Former race director reflects on significance of Bend’s SELCO Pole Pedal Paddle
One of Bend’s most signature events is back for the second year in a row, after taking a few years off during the…
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Thursday PM Snow Report – Not enough precipitation
Although some snow fell in the mountains yesterday, it wasn’t enough to cause any of the resorts to report new accumulation. With a dry, sunny, and…
Continue ReadingBanning gun sales to young American adults under 21 is unconstitutional, judge rules
By DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a law banning licensed federal firearms…
Continue ReadingFederal lawsuit filed over fatal 2022 police shooting of Kansas City-area suspect
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The family of a man killed by police officers in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri, filed a federal wrongful…
Continue ReadingCancer drugs among top 5 most affected by shortages in the US
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the US faces a near-record number of drug shortages, cancer treatments are among the hardest hit. There is an active…
Continue ReadingSei Young Kim shoots bogey-free 66 for lead in LPGA Tour’s Founders Cup
CLIFTON, N.J. (AP) — Sei Young Kim shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 on Thursday at tree-lined Upper Montclair Country Club to take the first-round lead…
Continue ReadingTrump apela fallo de US$ 5 millones a favor de E. Jean Carroll en juicio civil por agresión sexual y difamación
RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump apelará el fallo de US$ 5 millones que un jurado federal de Manhattan dictó a favor…
Continue ReadingFlorida man pleads guilty to threatening poll workers
MIAMI (AP) — A South Florida man faces up to five years in federal prison for threatening election workers during the August 2022 primary. Court…
Continue Reading‘We never want to have this happen again,’ FDA official testifies about formula shortage
By Jen Christensen, CNN In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement, lawmakers were highly critical of the US Food and Drug Administration’s…
Continue ReadingRaiders sign 5 drafted players, including third-round WR Tre Tucker
By MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders announced the signing of five of their drafted players. Wide…
Continue ReadingSudan’s Armed Forces and Rapid Support Forces sign agreement intended to lay groundwork for humanitarian assistance in Sudan, say US officials
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The warring Sudanese parties have signed an agreement intended to lay the groundwork for humanitarian assistance to resume…
Continue ReadingFacing influx of asylum-seekers, New York City says it has reached its limit on migrants
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials say they will be unable to accommodate an expected influx of…
Continue ReadingGOP senator on White nationalists in the military: ‘I call them Americans’ — but later tries to clarify
CNN Nicky Robertson, CNN In an interview with a local Alabama radio station, Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville was asked if he believes White…
Continue ReadingKansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor has scuttled a small legal settlement between the state and the…
Continue ReadingDefending Indy 500 champ Marcus Ericsson back at Brickyard, seeking new contract
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Ericsson spent most of his career trying to show he could win races. Now the defending…
Continue ReadingHow did massive prehistoric ‘thunder beasts’ get super big, super fast?
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN Very large things often have small beginnings. That certainly was true for brontotheres, the enormous, rhino-like…
Continue ReadingFederal ban on selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds is unconstitutional, judge says
By Tierney Sneed, CNN A federal judge said Wednesday that federal prohibitions on licensed dealers selling handguns to 18- to 20-year-olds are…
Continue Reading‘I don’t intend to support him’: GOP senators push back on Trump’s controversial town hall claims
CNN By Morgan Rimmer and Nicky Robertson, CNN A number of GOP senators pushed back on controversial claims made by Donald Trump at Wednesday…
Continue Reading‘I don’t intend to support him’: GOP senators push back on Trump’s controversial town hall claims
By Morgan Rimmer and Nicky Robertson, CNN A number of GOP senators pushed back on controversial claims made by Donald Trump at Wednesday…
Continue ReadingLori Vallow Daybell trial: Jurors begin deliberating in case of Idaho mother accused of killing her children
By Ashley R. Williams, Konstantin Toropin and Steve Almasy, CNN Jurors began deliberating Thursday after closing arguments in the trial of Lori…
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