Russia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
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American woman says she thought she would die when New Zealand volcano erupted
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press An American woman says she told her new husband she loved him and was certain they would die when a New Zealand…
Continue ReadingRussia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
Continue ReadingSmuggler sentenced to prison for deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in truck in UK
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Romanian man who was part of an international human smuggling ring was sentenced Tuesday to more…
Continue ReadingIraq moves toward easing its energy crisis with $27B TotalEnergies deal, but challenges remain
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A multibillion-dollar agreement signed with France’s TotalEnergies could…
Continue ReadingJapan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue ReadingJapan’s top court rules against bathroom restriction for transgender government employee
By Emiko Jozuka and Jessie Yeung, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision on Tuesday, ruling against a…
Continue ReadingUkraine wins G7 security pledges but NATO membership remains elusive
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed fresh…
Continue ReadingFormer Manson family member Leslie Van Houten released from California prison, official says
CNN By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Leslie Van Houten, a former Charles Manson follower and convicted murderer, was released…
Continue ReadingMax Clark and Ava Brown are honored as the best high school players of the year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball player Max Clark of Franklin, Indiana, and softball player Ava Brown of Montgomery, Texas, have been honored as the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania escapee likely still in area, top state patrol official says
CNN, WICU, SPECTRUM NEWS (ALBANY) By Danny Freeman and Sabrina Shulman, CNN (CNN) — Escapee Michael Burham is likely still in the area around a…
Continue ReadingToronto closer Jordan Romano leaves All-Star Game with back tightness
SEATTLE (AP) — Toronto closer Jordan Romano left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game because of back tightness. The 30-year-old right-hander…
Continue ReadingCorea del Norte dispara un aparente misil balÃstico de largo alcance, dice Corea del Sur
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Corea del Norte disparó lo que parece ser un misil balÃstico de largo alcance desde el área…
Continue ReadingFree-solo climber dies after falling hundreds of feet from ridge in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old woman from Boulder, Colorado, died after falling approximately 500 feet while free-solo climbing a…
Continue ReadingIowa Republicans pass bill banning most abortions after about 6 weeks, governor to sign on Friday
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s Republican-led Legislature passed a bill banning most abortions after roughly…
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Leaking Bend fire hydrant has gushed water for past month; neighbors fear remaining well will run dry
A fire hydrant off Saddleback Drive in west Bend has been leaking water for the past month, and area residents say the water company who controls the…
Continue ReadingGhostly figures emerge from Pillars of Creation in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope has glimpsed the dark side of the usually ethereal Pillars of Creation,…
Continue ReadingThailand’s prime minister, who seized power in a 2014 coup, quits politics after losing election
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who served almost nine years in office after…
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On hot days in Bend, the Deschutes River beckons — but jumping from a bridge can land you in hot water
When it gets warm – make that hot – the cooling waters of the Deschutes River flowing through Bend can be an attractive place to float, or swim.…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs superfan who became a fugitive after bank robbery charge has been caught in California, feds say
By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A Kansas man who gained attention for dressing in a full wolf’s costume at Kansas City Chiefs games and who…
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