Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949…
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Two companies will attempt the first US moon landings since the Apollo missions a half-century ago
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — China and India scored moon landings, while Russia, Japan and Israel ended up in the…
Continue ReadingNBA fines Nets $100,000 for violating participation policy by resting 4 players
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA fined the Brooklyn Nets $100,000 on Thursday, marking the first time a team was sanctioned for violating…
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Audit: Oregon’s housing agency distributed $426 million in emergency rental aid, but couldn’t verify proper distribution
As the COVID-19 pandemic turned the world on its head, thousands of Oregonians were threatened with eviction as they struggled to pay rent in an…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley draws more attacks from Republican rivals after a televised town hall in Iowa
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination are ratcheting up their…
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A judge in Oregon refuses to dismiss a 2015 climate lawsuit filed by youth
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A judge in Oregon has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request to dismiss a 2015 lawsuit brought by young people that…
Continue ReadingSt. Petersburg seeks profile boost as new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark negotiations continue
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Officials in St. Petersburg, Florida, want to make it clear that their city is the…
Continue ReadingRayner Pike, beloved Associated Press journalist known for his wit and way with words, dies at 90
ARLINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Rayner Pike, a retired reporter for The Associated Press for over four decades, has died. He was 90. Surrounded by family…
Continue ReadingRussia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russia…
Continue ReadingWith more records, world sees how Jeffrey Epstein leveraged connections to abuse vulnerable girls
By LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — More documents describing Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of teenage…
Continue ReadingOscar Pistorius is set to be released on parole. He will be strictly monitored until December 2029
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius is due to be released from prison Friday to live under strict…
Continue ReadingPepsi and Lay’s pulled from supermarkets in Europe over price increases
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Carrefour, one of France’s biggest supermarket chains, will stop selling PepsiCo products because they…
Continue ReadingThe US Tennis Association is reviewing its safeguarding policies and procedures
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Tennis Association has retained two lawyers at a Washington-based firm to review its safeguarding policies and procedures…
Continue ReadingPutin speeds up a citizenship path for foreigners who enlist in the Russian military
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree that speeds up a path to Russian…
Continue ReadingBlinken heads to the Mideast again as fears of regional conflict surge
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Biden administration grapples with an increasingly tense and unstable situation in the…
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Chavez-DeRemer announces 21 service academy nominees across 5th District, several in C.O.
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) has nominated 21 students from across the 5th District to be considered for appointments to…
Continue ReadingPresident of Belarus gives himself immunity from prosecution and limits potential challengers
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus has signed a new law that gives him lifelong…
Continue ReadingHouthis launch sea drone to attack ships hours after US, allies issue final warning
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of…
Continue ReadingFire at home of Dolphins receiver Tyreek Hill started by child playing with cigarette lighter
By FREIDA FRISARO and ALANIS THAMES Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Fire officials say a child playing with a cigarette lighter…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term mortgage rates edge higher, snapping 9-week slide
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged higher this week, ending a nine-week slide that…
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