Judge’s single sends Yankees past A’s for 12th straight win
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the ninth inning, Giancarlo…
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Family, friends gather to remember slain New Orleans officer
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Family and friends of a New Orleans police officer who was shot and killed while vacationing with friends in…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s top high school graduate fears for her future
By TAMEEM AKHGAR and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press Salgy Baran got the highest score in all of Afghanistan on her university entrance exams this…
Continue ReadingA struggle to prevent suicides at soaring NYC sculpture
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are evaluating the future of a 150-foot-tall piece of public art in New York City known…
Continue ReadingAlone in the sky, pilot and fiancee save 17 in Tenn. flood
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville helicopter pilot Joel Boyers had prayed for God to show him his life had…
Continue ReadingSyndergaard makes rehab start, ‘can’t imagine’ leaving Mets
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard threw 16 pitches Thursday night in a rehab start for High-A Brooklyn, the first outing in months for the New York…
Continue ReadingCouple hopeful for children’s future after escape from Kabul
By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An Afghan couple who arrived in the United States this week navigated the streets of…
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VFW Auxiliary national president paying visit to C. Oregon
Jean Hamil, the national president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, arrived at Redmond Airport to a special welcome on Thursday and plans…
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20th Oregon Airshow of the Cascades set to fly high at Madras Airport
The 20th Airshow of the Cascades is set for Friday and Saturday at the Madras Airport, featuring a wide variety of planes on displays, aerial…
Continue ReadingIda aims to hit Louisiana on Hurricane Katrina anniversary
By KEVIN McGILL and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has ordered a mandatory evacuation for…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 surge pummels Hawaii and its native population
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A public service announcement campaign reminds Hawaiians that when Hawaii was a…
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Counties with the highest rate of food insecure children in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest rate of children with food insecurity Oregon using data from Feeding…
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Most popular girl names in the 60s in Oregon
Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for girls of the 1960s in Oregon using data from the Social Security…
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Counties with the most born-and-bred residents in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most born and bred residents in Oregon using data from the U.S. Census…
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Highest-paying jobs in Portland, Oregon
Stacker compiled the highest paying jobs in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor…
Continue ReadingArkansas doctor under investigation for prescribing anti-parasitic drug thousands of times for Covid-19 despite FDA warning
By Devon M. Sayers and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Arkansas Medical Board is investigating after a doctor said he prescribed an anti-parasitic drug…
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Biggest exports from Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the biggest exports from Oregon using data from the U.S. Census…
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Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity Oregon using data from U.S. Department of Health & Human…
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Best counties to retire to in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the best counties to retire in Oregon using data from…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Nora a hurricane threat to Mexico’s coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strengthening Tropical Storm Nora is rolling toward a possible hurricane brush with Mexico’s Pacific Coast and the Baja…
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