Deaths rise to 47 after an icy flood swept through India’s Himalayan northeast
By WASBIR HUSSAIN and ANUPAM NATH Associated Press GANGTOK, India (AP) — Rescuers found more bodies overnight as they dug through slushy debris and…
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US Senate leader raises trade and fentanyl at start of 1st congressional visit to China since 2019
SHANGHAI (AP) — A senior American lawmaker, leading the first congressional trip to China in four years, said Saturday that the U.S. does not want…
Continue ReadingA trucker killed women in six states. Investigators say they’ve identified his last victim
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Long-haul trucker Keith Hunter Jesperson killed at least eight women across the United States in the 1990s and…
Continue ReadingJapan auteur Yamada sticks to exploring the human condition after 90 films
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Yoji Yamada has directed 90 films, including “Tora-san,” which tops the Guinness World Records…
Continue ReadingA 5.9-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Mexico but without immediate reports of damage
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 5.9-magnitude earthquake has shaken southern Mexico Friday night, setting off alarms as far away as Mexico City, but without…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot up to $1.55 billion as lottery losing streak continues
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.55 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Saturday and won…
Continue ReadingBiden faces more criticism about the US-Mexico border, one of his biggest problems heading into 2024
By WILL WEISSERT and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The ad sounds like something out of the GOP 2024 playbook, trumpeting a…
Continue ReadingAlbuquerque International Balloon Fiesta brings colorful displays to the New Mexico sky
By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta has brought colorful displays to the New Mexico sky in…
Continue ReadingUS fears Canada-India row over Sikh activist’s killing could upend strategy for countering China
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is nervously watching a dispute between Canada and India, with some…
Continue ReadingChina’s flagging economy gets a temporary boost as holiday travel returns to pre-pandemic levels
BEIJING (AP) — Tourism in China has bounced back to pre-pandemic levels during a recent eight-day national holiday, giving a temporary boost to the…
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Oregon seeks $27M for dam repair it says resulted in mass death of Pacific lamprey fish
Oregon officials are seeking more than $27 million in damages over dam repairs they say killed more than half a million Pacific lamprey fish in what…
Continue ReadingTrump is inserting himself into the messy race to become the next House speaker. Will it matter?
By STEPHEN GROVES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is again testing the power of his endorsement. With an early…
Continue ReadingMan found guilty of murder in deaths of 3 neighbors in Portland, Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Friday convicted a Portland, Oregon, man of murder in the shooting deaths of three of his neighbors. Brett Pruett,…
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FBI Portland seizes 25 guns and nearly 9 kilos of suspected cocaine, makes five arrests in multi-state takedown
Five people were arrested on Wednesday in a large-scale drug and gun bust throughout three states, the FBI in Portland announced…
Continue ReadingTaxiing airplane and shuttle bus collide at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, injuring at least 2, officials say
By Sharif Paget and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A taxiing airplane collided with a shuttle bus at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Friday…
Continue Reading21 Savage cleared to legally travel abroad with plans of international performance in London
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper 21 Savage can now legally travel outside the United States and plans to…
Continue Reading ODFW sues S. Oregon water district for $27.6 million over loss of 550,000 juvenile lamprey during dam repairs
A $27.6 million claim for recovery of damages was filed Friday in the Douglas County Circuit Court against the Winchester Water Control District…
Continue ReadingData breach at MGM Resorts expected to cost casino giant $100 million
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The data breach that MGM Resorts is calling a cyberattack is expected to cost the…
Continue ReadingSix Colombians held in assassination of Ecuador presidential candidate reported slain inside prison
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Six Colombians arrested as the alleged assassins of a candidate in Ecuador’s August presidential election were slain…
Continue ReadingWitnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold describe heavily loaded armored truck, signs of a night dig
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press PENFIELD, Pa. (AP) — In the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, Eric McCarthy and his client, Don Reichel, woke…
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