California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected…
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C.O. nonprofit seeks volunteers to help clean up public lands
Public Land Stewards is seeking help from those willing to help in its first large cleanup of the year on Saturday, April 8. Last year, they removed…
Continue ReadingFlight attack raises questions about security, mental health
By MICHAEL CASEY and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press LEOMINSTER, Mass. (AP) — The music was blaring on a February afternoon when Francisco Torres…
Continue ReadingWhat we know about Irvo Otieno and the 10 people charged in his death at a Virginia mental health facility
By Steve Almasy, CNN Three of the 10 people facing murder charges in the death last week of a 28-year-old Black man at a Virginia mental health…
Continue ReadingCalifornia will remake San Quentin prison, emphasizing rehab
By HAVEN DALEY AND SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SAN QUENTIN, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San…
Continue Reading0 left: March Madness upsets end chase for perfect bracket
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer The chase for the perfect March Madness bracket will have to wait another year. In a men’s tournament that saw a…
Continue ReadingToffoli, Coleman each score twice, Flames win 7-2 in Vegas
By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyler Toffoli and Blake Coleman each scored twice as the Calgary Flames defeated Vegas 7-2 for…
Continue ReadingSuns hold off Magic 116-113, snap 3-game losing streak
By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — osh Okogie made a go-ahead 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter and blocked Paolo…
Continue ReadingBoyd scores twice, Coyotes beat Canucks 3-2
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Travis Boyd scored twice, Ivan Prosvetov stopped 29 shots and the Arizona Coyotes stretched…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand lawmakers banned from TikTok amid data use fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand lawmakers and other workers inside the nation’s Parliament will be…
Continue ReadingTennessee holds off Louisiana-Lafayette 58-55 in NCAA opener
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Tyreke Key scored 12 points, Jahmai Mashack added 11 and fourth-seeded Tennessee survived a late…
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City Club of Central Oregon takes up the touchy topic of gun safety
A survey found about half of all Oregon households have at least one gun, and the controversial topic of gun safety was the focus of Thursday’s City…
Continue ReadingHot-shooting Funk leads Penn St to first NCAA win since ’01
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Andrew Funk had the shooting game of his career on Penn State’s biggest stage in more than…
Continue ReadingMilitary moves to cut suicides, but defers action on guns
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to…
Continue ReadingSasser hurt anew as top seed Houston beats Northern Kentucky
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — With All-American Marcus Sasser watching from the bench, top-seeded Houston shook off…
Continue ReadingBiden cheers for Irish bonds, unity on St. Patrick’s Day
By COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden donned a green tie and sported shamrocks in a chest…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern beats Boise State 75-67 in March Madness
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Boo Buie scored 22 points to lead Northwestern to a win in the school’s second…
Continue ReadingUCLA rolls past UNC Asheville 86-53 in March Madness
By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 points and UCLA raced out to a fast start and never looked back…
Continue ReadingSantos refuses to quit, brazenly says ‘truth still matters’
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Besieged Republican Rep. George Santos arrives on the House floor most days to…
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