By Virginia Langmaid, CNN The announcement of the expansion of the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site by more than 3,000 acres is welcome news for the governor of the Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes. “The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes are excited to see the additional 3,478 acres to the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ben Gulbranson threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Tre’Shaun Harrison with 13 seconds remaining and Oregon State overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Stanford 28-27 on Saturday night. “We keep fighting until the last second,” Gulbranson said. “With this team, anything
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Ben Gulbranson threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Tre’Shaun Harrison with 13 seconds remaining and Oregon State overcame a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Stanford 28-27 on Saturday night. “We keep fighting until the last second,” Gulbranson said. “With this team, anything
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The exquisite golden tiara, inlaid with precious stones by master craftsmen some 1,500 years ago, was one of the world’s most valuable artifacts from the blood-letting rule of Attila the Hun, who rampaged with horseback warriors deep into Europe in the 5th century. The Hun diadem
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s transgender clinic in Nashville has paused gender affirming surgeries for patients under the age of 18, a top executive at the center told a Tennessee lawmaker Friday. Republican Tennessee state Rep. Jason Zachary — who had asked VUMC to permanently end gender affirming surgeries for minors —
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Projections show Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left party winning a German state election in which the environmentalist Greens and the far-right made gains as the country faces high inflation and worries about energy supplies this winter. Scholz’s Social Democrats, whose nationwide polling has been weak recently as the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Nicolas Toulliou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people killed in 2009 when their storm-tossed Air France flight
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Nicolas Toulliou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people killed in 2009 when their storm-tossed Air France flight
Continue ReadingBy PHILIPP JENNE and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s liberal president is on course to win a second six-year term in an election without the need for a runoff vote. Projections for ORF public television and the Austria Press Agency showed President Alexander Van der Bellen winning around 56% of the vote
Continue ReadingJASON CHATRAW The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — George Holani rushed for 157 yards and caught a touchdown pass, Ashton Jeanty rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores, and Boise State defeated Fresno State 40-20 Saturday night. Boise State (4-2, 3-0 Mountain West) watched its ground game flourish for the second straight
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright, Tom Booth and Dinara Salieva, CNN Vadim says he plunged into depression last month after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military draft to send hundreds of thousands of conscripts to fight in Ukraine. “I was silent,” the 28-year-old engineer says, explaining that he simply stopped talking while at
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN The high prices, the canceled flights, the booked-up lodging and rental cars. The summer of travel chaos still seems hot and fresh somehow. But it’s time to look forward, for there’s another crunch time looming less than two months away: the 2022 winter holiday travel season. So put away your T-shirts,
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Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! The ridge of high pressure responsible for these warm, calm days does not budge an inch over the rest of the weekend, so it looks like similar conditions to stretch into next week. Some cooler air will be introduced beginning Monday, but we will not sacrifice any sunshine. Highs will be in the 70s
Continue ReadingBy Ivan Watson, Rebecca Wright, Tom Booth and Dinara Salieva, CNN Vadim says he plunged into depression last month after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a military draft to send hundreds of thousands of conscripts to fight in Ukraine. “I was silent,” the 28-year-old engineer says, explaining that he simply stopped talking while at work.
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday called the attack that damaged the huge bridge connecting Russia to its annexed territory of Crimea “a terrorist act” masterminded by Ukrainian special services. The Kerch Bridge, which holds important strategic and symbolic value to Russia in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Noah Whittington surveyed the field while running to his right, making a quick cut to evade a tackle before sprinting up the field. Then the Oregon running back reached a speed no one else on the field could match, bursting past a half-dozen Arizona defensive
Continue ReadingJASON CHATRAW The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — George Holani rushed for 157 yards and caught a touchdown pass, Ashton Jeanty rushed for 109 yards and a pair of scores, and Boise State defeated Fresno State 40-20 Saturday night. Boise State (4-2, 3-0 Mountain West) watched its ground game flourish for the second straight
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The Samaritan’s Purse project’s Operation Christmas Child is spreading smiles across the world. Operation Christmas Child is collecting shoe box gifts. National spokesperson Justin Thomas got a shoebox gift when he was 13 and growing up in Southeast Asia. Thomas used to write with a pencil so short that he held it using a pen cap. Inside his shoe box was
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First responders are looking to fill some important roles and are asking the community for help in making that happen. For the first time, a First Responder Job Fair and Community Event took place at Riverbend Park on Saturday. About 10 agencies participated to encourage people to apply for the openings and learn more about what they’re all about. Dozens of
Continue ReadingBy GAVIN GOOD Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Backup, walk-on kicker Fabrizio Pinton hit a 36-yard field goal with 2:46 to go and Matthew Bailey made a late interception to lift Illinois to a 9-6 win over Iowa, its first over the Hawkeyes since 2008. Illinois (5-1, 2-1 Big Ten) is off to its
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