After nixing diversity symbols, Newberg School Board fires superintendent
The Newberg School Board, which recently tried to ban teachers from displaying gay pride and Black Lives Matter symbols, has abruptly fired the…
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Another UAW official charged with looting union coffers
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Investigators say an official at a suburban Detroit branch of the United Auto Workers took $2 million…
Continue ReadingAnother UAW official charged with looting union coffers
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Investigators say an official at a suburban Detroit branch of the United Auto Workers took $2 million…
Continue ReadingAmtrak to resume service on bypass 4 years after derailment
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia, nearly four years after a deadly…
Continue ReadingAmtrak to resume service on bypass 4 years after derailment
SEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia, nearly four years after a deadly…
Continue ReadingA running list of who the January 6 committee has subpoenaed or requested to appear
By Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, has issued scores of subpoenas to…
Continue ReadingA running list of who has received a subpoena from the House January 6 select committee
CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6 has as of publication issued 35 subpoenas to…
Continue ReadingBoeing agrees to settle with Ethiopia 737 Max crash victims
NEW YORK (AP) — Boeing has reached a legal agreement with the victims’ families from the March 2019 crash in Ethiopia that involved its 737-Max…
Continue ReadingAid official: Thousands of Afghan refugees fleeing to Iran
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top aid official says thousands of Afghan refugees are fleeing the Taliban into neighboring…
Continue ReadingLess is more: Cardinals work to balance preparation, health
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is cutting back on hard practices as his team tries to…
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Fire destroys SW Bend home; cause found to be improper disposal of woodstove ashes
A fire that destroyed a southwest Bend home Wednesday morning while the residents were away was found to have been caused by improper disposal of…
Continue ReadingExclusive: January 6 committee interested in at least 5 people from Pence’s inner circle
By Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Michael Warren, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from…
Continue ReadingFeds abandon plan to shrink habitat of rare red wolves
By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Federal wildlife officials overseeing the world’s only wild population of endangered red wolves announced they…
Continue ReadingPrincipales fabricantes se niegan a comprometerse a vender solo vehículos de cero emisiones para 2024
Ángela Reyes (CNN Business) — Los principales actores de la industria automotriz se niegan a respaldar el compromiso de vender solamente autos…
Continue ReadingDisney returns to profit in 4Q, but streaming gains slow
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Walt Disney Co. returned to a quarterly profit as it once again got a bump from reopened parks but…
Continue ReadingMexico loses bid to stop auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Christie’s auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts has gone ahead despite the Mexican government’s appeals to stop it,…
Continue ReadingAl Sharpton says Ahmaud Arbery’s killing was a ‘lynching in the 21st century’
By Devon M. Sayers, Pamela Kirkland and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Rev. Al Sharpton is asking for a just verdict in the trial of the three men accused of…
Continue ReadingAfter nixing diversity symbols, school district fires leader
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Oregon that recently banned teachers from displaying symbols including those…
Continue ReadingBeyond Meat Q3 sales fall short as US demand drops
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat reported lower-than-expected sales in the third quarter due to a slump in…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press An eye-opening report on inflation that was hotter than expected slammed into the bond market on Wednesday, sending yields…
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