EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead…
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Relatives hunt for the missing after Guinea stadium crush amid fears official death toll is too low
CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A distraught Kambaly Kouroumah is searching for his teenage brother, Adama, at a local morgue in southern Guinea’s…
Continue ReadingActivists file second impeachment complaint against embattled Philippine Vice President Duterte
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A group led by left-wing activists has filed a second impeachment complaint against the Philippine vice…
Continue ReadingMontana lawmakers reject motion banning transgender representative from using women’s restroom at state capitol
By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Montana lawmakers, including several Republicans, voted down a measure to ban the state’s first transgender…
Continue ReadingA look at the context behind South Korea’s shocking martial law edict
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — It may seem that the wild scenes in Seoul, with hundreds of armed troops and frantic lawmakers storming South…
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KIDS Center in Bend celebrates Giving Tuesday in style, thanking community for support
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — KIDS Center, Bend’s child advocacy organization, spent Giving Tuesday giving back to the community and spreading holiday cheer,…
Continue ReadingDemocrat Adam Gray captures California’s 13th US House District, ousting Republican Rep. John Duarte
AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrat Adam Gray has won election to a U.S. House seat representing California’s Central Valley,…
Continue ReadingPowell scores 30 and Harden has 23 as the Clippers beat the Trail Blazers 127-105
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Norman Powell scored 30 points, James Harden had 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Portland Trail…
Continue ReadingA list of mispronounced words provides a retrospective of 2024, from Kamala to Chappell
Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the most talked-about people this year.…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Democrat Adam Gray wins election to U.S. House in California’s 13th Congressional District, beating incumbent John Duarte
Democrat Adam Gray won election to a U.S. House seat representing California on Wednesday, defeating Republican Rep. John Duarte. The race was a…
Continue ReadingSearch for Pennsylvania grandmother is now a recovery mission as crews say they’ve found no signs of life inside sinkhole
By Lex Harvey and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The search for a Pennsylvania grandmother believed to have fallen into a sinkhole Monday while…
Continue ReadingSenegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time at a prestigious art event
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — For the artistic and cultural elites of the West African nation of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of…
Continue ReadingNew UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency is calling for “ruthlessness” when prioritizing how it spends…
Continue ReadingAn ex-officer who died in an apparent suicide before his federal trial was barred from having a gun
Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas police detective who died in an apparent suicide as he was about to stand trial for allegedly…
Continue ReadingWho is Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of Syria’s shock insurgency?
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past dozen years, Syrian militant leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has worked to remake his public image and…
Continue ReadingPower shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry
Associated Press SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th…
Continue ReadingBiden in Africa pledges millions more for a rail project the US hopes will boost its influence there
Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — President Joe Biden on his visit to sub-Saharan Africa pledged another $600 million for a cross-continent…
Continue ReadingAustralia is banning social media for people under 16. Could this work elsewhere — or even there?
AP Technology Writer It is an ambitious social experiment of our moment in history — one that experts say could accomplish something that parents,…
Continue ReadingJudge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A judge is weighing which of Missouri’s sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to uphold…
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