Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of recognizing same-sex partnerships in a landmark case
By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court has ruled the government should provide a framework for recognizing…
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On a tiny Greek island, 14 migrants and the body of a man found after their dinghy sank
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says that 14 migrants and the body of a man have been found on the shore of a tiny island in the…
Continue ReadingWorld War I memorials in France and Belgium are vying again to become UNESCO World Heritage sites
By RAF CASERT Associated Press ZONNEBEKE, Belgium (AP) — With war ravaging Europe’s heartland again, the countless headstones, cemeteries and…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military kills 2 Palestinians in West Bank, a militant in an army raid and a teenage gunman
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian health officials say that Israeli troops have killed a Palestinian militant during an army raid in the West Bank while…
Continue ReadingAn orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at ASEAN venue contrast to Jakarta’s pollution outside
By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo will welcome fellow Asian and world…
Continue ReadingOfficials use soccer to highlight climate worries in India’s ecologically fragile Ladakh region
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament is underway in India’s…
Continue ReadingInvasive species cost the world $423 billion every year and are causing environmental chaos, UN report finds
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions,…
Continue ReadingA half-century after Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s coup, some in Chile remember the dictatorship fondly
By EVA VERGARA and DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — The world remembers Gen. Augusto Pinochet as the dictator whose regime…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean teachers hold mass protests after suicide highlights pressures from parents
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Hundreds of thousands of teachers are protesting in South Korea…
Continue ReadingChina touts the benefits of its ‘Belt and Road’ initiative to Italy, which may end the agreement
BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister is seeking to sell his Italian counterpart on the benefits of leader Xi Jinping’s signature…
Continue ReadingAustralian lawmakers head to US to lobby against efforts to extradite WikiLeaks founder Assange
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A group of Australian lawmakers say they will travel to Washington this month to lobby the United States to abandon its…
Continue ReadingAs sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors — for the first time — will be able to…
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Evacuation levels reduced near 700-acre fire in Hermiston; mop-up underway on hot spots
The Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office on Monday dropped Level 3 “Go Now” evacuation orders near the Bensel Fire that broke out Sunday in Hermiston,…
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Bend City Councilor Anthony Broadman announces state Senate bid at unions’ Labor Day Picnic
The Central Oregon Labor Chapter and local union members held their traditional Labor Day Picnic gathering Monday afternoon at Bend’s Alpenglow Park…
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Anthony Broadman’s full announcement of his bid for state Senator Tim Knopp’s seat
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the full text of Bend City Councilor Anthony Broadman’s announcement of his run for the Oregon Senate District 27 seat…
Continue ReadingA look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
The Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton faces an impeachment trial in the state Senate on articles overwhelmingly approved by the…
Continue ReadingTimeline of events leading to the impeachment of Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A timeline of events that led to the impeachment trial of three-term Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton in the state…
Continue ReadingTexas AG Ken Paxton pleads not guilty at impeachment trial and then leaves as arguments get underway
By JAKE BLEIBERG and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The historic impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton began…
Continue ReadingMute asylum seeker detained for 10 years takes his case to Australia’s High Court – but even victory won’t free him
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — With his hands cuffed, Ned Kelly Emeralds scribbles awkwardly on a piece of paper inside a…
Continue ReadingStark urban-rural divide emerges in tight Utah GOP special congressional primary race
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A stark, urban-rural divide has made a Utah special congressional primary race between a Donald Trump critic and a…
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