NBA schedule for 75th anniversary season has nods to history
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The full schedule for the NBA’s 75th anniversary season has been released. Opening night is Oct. 19. It’s…
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Syria shot down 22 Israeli missiles, Russian military says
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says Syria’s air defense forces have shot down 22 of 24 missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during an…
Continue ReadingNo. 1 Barty beats Krejcikova to reach semis in Cincinnati
By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press MASON, Ohio (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has reached the semifinals of the Western & Southern Open with a 6-2,…
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Redmond woman honored for helping save her husband’s life
A Redmond woman was honored Thursday for her efforts that helped save her husband’s life early last…
Continue ReadingAngelina Jolie joins Instagram to call attention to suffering in Afghanistan
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Angelina Jolie, a notoriously private celebrity with no public social media presence, has joined Instagram, using the platform…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingMan who claimed to have bomb near US Capitol held in jail
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has told a federal…
Continue ReadingScottish Greens agree to back pro-independence government
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens have agreed a power-sharing deal that falls short…
Continue ReadingFlorida orders school boards to relax mask rules or risk pay
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida officials are threatening to withhold funds equal to the salaries of…
Continue ReadingSources: Brazil’s Bolsonaro vexed by central bank autonomy
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian government officials have told The Associated Press that…
Continue ReadingSources: Brazil’s Bolsonaro vexed by central bank autonomy
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian government officials have told The Associated Press that…
Continue ReadingSheriff: Woman threw cat locked inside crate into river after fight with ex
By Chelsea Robinson Click here for updates on this story OAK HILL, Fla (WESH) — A Volusia County woman has been…
Continue ReadingIowa man charged in Capitol riot may be returned to jail
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer…
Continue ReadingSenators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how…
Continue ReadingSenators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater to require vaccination proof or negative COVID test starting Aug. 29
Saying it’s “committed to bringing concerts back in the best ways,” Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Friday that it will be rolling out…
Continue ReadingChristmas tree farm won’t open for season, citing ‘severe shortage’
By WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, OH (WLWT) — A Warren County tree farm will not open for the…
Continue ReadingSöderberg in lead after 2nd round of Czech Masters
VYSOKY UJEZD, Czech Republic (AP) — Sebastian Söderberg has birdied the final hole to shoot an 8-under 64 and take a one-stroke lead after the…
Continue ReadingPakistan suicide bomber targets Chinese workers, 2 kids die
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s interior ministry and police say that a suicide bomber detonated his…
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