High school students walk out of class to protest coach’s dismissal over sexual orientation
By Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado (KCNC) — About 30 students walked out of…
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Ron Jeremy, porn star, charged with sexually assaulting four women
By Lisa Respers France and Cheri Mossburg, CNN Porn star Ron Jeremy has been charged with forcibly raping three women and sexually assaulting another…
Continue ReadingStanding pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team…
Continue ReadingStanding pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team…
Continue ReadingSchool board to pay ACLU’s legal costs over bathroom lawsuit
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil…
Continue ReadingRon Jeremy faces 20 more sexual assault charges
By Cheri Mossburg and Steve Almasy, CNN Porn star Ron Jeremy is facing an additional 20 counts of forcible rape, sexual battery, sodomy and more,…
Continue ReadingAnti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Medical Board has opened an investigation following reports that inmates…
Continue ReadingAward-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham…
Continue ReadingFormer Amazon employee accused of stealing van from warehouse, leading police on chase
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A former Amazon employee is accused…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingFirst responder asks people to consider vaccine after severe COVID-19 diagnosis
By Helena Battipaglia Click here for updates on this story COVINGTON, Kentucky (WLWT) — A Northern Kentucky first…
Continue ReadingFraser-Pryce avenges Olympic 100 loss in blazing 10.60 time
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has clocked the third-fastest women’s 100 meters in history to beat Olympic champion Elaine…
Continue Reading11-year-old boy injured in hit-and-run caught on camera
By Josh Copitch Click here for updates on this story SALINAS, California (KSBW) — An 11-year-old boy was struck by a…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over Florida school mask mandates now before judge
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for parents suing to overturn the governor’s executive order…
Continue ReadingNicaragua orders closure of 15 more NGOs
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s legislature has ordered the closure of 15 more non-governmental organizations, bringing to 45 the…
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Deschutes County seeks applicants for new Cannabis Advisory Panel
Deschutes County is accepting applications from community members who are interested in serving on its new Cannabis Advisory…
Continue ReadingTexas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after months of…
Continue ReadingBeckham continues comeback, joins Browns’ team drills
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Odell Beckham Jr.’s comeback is closer to completion. Beckham, who has slowly increased his…
Continue ReadingOregon district passes resolution against COVID-19 mandates
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A school board in central Oregon, where COVID-19 is surging, has passed a resolution protesting statewide school mask mandates…
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