Braves beat Tigers 10-7 and 6-5 to sweep DH and win series
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Eddie Rosario hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning and the Atlanta Braves held on to beat the…
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Barbara Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel ‘Demon Copperhead’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for a…
Continue ReadingUS Army soldier pleads guilty to trying to contact terrorists to ambush Army soldiers in Middle East
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier from Stow, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to trying to aid terrorists in a plot…
Continue ReadingPhone a foe: Crawford, Spence keep fight from slipping away, set up boxing blockbuster
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Terence Crawford has been asked for years when he would fight Errol Spence Jr. A match between…
Continue ReadingOregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive…
Continue ReadingStove wars: Republican-controlled House approves bills to protect gas stoves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House has…
Continue ReadingUS deploys fighter jets to Middle East after ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior’ by Russian planes
By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about…
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Oregon House-passed school budget includes Emerson Levy’s ‘Alyssa’s Law’ funding for panic alarm systems
The Oregon House has passed House Bill 5014, a record $10.2 billion budget for K-12 schools that includes $2.5 million for schools to install panic…
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OSU researchers find newly planted vegetation actually speeds dune erosion during extreme storms
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina teacher’s civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school,…
Continue ReadingJohnny Miller honored by USGA on 50th anniversary of winning US Open with final-round 63
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Miller was back behind a microphone on Wednesday and the subject was himself.…
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Oregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive…
Continue ReadingMom-daughter duo build a new future in construction
By Faith Abercrombie Click here for updates on this story TUCSON, Arizona (KGUN) — Despite men filling up more than 90%…
Continue ReadingRita Wilson reveals why Tom Hanks turned down role in ‘When Harry Met Sally’
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Tom Hanks has starred in some of the most iconic films of all time, but he passed up the opportunity to star in…
Continue ReadingWhat is eclampsia, the condition that may have contributed to Olympian Tori Bowie’s death?
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — American track and field champion Tori Bowie, who won gold, silver and bronze medals in the 2016 Olympic Games,…
Continue ReadingElectric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for 2020 fires, plus award that could reach billions, jury says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for 2020 fires, plus award that could reach billions, jury…
Continue ReadingAstros pitcher McCullers to miss remainder of season following surgery
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair the flexor…
Continue ReadingA woman suffering life-threatening injuries called 911, but no one answered
By Amber Grigley Click here for updates on this story MARION COUNTY, Indiana (WRTV) — A woman suffered life-threatening…
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OSU-Cascades to graduate more than 300 students, including 5,000th in its history, at Sunday commencement
Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 303 students, including the 5,000th graduate of the campus, during its commencement ceremony on…
Continue ReadingPunishing winds, possible tornadoes inflict damage as storms cross US South
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms…
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