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Passengers from virus-stricken cruise ship fly to home countries for monitoring

OMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Passengers from a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak were being flown home Monday to more than 20 countries and quarantined, including a French woman and an American who tested positive. Passengers from the ship began flying home aboard military and government planes Sunday after the MV Hondius anchored in the Canary Islands. Personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks escorted the travelers from ship to shore in Tenerife, an effort that continued Monday. Three cruise ship passengers have died, and six people with confirmed or ...

Locally Focused: Good Neighbor Craft House finds a new home in Castanea

CASTANEA — After closing its original location in the North Bend area in January 2025, Vincent and Kate Kishbaugh spent a year trying to find the perfect location for their small craft brewery and restaurant, Good Neighbor Craft House. Vincent, often known to his customers and friends as ...

Following ‘devastating’ crop freeze, state leaders call for federal aid

State officials, speaking from an orchard in Lancaster County on Friday, called for the federal government to provide disaster assistance to farmers whose crops were damaged by an April freeze. Early estimates put economic losses for the commonwealth’s special crop industry between $150 ...

Expansion of a new nation started with trip along the Ohio River

(Editor’s note: This is the next in a series of 12 weekly stories focusing on America’s 250th birthday.) Following the Revolutionary War, the newly formed United States were eager to begin expanding beyond the borders of the original 13 states. Land south of the Great Lakes and north ...

Iran responds to US ceasefire proposal as drones target Gulf nations

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has sent its response to the latest U.S. ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators and wants negotiations to focus on permanently ending the war, Iran’s state-run media said Sunday. Pakistan confirmed receiving it. Iran seeks to end the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group, and to ensure the security of shipping, its state TV said. Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and roll back Iran’s nuclear program, an issue ...