By BROOKE SCHULTZ Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Senate is advancing legislation that would prohibit transgender women from participating in women’s sports. The bill that passed Tuesday was sent to the state House, which had previously passed an identical bill. One Democrat crossed party lines to vote in favor of the
Continue ReadingBy GLEN FARLEY Associated Press FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Lining up at his customary position in the New England Patriots’ backfield on Tuesday, Damien Harris felt a rush of adrenaline. Good things generally happened when Harris touched the ball last season as he gained a career-high 929 yards on 202 carries (an average of 4.6
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Orland Pride coach Amanda Cromwell and assistant Sam Greene have been placed on administrative leave while the National Women’s Soccer League and its players’ association investigate allegations of retaliation. Assistant Seb Hines will serve as interim coach. The league and the players’ union say the investigation is exploring
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In this week’s FBI Portland Tech Tuesday segment, Dixon Land with the FBI discusses how to protect your wallet and your accounts.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El actor Matthew McConaughey dio un apasionado y, en ocasiones, emotivo discurso en una rueda de prensa de la Casa Blanca este martes, en el que compartió las historias de los que murieron en el tiroteo en la escuela primaria de Uvalde, Texas, e instó a tomar más medidas sobre el
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los asesores en materia de vacunas de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE.UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) decidieron este martes que era benéfico autorizar la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Novavax, que utiliza una tecnología diferente a la de las tres vacunas actualmente en uso en EE.UU.,
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Bend-La Pine Schools are investigating why a 40-year-old Bend registered sex offender, wanted on a federal warrant, was allowed into the office area of High Desert Middle School to use the restroom, prompting a police call-out, “secure” lockout status and his arrest down the street.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Manu Raju and Ted Barrett, CNN Lawmakers are beginning to see the contours of a gun deal taking shape in the US Senate even as both sides admit there is far more work to do to convince lawmakers to get behind a narrow package that will be far less robust than Democrats
Continue ReadingNOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has “no idea” if she’ll be ready for Wimbledon in just under three weeks after retiring from her match with a “freak injury” to her left side. The 19-year-old Raducanu was facing Victorija Golubic in her opener at the Nottingham Open and was trailing 4-3 when
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr says he is back to square one in learning the team’s new system and the unit he’ll direct this fall when the team navigates one of the league’s toughest schedules. Carr’s college teammate Davante Adams has joined the quarterback’s leading
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Hospital officials in Washington are urging people to wear masks and warning that facilities are heading toward another COVID-19 case peak amid high spread in the community. Washington State Hospital Association CEO Cassie Sauer on Monday said at the end of last week, almost 600 people with COVID-19 were in hospitals across
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Pamela Brown, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has privately expressed an openness for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semiautomatic rifles, according to a person familiar with the matter, but the issue is unlikely to be included in any final deal because most Republicans are opposed to it. Instead,
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Rebekah Riess and Christina Maxouris, CNN One of the three inmates who escaped from a Barry County, Missouri, jail last week has been captured — more than 800 miles away, authorities announced. Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, was taken into custody near Casper, Wyoming, on Wednesday, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office said in
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay minor league pitcher David Hess threw one inning for the rookie-level FCL Rays on Tuesday. It was his first game since undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumor in his chest. Hess announced last October after experiencing chest tightness and shortness of breath that a cancerous germ cell tumor
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Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! We’re still seeing a slight chance of showers Tuesday night. Lows will be in the mid-40s to low 50s. Our skies will become partly cloudy Wednesday, with highs that are near average, in the mid-70s. Mostly sunny skies will return Thursday, with highs in the low to mid-80s. We will stay warm Friday,
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A specially commissioned, unburnable edition of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” has been auctioned for $130,000, Sotheby’s announced Tuesday. Proceeds will be donated to PEN America, which advocates for free expression. The 384-page book consists mainly of Cinefoil, a specially treated aluminum product, and was
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Anyone calling a City of Bend phone number from a phone with Verizon service could not get through Tuesday, city officials advised, as they offered alternative ways to reach various departments.
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press A musician who wants to make classical music more accessible to more diverse performers and audience members has been named this year’s recipient of a college scholarship founded in honor of slain Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl. Joseph Weinberg plans to use the $2,000 Daniel Pearl Berkshire Scholarship to
Continue ReadingAL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — A late deflected goal from Ajdin Hrustic has secured a 2-1 win for Australia in an Asian playoff against the United Arab Emirates and sets up an intercontinental showdown with Peru for a spot at the World Cup in Qatar. The Australians are a win away from a fifth consecutive
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man with attempted murder after they say he stabbed a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward last week. Authorities say 35-year-old Ashkan Amirsoleymani remained inside a storage room at the Encino Hospital Medical Center in the San
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