Authorities were on the scene of yet another mass shooting, this time at a FedEx Ground facility in Indianapolis, where eight people were killed Friday. The shooter is also dead, police said. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said at a news conference Friday the investigation “is still very much in
Continue ReadingAs Daunte Wright’s loved ones reflected on a son who will grow up without a father, a peaceful march and protest calling for justice in his death devolved into unrest and, authorities said, at least 100 people were arrested on Friday night. That led the mayor of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to declare a citywide curfew
Continue ReadingDoctors say they are homing in on the cause of blood clots that may be linked with certain coronavirus vaccines, and add their findings have important implications for how to treat the condition, regardless of whether vaccines cause it. Even though the link is not yet firm, they’re calling the condition vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia
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The Moscow Prosecutor’s Office filed a lawsuit on Friday with Moscow City Court seeking to label jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny’s anti-corruption foundation known as FBK and his headquarters as “extremist” organizations. Meanwhile, Navalny’s supporters say that his medical condition is rapidly deteriorating. His press secretary said that Navalny was “dying” and his doctors said
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Happy Saturday, Central Oregon! If you enjoyed Saturday’s weather, Sunday may be even better. Highs are expected to creep up into the 80s for the first time this year, and we could even challenge the record high for Redmond, which is 82 set back in 1962. Our winds will start on the lighter side, and
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With one small putt, Hideki Matsuyama ascended from professional golfer to national treasure. Like Naomi Osaka before him, the 29-year-old’s victory at the 2021 Masters propelled him into a Japanese superstar and a potential Olympic poster boy. By claiming a dramatic one-shot victory, Matsuyama became the first Japanese man to win a golf major. One
Continue ReadingChina’s Foreign Ministry this month issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of “genocide” in the region the “lie of the century.” The statement — made in response to ongoing calls for a possible boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics — represents the culmination of a long evolution
Continue ReadingThe boot prints left by Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong are a tangible legacy of one of humanity’s greatest achievements — putting a man on the moon. It’s a technological feat easily on par with Egypt’s pyramids, the Great Wall or Stonehenge — but how should the Apollo 11 mission site and others be preserved
Continue ReadingActor Felix Silla, who portrayed Cousin Itt on the 1960s TV series “The Addams Family,” died on Friday. He was 84. Silla passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his manager Timothy Beal told CNN. “He was a great friend, a great client and he will be missed,” Beal said. Fellow actor and Silla’s
Continue ReadingActor Jaleel White is joining the growing list of celebrities who have launched a cannabis brand. White, known for playing Steve Urkel on the 1990s sitcom “Family Matters,” is partnering with 710 Labs on his new line, itsPurpl. It’s set to launch in California on April 20, or 4/20, and includes variants of the strain
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President Joe Biden said Saturday his administration will increase the refugee cap after a back and forth on Friday where the administration first announced it would keep the cap at the historically low level set by former President Donald Trump, before reversing course after facing blowback from refugee advocacy groups and Democrats in Congress. “We’re
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — Vancouver Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting in Vancouver on Saturday. Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 700 block of Waterfront Way just after 4:30 a.m. A 35-year-old man was delivering newspapers in the area, and upon returning to
Continue ReadingPicking out the perfect engagement ring can be a lot of pressure for someone preparing to propose. A man in Atlanta seemed to have a solution — just propose with five rings. In a video posted to Instagram, William Hunn gets down on one knee and presents five rings to his girlfriend of about a
Continue ReadingThe bodies of two men found inside a commercial vessel that capsized earlier this week off the Louisiana coast have been identified. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King identified the two men as Anthony Hartford, 53, of New Orleans and James Wallingsford, 55, of Gilbert, Louisiana. The bodies of the two men were found inside
Continue ReadingAs health experts worry about a Covid-19 resurgence, an influential forecasting team said the country did not make significant progress against the virus this week. And it warned about Americans taking fewer safety precautions. The forecast provided Friday by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington is nearly the same
Continue ReadingTwo people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
Continue ReadingGoogle takes many opportunities to celebrate trailblazers with its homepage doodles. On Saturday, the search engine featured Laura Maria Catarina Bassi, an Italian physicist and professor who was a pioneer for women in science. Born in 1711, Bassi debated top academics on the history of philosophy and physics by age 20, an impressive achievement given
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Several high school football players from the three Bend schools had remarkable seasons, but they might have gone unnoticed — at least, in traditional post-season awards fashion. However, the head coaches at the schools weren’t going to let that happen.
Continue ReadingDonations from political action committees to some of former President Donald Trump’s biggest allies in Congress tumbled during the first three months of the year amid the corporate backlash over the January 6 US Capitol insurrection, a CNN analysis shows. But small-dollar donors have helped to fill their campaign coffers in many cases, giving some
Continue ReadingTwo people suffered injuries in a Saturday shooting at the Westroads Mall in Omaha, Nebraska, according to police. One victim has been taken to the hospital with critical injuries, Omaha police public information officer Joseph Nickerson said in a statement. A second victim suffered a serious but non-life threatening injury to her leg, Lt. Neal
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