Guatemalans to choose between political veteran, surprise outsider in presidential runoff
By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalans will select a new president Sunday between former first lady Sandra…
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Smoky skies linger, air quality and heat relent a bit; impacts lessen for Bend Parks and Rec
A smoky orange sun rose over much of the High Desert on Wednesday as very unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels lingered from wildfires to the…
Continue ReadingAverage long-term US mortgage rate climbs to 7.09% this week to highest level in more than 20 years
By ALEX VEIGA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate climbed this week to its highest level in more than 20 years,…
Continue ReadingAt Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to welcome the leaders of Japan and South Korea for the first summit…
Continue ReadingMedieval girl buried face down, ankles possibly tied, to prevent ‘return’ from the grave
By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Analysis of the remains of a young Medieval girl, who was buried face down with her ankles potentially tied…
Continue ReadingMaui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires
By Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The head of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons,…
Continue Reading‘Blue Beetle’ director Ángel Manuel Soto says the DC film is a ‘love letter to our ancestors’
By LESLIE AMBRIZ Asssociated Press WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif.. (AP) — Director Ángel Manuel Soto didn’t think too much about the “Latino side of…
Continue ReadingInvestment scams are everywhere on social media. Here’s how to spot one
By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Social media is full of scammers promising guaranteed returns on investment, and consumers lost $3.8…
Continue ReadingProgress toward parity for women on movie screens has stalled, report finds
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study on inclusion in film shows just how much of a rarity “Barbie” is. For every woman as a…
Continue ReadingPro-military party says it will join populist Pheu Thai party to form Thailand’s next government
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A pro-military party affiliated with outgoing Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says it has…
Continue ReadingRussia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The task force created nearly eight years ago to chart Russia’s path back into track…
Continue ReadingTwila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for US women’s national soccer team
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S. women’s national soccer team following the…
Continue ReadingTwila Kilgore tapped as interim coach for US women’s national soccer team
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Twila Kilgore will serve as interim coach of the U.S. women’s national soccer team following the…
Continue ReadingDramatic video footage shows shooting ambush in Fargo that killed an officer last month
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dramatic video footage of a shooting ambush last month in Fargo that left one police officer…
Continue ReadingMississippi judge declares mistrial for 2 white men charged in attack on Black FedEx driver
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the…
Continue ReadingBiden pays respects to former Pennsylvania first lady Ellen Casey, who died last week in Scranton
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden has traveled to Pennsylvania to privately pay his respects to the…
Continue ReadingBills’ Damar Hamlin has little more to prove in completing comeback, coach Sean McDermott says
By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Damar Hamlin has little more to prove to Bills coach Sean McDermott in the third-year…
Continue ReadingUK prime minister plans to meet with Saudi crown prince to discuss trade, defense cooperation
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s prime minister says that he plans to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the “earliest…
Continue ReadingHilary grows into major hurricane in Pacific off Mexico and could bring heavy rain to US Southwest
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a major storm Thursday evening off Mexico’s Pacific coast, and it could bring heavy rain to…
Continue ReadingWhite House lawyer who advised Biden on pandemic and GOP investigations is set to leave next month
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The top White House lawyer will leave next month after a nearly three-year run helping…
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