An elephant dies of apparent heart failure in Pakistan weeks after family reunion
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — An elephant has died of apparent heart failure at a Pakistani safari park, less than two weeks after being reunited with…
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Rescuers search for victims after an explosion at a Dutch apartment block that killed at least 5
Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Emergency services are searching for a second day through the debris of an apartment block that was…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
CNN By Associated Press (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean prosecutors detain ex-defense chief over martial law imposition
By Associated Press (AP) — South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief…
Continue ReadingMilan’s Brera boosts its cultural cachet with an overdue modern art wing and Leonardo’s Last Supper
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera museum, conceived under Napoleon as a “little Louvre,” is finally getting a modern…
Continue ReadingBritain’s famous Sycamore Gap tree is gone. 2 men accused of cutting it down are going on trial
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — When local residents and admirers learned the iconic Sycamore Gap tree in northern England had been cut down last…
Continue ReadingOusted Syrian leader Assad flees to Moscow after fall of Damascus, Russian state media say
Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Ousted Syrian leader Bashar Assad fled to Moscow and received asylum from his longtime ally, Russian media…
Continue ReadingEurope’s economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe’s economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with…
Continue ReadingWho is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with an iron fist for more than 50 years?
By Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held…
Continue ReadingThe spiritual heart of Paris awakens: Notre Dame hosts first Mass since 2019 fire
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral has hosted its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of 2019. The moment transcended religious…
Continue ReadingA farming project in South Africa is helping deaf people build skills and find jobs
Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At the Westonaria agricultural park near Bekkersdal, east of Johannesburg, farm workers are busy tilling the…
Continue ReadingMore than 900 people died in Jonestown. Guyana wants to turn it into a tourist attraction
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana is revisiting a dark history nearly half a century after U.S. Rev. Jim Jones and more than 900 of…
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Oregon outlasts No. 3 Penn State 45-37 for Big Ten title and 1st-round bye in playoffs
AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — No. 1 Oregon managed to navigate all the potential pitfalls of a topsy-turvy college football season — even…
Continue ReadingTrump’s return may be a boon for Netanyahu, but challenges abound in a changed Middle East
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Shortly after Donald Trump’s win in last month’s U.S. election, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading‘Reindeer’ volunteers bring holiday magic to Ukrainian children living on the frontlines
Associated Press IZIUM, Ukraine (AP) — Hopes for victory, a swift end to the war and prayers for their loved ones’ survival or return from…
Continue ReadingThe fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an end a decades-long dynasty
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle…
Continue ReadingA man, a bike and a gun: Police search for evidence to solve the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO on the streets of New York
By Ashley R. Williams, Gloria Pazmino, Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Shimon Prokupecz and Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — As the manhunt for…
Continue ReadingTaiwan reports 14 Chinese warships and 4 balloons near the island
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent 14 warships, seven military aircraft and four balloons near Taiwan, according to Taiwan’s Defense Ministry,…
Continue ReadingHemingway look-alikes visit Cuba and some of the late writer’s favorite places
HAVANA (AP) — Ernest Hemingway has returned to Cuba… in a way. Eighteen white-bearded men who resemble the late U.S. author arrived in Havana…
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Deschutes County Fairgrounds welcomes back the Festival of Trees for its 41st year
The Deschutes County Fairgrounds was a winter wonderland, Saturday. Hospice of Redmond held its 41st annual Festival of Trees at the…
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