LEADING OFF: Francona, Guardians hit with virus outbreak
By The Associated Press The Cleveland Guardians are dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined manager Terry Francona and several of the…
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Delaware State University expresses outrage over lacrosse team traffic stop in Georgia. Sheriff says it was not racial profiling
CNN, WJCL By Joe Sutton, Claudia Dominguez and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Delaware State University, a historically Black institution, said its…
Continue ReadingMultnomah County urges everyone to wear masks indoors
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Multnomah County health officials in Portland, Oregon, are asking people to wear masks indoors until new COVID-19 counts and…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its…
Continue ReadingShe apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China’s ‘Iron Lady’ of diving remain
By George Ramsay, CNN For Lisa Wright, an elite-level diving judge from New Zealand, it was supposed to be the highlight of her career — the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea declares ‘major national emergency’ as first case of Covid-19 identified, state media reports
By Gawon Bae and Helen Regan, CNN North Korea has identified its first ever case of Covid-19, according to state media, which called the situation a…
Continue ReadingJury clears American in alleged assault of flight attendant
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas has cleared American Airlines of responsibility for an alleged sexual assault by a celebrity chef it hired…
Continue ReadingGerman airline apologizes after a large number of Jewish people are denied boarding
By Aaron Cooper, CNN A German airline is apologizing after a large number of Jewish passengers were denied boarding on a connecting flight at a…
Continue ReadingGerman airline apologizes after a large number of Jewish people are denied boarding
CNN By Aaron Cooper, CNN A German airline is apologizing after a large number of Jewish passengers were denied boarding on a connecting flight at a…
Continue ReadingTrump sells Washington hotel lease to investment group
By Paul LeBlanc and Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump has officially checked out of the Washington, DC, hotel business. The Trump…
Continue ReadingBiden calls Trump ‘MAGA king,’ vows to push GOP contrasts
By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — President Joe Biden is calling his predecessor, Donald Trump, “the great MAGA…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown
By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea imposed a nationwide lockdown Thursday to control its…
Continue ReadingTop global official: Bosnian Serbs are trying to `secede’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top international official in Bosnia is warning that Bosnian Serbs are trying to…
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More rain headed our way
Happy Wednesday Central Oregon! Today was the day to enjoy some sunshine, as rain is headed our way. Our temperatures will dip about 10-15 degrees…
Continue ReadingWake Forest fires Jen Hoover as women’s basketball coach
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Wake Forest has fired women’s basketball coach Jen Hoover, parting ways with the former Demon Deacons player…
Continue ReadingNikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP title
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has earned a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy to…
Continue ReadingPolice: Suspect in Utah campsite slayings killed himself
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Months after a newlywed couple was shot to death at a Utah campsite, police have…
Continue ReadingRivas’ key hit vs hometown Padres lifts Cubs to 7-5 win
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Alfonso Rivas hit a tiebreaking two-run single against his hometown team in the eighth inning,…
Continue ReadingIdaho hospital sues Ammon Bundy and associate for defamation
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho hospital that went on lockdown in March after far-right activists protested outside…
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