‘Forever a Spartan’: Funeral held for Michigan State victim
By COREY WILLIAMS and ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Mourners filled a Detroit church for the last funeral for three students who were…
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La Pine Fire District puts new 5-year operating levy on May ballot to add staff, keep up with rising calls
The La Pine Rural Fire District has placed a new five-year operating levy up for a vote on the May election ballot. Its property tax rate has…
Continue ReadingSUVs produced more planet-heating pollution than most countries last year, new figures show
CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN While global car sales might have fallen in 2022, one type of car, with an especially large climate footprint, had a great…
Continue ReadingDiscarded cigarette butt, DNA tests solve 52-year-old murder
By WILSON RING Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Officials say a discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school…
Continue ReadingNew START: last US-Russia arms control treaty in jeopardy
By TARA COPP and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Moscow is suspending its…
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Woman had $180K worth of cocaine shipped to SC home, sheriff says
By Amanda Shaw Click here for updates on this story KERSHAW, South Carolina (WHNS) — A South Carolina woman was…
Continue ReadingGraphic videos show inmate’s pain as officers strap him down
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Graphic videos filed in a Tennessee court show a death row inmate who has just returned…
Continue ReadingActivists urge Jamaica to nix anti-sodomy laws amid violence
DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Activists are demanding that Jamaica repeal a colonial-era law criminalizing gay sex.…
Continue ReadingEngland soccer team drama at London’s National Theatre
By The Associated Press Often surrounded by drama, England’s soccer team is being turned into an actual show. London’s National Theatre said…
Continue ReadingMormon Church to pay fine to settle charges it hid an approximately $32 billion investment fund
By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its investment manager will pay a $5 million fine to settle…
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Oregon State Fire Marshal directs $2.7 million to wildfire risk reduction projects; $250,000 to C.O.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal has announced a $2.7 million investment in wildfire risk reduction projects across Oregon. This strategic one-time…
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Football player helps encourage bone marrow donors
By Alicia Vitarelli Click here for updates on this story VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — Most of the time, donating…
Continue ReadingProtest held after off-duty FBI special agent shoots dog in Center City Philadelphia
By Corey Davis Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — An animal rights organization held a protest…
Continue ReadingUS military investigating leak of emails from Pentagon server
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US military’s Special Operations Command says it is investigating a report from a cybersecurity researcher that the…
Continue ReadingAbortion rights groups ready 2023 ballot measure in Ohio
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Two groups advocating for abortion rights say they’re ready to submit fall ballot…
Continue ReadingPolice: Woman, 44, killed in skydiving accident in Oklahoma
SALLISAW, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma say a 44-year-old woman was killed after crashing to the ground while skydiving. Police in Sallisaw say…
Continue ReadingRoscosmos: Russian spacecraft leak caused by external impact
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian space officials say a coolant leak from an uncrewed Russian supply ship docked at the…
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Blood of a Champion: Muhammad Ali’s grandson to fight in Las Vegas MMA event
By Mariah Janos Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The Professional Fighters League (PFL) is the…
Continue ReadingBiden administration rolls out new asylum restrictions mirroring Trump-era policy
By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration released a new rule Tuesday that largely bars migrants who traveled through other countries on…
Continue ReadingLa administración Biden pone en marcha nuevas restricciones al asilo, en un reflejo de las políticas de Trump
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El Gobierno de Joe Biden publicó este martes una nueva norma que prohibe, en gran medida, solicitar asilo en…
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