Visualizing the Israel-Hamas war
By Lou Robinson, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rosa de Acosta, Renée Rigdon, Amy O’Kruk, Christopher Hickey, Rachel Wilson, Will Mullery, Matt Stiles…
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CEO of Fortnite game maker casts Google as a ‘crooked’ bully in testimony during Android app trial
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to…
Continue ReadingFar-right conspiracy theorists accused a 22-year-old Jewish man of being a neo-Nazi. Then Elon Musk got involved
By Donie O’Sullivan and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — Ben Brody says his life was going fine. He had just finished college, stayed out of…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds pretrial jailing of man charged in shooting over Spanish conquistador statue
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An appeals court Monday upheld a judge’s decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man…
Continue ReadingMusk’s X sues liberal advocacy group Media Matters over its report on ads next to hate groups’ posts
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s social media company X has filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for…
Continue ReadingGold mine collapse in Suriname leaves at least 10 dead, authorities say
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Authorities say at least 10 people have died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the South American country of…
Continue Reading‘A living hell inside of my head’: For first time, more advanced stage of CTE diagnosed in teen football player
By Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — In July 2019, just months after graduating from high school, 18-year-old Wyatt Bramwell took his own life. About a…
Continue ReadingTrump, on Biden’s 81st birthday, releases doctor’s note that says he’s in ‘excellent’ health
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — GOP front-runner Donald Trump marked President Joe Biden ‘s 81st birthday on Monday by…
Continue ReadingBlack voters file federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina Senate map
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawsuit filed in North Carolina alleges newly adopted district…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says it put a military spy satellite into orbit on third try
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has put a military spy satellite into orbit on…
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Sisters Country’s Seed to Table invites new donors during year-end matching campaign
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Becoming a new Seed to Table donor will have its biggest impact ever with a new donor campaign backed by a matching gift of up…
Continue Reading911 call center says it misidentified crossing before derailment of Chicago-bound Amtrak train
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — A 911 call center is taking some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in Michigan. Berrien County says…
Continue ReadingMississippi man killed by police SUV receives funeral months after first burial in paupers’ cemetery
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man who was struck and killed by a police SUV in March has now…
Continue ReadingTexas attorney accused of smuggling drug-laced papers to inmates in county jail
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities have accused a Houston attorney of using work-related visits to a county jail to…
Continue ReadingCondenan a más de 200 miembros de una banda criminal en uno de los mayores juicios contra la mafia en Italia
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una corte de Italia condenó a más de 200 miembros de una banda criminal a un total de 2.200 años de prisión,…
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‘Be a Santa for a Senior’ program, in its 20th year, will serve nearly 1,000 seniors this holiday season – with your help
This year, Home Instead® celebrates 20 years of bringing joy to the Bend community with Be a Santa to a Senior, a gift-giving program for older…
Continue ReadingSwapping processed meat for plant-based foods may cut diabetes and heart disease risk, new review finds
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Replacing animal-based food such as red and processed meat or eggs with plant-based options such as nuts or legumes…
Continue ReadingDeep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the…
Continue ReadingArizona county again rejects a bid to hand-count all 2024 ballots
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — For the second time in nearly four months, officials in a northwestern Arizona county are rejecting a proposal to hand-count…
Continue ReadingAppeals court strikes down key tool used to enforce Voting Rights Act
By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Monday ruled against a key tool used to enforce the Voting Rights Act – likely…
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