Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for Afghans
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Last June, a team of female doctors and nurses drove six hours across mountains, dry…
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Idaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in June
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late…
Continue ReadingIdaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in June
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late…
Continue ReadingIdaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in June
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late…
Continue ReadingMissing boy’s mom: ‘I could feel his fingers slipping’ away
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsy Doan didn’t think the water flowing over the creek crossing on San Marcos Road was…
Continue ReadingOklahoma executes man who killed elderly couple in 2003
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma has executed a man convicted of killing an elderly couple and committing other…
Continue ReadingThis company will make employees pay a hefty fine if they bother colleagues on vacation
By Diksha Madhok, CNN Getting urgent work emails from colleagues even during vacation? This is a common occurrence for many white-collar workers,…
Continue ReadingAlly of ex-Pakistan PM wins confidence vote in blow to gov’t
LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a key political ally of Pakistan’s former prime minister has won a confidence vote in the Punjab Assembly…
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Carpenters union seeks apprentices for high-paying jobs in Central Oregon
You may know about the shortage of workers in skilled trades in many fields on the High Desert, but may be unaware the carpenters union is offering…
Continue ReadingUS consumer inflation eased again to 6.5% in December
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that…
Continue ReadingUS inflation eases grip on economy, falling for a 6th month
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising U.S. consumer prices moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that…
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Kôr Community Land Trust, Bend Chamber partner on employer-supported workforce housing pilot
Homeownership is out of financial reach for the majority of Bend’s working population, reports have shown. The Bend Chamber of Commerce and Kôr…
Continue ReadingIn Washington, ‘classified’ is synonymous with ‘controversy’
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton’s presidential dreams were undermined by her use of a private email server…
Continue ReadingLate Pentagon chief Ash Carter to be honored at service
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and other past and present U.S. officials are honoring the late Ash Carter, who…
Continue ReadingSitting too much is bad for your health, but offsetting the impact is easy, study shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Sure, you’ve heard the dangers of sitting all day, but with most jobs there isn’t much you can do about it,…
Continue ReadingCar plows into pedestrians in China, killing at least 5
By Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN At least five people were killed and 13 others injured when a car accelerated through pedestrians at an…
Continue ReadingAustralia finalizing new security pact with Pacific neighbor
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leaders of Australia and neighboring Papua New Guinea say they are finalizing a…
Continue ReadingEl niño de 5 años que desapareció en California fue arrancado de los brazos de su madre en medio de las inundaciones
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Mientras las inundaciones del centro de California arrastraban su auto SUV en la mañana, Kyle Doan, de 5 años,…
Continue Reading‘A very significant emergency’: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore
By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN The historic storms devastating much of California have turned entire neighborhoods into lakes,…
Continue Reading‘A very significant emergency’: California’s deadly, record-setting storms are about to get an encore
CNN, KSBY, KCBS, KCAL, KION, KSBW, KGO, KEYT By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan and Monica Garrett, CNN The historic storms devastating much of California…
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