By JON GAMBRELL and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday for an illegal annexation of occupied Ukrainian territory in a sharp escalation of his seven-month invasion of Ukraine. Its leader immediately countered with a surprise application to join the NATO military alliance. Putin’s land-grab and President
Continue Reading GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press New York (AP) — Kelsea Ballerini’s new album, “Subject to Change,” is a record traversing through love, heartbreak, infatuation, confusion and accountability. Despite recently announcing her five-year marriage to fellow country singer Morgan Evans was ending, the new project is far from a heartbreak album. “It’s the most upbeat record
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has launched a special hotline for transgender people in an effort to protect their rights and save them from discrimination and harassment. Salman Sufi, an adviser to the prime minister, tweeted on Friday that the hotline was live and connected to top police officers and the Ministry of Human Rights. Trans
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of National Security Council members, after President Vladimir Putin signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia, in defiance of international law.
Continue ReadingBy Paulina Aguilar Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Multiple businesses in downtown Portland are facing thousands of dollars in damage after someone smashed their windows out, early Tuesday morning. Six businesses and one vehicle were damaged along Southwest Salmon Street between Southwest 10th Avenue and Southwest 11th Avenue, according
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A 42-year-old Portland man was arrested Wednesday near a Portland high school and charged with selling drugs to minors, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Shortly after 11 a.m., police responded to the report of a missing 16-year-old student at Cleveland
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, Phil Mattingly and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US is imposing what it describes as “swift and severe costs” on Russia, including sanctions on a figure the Biden administration says is key to Russia’s economy, after President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of regions of Ukraine following what the West casts as “sham
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business EU governments agreed Friday to tax the windfall profits of oil and gas companies and to cap the revenues of some electricity generators as the cost of Europe’s energy crisis spirals higher. But energy ministers from the 27 EU member states failed to reach an agreement on a proposal by
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey returned to practice on Friday after missing the last two days with a quad injury. McCaffrey ran, cut and caught passes during the 20 minutes of practice that were open to the media inside the team’s bubble. The Panthers (1-2)
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s independent budget watchdog says it would deliver an initial analysis of the government’s economic plan to Treasury officials on Oct. 7. That announcement Friday comes amid efforts to ease financial turmoil triggered by 45 billion pounds ($50 billion) of unfunded tax cuts. The announcement came after
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s independent budget watchdog says it would deliver an initial analysis of the government’s economic plan to Treasury officials on Oct. 7. That announcement Friday comes amid efforts to ease financial turmoil triggered by 45 billion pounds ($50 billion) of unfunded tax cuts. The announcement came after
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany. Putin claimed that the West had turned from sanctions to “terror attacks,” sabotaging the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines in what he described as
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — New guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics says children should not miss school because of head lice. A lice treatment expert says many schools have already been following that policy for the past several years. The new guidance says since head
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting around its lowest levels in almost two years Friday as the end nears for what’s been a miserable month for markets around the world. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged after flipping between small losses and gains in early trading. Hovering
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is drifting around its lowest levels in almost two years Friday as the end nears for what’s been a miserable month for markets around the world. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged after flipping between small losses and gains in early trading. Hovering
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Amnesty International says leaked government documents show that Iran ordered its security forces to “severely confront” antigovernment demonstrations. The London-based rights group said Friday that security forces have killed at least 52 people since protests over the death of a woman detained by the morality police began
Continue Reading By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fans of Naomi Judd, the late matriarch of the Grammy-winning country duo The Judds, will have a chance to say goodbye and rejoice in their hits in a final tour helmed by daughter Wynonna and all-star musical partners. The Judd family continues to grieve
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Loewe’s ever-creative director became the toast of Paris Fashion Week with his subtly provocative, concept-driven runway show. The display had critics and VIP guests, including Karlie Kloss and Alexa Chung, bowled over. Jonathan Anderson’s triumph was the highlight of the season so far A giant bright
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By Jay Croft, CNN Particularly hard hit by Hurricane Ian, the Fort Myers area in southwest Florida is in shambles. “It’s horrific,” Fort Myers Mayor Kevin Anderson told CNN’s John Berman Friday morning at the city’s devastated marina, its boats strewn about and cement slabs ripped from the water and dropped onto land. “Look at
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN George Clooney and Brad Pitt can’t quit teasing each other. On Thursday’s episode of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Clooney was asked what he thought about Pitt recently calling him the most handsome man in the world. Clooney said he wasn’t so sure about that, but then told Colbert that
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