Battered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad
By Clarissa Ward, CNN, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, with Lauren Kent and Rachel Clarke Damascus, Syria (CNN) — The bruised and battered…
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Millions mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day but calls for a truce in drug violence go unheeded
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Millions of faithful have gathered to mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day, honoring the country’s…
Continue ReadingToyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Toyota says it will build a new paint facility as part of a $922 million investment at its factory complex in Georgetown,…
Continue ReadingDrone operators worry that anxiety over mystery sightings will lead to new restrictions
Associated Press Drones for commercial and recreational use have grown rapidly in popularity, despite restrictions on who can operate them and where…
Continue ReadingUS says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Department of Energy says $365 million is available to install solar and battery storage systems in homes and…
Continue ReadingNiger junta suspends BBC accusing it of ‘spreading false news’ in coverage of attack
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Niger’s ruling junta suspended the BBC for three months over its coverage of an extremist attack that…
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Crook County School Board member Jessica Brumble resigns, will be district’s new transportation manager
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Crook County School District announced Thursday that school board member Jessica Brumble has resigned, as she has been…
Continue ReadingWhite House releases national strategy to combat Islamophobia
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia. A…
Continue ReadingRefreezing the Arctic, health care horror stories, holiday stress: Catch up on the day’s stories
CNN By Meghan Pryce, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start…
Continue ReadingRefreezing the Arctic, health care horror stories, holiday stress: Catch up on the day’s stories
By Meghan Pryce, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and…
Continue ReadingThe last Titanic salvage expedition was in 2010. Will there be any more?
Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic says it hasn’t settled on any future plans to…
Continue ReadingPolice say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn’t a client of the insurer
NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was not a client of the medical insurer and may have targeted it…
Continue ReadingSyria faces crisis and Gaza heads toward famine, World Food Program official says
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deputy executive director of the U.N. World Food Program has been on whirlwind visits to hotspots in the…
Continue ReadingHaiti’s new prime minister promises security to a country reeling from recent massacres
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s prime minister has held his first press conference since being appointed more than a month…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Republicans will cast electoral votes for Trump in line with federal, not state, law
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Republicans will meet on Tuesday as required under federal law to cast the state’s Electoral…
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Oregon ranked third-most bike-friendly state in the nation by League of American Bicyclists
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The League of American Bicyclists released their biennial 2024 Bicycle Friendly States Report & Ranking on Thursday,…
Continue ReadingWisconsin tribe and other groups move to block pipeline reroute plans
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A northern Wisconsin tribe and a coalition of groups are moving to block plans to reroute an aging pipeline…
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Big travel year ending on high note: AAA expects record trips over the holidays; Bend again top regional destination
AAA projected Thursday that 119.3 million Americans (35% of the population), including 1.68 million Oregonians will travel 50 miles or more for the…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi is likely to decline Trump’s inauguration invitation, seeing it as too risky to attend
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping would likely see President-elect Donald Trump’s invitation to attend his…
Continue ReadingAn Argentine tourist is shot in head in Rio after mistakenly driving into low-income community
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — An Argentine tourist has been shot in the head and chest in Rio de Janeiro after he mistakenly drove his car into a…
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