Nobel Foundation raises the amount for this year’s Nobel Prize awards to 11 million kronor
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Nobel Foundation has decided to raise the award amount for this year’s Nobel Prizes by 1 million kronor ($90,000) to 11…
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Thailand’s opposition Move Forward party to pick new leader as its embattled chief steps down
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The head of the Move Forward party, which finished first in Thailand’s general election…
Continue ReadingLaos deports human rights lawyer who was fleeing state pressure back to China
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights lawyer who was arrested in Laos has been deported back to China despite pleas from…
Continue ReadingSecond Australian woman this year dies after being shot by police taser
By Angus Watson and Chris Lau, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A 47-year-old woman has died after being tasered by police in New South Wales in the second…
Continue ReadingBarry Steenkamp, the father of the woman Oscar Pistorius fatally shot, has died at age 80
By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barry Steenkamp, the father of Reeva Steenkamp, the woman who was fatally shot by…
Continue ReadingThousands of plastic tents are being discarded at festivals. Could cardboard tents be the answer?
By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — Dotted across rolling green fields at Bramham Park, a rainbow of plastic sheets flapped in the wind. The country…
Continue ReadingFather, stepmother and uncle of dead girl appear in UK court on murder charge after Pakistan arrests
LONDON (AP) — The father, stepmother and uncle of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her U.K. home have appeared in court on murder charges after…
Continue ReadingSearchers look for more than 10,000 missing in flooded Libyan city where death toll eclipsed 11,000
By YOUSEF MOURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities limited access to the flooded city of Derna on Friday to make it easier…
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Wyden reintroduces bill to protect Social Security benefits from garnishment
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would restore federal protections of Social Security benefits…
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Merkley, colleagues introduce legislation to restore critical kelp forests
WASHINGTON – Sens. Jeff Merkley of Oregon and Angus King of Maine have teamed up with Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) to introduce the…
Continue ReadingUkrainian troops reclaim a village near Bakhmut. It’s a small win in a churning counteroffensive
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces recaptured a war-ravaged settlement in the country’s embattled east,…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street closes lower, giving S&P 500 another losing week
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading with a broad slide for stocks Friday, giving the…
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Redmond firefighters will hit the streets to ‘Fill the Boot’ with donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The International Association of Fire Fighters has collected critical funds in the community since 1954 – one dollar at a…
Continue ReadingKey trade crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan reopens after 9 days
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan say a key border crossing linking the two countries is open again. The crossing in…
Continue ReadingThings to know about Sweden’s monarchy as King Carl XVI celebrates 50 years on the throne
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf celebrates his golden jubilee on Friday, marking 50 years since he…
Continue ReadingA German tailor who specializes in bespoke lederhosen is in high demand ahead of Oktoberfest
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BAD HINDELANG, Germany (AP) — As Germany’s city of Munich prepares to tap the kegs…
Continue ReadingDanilo Cavalcante didn’t eat for days and considered surrendering during manhunt, official says after his capture
By Brian Todd, Aaron Cooper, Samantha Beech and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — After the dramatic capture of Danilo Cavalcante, investigators say…
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Bend’s Bear Creek Elementary set to celebrate 60th birthday with a family Fun Run
The headline in The Bulletin on Monday, September 9, 1963, read “Bear Creek open, but has too many kids.” Despite the crowded start 60 years ago,…
Continue ReadingCiting sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Bethany Patton steps up to the counter and places her pink mug into a shoebox-sized…
Continue ReadingMore than 700 million people don’t know when — or if — they will eat again, UN food chief says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations food agency says a global hunger crisis has left more…
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