Meta’s new Twitter rival app Threads gets tens of millions of sign-ups in its first day
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Tens of millions of people have quickly signed up to Meta’s new app, Threads, as it aims to compete with…
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A bus careens into a gulch in southern Mexico, killing 29 people
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A passenger bus lost control and veered off a road and into a 75-foot-deep gully in southern Mexico, killing at least 29…
Continue ReadingPolice dog stabbed 12 times by burglary suspect expected to make a full recovery
TROY, N.Y. (AP) — A police dog was stabbed 12 times while biting a burglary suspect in upstate New York but is expected to fully recover. The Troy…
Continue ReadingThousands of Israelis cripple Tel Aviv highway to support police chief ousted by Netanyahu ally
By ODED BALILTY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Thousands of protesters have blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway and major intersections…
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Wet spring can’t head off early C.O. irrigation district water curtailments due to dwindling Deschutes flow
Despite experiencing heavy rainfall and a series of spring storms, the majority of Deschutes and Crook counties remain entrenched in a state of…
Continue ReadingTalibanes ordenan el cierre de todos los salones de belleza en Afganistán y agravan la situación para las mujeres
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Todos los salones de belleza en Afganistán tienen un mes para cerrar y suspender sus operaciones, en una nueva…
Continue ReadingMeta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already
By Samantha Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter…
Continue ReadingPine Valley to host Curtis Cup matches for the first time
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Pine Valley is hosting the Curtis Cup in 2024. The course regarded as America’s best will be staging an…
Continue ReadingToby Keith’s shows at his Oklahoma music venue mark return to stage after revealing cancer diagnosis
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Country music star Toby Keith was back on stage over the Fourth of July weekend with his first shows since revealing last…
Continue ReadingRep. Adam Schiff, censured by GOP-led House, raises $8.1 million for his California Senate race
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff’s Senate campaign said Wednesday that the California…
Continue ReadingMeta officially launches Twitter rival Threads. 30 million have joined already
By Samantha Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Facebook has tried to compete with Twitter in numerous ways over the years, including copying signature Twitter…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses
By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses
By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses
CNN By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Zelensky says he wanted counteroffensive to start ‘much earlier’ to pre-empt Russian defenses
CNN By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by…
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Oregon agency sets virtual public hearings Aug. 4 on 2024 requested health insurance rates
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The virtual public hearings for the 2024 requested rates for individual and small group health insurance plans has been…
Continue ReadingUS judge recommends settlement over management of the Rio Grande
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is recommending that the U.S. Supreme Court approve a settlement…
Continue ReadingBlinken says a multinational force is needed to help Haiti’s National Police restore order
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken says a multinational force is needed to help…
Continue ReadingOregon man attacked courthouse security officer before being shot, authorities say
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man is facing federal charges after he attacked a courthouse security officer, who shot him, federal prosecutors in Oregon…
Continue ReadingToxic gas leak in South Africa has killed 16 people, including 3 children, police say
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least 16 people, including three children, were killed by a leak of a…
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