Bend City Council may OK $3.9 million ‘navigation center’ contract with Shepherd’s House
The Bend City Council could approve a $3.9 million navigation center for the homeless.
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Surging Texas A&M stuns No. 4 Auburn 67-62 in SEC tourney
By FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tyrece Radford scored 19 points and Quenton Jackson made five throws in the final minute as Texas A&M beat fourth-ranked Auburn 67-62 in the quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference Tournament. The loss could wind up costing the Tigers a No. 1 seed in the NCAA
Continue ReadingJudge issues temporary injunction barring Texas from investigating pediatric gender-affirming care as ‘child abuse’
By Andy Rose, Rosa Flores, Rosalina Nieves and Ray Sanchez, CNN A judge in Texas blocked the state from enforcing Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to investigate gender-affirming care of minors as “child abuse.” “The court finds sufficient cause to enter a temporary injunction,” Judge Amy Clark Meachum in Travis County said Friday evening. The judge
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As masks come off, Oregon officials roll out new recovery plan for what’s next
As the state’s mask requirements begin lifting due to rapidly declining COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, the Oregon Health Authority said Friday it is kicking off the recovery phase of its pandemic response, with a focus on building community resilience and supporting local decision-making.
Continue ReadingCongress votes to renew landmark domestic violence law
By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press Congress has renewed a 1990s-era law that extends protections to victims of domestic and sexual violence. The update to the Violence Against Women Act passed this week as part of a $1.5 trillion government funding package. The bill is certain to win the signature of President Joe Biden, who worked
Continue ReadingSaudi blogger reported freed after decade in prison
MONTREAL (AP) — The wife of Saudi Arabian blogger Raif Badawi says he has been released after a decade in prison for criticizing the country’s conservative religious establishment. Ensaf Haidar tweeted Friday that the 2015 winner of Europe’s Sakharov human rights award “is free.” She lives in Quebec with their three children. Montreal-based human rights
Continue ReadingSmall ‘micronova’ explosion burns through tons of material within hours
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have discovered a new kind of star explosion called a micronova. Although it may be smaller than the giant supernova explosions that claim the lives of stars, this incendiary event still packs a punch. Each micronova can burn through “around 3.5 billion Great Pyramids of Giza” of
Continue ReadingCapturing the heritage of the International Space Station before it crashes into the ocean
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The International Space Station will intentionally fall to Earth and come to rest within the depths of Point Nemo, a watery graveyard 2,000 miles (3,219 kilometers) north of Antarctica, in January 2031. The space station will join the fragments of Russia’s Mir and NASA’s Skylab in the South Pacific Ocean Uninhabited
Continue ReadingCubs manager David Ross gets extension through 2024
MESA, Ariz. (AP) — The Chicago Cubs and manager David Ross have agreed to a contract extension through the 2024 season that includes a club option for 2025. In the two years since he was hired to replace Joe Maddon, Ross is 105-117 with one playoff appearance. He helped the team wade through the challenges
Continue ReadingEPA plan would limit downwind pollution from power plants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan that would restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with air pollution they can’t control. The federal plan announced Friday is intended to help more than two dozen states meet “good neighbor”
Continue ReadingEPA plan would limit downwind pollution from power plants
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing a plan that would restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with air pollution they can’t control. The federal plan announced Friday is intended to help more than two dozen states meet “good neighbor”
Continue ReadingDefense shines as La Tech beats North Texas 42-36 in CUSA
FRISCO, Texas — Keaston Willis and Cobe Williams scored 12 points each and third-ssed Louisiana Tech’s defense stifled top-ranked North Texas in a 42-28 win n the Conference USA Conference Tourney semifinals on Friday. Louisiana Tech held North Texas to 36 points on 24.1 percent shooting en route to a 42-36 win i Both marks
Continue ReadingMennenga nets 15 to carry Davidson past Fordham 74-56 in A10
WASHINGTON — Sam Mennenga registered 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists as Davidson got past Fordham 74-56 in the Atlantic 10 Conference Tourney quarterfinals. Rostyslav Novitskyi led the Rams on Friday with 18 points and three blocks.
Continue ReadingNo indictment for Texans QB Watson over sex assault claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson following a police investigation sparked by lawsuits from 22 women who have accused him of harassment and sexual assault. The grand jury’s decision Friday came about a year after the women first filed their
Continue ReadingNo indictment for Texans QB Watson over sex assault claims
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson following a police investigation sparked by lawsuits from 22 women who have accused him of harassment and sexual assault. The grand jury’s decision Friday came about a year after the women first filed their
Continue ReadingGOP lawmaker calls Zelensky a ‘thug’ and Ukrainian government ‘incredibly evil’
CNN By Alex Rogers, CNN North Carolina Republican Rep. Madison Cawthorn recently called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky a “thug” and the Ukrainian government “incredibly evil,” criticizing the country and its leader as Russia invades it. Cawthorn’s statements were aligned with former President Donald Trump’s praise of Russian President Vladimir Putin but in sharp contrast to
Continue ReadingFamed Ernest Tubb Record Shop in Nashville up for sale
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The downtown Nashville, Tennessee record store that was opened by Opry legend Ernest Tubb in 1947 and has been a landmark in country music for decades will close as the building is being put up for sale. The owners of the Ernest Tubb Record Shop said in a statement on Friday
Continue ReadingAlbania: 3rd day of protests over price hikes blamed on war
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Demonstrators have marched through Albania’s capital, Tirana, and tried to block streets in other cities, in a third day of protests against recent price hikes that authorities blame on the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Edi Rama’s government imposed price controls on fuel, and has urged Albanians to use their cars
Continue ReadingJackson-Davis leads Indiana past No. 16 Illinois 65-63
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 21 points, including three free throws in the closing seconds, and Indiana beat top-seeded and 16th-ranked Illinois 65-63 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Jackson-Davis knocked down two free throws with 26.1 seconds left to put the Hoosiers ahead 64-63. The Illini had
Continue ReadingNo. 21 Oklahoma women advance to Big 12 tourney semis
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Madi Williams had 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, Taylor Robertson also scored 19 points and No. 21 Oklahoma beat Kansas 80-68 to advance to the Big 12 Conference tournament semifinals. Fourth-seeded Oklahoma, which picked up its first conference tournament victory since 2016, avenged a 73-67 loss at home
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