7 killed in Ukraine’s Kherson region, including a 23-day-old baby girl
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Seven people – including a 23-day-old baby girl – were killed in Russian shelling in…
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Dueling GOP presidential nominating contests in Nevada raise concerns about voter confusion
By GABE STERN and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republicans in Nevada could have two chances next year…
Continue ReadingBiden and House Democrats hope to make curbing ‘junk fees’ a winning issue in 2024
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is taking on “junk fees,” those extra charges tacked on to plane tickets,…
Continue ReadingYes, inflation is down. No, the Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t deserve the credit
By JOSH BOAK and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Even President Joe Biden has some regrets about the name of the Inflation…
Continue ReadingDeath toll in China mudslide rises to 21, with six people missing
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese emergency agency says the death toll from a mudslide that struck a village on the outskirts of the western Chinese city of…
Continue ReadingVirginia player wounded in deadly attack returns for a new season as an inspiration to his teammates
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia running back Mike Hollins knows he will never be the same, and admits that…
Continue ReadingUkraine makes partial but ‘significant’ gain in south as counteroffensive grinds on
By Olga Voitovych, Mariya Knight and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine has claimed “partial success” at a village along the southern front,…
Continue ReadingRussia evacuates 2,000 in Far East flooding
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian emergency officials say over 2,000 people have been evacuated from flooded areas of the Primorye region in the…
Continue ReadingAfter checkered results in state polls, Malaysian leader Anwar needs to unite polarized nation
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Analysts say Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim faces a daunting task in uniting an…
Continue ReadingPolice raid Kansas newspaper office and owner’s home, seize records and computers
By Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — Law enforcement officers in Kansas raided the home and office of a newspaper owner, prompting a sharp rebuke from a…
Continue ReadingChina’s foreign minister visits Cambodia days after incumbent premier hands off the job to his son
By Sopheng Cheang Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — China’s foreign minister visited Cambodia to reaffirm his country’s commitment…
Continue ReadingReports: Explosion at restaurant in eastern China kills two
BEIJING (AP) — News reports say a gas explosion at a restaurant in eastern China has killed two people. A video posted on the website of the…
Continue ReadingTasers, taunts, torment: How 6 White officers subjected 2 Black men to hours of grueling violence, and then tried to cover it up
By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — On the evening of January 24, three sheriff’s deputies in Rankin County, Mississippi, received a group text…
Continue ReadingPopular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may raise risk of complications under anesthesia
By JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Patients who take blockbuster drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss may face life-threatening complications…
Continue ReadingNiger’s junta gains the upper hand over the regional bloc threatening military force, analysts say
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — One week after a deadline passed for mutinous soldiers in Niger to reinstate the…
Continue ReadingPolish government plans referendum asking if voters want ‘thousands of illegal immigrants’
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting…
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Redmond planned road closures and delays update: August 12-18
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here are the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays for August 12-18. City of Redmond road closures can be viewed…
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SW Prineville brush fire stopped at an acre, traced to burn barrel too close to combusibles
Crook County firefighters, assisted by state and federal agencies, stopped a small brush fire in southwest Prineville Friday afternoon that…
Continue ReadingReturning Lahaina residents struggle with housing issues after deadliest US wildfire in over a century
By Mike Valerio, Nouran Salahieh and Andy Rose, CNN MAUI COUNTY, Hawaii (CNN) — The long recovery process from the Maui wildfires that killed…
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Firefighters stop fast-moving brush fire that threatened homes, burned shed and fences in NE Bend
Bend Fire & Rescue crews quickly responded and stopped a fast-moving brushfire that damaged a shed and fences and threatened several homes along Dean…
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