Retired Australian top judge and lawyers rebut opponents of Indigenous Voice
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former High Court chief justice and dozens of legal academics are rebutting key…
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Icy flood that killed at least 41 in India’s northeast was feared for years
By ASHOK SHARMA and SIBI ARASU Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Hundreds of rescuers dug through slushy debris and fast-flowing, icy water Friday…
Continue ReadingPhilippines protests after a Chinese coast guard ship nearly collides with a Philippine vessel
By JOEAL CALUPITAN and JIM GOMEZ Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — A Chinese coast guard ship came within a meter (3 feet) of colliding…
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Failure 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 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 ReadingOfficers’ lawyers challenge analysis of video that shows Black man’s death in Tacoma, Washington
By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three police officers charged in the death of Manny Ellis on Thursday…
Continue ReadingA man showed up armed at the Wisconsin Capitol twice in one day asking for the governor, officials say. Here’s what we know
By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A man who showed up twice to the Wisconsin Capitol with a gun demanding to talk to the…
Continue ReadingWhales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean…
Continue ReadingNo military targets in Ukraine village hit by ‘inhuman’ Russian missile strike, officials say
By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village…
Continue ReadingNo military targets in Ukraine village hit by ‘inhuman’ Russian missile strike, officials say
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Radina Gigova, Svitlana Vlasova and Helen Regan, CNN Hroza, Ukraine (CNN) — There were no military targets in the village…
Continue Reading‘Voice of oppressed people:’ Rights activist Narges Mohammadi speaks out for Iranian women from prison
Exclusive by Jomana Karadsheh and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Sixteen-year-old Ali vividly remembers the last time he saw his mother at home.…
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OSU-led project receives $2.5 million from DOE to study community perceptions of offshore wind energy
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of Energy has selected a team of researchers led by Oregon State University to receive up to $2.5…
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Rep. Chavez-DeRemer joins bipartisan caucus focused on addiction, treatment and recovery policy
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) said Thursday she has joined the bipartisan Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus as a…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Oct. 6: Border wall, Trump, Ukraine, Nobel Peace Prize, Gas prices
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US government wants 52 million airbags recalled over concerns that they could potentially explode in a…
Continue ReadingPolice found 115 bodies at Colorado ‘green’ funeral home while investigating putrid smells
By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press CAÑON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The awful smell seeped from a neglected building in a small Colorado town for days,…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania’s Democratic governor, a rising political star, crosses partisan school choice divide
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In the partisan politics of education funding, the school choice movement has pressed states…
Continue ReadingMigrants pass quickly through once impenetrable Darien jungle as governments scramble for answers
By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press BAJO CHIQUITO, Panama (AP) — Rain-swollen rivers only briefly slowed the otherwise uninterrupted flow of migrants…
Continue ReadingEU summit points to reforms the bloc needs in order to welcome Ukraine and others as new members
By RAF CASERT and IAIN SULLIVAN Associated Press GRANADA, Spain (AP) — European Union leaders are acknowledging that just as aspiring members must…
Continue ReadingMichigan judge rules defendants accused in false elector scheme will not have charges dropped
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge says two Michigan defendants accused of participating in a fake elector scheme…
Continue ReadingA surge of hiring in September defies predictions, pointing to US job market’s enduring resilience
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An unforeseen burst of hiring last month has lifted hopes that the economy will prove…
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