As cracks emerge in Russia, US plots fresh sanctions to crank up pressure on Moscow
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Washington plans to keep piling pressure on Russia through additional sanctions in a bid to force…
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North Carolina governor vetoes election bill, sparking override showdown with GOP supermajority
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a sweeping Republican…
Continue ReadingA motorcyclist died in a crash after a New York City police sergeant threw a cooler at his head
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man fleeing New York City police officers on a motorcycle died Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFran Drescher says actors strike she’s leading is an ‘inflection point’ that goes beyond Hollywood
By KRYSTA FAURIA and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fran Drescher believes that the walkouts that have shut down Hollywood are…
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COCC’s new community health certificate program, first in state, will prepare students for crucial roles
Central Oregon Community College’s public health discipline will begin offering a one-year certificate in community health this fall, the first of…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s unemployment rate falls to 4.1%, using new methodology. Analysts say it’s an undercount
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s statistics agency says the unemployment rate now stands at 4.1%. It’s…
Continue ReadingIndia’s Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agree on efforts to de-escalate border tensions
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister and China’s leader agreed Thursday to intensify efforts to…
Continue ReadingRamaswamy raises $450,000 in first hours after Republican debate as campaigns try to seize momentum
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The first Republican presidential debate provided an opportunity for candidates to make their…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina governor vetoes election overhaul bill Thursday
By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday vetoed an election overhaul bill passed by the…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest two men in suspected torching of British pub cherished for its lopsided walls
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of burning down an historic English pub…
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Competition features announced for 20th annual Bend Film Festival
BendFilm announced Thursday the 22 feature films across four competition categories which will screen at the 20th Annual Bend Film Festival,…
Continue ReadingTakeaways of AP report on sexual misconduct at the CIA
By The Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A CIA officer trainee has been convicted in Virginia of attacking a female colleague with a scarf and…
Continue ReadingDominican’s recovery, penguin peril and GOP denial: What to know about extreme weather now
By The Associated Press The Dominican Republic was starting to get back on its feet Thursday after Tropical Storm Franklin raked the island nation,…
Continue ReadingFord getting complaints about ‘ear piercing’ noise from speakers in F-150 trucks
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Ford has gotten about 100 complaints from F-150 truck owners who say the speakers in their vehicles are…
Continue ReadingPosponen el lanzamiento de la misión Crew-7 de la NASA y SpaceX a la Estación Espacial Internacional
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La NASA y SpaceX decidieron posponer el lanzamiento de la misión conjunta Crew-7 a la Estación Espacial Internacional…
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Clear the Shelters: Street Dog Hero travels near and far to help dogs
NewsChannel 21 is partnering with NBC this month to Clear the Shelters. This week, Carly Keenan visits Street Dog Hero, the Bend nonprofit that…
Continue ReadingArtist loses bid to remove panels covering anti-slavery murals at Vermont school
By KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press An artist has lost his appeal to remove fabric panels covering his murals at a Vermont law school that were…
Continue ReadingUS says it’s ‘likely’ Prigozhin was killed in Wednesday’s plane crash
By Oren Liebermann, Jim Sciutto, Katie Bo Lillis and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The US believes Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin was…
Continue ReadingOfficial leading search for Mexico’s disappeared resigns as critics worry government may rig numbers
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The head of Mexico’s commission leading the search for tens of thousands who have…
Continue ReadingJudge orders new trial in 1993 murder, but discredits theory that prison escapee was the killer
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press A judge has ordered new trials for two men convicted of murdering a woman in 1993 inside her home near Buffalo.…
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