Germany’s Scholz faces pressure to curb migration as he meets state governors
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is to meet Germany’s 16 state governors to address ways to deal with large numbers of migrants, an issue…
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Northeast China sees first major blizzard this season and forecasters warn of record snowfall
BEIJING (AP) — Heavy snow has blanketed swaths of China’s northeastern region, shutting schools and halting transportation in the first major…
Continue ReadingChoking New Delhi smog shutters schools and shrouds Cricket World Cup
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A throat-searing blanket of smog has enveloped New Delhi, forcing schools to shut and disrupting the Cricket World…
Continue ReadingAid trickles in as survivors salvage belongings from rubble in Nepal villages struck by earthquake
By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Aid trickled in to villages Monday in Nepal’s northwest mountains flattened by a…
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Judge bars some statements, allows others in 2 upcoming murder trials of Bend man charged in 3 deaths
A judge has issued a split ruling on statements made to police by a Bend man facing two murder trials in coming months in the deaths of a woman and…
Continue ReadingIsraeli forces cut off north Gaza to isolate Hamas as an advance on the urban center looms
By NAJIB JOBAIN, JACK JEFFERY and LEE KEATH Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of…
Continue ReadingJordan’s Queen Rania says being pro-Palestinian does not equal being ‘antisemitic’
By Becky Anderson, Elizabeth Wells, Zeena Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in…
Continue ReadingJordan’s Queen Rania says being pro-Palestinian does not equal being ‘antisemitic’
CNN By Becky Anderson, Elizabeth Wells, Zeena Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan has called for a ceasefire in…
Continue ReadingChina blames Canada for ‘malicious, provocative’ moves after close midair intercepts over South China Sea
By Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has accused Canada of carrying out “malicious and provocative” actions in the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong is co-hosting the Gay Games. But it faces a backlash from the city’s conservative political elites
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The first Gay Games in Asia has faced a political backlash in co-host city Hong Kong after a group of…
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Day camps welcome Portland students as teacher strike enters a second week
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — On Sunday evening, Portland Public Schools confirmed that there will be no school on Monday, as the district’s…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s ex-Premier Jacinda Ardern will join conservation group to rally for environment action
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will work alongside leaders from…
Continue ReadingReign and Rapinoe, Gotham and Krieger advance to NWSL championship game before retiring
By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Veronica Latsko’s second-half goal was all OL Reign needed to defeat the San Diego Wave 1-0 and earn a spot in…
Continue ReadingTuesday’s elections will be shaped by the politics of abortion. Here are the major races to watch
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Several states will participate in Tuesday’s off-year general election that will determine the…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea plans to launch its first military spy satellite on Nov. 30
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it plans to launch its first domestically built spy satellite at the…
Continue ReadingTrump lashes out from the witness stand at judge, NY attorney general as he testifies in fraud trial
By JILL COLVIN, MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Donald Trump sparred with a New York…
Continue ReadingMan accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
By NICK PERRY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was…
Continue ReadingWhy one survivor of domestic violence wants the Supreme Court to uphold a gun control law
By MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ruth Glenn knows from harrowing personal experience the danger of putting…
Continue ReadingInspired by online dating, AI tool for adoption matchmaking falls short for vulnerable foster kids
By SALLY HO and GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Some are orphans, others seized from their parents. Many are older and have overwhelming needs or…
Continue ReadingCan a Floridian win the presidency? It hasn’t happened yet as Trump and DeSantis vie to be first
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida governor wins reelection by record numbers and later finds himself…
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