Behind the numbers: 988 crisis lifeline answers over 10 million contacts since its debut
By Maya Davis, CNN (CNN) — Two years after the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched, the service has answered over 10 million texts, calls…
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Former CIA official charged with being secret agent for South Korean intelligence
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says a former CIA employee and senior official at the National Security Council has…
Continue ReadingMLB will consider whether to return to club uniforms in All-Star Game
AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will consider going back to having players wear their team uniforms for the…
Continue ReadingGiuliani has ‘no regrets’ about defaming 2020 election workers
By Kaitlan Collins and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he has “no regrets” about falsely accusing two…
Continue ReadingPeter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving state lawmaker, dies at 81
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving lawmaker and a politician who was known for his bipartisanship and skills as a…
Continue ReadingPeter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving state lawmaker, dies at 81
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving lawmaker and a politician who was known for his bipartisanship and skills as a…
Continue ReadingBiden to push for Supreme Court ethics reform, term limits and amendment to overturn immunity ruling, sources say
By MJ Lee and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering publicly endorsing major reforms at the Supreme Court, a…
Continue ReadingAnger over Houston power outages after Beryl has repair crews facing threats from some residents
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their…
Continue ReadingBiden and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on issues in 2024’s rare contest between two presidents
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track…
Continue ReadingMontana judge: Signatures of inactive voters count for initiatives, including 1 to protect abortion
Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge says the Secretary of State’s Office was wrong to change the rules governing whose…
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Overland Expo Pacific NW at Redmond Fairgrounds draws over 16,000 attendees from 45 states, 10 countries
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Overland Expo Pacific Northwest, the second in the series of premier U.S. consumer events, continued its momentum with the…
Continue ReadingWho is Usha Vance? Yale law graduate and wife of vice presidential nominee JD Vance
Associated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Usha Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight this…
Continue ReadingTrump can now discuss classified documents case with potential witnesses and co-defendants after judge tosses charges
By Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former…
Continue ReadingOut-of-state officers shot and killed a man wielding two knives blocks away from the RNC, police say
Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot and killed a man who was wielding…
Continue ReadingUS government must return land it took and never developed to a Nebraska tribe under new law
WINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres of land the federal government took more than 50 years…
Continue ReadingPhilippine officials say suspect in the killings of 2 Australians and a Filipina has surrendered
Associated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their…
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Murdock Trust awards $500,000 to COCC’s ‘Growing Together’ campaign for Madras campus transformation
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — On the heels of last month’s groundbreaking ceremony, and with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company contracted for the…
Continue ReadingFBI and DHS warn of potential ‘follow-on or retaliatory attacks’ following Trump assassination attempt
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned about the potential for violent “follow-on or…
Continue ReadingNASA transmits a Missy Elliott song to Venus
By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — How long does it take to reach Venus? For Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” it took nearly 14…
Continue ReadingPatriots receiver won’t face prosecution over online gambling while at LSU
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will not be prosecuted on charges related to illegal online…
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