By FARNOUSH AMIRI, ZEKE MILLER and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel’s president speaks to Congress on Wednesday in an appearance aimed at demonstrating what he calls the “unbreakable bond” between Israel and the United States, despite U.S. concerns over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul and settlement construction in the occupied West
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans raised unsubstantiated allegations Wednesday against President Joe Biden over his family’s finances as they summoned IRS whistleblowers to testify publicly for the first time about claims the Justice Department improperly interfered with a tax investigation into Biden’s son Hunter. Lawmakers heard from
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit opposing an asylum rule that’s a key part of the Biden administration’s immigration policy. Critics say the rule endangers migrants trying to cross the southern border and is against the law. But President Joe Biden’s administration argues
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, MEG KINNARD and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — For Ron DeSantis, Tuesday was supposed to be an important opportunity to help reset his stagnant Republican presidential campaign. But yet again, the moment was overshadowed by Donald Trump. The former president was the overwhelming focus for much of the
Continue ReadingBy MARLON GONZÁLEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras plans to build the only island prison colony in the Western Hemisphere and send its most-feared gangsters there, tearing a page from neighboring El Salvador’s unforgiving approach to murder, robbery, rape and extortion. Honduras’s progressive president once promised to address gang violence
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A target letter sent to Donald Trump suggests that a sprawling Justice Department investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 elections is zeroing in on him. Federal prosecutors have cast a wide net, asking witnesses in recent months about a chaotic White House meeting that included discussion
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths involving cocaine and psychostimulants such as methamphetamine have been rising quickly in the United States in recent years, and a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that opioids are also involved in most of those deaths. In 2021, opioids were
Continue ReadingCNN By Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his beloved dog has recounted his remarkable tale of surviving on raw fish and rainwater after finally making it safely back to dry land. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his canine
Continue ReadingBy Sofia Cox, Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — An Australian sailor who spent months adrift in the Pacific Ocean alongside his beloved dog has recounted his remarkable tale of surviving on raw fish and rainwater after finally making it safely back to dry land. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, and his canine companion
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Major League Baseball took over the Arizona Diamondbacks’ game broadcasts after a federal bankruptcy judge granted a motion Tuesday for Diamond Sports to reject its rights agreement. MLB took over production of the broadcasts beginning Tuesday night at Atlanta in a game the Diamondbacks won 16-13. There were some
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods causing havoc across northern India have reached the iconic Taj Mahal in a rare event that experts warn could become a regular occurrence as the climate crisis brings ever more extreme weather. Floodwaters from the Yamuna River lapped at the compound walls of the
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Devastating floods causing havoc across northern India have reached the iconic Taj Mahal in a rare event that experts warn could become a regular occurrence as the climate crisis brings ever more extreme weather. Floodwaters from the Yamuna River lapped at the compound walls of the
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Asia comprises about 30% of the world’s land mass. But there seems to be one consensus about which spot is the best for drinking on this massive continent: Hong Kong’s Coa, which was crowned the Best Bar in Asia for a record third year in a row.
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has suspended funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology following a monthslong review that determined that the Chinese research institute “is not compliant with federal regulations and is not presently responsible,” according to a memo from the Department of Health and Human Services.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A flawed policy at California State University, the largest higher education system in the country, contributed to the closure of nearly a dozen sexual harassment cases without thorough explanation, according to a state audit reviewing 40 cases over the span of seven years. The
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An ongoing eruption of a remote volcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands produced an ash cloud so large Tuesday that warnings were sent to pilots about potentially dangerous conditions. An ash cloud with an initial height of around 5.5 miles (8.9 kilometers) was reported following the morning eruption of Shishaldin Volcano. But
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM, KIM TONG-HYUNG, TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea stayed silent Wednesday about the detention of an American soldier who sprinted across the Koreas’ heavily fortified border as members of his tour group looked on in shock. Some observers said heightened tensions between the
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Many Bend residents have complained about children misusing e-bikes in the city, a concern heightened after a recent tragedy. On Tuesday, a group led by State Representative Emerson Levy had a roundtable discussion of what can be done to improve safety.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — An investigation into Tupac Shakur’s unsolved killing has been revived. It took nearly three decades, but a new twist came when authorities in Nevada served a search warrant this week in connection with the rap star’s shooting death, they confirmed Tuesday. Here’s what to
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The Redmond City Council could green-light a managed homeless camp in Redmond soon. It would include two acres for mini-homes and 10 acres for RVs.
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