Reports of gunshots near George Floyd Square on the anniversary of his death
Police responded to reports of gunfire Tuesday near the place where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer one year ago. One person…
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Coroner IDs pilot killed in military jet crash in northeast Las Vegas neighborhood
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County Coroner’s office on Tuesday identified…
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Buddies trip of a lifetime: Bend golfer caddies for a friend at the PGA Championship
Amid the chaos as the PGA Championship wrapped up in historic fashion on Sunday was a golfer from…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s death was a wake-up call for Corporate America. Here’s what has — and hasn’t — changed
One year ago today, the world watched George Floyd’s life slowly slip away under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer. The outpouring of…
Continue ReadingCCSD, teachers union reach agreement on financing, administering staff health plans
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Clark County School District and the state’s largest…
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Central Oregon’s job recovery slows dramatically, after months of hot hiring, economist says
Preliminary Central Oregon employment estimates for April reveal the pace of job recovery slowed dramatically for much of the region after several…
Continue ReadingWalmart apologizes to people who received racist emails
Walmart has apologized to people who received emails containing the n-word in an earlier message from the retailer. On Monday, Walmart said someone…
Continue ReadingThis company wants to deliver your groceries in 10 minutes
A German e-commerce startup wants to disrupt the New York City grocery market with deliveries to customers’ apartments in 10 minutes or less.…
Continue ReadingFormer NASA astronaut plans private trip back to space: ‘It’s a little bit like an addiction’
Record-holding NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson has spent more time in outer space than almost any other human on the planet, but even in retirement…
Continue ReadingExxon uses Big Tobacco’s playbook to downplay the climate crisis, Harvard study finds
For decades, ExxonMobil has deployed Big Tobacco-like propaganda to downplay the gravity of the climate crisis, shift blame onto consumers and…
Continue ReadingGeorge Floyd’s family to meet with Biden and Harris at White House
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet on Tuesday with the family of George Floyd exactly one year after he was killed by a…
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Judge blasts Barr’s Justice Dept. for ‘getting a jump on public relations’ in Mueller report rollout
A federal judge slammed the Department of Justice for “getting a jump on public relations” when its leaders in 2019 discussed a public…
Continue ReadingBiden and Putin summit to take place next month in Switzerland
The first face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next month in Switzerland, the White…
Continue ReadingDylann Roof’s appeal in his 2015 church massacre conviction focuses on killer’s competency to stand trial
Lawyers for the White nationalist who killed nine people at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina, began making their case…
Continue Reading‘Mike Tyson: The Knockout’ doesn’t live up to its title, but the ABC documentary wins on points
“Mike Tyson: The Knockout” initially feels like it’s simply retracing the same old steps, charting the boxer’s epic rise,…
Continue Reading Senate poised to confirm Kristen Clarke as first Black woman to lead DOJ civil rights division
Democrats are poised to confirm Kristen Clarke Tuesday as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a…
Continue ReadingOlivia Rodrigo celebrates ‘Good 4 U’ hitting No. 1 on the charts
Olivia Rodrigo has a lot to celebrate. The 18-year-old’s new single “Good 4 U” has hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. This is…
Continue ReadingPolice forces across Europe accused of ‘ethnic profiling’ when stopping and searching people
Police forces across the European Union have been accused of illegal “ethnic profiling” and discrimination after a survey found they were…
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Mid Oregon Credit Union’s ‘Adopt-a-Bear’ effort raises over $6,100 for Healthy Beginnings
Mid Oregon Credit Union’s Adopt-A-Bear Fundraiser raised more than $6,100 for Healthy Beginnings’ free health and development screenings for…
Continue ReadingEfforts to combat poverty in Nepal backslide during the latest deadly wave of Covid-19
As Nepal wrestles with a deadly wave of Covid-19, efforts to help vulnerable families there are facing new and unimaginable challenges. Maggie Doyne,…
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