China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled…
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Violent public outbursts and unruly behavior may keep some from reentering society — but likely not for long, experts say
Just when you thought you were ready for a soft return to public life, this happens: An unruly plane passenger commandeers an intercom. A grocery…
Continue ReadingAstronauts begin spacewalk to install solar panels on International Space Station
Space is hard — and no one understands that better than astronauts. After facing “technical delays” during a spacewalk on…
Continue ReadingJuneteenth’s path to becoming a federal holiday was a long time coming
For much of US history, Juneteenth has been a date observed mostly by Black Americans commemorating the symbolic end of slavery. Since the reckoning…
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Why becoming a stay-at-home dad was the best decision I ever made
When people ask me why I am a stay-at-home dad, I’ve usually been pretty busy. One time I was wiping dried formula off my shirt. Another time I…
Continue ReadingMichigan police fatally shot a 19-year-old woman who allegedly fired at an officer near a Juneteenth parade
A Michigan police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old woman Saturday after police said she shot at the officer near a Juneteenth parade, officials…
Continue Reading1 person is killed and at least 5 are wounded in an Oakland, CA, shooting, police say
One person was killed and at least five others were wounded in a shooting Saturday evening near Lake Merritt in Oakland, California, according to…
Continue Reading They lost their loved ones to Covid. Then they heard from them again
They never ran out of things to talk about. It was obvious from the start. He was a brawny former Maine lobsterman with a booming baritone. She was a…
Continue ReadingA family Father’s Day concert tradition on pause during the pandemic returns, bringing conversation and camaraderie
It all began with a Lynyrd Skynyrd concert in 2013. That’s the year Eric Reed got his father, Ted Reed, and his father-in-law, Bob Caldwell,…
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Volunteers clean up, remove trash along China Hat Road
The Central Oregon Landcruisers organized a volunteer cleanup Saturday of trash and items left behind along China Hat Road south of…
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Central Oregonians gather to celebrate Juneteenth, newly official state, federal holiday
Central Oregonians walked up Pilot Butte in an annual ‘Take Back the Butte’ event and also held another gathering Saturday to mark Juneteenth, a…
Continue ReadingEmory University School of Medicine formally apologizes after rejecting an applicant for his race
More than 60 years ago, Marion Gerald Hood was rejected from a medical school because of his race. This week, the school apologized. The Emory…
Continue ReadingThis rabbi is joining the German army, 90 years after Hitler expelled Jewish soldiers
During Germany’s Covid-19 lockdown, Rabbi Zsolt Balla earned a devoted online following, live-streaming prayer services on Facebook. Now, as…
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The US triples its vaccine donations to Taiwan as the island battles an outbreak
The United States is more than tripling its vaccine allocation to Taiwan, as the island battles a Covid-19 outbreak and resists pressure from Beijing…
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S-503 Fire on Warm Springs Reservation at 6,200 acres; Klamath fire evacuation level lowered
A wildfire on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation southeast of Mount Hood grew to about 6,200 acres Sunday, also bringing hazy skies to Central…
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Hot and sunny start to summer
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! Sunday, which will kick off the official start of summer, will be looking a lot like Saturday, with highs around 90 and…
Continue ReadingCollege student uses $600 of her unused meal plan money to feed and care for the homeless community in St. Louis
Maya Nepos had only a few days left before graduating from college at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, when she realized she had $600…
Continue Reading2-year-old killed, 3 others injured in two shootings on Detroit freeways
A 2-year-old was killed and three others — including a 9-year-old — were wounded in two separate shootings on freeways in Detroit…
Continue ReadingOregon police search for suspect after 3 people found dead in separate incidents
Police in Oregon are searching for a suspect believed to be responsible for three separate attacks that left three people dead and one person…
Continue ReadingAt least 5 people injured in separate shootings in Colorado Springs, police say
At least five people were injured Friday night in two separate shootings less than a mile apart in Colorado Springs, Colorado, police said. The first…
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