Typhoon Koinu heads toward southern China and Hong Kong after leaving 1 dead in Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — A typhoon is heading toward southern China and Hong Kong after bringing record-breaking winds and leaving one dead in Taiwan.…
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Mori Building opens new development in Tokyo, part of push to revitalize the city
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo is constantly recreating itself. These days, multibillion-dollar redevelopment projects are…
Continue ReadingGrand jury decides no criminal charges will be filed in the 2019 New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse that killed 3 workers
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel…
Continue ReadingPopular Tokyo district urges tourists to stay away on Halloween
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Tokyo’s Shibuya Crossing is the busiest intersection in the world, with five crosswalks interlacing through 10…
Continue ReadingTrump ‘temporarily’ drops lawsuit against former lawyer-turned-witness Michael Cohen
By JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has dropped his $500 million lawsuit against…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico signs final order to renew permit at US nuclear waste repository
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico environmental regulators have finalized a 10-year permit extension at the nation’s only underground nuclear…
Continue ReadingVenezuela issues arrest warrant for US-based opposition leader Juan Guaido
By Karol Suarez and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota (CNN) — Venezuelan authorities on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader and…
Continue ReadingFailure of single component caused Washington seaplane crash that killed 10, NTSB says
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in…
Continue ReadingCoyotes agree to deal with Scripps Sports to show games over the air
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Coyotes have reached a four-year deal with Scripps Sports and will become…
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‘Pacific Power’ scammers target Bend landlord, demand $2,700 ‘past due’ payment — or fast ‘power shut off’
A Central Oregon insurance agent was the target of scammers seeking $2,700, but it wasn’t just a phone or email scam. Instead, someone claiming to be…
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OSU-Cascades researchers say gut bacteria found in wolves could alleviate stomach and digestive issues in dogs
Gut microbes found in wild wolves may be the key to alleviating a debilitating gastrointestinal condition common to domestic dogs, according to a…
Continue ReadingFormer football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing Northwestern for $130 million, alleging wrongful termination over hazing scandal
By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Former Northwestern University football coach Pat Fitzgerald is suing the school and its president for at least…
Continue ReadingMillions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and CAMILLE FASSETT Associated Press Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million…
Continue ReadingUS government agrees to help restore sacred Native American site destroyed for Oregon road project
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. government has agreed to help restore a sacred Native American…
Continue ReadingCriminal charges lodged against Hartford ex-officer accused of lying to get warrant and faking stats
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A former Hartford police officer accused by his own department of lying to get an arrest warrant and inflating his traffic…
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Shorter lines, perhaps? Or skip them: Oregon DMV’s driver knowledge test now offered online
This may sound too good to be true: a way to skip the line at the DMV. As of Wednesday, you can now take the knowledge test for a drivers…
Continue ReadingBerkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger gives $40 million in stock to California museum
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s right-hand man for more than five decades, has made…
Continue ReadingNearly 4 million people in Lebanon need humanitarian help but less than half receive aid, UN says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. says Lebanon faces one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with nearly…
Continue ReadingDick Butkus, fearsome Hall of Fame Chicago Bears linebacker, dies at 80
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A photo of Dick Butkus sneering behind his facemask filled the cover of Sports Illustrated’s…
Continue ReadingVideo captures fatal stabbing of man in front of his girlfriend in New York
By Mark Morales, Caroll Alvarado and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old man has been arrested for the fatal stabbing of a well-known…
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