By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Barry Moore will defeat fellow Republican Rep. Jerry Carl in an Alabama primary for the state’s newly redrawn 1st Congressional District, CNN projects. It is rare to see two incumbents run against each other, and the member-on-member matchup comes as House Republicans oversee a historically narrow majority and face
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Nirvana, Green Day and more – the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bend will be holding a ’90s Throwback Prom as a fundraiser at the downtown club’s gym on Saturday, April 6th, including ’90s decor, live music and food catered by Zydeco Kitchen.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The picture of the presidential race has hardly been cloudy for some time, even if it is one that most voters say they don’t want to see. On not-so-Super Tuesday, there were few surprises. It became ever clearer President Joe Biden was on a
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing pressure to get in vitro fertilization services restarted in the state, Alabama’s governor swiftly signed legislation into law Wednesday shielding doctors from potential legal liability raised by a court ruling that equated frozen embryos to children. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill after it
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican Steve Garvey have advanced to the general election in the open primary for California’s open Senate seat, setting up an uphill battle for the state’s beleaguered GOP. Schiff and Garvey were competing in two Senate contests Tuesday: one to fill the remainder of the
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press has declared that Democratic U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican former baseball star Steve Garvey will advance to the November election for California’s U.S. Senate seat based on an analysis of partial results from throughout the state. Schiff was declared the winner of one
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SALEM, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The amended bill that would have kept Oregon on permanent standard time, if Washington and California adopted to do the same, will not move forward in this session. KGW reports it simply … ran out of time. On Monday, the Oregon Senate narrowly approved Senate Bill 1548 on a 16-14 vote. It was expected to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando un eclipse solar total cree un espectáculo en los cielos de México y América del Norte el 8 de abril, marcará la primera vez que un evento de este tipo ocurra en esta parte del mundo en casi siete años, y la última vez que ocurrirá hasta 2044. Los
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CANBY, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — The Canby High School community is mourning the loss of a student who was struck and killed by a train Monday evening, KGW reported. Canby police confirmed that 18-year-old Mason Warshaw was crossing a set of train tracks just north of the Pine Street intersection when he was struck by a northbound freight
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — Artist applications for the 2024 Sunriver Art Fair are closing on Saturday March 9. If you are an artist or know someone who would like to exhibit, now is the time to get an application submitted. To apply, go to https://www.zapplication.org/event-info.php?ID=11778 or visit www.sunriverartfair.org for more information. The art fair is
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes but he couldn’t avoid clipping the rear tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the trail. The March 2019 crash
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have adopted a slew of laws restricting fundamental human rights, including freedom of speech and assembly, as well as the rights of minorities and religious groups. These laws have taken aim at “foreign agents” allegedly seeking to exert influence on Russia,
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Over the last decade, Vladimir Putin’s government has evolved from tolerating dissent to ruthlessly suppressing any activities or people who dared challenge it. Arrests, trials and lengthy prison terms have become especially common in the last two years, after Putin sent troops into Ukraine, and his
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Europeans scrolling their phones and computers this week will get new choices for default browsers and search engines, where to download iPhone apps and how their personal online data is used. They’re part of changes required under the Digital Markets Act. It’s a set of European
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A wage law in New York City meant to protect food delivery workers is getting backlash from app companies like Uber, GrubHub and DoorDash. They’ve cut worker hours and made it more difficult to tip. The apps say the changes are to cut costs and reduce
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt sought Wednesday to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with another tax cut for 27 million working people, hoping it can turn the political tide ahead of a general election this year. But with the tax cut trailed in advance and no
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — Two weeks after a 3-year-old Wisconsin boy vanished, law enforcement is urging homeowners and businesses to review surveillance footage for a vehicle of interest so they can track its movements from the day before the child went missing, police said Tuesday. Elijah Vue was last seen
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Waiting times to diagnose and treat cancer across the U.K. have worsened in recent years and are at near record highs. Experts say too many cancers are diagnosed too late, and survival for common cancers in the U.K. consistently lags behind countries with similar universal health care
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — US Rep. Colin Allred has won the Democratic nomination in Texas to take on Republican Sen. Ted Cruz. Allred defeated state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and seven other contenders in the Democratic primary Tuesday. And by crossing the 50% threshold, he avoids an automatic primary runoff in May. Six years
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was handed his first defeat so far in the Democratic presidential primary by a man who very few knew before Tuesday night: venture capitalist Jason Palmer. The little-known candidate from Baltimore won the American Samoa Democratic nominating contest. While Palmer won in the tiny US territory
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