Thousands accuse Serbia’s ruling populists of election fraud at a Belgrade rally
By JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people rallied in Serbia’s capital on Saturday, chanting “Thieves!”…
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing,…
Continue ReadingEurostar cancels trains due to flooding, stranding hundreds of travelers in Paris and London
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train…
Continue ReadingClimate activists from Extinction Rebellion target bank and block part of highway around Amsterdam
By ALEKSANDAR FURTULA Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Climate activists blocked part of the main highway around Amsterdam near the former…
Continue ReadingFlash floods kill 21 people in South Africa’s coastal province of KwaZulu-Natal, police say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flash floods killed over a dozen people in the small town of Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal…
Continue ReadingTexas is sending asylum seekers to major cities by bus with little notice. These mayors want to pump the brakes
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Frustrated by “rogue buses” from Texas dropping off migrants by the thousands, the mayors of New York,…
Continue ReadingAir raids over eastern Syria near Iraqi border kill 6 Iran-backed militants
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Three overnight airstrikes on eastern Syria near a strategic border…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Gaza war on Hamas will go on for ‘many more months,’ thanks US for new weapons sales
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that…
Continue ReadingShelling kills 21 in Russian city of Belgorod following Moscow’s aerial attacks across Ukraine
By The Associated Press Shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 21 people, including three children, local…
Continue ReadingSeparatist Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik vows to tear his country apart despite US warnings
By RADUL RADOVANOVIC Associated Press BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The Bosnian Serbs’ separatist leader vowed to carry on weakening…
Continue ReadingTrail Blazers beat Spurs 134-128 to split 2-game set in Portland
By ERIK GARCIA GUNDERSEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Jerami Grant and Malcolm Brogdon each scored 27 points and the Portland Trail…
Continue ReadingEmbezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper’s funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6. Gribbling Road Bridge Replacement (Bend…
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Redmond road and traffic report: Week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Redmond’s road and traffic report for the week of Dec. 30-Jan. 5. Wickiup Ave., between 49th &…
Continue Reading5.9 magnitude earthquake shakes Indonesia’s Aceh province. No casualties reported
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — A strong and shallow undersea earthquake shook part of Indonesia’s Aceh province Saturday, but there were no…
Continue ReadingMost money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700…
Continue ReadingMost money for endangered species goes to a small number of creatures, leaving others in limbo
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Since passage of the Endangered Species Act 50 years ago, more than 1,700…
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Bend man arrested on DUII, hit-and-run charges after early-AM crash
A Bend man faces DUII, reckless driving and hit-and-run charges after crashing a car into rocks at a home on NE Rock Chuck Drive early Friday, police…
Continue ReadingTrump’s dominance in GOP frustrates some in Iowa eager for a competitive campaign
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa frenzy is typically in full force by now. With less than three weeks until…
Continue ReadingCalifornia is expanding health care coverage for low-income immigrants in the new year
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — More than 700,000 immigrants living illegally in California will gain access to free…
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