Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is the leader of the House, at least for now
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants…
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North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a ‘persistent’ threat
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a…
Continue ReadingWho is Patrick McHenry, the interim House speaker?
By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The congressman temporarily leading the House of Representatives as it searches for a new speaker was selected for…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Elijah McClain’s death and the criminal trial of two officers
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019…
Continue ReadingJapan implements tourist tax at famous ‘floating shrine’ to combat overtourism
By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Japan’s popular Itsukushima Shrine has now become slightly more expensive to visit. The bright-orange torii gate…
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SE Bend Cascades East Transit riders welcome new bus Route 9
Cascades East Transit has launched a new bus route in growing southeast Bend. Our Dylan Anderman climbed aboard Route 9 and found plenty of support,…
Continue ReadingAn 11-year-old accused of shooting 2 teens at a football practice is arrested on an attempted murder charge
By Jason Hanna and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — An 11-year-old youth football player has been arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding…
Continue ReadingTrabajan para identificar a las víctimas del incendio de la discoteca en Murcia; la mayoría eran latinoamericanos
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Muchos se encontraban bailando en la zona de ocio de Atalayas, en Murcia, cuando se sobrevino la…
Continue ReadingFulton County DA opens plea deal talks with several defendants, including Trump 2020 campaign official, in Georgia election interference case
By Sara Murray and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Several defendants in the Georgia election interference case have been approached about their…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy has lost the gavel. It was the third shortest speakership in history.
By Christopher Hickey, CNN When Speaker Kevin McCarthy failed to keep his leadership post, his 269-day speakership became the shortest in more than…
Continue Reading4 horses have died at a San Francisco Bay Area race track within a 2-week span
By Laura Studley, CNN (CNN) — Four horses have died at Golden Gate Fields in the San Francisco Bay Area in the past two weeks, California Horse…
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Indoor rower from Bend ‘feeling good’ about 2024 World Championships
Bend resident Steve Tague is training for the 2024 Indoor Rowing World…
Continue ReadingThings to know about the resignation of a Kansas police chief who led a raid on a small newspaper
By JOHN HANNA and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — It took only a week for the central Kansas police chief who led an August…
Continue ReadingPuede que necesites un octubre sobrio más de lo que crees. Expertos explican cómo hacerlo bien
urielblanco (CNN) — Octubre sobrio, enero seco y julio seco: durante un trimestre del año, estas campañas ofrecen una motivación para que la…
Continue ReadingCanada’s House of Commons elects first Black speaker
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s House of Commons has elected a Black Canadian as its new speaker, a first. Liberal lawmaker Greg Fergus is the…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico Attorney General has charged a police officer in the shooting death of a Black man
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez says his office has charged a Las Cruces police officer with voluntary…
Continue ReadingCollege president accused of sexting former student at Coast Guard Academy resigns
By Curt Devine, Audrey Ash and Melanie Hicken, CNN (CNN) — A retired US Coast Guard captain stepped down as president of a college in…
Continue ReadingCDC is no longer distributing Covid-19 vaccination cards, once a staple of the pandemic
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — Do you know where your Covid-19 vaccine card is? If not, you may want to track it down, because getting a new one…
Continue ReadingKari Lake files paperwork to run for Senate in Arizona
By David Wright and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Kari Lake, who lost the 2022 race for Arizona governor but has repeatedly claimed…
Continue ReadingSeattle to pay nearly $2M after man dies of a heart attack at address wrongly on 911 blacklist
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
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