Pope Francis emerges from 3-hour abdominal surgery without complications
By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA CHENG Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis underwent surgery Wednesday to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall,…
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The 2 killed in mass shooting after Virginia high school graduation ceremony were an 18-year-old graduate and his stepfather
CNN, WWBT, WTVR By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old graduate, Shawn Jackson, and his 36-year-old stepfather,…
Continue ReadingAuthor Haruki Murakami says pandemic, war in Ukraine create walls that divide people
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese writer Haruki Murakami says walls are increasingly built and dividing people and countries…
Continue ReadingFlooding from dam break strands hundreds and leaves thousands with no drinking water in Ukraine
By VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities rushed to rescue hundreds of people stranded on rooftops and supply…
Continue ReadingIndonesia to deport Australian surfer jailed for drunken rampage in conservative province
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — An Australian surfer who was jailed for attacking several people while drunk and naked in Indonesia’s deeply…
Continue ReadingPersistent inflation, higher interest rates will weigh on global economy, OECD predicts
By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The global economy is bouncing back from an an energy price spike fed by…
Continue ReadingChildren of Black Florida mother who was killed after knocking on neighbor’s door consumed with guilt over her death
By Ray Sanchez and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — One of the children of Ajike “AJ” Owens, the Black woman who authorities say was fatally shot…
Continue ReadingIn ‘The Blue Caftan,’ Moroccan film director tackles LGBTQ+ love and celebrates embroidery craft
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press As Mina gets increasingly sick, her body withering away, her husband dotes on her: He washes her hair, helps her…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares slip following technology selloff on Wall Street
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares fell Thursday after heavy selling of big-name tech stocks pushed benchmarks lower on…
Continue ReadingSee the numbers through the smoke: DEQ tracks how wildfire has worsened High Desert air quality in recent years
A look out the window or a walk through a park or neighborhood on many smoky summer days in recent years tell Central Oregonians what the latest data…
Continue ReadingCollapse of Ukraine’s Nova Kakhovka dam an ‘ecological catastrophe’
By Josh Pennington, Jo Shelley, Olga Voitovych, Julia Kesaieva and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum jumps into crowded Republican race for president
By JACK DURA and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum touted his small-town roots and business…
Continue ReadingIn Jerusalem’s contested Old City, shrinking Armenian community fears displacement after land deal
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A real estate deal in Jerusalem’s Old City, at the epicenter of the Israeli-Palestinian…
Continue ReadingThe 2 killed in mass shooting after Virginia high school graduation ceremony were an 18-year-old graduate and his stepfather
By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old graduate, Shawn Jackson, and his 36-year-old stepfather, Renzo Smith,…
Continue Reading‘Home is like jail’: Afghan soldier who helped the US weathers injuries, uncertainty in asylum bid
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A former Afghan intelligence officer who fled the Taliban after sharing information with American…
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Redmond residents fill City Council meeting to show support in wake of apparent bias crime
Supporters of the Redmond City Council filled their City Hall meeting Tuesday evening in the wake of a disturbing crime, a dead raccoon and a message…
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Bend Park & Rec Board approves 2-year, $430K contract for private security patrols in parks
The Bend Park & Recreation District Board on Tuesday evening unanimously agreed to authorize Executive Director Don Horton to negotiate and award a…
Continue ReadingLa enviada especial de EE.UU. se declara preocupada por el presunto envenenamiento de casi 80 estudiantes en Afganistán
Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La enviada especial de Estados Unidos para las mujeres, las niñas y los derechos humanos en Afganistán declaró este…
Continue ReadingTakeaways of AP investigation into a missing boat of 180 Rohingya refugees
By KRISTEN GELINEAU Associated Press TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AP) — On Dec. 1, 2022, a boat carrying around 180 Rohingya refugees set out from…
Continue ReadingVirginia regulators expected to vote on Youngkin plan to withdraw from climate initiative
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote on whether to advance Republican Gov.…
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