Beer flows and crowds descend on Munich for the official start of Oktoberfest
MUNICH (AP) — The beer is flowing and millions of people descending on the Bavarian capital to celebrate the official opening of Oktoberfest. With…
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Thousands of South Korean teachers are rallying for new laws to protect them from abusive parents
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of South Korean school teachers are calling for tighter legal protections…
Continue ReadingA ‘sad and horrific’ death for a starving bear whose intestines were blocked by garbage and was euthanized
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Colorado wildlife officers euthanized a sick bear after receiving multiple calls from concerned residents in…
Continue ReadingDerna valley was once a ‘paradise.’ Now there’s nothing left but devastation
By Sarah El Sirgany and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Derna, Libya (CNN) — Tarek Fahim was taking videos of the water filling behind the dam in the…
Continue ReadingAfghan NGO says it’s working with the UN for the quick release of 18 staff detained by the Taliban
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Afghanistan-based nonprofit says it is working with the U.N. to free 18 of its staff, including a foreigner, from Taliban…
Continue ReadingLibya investigates dams’ collapse after a devastating flood last weekend killed more than 11,000
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MOURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Libyan authorities have opened an investigation into the collapse of two dams…
Continue ReadingMorocco’s quake survivors must rebuild their homes and lives. But decimated communities can do little to help
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Atlas Mountains, Morocco (CNN) — Khadija Ait Si Ali was just starting to rebuild her life when the earthquake struck.…
Continue ReadingFrom jailbreak to capture, what went right – and wrong – in the search for the escaped Pennsylvania inmate
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The escape of convicted murderer Danilo Cavalcante and the nearly two-week manhunt leading to his capture thrust…
Continue ReadingThe cost of damage from the record floods in Greece’s breadbasket is estimated to be in the billions
By COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ZAGORA, Greece (AP) — Greek officials are assessing the staggering cost of repairing the damage from record…
Continue ReadingLetter showing Pope Pius XII had detailed information from German Jesuit about Nazi crimes revealed
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Newly discovered correspondence in the Vatican archives suggests that Pope Pius XII had detailed…
Continue ReadingClimate change could bring more monster storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — When it comes to hurricanes, New England can’t compete with Florida or the Caribbean. But…
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POW-MIA Recognition Day observance held at Bend Heroes Memorial; flags flown on Veterans Memorial Bridge
(Update; event held, new photo) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Friday was National POW/MIA Recognition Day, when the Bend Heroes Foundation and volunteers…
Continue ReadingThousands without power and 1 dead after Atlantic storm Lee pummels New England and Maritime Canada
By ROBERT F. BUKATY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee pummeled a large swath of New England and Maritime…
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Deschutes County Public Health offers respiratory season guidance, vaccine updates
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As we head into respiratory season, Deschutes County Public Health says it wants to help residents stay healthy and protect…
Continue ReadingDozens of Syrians are among the missing in catastrophic floods in Libya, a war monitor says
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A war monitoring group says that dozens of Syrians who fled war at home are among the thousands…
Continue ReadingLouisiana governor candidates face off in debate highlighting abortion ban and police brutality
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s election is just a month away and candidates hoping to break through the pack…
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Senators announce $70,000 in federal funds for Warm Springs regional economic development
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., announced Friday that the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs will receive $70,000…
Continue ReadingUAW strike exposes tensions between Biden’s goals of tackling climate change and supporting unions
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two of President Joe Biden ‘s top goals — fighting climate change and expanding the…
Continue ReadingMilitary officers begin to speak out on the harm done by Sen. Tuberville’s holds on promotions
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months since a single senator froze military promotions over the Pentagon’s abortion…
Continue ReadingA preacher to death row inmates says he wants to end executions. Critics warn he’s only seeking fame
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With just weeks left before his scheduled execution, Oklahoma death row inmate Anthony Sanchez…
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