By Andy Rose, Shimon Prokupecz and Ashley Killough, CNN As dozens of kids played and people picnicked Thursday afternoon at Memorial Park in Uvalde, Texas, gunfire interrupted in what authorities believe was gang-related violence about a mile and a half from the now-shuttered elementary school where 21 people were killed in May by a teenage
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — School is canceled for a third day in Seattle on Friday as teachers continue striking over issues that include pay as well as support for multilingual and special education students. Classes were due to begin on Wednesday, but thousands of teachers and staff in red Seattle Education Association Shirts have been picketing
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — School is canceled for a third day in Seattle on Friday as teachers continue striking over issues that include pay as well as support for multilingual and special education students. Classes were due to begin on Wednesday, but thousands of teachers and staff in red Seattle Education Association Shirts have been picketing
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan India hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Chicago was ahead 3-2 when Alejo Lopez’s liner off Mark Leiter Jr. slipped between rookie right fielder Seiya Suzuki and center fielder Rafael
Continue ReadingBy FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Brady says he’s focused on helping the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win, not how much longer he might want to play. The 45-year-old quarterback says he feels as though “we’re all getting one day older at a time” and can’t be sure “whether we’re going
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed his country will never abandon the nuclear weapons it needs to counter the United States, which he accused of pushing to weaken the North’s defenses and eventually collapse his government, state media said Friday. Kim made the comments
Continue ReadingChristian Edwards, CNN Huge crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday evening to pay respects to the only British monarch most had ever known. As news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II spread across the United Kingdom, people flooded to the royal residence to lay flowers and light candles. Nicholas Player, 41,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — There was more than one opportunity for sibling rivalry in a Milwaukee Brewers-San Francisco Giants doubleheader that featured two sets of brothers. Brewers left-hander Taylor Rogers and Giants right-hander Tyler Rogers are twins who were warming up at the same time late in the opening game.
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There was a long line on Thursday at the mass clinic for the new Covid-19 booster shot at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond. The vaccines are free, and no appointment is needed. The clinic is open Wednesday through Sunday through September 25th. It’s closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The new Covid booster dose will also be available at
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a new book, the man who was U.S. attorney in Manhattan during over half of Donald Trump’s presidency says he was repeatedly pressured by Justice Department officials to use his office to aid them politically. The assertion was described by The New York Times in an article published Thursday based
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has dismissed claims that modern Western weapons supplied to Ukraine can lead it to victory over Russia as “empty fantasies,” insisting its army is destroying Ukraine’s old and new weapons and will “finish” the war as President Vladimir Putin vowed. The United States accused
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The 2021 COVID-19 Year-in-Review Data Report released Thursday by the Oregon Health Authority highlights the pandemic’s continued disproportionate impacts on communities of color. The annual report also serves as a summary of trends and key statistics from the second calendar year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. The report includes case counts and rates,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal grand jury is reportedly seeking information about Donald Trump’s Save America leadership PAC as investigations into the former president continue to expand. ABC News first reported Thursday that subpoenas issued in recent weeks have asked recipients about the political action committee’s formation, its fundraising activities and its spending. Trump is
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — One year after saying virtual life sentences are unconstitutional for teenage killers, the Washington Supreme Court changed course Thursday in a split ruling that drew irate dissents from four justices. The 5-4 decision was a striking departure for a court that in recent years has steadily embraced
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — One year after saying virtual life sentences are unconstitutional for teenage killers, the Washington Supreme Court changed course Thursday in a split ruling that drew irate dissents from four justices. The 5-4 decision was a striking departure for a court that in recent years has steadily embraced
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Janet Lin opened with three straight birdies and kept right on going until the 26-year-old from China had a 64. That gives her a one-shot lead over Nasa Hataoka in the Kroger Queen City Championship. Scoring was good even on surprisingly fast greens. That included 14-year-old Gianna Clemente. She Monday qualified for
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Happy Thursday, Central Oregon! Skies will stay mostly clear Thursday night, with lows in the low 30s to mid-40s. Winds become light and variable this evening. As long as the wildfires burn, a smoky haze will threaten to stay with us. That will be especially true Friday. A fire weather watch will be in place for
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN When Princess Elizabeth landed at Washington National Airport on the last day of October 1951, she emerged from her airplane in a raspberry red coat, a new velvet-brimmed hat and, some people observed, more makeup than usual. It was her first official visit to the United States, three months before she
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Gov. Kate Brown has ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment in honor and remembrance of Queen Elizabeth II. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II led Great Britain and the Commonwealth with grace, courage, and stability throughout her historic 70-year
Continue ReadingBy AMY TAXIN and DON THOMPSON Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — An oil company has pleaded guilty in federal court to negligently discharging crude off the Southern California coast when its underwater pipeline ruptured last year. Houston-based Amplify Energy and two of its subsidiaries each pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge in
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