Uncertainty looms among Maui residents staying at emergency shelter
By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Wailuku, Hawaii (CNN) — Hundreds of displaced residents are taking shelter at a gymnasium in north-central Maui, as…
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UN affirms concern over forced repatriation of North Koreans following criticism from rights groups
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office has expressed grave concern over the forced repatriation of North…
Continue ReadingAn activist tied to Niger’s junta says its leaders won’t hold talks until the region recognizes them
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A local activist in Niger with ties to the military regime says the only way to avoid conflict…
Continue ReadingA guide to neopronouns, from ae to ze
By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — He’s my boss; her dog is cute; they have an exam today — pronouns are a part of speech we use to…
Continue ReadingIS claims responsibility for an attack that killed 33 Syrian soldiers, and vows to keep fighting
BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 33 government soldiers and…
Continue ReadingSouth Koreans rally in Seoul against Japanese plans to release treated nuclear wastewater into sea
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Anxious about Japan’s impending release of treated nuclear wastewater from the…
Continue ReadingRussia downs 20 drones over Crimea following a spate of attacks on Moscow
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight,…
Continue ReadingGuatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres leans on conservative values, opposing gay marriage
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press SAN JUAN SACATEPEQUEZ, Guatemala (AP) — Over the past decade, Guatemalan presidential candidate Sandra Torres…
Continue ReadingDeath toll from Maui wildfire reaches 89, making it the deadliest in the US in more than 100 years
By CLAIRE RUSH, BEATRICE DUPUY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — A raging wildfire that swept through a…
Continue ReadingThey sold their home to open a clinic in rural Vermont. Eight months later, the floods came
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Geoff Butler jumped into his truck in the dark hours of July 11 as heavy rain battered the rural Vermont…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 13-19
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of August 13-19. Deschutes Market Road/Hamehook Road…
Continue ReadingAssassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio buried by relatives
By Gerardo Lemos, Ana Canizares and Chris Lau, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — The body of the assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate…
Continue ReadingRussian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine
By KOSTYA MANENKOV The Associated Press ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Standing in an old Orthodox church in Antalya with a Bible in one hand and a candle…
Continue ReadingIn deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
By REBECCA BOONE, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the…
Continue ReadingA cherished weekend flea market in the Ukrainian capital survives despite war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Pochaina neighborhood in the Ukrainian capital comes alive every weekend as hundreds of people flock to its famous flea…
Continue ReadingSearching for the missing on Maui, some wait in agony to make contact. And then the phone rings
By MARK THIESSEN, ED KOMENDA and AUDREY MCAVOY WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — As smoke cleared from the fires in Maui that killed at least 80 people and…
Continue ReadingBarrels of drinking water for migrants walking through Texas have disappeared
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press HEBBRONVILLE, Texas (AP) — As one of the worst heat waves on record set in across much of the southern United…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 14-20
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August 14-20. NW Brooks Alley between NW Franklin Avenue…
Continue ReadingDevelopers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — All along the South Carolina coast, developers of new homes…
Continue ReadingDevelopers have Black families fighting to maintain property and history
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America PHILLIPS COMMUNITY, S.C. (AP) — The Rev. Elijah Smalls Jr. once grew okra, butter beans and…
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