Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman separate after 27 years of marriage
NEW YORK (AP) — Hugh Jackman and Deborra-lee Jackman have decided to end their marriage after 27 years and two children. “We have been blessed to…
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Bend woman pleads not guilty to murder, kidnap charges in fatal shooting of Madras man who disappeared a year ago
A 31-year-old Bend woman pleaded not guilty Friday to five counts of murder with a firearm, as well as kidnapping and other charges in the fatal…
Continue ReadingNew York City mayor gives Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs a key to the city during a ceremony in Times Square
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs receives the key to New York City. Mayor Eric Adams presented a giant key to the entertainer on Friday in…
Continue ReadingWinemaker dies in Italy while trying to save colleague who fainted in wine vat
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A winemaker in Italy has died while trying to save his colleague who had passed out in wine vat, according…
Continue ReadingTucker Carlson erupts into Argentina’s presidential campaign with Javier Milei interview
By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentinian candidate Javier Milei has railed against socialism and praised Donald…
Continue ReadingU.S. ambassador to Russia visits jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Friday, the U.S.…
Continue ReadingFrench ambassador is being ‘held hostage at the French embassy’ in Niger, says Macron
By Dalal Mawad and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — The French ambassador to Niger and other French diplomats are “literally being held hostage at…
Continue ReadingUS military orders new interviews on the deadly 2021 Afghan airport attack as criticism persists
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s Central Command has ordered interviews of roughly two dozen more…
Continue ReadingProgressive Councilmember Freddie O’Connell wins Nashville mayor’s race
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville metro councilmember Freddie O’Connell has resoundingly won the race to…
Continue ReadingBritish neonatal nurse found guilty of murdering 7 babies launches bid to appeal her convictions
LONDON (AP) — A British neonatal nurse who was found guilty of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has launched a bid to…
Continue ReadingLouisiana moves juveniles from adult penitentiary but continues to fight court order to do so
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana officials say they have moved juvenile detainees from a former death row building at…
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ODF: Target shooting apparently sparked 106-acre fire that prompted evacuations near Lake Billy Chinook
Preliminary findings in the investigation of the August 20 Juniper Creek Fire that prompted Level 3 evacuations west of Lake Billy Chinook indicate…
Continue ReadingAlaska lawmaker’s husband was flying meat from hunting camp when crash occurred, authorities say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The plane flown by the husband of Alaska U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola was carrying a load of moose meat from a remote hunting…
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Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban have detained 18 staff, including a foreigner, from an Afghanistan-based NGO, it says
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghanistan-based nongovernmental organization says the Taliban have detained 18 of its staffers, including a…
Continue ReadingUAE official says visa restrictions not lifted for Nigerians
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates has contradicted claims by the Nigerian government that it is to lift a year-long visa…
Continue ReadingJury finds officer not liable in civil trial over shooting death
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal jury in a civil trial has found a Tennessee police officer not at fault or liable for fatally shooting a man in…
Continue ReadingBiden sending aides to Detroit to address autoworkers strike, says ‘record profits’ should be shared
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he’s dispatching two of his top aides to Detroit to help resolve the…
Continue ReadingA member of the secret panel studying Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s impeachment backed her rival
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching a current…
Continue ReadingWhat’s behind the surge in migrant arrivals to Italy?
By RENATA BRITO Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Thousand of migrants reached the Italian island of Lampedusa on more than 100 boats this…
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