn out for the American Film Institute Awards
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Laughs and hugs were shared between Hollywood’s best —…
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