Big Ten votes to add USC, UCLA as members starting in 2024
By RALPH D. RUSSO and ERIC OLSON AP College Sports Writers In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add…
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First on CNN: Democrats seek help from Pentagon to protect service members’ abortion access
By Lauren Fox, CNN A group of Senate Democrats on the Armed Services Committee led by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono wants Secretary of Defense Lloyd…
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Emmett Till’s family calls for justice after finding an unserved arrest warrant in his case
By Sara Sidner, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Family members of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teen whose murder in the Jim Crow South…
Continue Reading US official: Migrants who died cleared inland checkpoint
By JUAN LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53…
Continue Reading Italy’s Draghi brushes off concerns his coalition could fold
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi insists his government won’t collapse despite rising…
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Puerto Rico suspends operations of bank amid global probe
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro…
Continue Reading Man who sold pistol to hostage-taker in Texas pleads guilty
DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being…
Continue Reading Crewless robotic Mayflower ship reaches Plymouth Rock
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. The sleek Mayflower…
Continue Reading Surprised Fox tops leaderboard at Irish Open with 8-under 64
THOMASTOWN, Ireland (AP) — New Zealand’s Ryan Fox says he was surprised to find himself leading the Irish Open after the opening round despite…
Continue Reading Sonny Barger, figurehead of Hells Angels, dies at 83
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — The leather-clad figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has died. Sonny Barger was 83. Barger’s death…
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La Pine Frontier Days return at a new, larger location, along with new activities for all to enjoy
The La Pine community is preparing for four days of fun-filled activities. It’s the La Pine Frontier Days starting on Friday. People were busy…
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2nd visitor in 3 days gored by Yellowstone park bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park…
Continue Reading 2nd visitor in 3 days gored by Yellowstone park bison
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park…
Continue Reading NY legislators rewriting gun laws after Supreme Court ruling
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began a special legislative session seeking to limit the…
Continue Reading Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35…
Continue Reading Greece formally requests to buy F-35 fighter jets from US
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35…
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Oregon’s minimum wage — make that wages — rise again Friday, still at three different levels
Minimum-wage workers will get a raise when Oregon’s minimum wage rates go up on July 1, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries…
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El movimiento indígena y el gobierno de Ecuador firman un acuerdo
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana informó este jueves en conferencia de prensa que, tras llegar a un acuerdo con…
Continue Reading How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis
By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
Continue Reading How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis
CNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s…
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