Mysterious mouse mummies found in Mars-like conditions on Andes mountain peaks
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — With freezing temperatures of down to minus 40 degrees Celsius (minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit) and vegetation…
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Bend ranks 50th in a new list of America’s fastest-growing cities over the past five years
A decade or two (or three) ago, the Bend area’s attractions often placed it in the top 10 or 20 of various national rankings, including the…
Continue ReadingHate crime charges filed in death of Sikh man after New York City fender bender
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man who beat a 66-year-old Sikh man to death after a fender bender in New York City has been…
Continue ReadingWhite Americans have far more wealth than Black Americans. Here’s how big the gap is
By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Although Black and Hispanic Americans have accumulated more wealth in recent years, their median net worth still…
Continue ReadingCornell student arrested in connection with antisemitic threats made against Cornell University’s Jewish community
By Michelle Watson and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Cornell University junior was arrested and charged in connection with a series of…
Continue ReadingDeputies killed a Maine man outside a police station. Police say he was armed with a rifle
RUMFORD, Maine (AP) — Law enforcement officers in Maine have killed a man who confronted officers outside a police station with a rifle.…
Continue ReadingPolice in Puerto Rico arrest at least 380 people in sweeping operation across US territory
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico police have arrested at least 380 people in the department’s biggest crackdown on crime in recent years.…
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OSU researchers observe wolves hunting, killing sea otters, harbor seals on Alaska’s Katmai coast
Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast…
Continue ReadingIn Belarus, 3 protest musicians are sentenced to long prison terms
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Members of a pop music group that became a symbol of protest in Belarus were sentenced Tuesday to prison terms of up to…
Continue ReadingInvestigation finds a threat assessment should have been done before the Oxford High School shooting
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — An independent investigation has concluded that a threat assessment should have been conducted by school officials into Ethan…
Continue ReadingSofia Coppola turns her lens on an American icon: Priscilla Presley
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer In her 25 years of making films, Sofia Coppola has always found the poetry behind the headlines, the banality in the…
Continue ReadingPolice seek suspect in Southern California restaurant shooting that injured 4
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Three people were struck by bullets and a fourth grazed when a shooter opened fire inside a Brazilian restaurant south…
Continue ReadingYemen’s Houthi rebels claim attacks on Israel, drawing their main sponsor Iran closer to Hamas war
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels for the first time Tuesday claimed missile and…
Continue ReadingLake Como bursts its banks as violent storm pounds Northern Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Rome and Milan, Italy (CNN) — A storm that brought heavy rain and violent winds to Northern…
Continue ReadingWhistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million to the federal…
Continue ReadingOn a US tour, Ukrainian faith leaders plead for continued support against the Russian invasion
By PETER SMITH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Like other Christian, Jewish and Muslim clergy in a delegation of Ukrainian interfaith leaders…
Continue ReadingMexico says four more sunken boats found in Acapulco bay after Hurricane Otis
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican navy said Tuesday that four more boats have been located on the bottom of Acapulco bay, bringing to 33 the number of…
Continue ReadingChildren return to school and trick-or-treat as Maine community starts to heal from mass shooting
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Children were back in school in Lewiston and on the streets dressed as dinosaurs and…
Continue ReadingGallaudet has a history of technological innovation with wide applications. The latest is a helmet
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Gallaudet University and AT&T developed a football helmet for Deaf and hard-of-hearing…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s Islamist party leader is sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party has been sentenced to 15 months…
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