American man indicted on murder charges over an attack on 2 US tourists near a German castle
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an American man has been charged with murder and other offenses for attacking two women from the U.S. near…
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Australian police charge 7 with laundering hundreds of millions for Chinese crime syndicate
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares rebound following latest tumble on Wall Street. Oil prices gain $1
By ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday after the latest tumble on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 fell to…
Continue ReadingChina has sent its youngest-ever astronaut crew to the Tiangong space station
By Marc Stewart, Mengchen Zhang and Nectar Gan, CNN Gobi Desert, China (CNN) — When China’s first astronaut Yang Liwei blasted off into space…
Continue ReadingPakistan sets up deportation centers to hold migrants who are in the country illegally
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants who are living in the country…
Continue ReadingMany in Niger are suffering under coup-related sanctions. Junta backers call it a worthy sacrifice
By DALATOU MAMANE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Hamsa Diakite can’t remember the last time her family of eight had…
Continue ReadingEurope’s central bank halts rate hikes as war in the Middle East casts a shadow over the economy
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank has taken a break from interest rate increases. The pause…
Continue ReadingAt least 16 people dead, sources say, as a ‘person of interest’ is being sought in two shootings in Lewiston, Maine
CNN By Sara Smart, John Miller, Joe Sutton and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people are dead and dozens are injured following two…
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Leonard and George dominate in Clippers’ 123-111 win over the Trail Blazers to open the season
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points and Kawhi Leonard added 23 to lead five players in double figures…
Continue ReadingIsrael vows more raids in Gaza as calls for ceasefire divide the United Nations
By Helen Regan, Tara John, Rob Picheta, Paul P. Murphy and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Jerusalem and Gaza (CNN) — Israel’s military conducted a…
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New tower at OSU-Cascades will help researchers track birds – and bats
A new tower being tested and tweaked atop OSU-Cascades’ Tykeson Hall can help researchers track birds, tagged bats – and even…
Continue ReadingIsraeli troops briefly raid northern Gaza to ‘prepare’ for an expected full-scale incursion
By NAJIB JOBAIN, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza…
Continue ReadingChina says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with US as California Gov. Newsom visits Beijing
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s Environment Minister Huang Runqiu says his country wants to strengthen cooperation with…
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Pahlisch Homes donates $750,000 to Homes for HOPE through award-winning Bend home build
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Pahlisch Homes said Wednesday it has proudly donated $750,000 to Homes For HOPE, a nonprofit organization dedicated to fighting…
Continue ReadingHurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Survivors of a Category 5 storm that killed at least 27 people as it devastated…
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Averted disaster on Horizon Air flight renews scrutiny on mental health of those in the cockpit
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — What authorities describe as an off-duty pilot’s attempt to shut down…
Continue ReadingFire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press KYBURZ, Calif. (AP) — On a steep mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake…
Continue ReadingJeep maker Stellantis plans to invest 1.5 billion euros in Chinese EV manufacturer Leapmotor
The Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Stellantis says it plans to invest about 1.5 billion euros, or about $1.6 billion, in Leapmotor, a Chinese…
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Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho will be sent to Arizona to face murder conspiracy charges
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison in the the murders of her two youngest children…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea, US and Japan condemn North Korea’s alleged supply of munitions to Russia
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have strongly condemned what they call North Korea’s…
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