Vaccinated children can go mask-free at summer camp, says CDC
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention put out its new Covid-19 guidelines for camps on Friday. Over 3.94 million children have tested…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of May 30-June 5
– Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of May 30-June…
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San Jose officials say police weren’t notified about rail yard gunman being stopped by Customs officers in 2016
San Jose officials said Friday police were not informed that Sam Cassidy, the gunman who killed nine coworkers this week at a rail yard facility, had…
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Biden has released his $6 trillion budget. Here’s what’s in it.
President Joe Biden on Friday proposed a $6 trillion budget for fiscal year 2022, laying out details of a proposed dramatic increase in federal…
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National Guard asked to help staff Oregon State Hospital
Significant staffing shortages at the Oregon State Hospital prompted health officials to call for the National Guard’s assistance at the…
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Jordana Brewster’s kids are impressed by ‘F9,’ but not her home schooling skills
Jordana Brewster may be in one of the summer’s most eagerly awaited films, but to her sons, she’s just a mom who has a cool job. The…
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Idaho governor repeals lieutenant governor’s mask-mandate ban
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has issued an executive order repealing a 24-hour-old mask-mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by…
Continue Reading Neighborhoods see surge in cockroaches
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — Droves of cockroaches are creeping and crawling…
Continue Reading A 2-year-old from California is the youngest American to become a member of Mensa
A Los Angeles toddler has become the youngest American member of Mensa, where membership is strictly limited to those who score at the highest levels…
Continue Reading Defense Secretary says US has ‘offensive options’ to respond to cyberattacks
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told CNN the United States has “offensive options” to respond to cyberattacks following another major…
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Wanted: Millions of cybersecurity pros. Salary: Whatever you want
A series of major digital security breaches over the past year are serving as a wake-up call to Corporate America about the need to invest in…
Continue Reading 9-yo, struck by stray bullet at birthday party, dies
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Trinity Ottoson-Smith, the 9-year-old girl who was struck by…
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Surging prices: Key inflation metric just hit a 29-year high
Inflation seems unstoppable as the economy returns to normal. People are spending big again, with battered industries like travel and hospitality…
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The colleagues killed in San Jose mass shooting were like family, official says. Here’s who they were
The nine colleagues killed in the San Jose, California, mass shooting leave behind grieving families, heartbroken friends and a network of coworkers…
Continue Reading Art prodigy unveils newest public work
Click here for updates on this story BEVERLY HILLS, California (KCAL KCBS) — Alexandra Nechita waited patiently during…
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Conservative agenda dominates Texas, despite Democratic hopes of turning the state blue
On Election Day in November, Democrats across Texas waited with hopeful anticipation. High early-voter turnout, recent political trends and changing…
Continue Reading Bear injures hiker at Yellowstone National Park
A bear mauled a hiker in Yellowstone National Park near the Wyoming-Montana state line on Friday morning — an attack that sent the man to a…
Continue Reading Teacher placed on leave over back cover of yearbook
Click here for updates on this story FLOWER MOUND, Texas (KTVT) — Accusations of censorship versus complaints of…
Continue Reading Biden signs order establishing White House initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday renewing a White House initiative charged with advancing “equity, justice, and…
Continue Reading Woman says she’s leaving neighborhood after latest carjacking spree
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — After a spree of carjackings in Bucktown this week amid an…
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