Chicken hitches ride, ends up in Vermont’s largest city
HINESBURG, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont family’s chicken is back home after hitching a ride last month in the undercarriage of their pickup truck and…
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EXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — According to a health official in South Africa, methanol was found in the blood of the 21…
Continue ReadingUS disrupts North Korean hackers that targeted hospitals
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was…
Continue ReadingIdaho Endowment Fund lost $400 million last fiscal year
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Endowment Fund that distributes money to public schools and other entities lost $400…
Continue ReadingHighway safety agency running ads in effort to curb speeding
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it will spend $8 million on ads aimed at stemming the rising number of traffic…
Continue ReadingDemocratic lawmakers including Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Speier and more arrested in abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress were among those arrested by Capitol Police on Tuesday afternoon as part…
Continue ReadingAmazon sues administrators of more than 11,000 Facebook groups that allegedly brokered fake online reviews
By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon said Tuesday it has sued the administrators of more than 11,000 Facebook groups allegedly responsible for facilitating the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration pushes to close the growing cybersecurity workforce gap
By Brian Fung, CNN Business The Biden administration is pushing to fill hundreds of thousands of cybersecurity jobs in the United States as part of a…
Continue ReadingCDC signs off on Novavax Covid-19 vaccine for adults
By Jacqueline Howard and Katherine Dillinger, CNN Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday…
Continue ReadingHighway safety agency running ads in effort to curb speeding
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency says it will spend $8 million on ads aimed at stemming the rising number of traffic…
Continue ReadingOSU, PSU study: Left-turn signals, better lighting, shorter crossings would boost older pedestrians’ safety
Research by the Oregon State University College of Engineering and Portland State University suggests a trio of roadway treatments would enable…
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‘A new challenge’: Downtown Bend restaurant Joolz shuts down dining but keeps business going
The owner of the Middle Eastern, Lebanese- influenced restaurant, Joolz, on Wall Street in downtown Bend said after changes brought on by…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutors say all 16 fake Trump electors are targets in criminal probe
By Zachary Cohen, Sara Murray and Jason Morris, CNN The Atlanta-area prosecutors scrutinizing former President Donald Trump‘s attempts to…
Continue ReadingMan serving time on gun charges accused in 2007 slaying
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A man serving time in federal prison on weapons charges is now accused of killing an Alabama teenager in 2007. Police in…
Continue Reading‘Law & Order: Organized Crime’ crew member fatally shot in Brooklyn, suspect still at-large
By Mark Morales A 31-year-old man who was working for the production crew of the NBC show “Law & Order: Organized Crime” was shot…
Continue ReadingCDC adds 5 places to ‘high’ risk category for travel, drops Covid-19 cruise ship program
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its “high” risk category for travel on…
Continue ReadingCrypto is making a big comeback. Will it last?
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It has been an absolutely brutal year for investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin has lost more…
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Bend Police Department to host second Community Academy this fall
Because of its continued popularity, the Bend Police Department announced Tuesday it will host a second Community Academy this…
Continue ReadingNot everyone can afford air conditioning during a brutal heat wave. Here’s how they cope
By Tami Luhby, CNN Even when the temperature soars into the 90s, Linda Morris won’t turn on her air conditioning until she feels she’s…
Continue ReadingNot everyone can afford air conditioning during a brutal heat wave. Here’s how they cope
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN Even when the temperature soars into the 90s, Linda Morris won’t turn on her air conditioning until she feels…
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