Mt. Bachelor adds required new pass for uphill travelers this winter season
Mt. Bachelor is adding a new requirement this year for uphill travelers on the slopes – a free “uphill pass” and armband, to make sure those…
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‘Please stop this.’ Gaza’s hospitals are failing under the weight of war. US medical groups are scrambling to help
By Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Mohammed Ghneim has not left his hospital in Gaza City in four weeks. He can’t remember the last time he…
Continue ReadingUS military aircraft crashes over eastern Mediterranean Sea
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. European Command says a U.S. military aircraft has gone down over the eastern…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL cornerback D.J. Hayden and 5 others killed in crash in downtown Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Police say six people including former NFL player D.J. Hayden have died in a two-vehicle crash in downtown Houston. A Chrysler 300…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania man arrested in fire that killed more than two dozen horses at New York racetrack
NICHOLS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of more than two dozen racehorses in a barn fire at an upstate New York track that…
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How researchers, farmers and brewers want to safeguard beer against climate change
By MELINA WALLING, AMANDA LOMAN and BROOKE HERBERT Associated Press MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. (AP) — On a bright day this fall, tractors crisscrossed Gayle…
Continue ReadingFunerals for Maine shooting victims near an end with service for man who died trying to save others
AUBURN, Maine (AP) — Funerals for the 18 victims of the mass shooting in Maine last month are nearing a conclusion with a service for a husband and…
Continue ReadingHospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza?
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to…
Continue ReadingWithout Jim Harbaugh, No. 2 Michigan grinds past No. 9 Penn State with 32 straight runs in 24-15 win
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — With coach Jim Harbaugh banned by the Big Ten Conference, J.J. McCarthy,…
Continue ReadingAustin police officer killed, 2 hostages found dead after shootout, authorities say
By Raja Razek and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Texas officer and a barricaded armed suspect were killed Saturday in a shootout, Austin…
Continue ReadingMore than 800 Sudanese reportedly killed in attack on Darfur town, UN says
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Fighters from a paramilitary force and their allied Arab militias rampaged through a town in Sudan’s…
Continue ReadingSen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
BY LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Joe Manchin’s impending departure from the Senate marks the end of an…
Continue ReadingFire closes major highway in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say firefighters have mostly extinguished a large blaze that burned trailers, cars and other things in storage lots…
Continue ReadingFormer Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena dies after collapsing during Albanian Super League soccer game
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Former Ghana striker Raphael Dwamena has died after collapsing Saturday during an Albanian…
Continue ReadingNewly empowered Virginia Democrats nominate the state’s first Black House speaker, Don Scott
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s state House will soon have its first Black speaker in its more than 400-year…
Continue ReadingBiden says America’s veterans are ‘the steel spine of this nation’ as he pays tribute at Arlington
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has marked Veterans Day with a visit to Arlington National Cemetery. The commander in chief said America’s…
Continue ReadingRussia probes train derailment, Black Sea battles and EU dream: The latest in Ukraine
By Daria Markina Tarasova, Victoria Butenko, Kostan Gak, Josh Pennington, Yulia Kesaieva and Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — The battle for…
Continue ReadingSaints receiver Michael Thomas arrested after confrontation with construction worker
By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer KENNER, La. (AP) — Police say New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas is facing simple battery and criminal…
Continue ReadingPope removes outspoken conservative Texas bishop after investigation
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis has removed a Texas bishop from his position after an investigation ordered by the Vatican. The Pope…
Continue ReadingMexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party has named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling…
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