Australian authorities protect Outback town against huge wildfire
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Emergency crews are working to protect the Outback Australian town of Tennant Creek with…
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Morgues overwhelmed in Libya as rescuers search for thousands missing after flood
CNN By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Libya is racing to bury its dead as bodies pile up in the streets of Derna, the northern coastal city devastated…
Continue ReadingSearchers race to recover bodies in Libyan city where 5,100 died in flooding after 2 dams collapsed
By SAMY MAGDY and YOUSEF MURAD Associated Press DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea Wednesday to…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares mostly higher after US inflation data ease rate hike worries
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Thursday after a highly anticipated report showed inflation accelerated…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s highest court finds Qantas illegally fired 1,700 ground staff during pandemic
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Qantas Airways has lost its challenge to a court ruling that the Australian flag carrier…
Continue ReadingKim Jong Un’s train travel has a storied history. His father and grandfather did the same thing
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un’s train journey to Russia has a storied history. The tradition…
Continue ReadingAutoworkers strike would test Biden’s claim that he’s the most pro-union president in US history
By WILL WEISSERT and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The prospect of an autoworkers strike could test Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingConnecticut mayor who regained office after corruption conviction wins another primary
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut mayor who regained his office after serving prison time for corruption has won another Democratic primary,…
Continue ReadingHigher investment means Hyundai could get $2.1 billion in aid to make electric cars in Georgia
By JEFF AMY and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia will give Hyundai Motor Group a projected $2.1 billion in tax breaks and…
Continue ReadingFormer leaders of Israel’s security services are speaking out against Netanyahu’s policies
By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) — They contended with bloody uprisings, destabilizing wars and even the assassination of a…
Continue ReadingBill Richardson is mourned in New Mexico after globe-trotting career, lies in state at Capitol
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Friends and admirers of former Gov. Bill Richardson are mourning the hard-charging politician…
Continue ReadingReward for fugitive homicide suspect who fled a DC hospital has increased to $30,000 as week-long manhunt continues
By Adrienne Winston and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Washington, DC, are offering $30,000 for information leading to the…
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Fugitive sought in Madras domestic violence case that brought out SWAT is caught, arrested after being stabbed
A suspect sought in a domestic violence case at a Madras home last week that brought out the region’s SWAT team was stabbed in an assault case on…
Continue ReadingFire in Vietnam’s capital kills at least 56 when it engulfs an apartment building
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A fire in a nine-story apartment building in Vietnam’s capital killed at least 56…
Continue ReadingRain-soaked New England hit by likely tornado amid wild weather ahead of Hurricane Lee’s arrival
By MICHAEL CASEY and KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — Hurricane Lee barreled north toward New England on Wednesday and…
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Bend’s Sleep in Heavenly Peace hosts bed-building volunteers in ‘Bunks Across America’ event
The Bend nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace welcomed volunteers of all ages on Saturday at the Lowes parking lot, helping build 84 beds for kids, part…
Continue ReadingEscaped Pennsylvania killer Danilo Cavalcante taken into custody after he was subdued by a police dog
By Danny Freeman and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The convicted murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison nearly two weeks ago was taken…
Continue ReadingA Crimea shipyard is on fire after a Ukrainian attack that damaged 2 ships and injured 24 people
By DASHA LITVINOVA and ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian attack on a strategic shipyard early Wednesday in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea’s Kim arrives in eastern Russian city for expected visit to fighter jet plant
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived Friday in the far eastern…
Continue ReadingWave of teacher absences forcing Vegas-area school closures deemed an illegal strike, judge finds
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A judge has found that the teachers union in Las Vegas is behind a wave of absences this month…
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