Kidney donor cycles cross-country to meet recipient stops in St. Louis
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — One man’s cross-country bike ride brings him to St. Louis…
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City of Bend again closing in-person facilities
Based on COVID-19 case increases in Deschutes County and our county’s move from a High to an Extreme Risk category, the City of Bend will once…
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First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys
The first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States began this week in the Florida Keys — the culmination of a…
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Oregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Crook County’s 20th; 990 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 20th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,495, the Oregon…
Continue Reading Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar banned from MLB after sexual misconduct investigation
Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar has been banned from Major League Baseball following an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual…
Continue Reading Biden stopped building Trump’s wall. Here’s what it looks like now
Once there was a bustling construction zone here. Now it’s like a ghost town, frozen in time. Heavy machinery is parked and motionless. Stacks…
Continue Reading Students walk out of class to ‘end the cycle’ of racism
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group of St. Paul high school students walked out of class…
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Fractures in GOP on full display as Cheney faces renewed criticism for bucking Trump and disagreeing with McCarthy in public
House Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney is once again facing the ire of her colleagues and GOP voters, laying bare the ongoing and internal…
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India doesn’t want to shut down its economy again. It may get crushed anyway
India’s government locked down the country last year to avoid an out-of-control Covid-19 outbreak that so many of the world’s countries…
Continue Reading Three Colorado police officers involved in violent arrest of 73-year-old woman step down
Three Colorado officers who laughed at body camera footage of the violent arrest of a 73-year-old woman with dementia are “no longer…
Continue Reading TSA extends transportation mask requirement until September 13
The Transportation Security Administration is extending the Biden-era transportation mask mandate. The rule requiring masks on all travelers in…
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Dining out is back, as America gets vaccinated
Across the country, Americans are getting vaccinated. States and cities are loosening pandemic-related restrictions. And people are heading back to…
Continue Reading Defense Department cancels all border wall contracts using funds intended for military missions
The Defense Department is canceling all contracts for wall construction on the US-Mexico border that used funds originally intended for military…
Continue Reading Ma’Khia Bryant’s funeral was filled with calls to protect Black girls
Ma’Khia Bryant loved styling her curly hair in front of her camera phone and posting about it on TikTok. “This was a child that had so…
Continue Reading Biden uses his long history with Amtrak to put a personal touch on infrastructure push
President Joe Biden on Friday pitched his infrastructure proposal’s investments in American railroads from a venue that no doubt felt very…
Continue Reading Practice of ‘ghost voting’ alive and well
Click here for updates on this story AUSTIN, Texas (KTVT) — It sounds like science fiction but “ghost voting” is a…
Continue Reading 3 plumbers rescue man who fell into creek
Click here for updates on this story BETHEL PARK, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Three plumbers rescued a man after he fell into…
Continue Reading Biden administration to restrict travel from India starting Tuesday
The Biden administration has confirmed that the US will restrict travel from India starting on Tuesday in response to the surge of coronavirus cases…
Continue Reading After fourth successful flight, Mars helicopter gets a new mission
After four successful flights on Mars, the Ingenuity helicopter is graduating to a new phase of its mission and will fly for at least another month…
Continue Reading Retiree finds creative way to keep the love going
Click here for updates on this story GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — When the virus locked people out of nursing…
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