By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press An Arizona family is mourning the death of their two-year-old son, who was killed when a strong gust of wind swept away the bounce house he was playing in. Another child is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries in what local authorities say was a “tragic accident.” Bounce house accidents brought
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A humanitarian crisis is worsening in northeastern Mali where armed groups linked to Islamic State have besieged towns leaving residents including some 80,000 children vulnerable to disease and malnutrition. The town of Ménaka, in northeastern Mali, has been under siege for four months,
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MOUNT HOREB, Wis. (AP) — Police shot and killed a student outside a Wisconsin middle school Wednesday after receiving a report of someone with a weapon, the state’s attorney general said in the first law enforcement briefing on gunshots that sent children fleeing and prompted an hourslong lockdown of local
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio Treasurer and three-time U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement. An Ashland County Common Pleas Court magistrate found both Mandel and his ex-wife, Ilana Mandel, in contempt of court last week
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Dozens of firefighters from across the nation, including Tribal Nations, and Canada are taking part in a two-week prescribed burn training program, right here in Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingMay starts off on a chilly note as we did see some snow over the past few days adding to the base totals. Thursday will bring a bit more snow above the 5000 foot mark, but Friday looks to be on the mild side with a good day to enjoy a Spring ski day. Saturday
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer The beginning of the Change Healthcare cyberattack happened when hackers entered a server that lacked multifactor authentication. That’s according to UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty. He told U.S. senators in a hearing on Wednesday that his company was still trying to understand why the server did not have the additional
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Central Oregon will be dealing with a widespread rainy pattern overnight. High Desert rain is likely to be mixed with some snow, but no accumulation. The Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect until 11am Thursday. I expect to see mostly slushy roads along 97. Travel through the passes will be a concern. Overall, the Cascades
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dozens of former Google workers filed a complaint with the US National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday after they were fired or placed on administrative leave last month for protesting the company’s cloud-computing contract with Israel’s government. The complaint accuses Google of retaliating against the workers for
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Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — The Arizona Senate on Wednesday voted to repeal the state’s 160-year-old near-total abortion ban, three weeks after the state Supreme Court revived the law and thrust reproductive rights into the political spotlight. Two Republicans – Sens. Shawnna Bolick and T.J. Shope – voted with the chamber’s 14 Democrats to
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Gibbs Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — In the past year, the Metro Nashville Police Department has made significant strides in addressing violent crimes with over 3,000 arrests recorded. However, a troubling trend has emerged, as 16% of these individuals have been rearrested while out on bond, sparking
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to law enforcement. Louisiana State Police carried out a sweeping search
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After weeks of nonstop coverage of destruction and death in the Gaza Strip, media across the wider Middle East have latched onto the demonstrations roiling American university campuses over the Israel-Hamas war. For some, the protests and what they described as a heavy-handed police crackdown on them
Continue ReadingBy Hannah McDonald Click here for updates on this story ASHLAND CITY, Tennessee (WTVF) — A pizza delivery driver out for only the second time was shot at when he pulled into the wrong driveway. Caiden Wheeler, an 18-year-old high school student, was delivering a pizza to a house on N Poole Street around 8:00
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer Millions of Americans who have used new obesity drugs like Wegovy to lose weight and improve health are wondering what happens if they stop taking them. Experts say the medications were designed and tested to be taken indefinitely to treat the disease of obesity. Some people are experimenting with
Continue ReadingBy Fred Pleitgen, CNN Tehran (CNN) — “You have to ask the Israelis,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Ali Belali says with a smirk when asked how many ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired towards Israel in its April 14 strike. But he’s more than happy to show the missiles and drones Iran used
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — It was the return of Beavis and Butt-Head at the Los Angeles premiere of “The Fall Guy” on Tuesday. Ryan Gosling and Mikey Day appeared on the red carpet together in the same outfits and hairdos they wore in their viral “Saturday Night Live” sketch. Gosling did pose for
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old child died after a strong gust of wind sent the bounce house he was in airborne and into a neighboring lot in central Arizona, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said. The toddler, Bodhi Naaf, is the son of Phoenix firefighter Karl Naaf, according to
Continue ReadingLAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World will host dozens of portraits of service members and veterans from the nation’s Painter-in-Chief. The George W. Bush Institute will loan the 60 color portraits by the former U.S. president to the Florida theme park resort. The paintings of service members and veterans will be displayed
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