DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities in New York City say they have disrupted an online fraud operation that stole…
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Plea talks ongoing for 3rd man charged in killing of Run-DMC star Jam Master Jay
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press Prosecutors and defense lawyers are exploring the possibility of a plea deal for the last of three men charged in…
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Several upcoming C.O. events can help you prepare for prescribed burns and wildfire season
Central Oregon is about to enter the spring prescribed burn season, which means we need to be mindful of the…
Continue ReadingThis Los Angeles heist sounds like it came from a thriller novel. Thieves stole $30 million in cash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s federal police arrest 2 fugitives from maximum-security prison after 50-day manhunt
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested two fugitives who escaped a maximum-security prison…
Continue ReadingBill Clinton to publish a memoir about life after the White House following the November election
By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Following the upcoming presidential election, former President Bill Clinton will release a memoir about his life…
Continue ReadingPolice officers’ trial on civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols death to stay in Memphis, judge says
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The federal trial of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights…
Continue ReadingTrump allies in Georgia election case consider seeking gag order on DA Fani Willis as she faces renewed scrutiny
By Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Lawyers for several defendants in the Georgia criminal case against former…
Continue Reading3 human rights activists arrested in Belarus as a crackdown on the opposition persists
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Three activists of Viasna, the main human rights group in harshly repressive Belarus, have been arrested and charged with…
Continue ReadingBiden to meet with relatives of bridge collapse victims while visiting Baltimore on Friday
By Betsy Klein, Michael Williams and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden will meet with some of the relatives of the six…
Continue ReadingPowerball jackpot reaches $1.23B as long odds mean lots of losing, just as designed
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Powerball will match a record for lottery drawings Saturday night with a stretch of more than three months…
Continue ReadingPaul McCartney says Beyoncé’s ‘Blackbird’ cover ‘reinforces’ civil rights message that inspired him to write it
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney is singing his praises for Beyoncé’s version of “Blackbird.” The music legend on Thursday…
Continue ReadingTech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?
By MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writer There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that…
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Two Bend men jailed for DUII after night out drinking, fight; one accused of burning other’s trailer, stealing dog
Two Bend men who went out drinking together and got into a fight early Thursday were both later arrested on DUII charges, police said – and one…
Continue ReadingTrump suffers setbacks in efforts to shut down two of the criminal cases against him
CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, Tierney Sneed, Sara Murray, Jason Morris and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was dealt two…
Continue ReadingWestern officials warn munition shortages could be catastrophic for Ukraine as US stalls on providing more aid
By Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s shortage of ammunition and military equipment resulting from the US and its…
Continue ReadingBiden tells Israel’s Netanyahu future US support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden issued a stark warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue ReadingMercury exposure widespread among Yanomami tribe in Amazon, report finds
By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A study conducted in Brazil found that Yanomami people examined from nine villages…
Continue ReadingTrump says Israel has to get war in Gaza over ‘fast’ and warns it is ‘losing the PR war’
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump offered a tough message to Israel over its war against Hamas on…
Continue ReadingVoodoo doll, whoopie cushion, denture powder among bizarre trash plucked from New Jersey beaches
BY WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Pretty soon it will be beach season again at the Jersey Shore. If last year was any indication,…
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