Aid package for Israel fails in the House, dealing another setback to GOP leaders
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to provide Israel with more military aid went down to defeat Tuesday in the House,…
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Trump plans to stay away from Supreme Court arguments after turning past court appearances into campaign stops
By Paula Reid, Kristen Holmes and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — After turning several recent trials and court hearings into campaign stops,…
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State Fire Marshal program delivers first engine to Crescent fire agency; Jefferson County Fire got theirs; 4 more coming to C.O.
The Oregon State Fire Marshal on Tuesday delivered its first engine, to Central Cascades Fire and EMS in Crescent, as part of its Engine Program and…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas teachers’ group sues to stop tax money from funding A’s stadium plan
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A political group backed by teachers is suing to keep taxpayer money from being spent on a baseball…
Continue ReadingA bill that would allow armed teachers in Nebraska schools prompts emotional testimony
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press Nebraska’s Education Committee is considering a bill that would allow teachers and other staff in schools…
Continue ReadingUPenn to start producing documents on Wednesday in response to House antisemitism investigation
By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The University of Pennsylvania plans to start a weekslong process of turning over documents to Congress on Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFormer top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted of mortgage fraud
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore has been convicted on one count of mortgage fraud for lying on a loan…
Continue ReadingBank plans to auction posh property owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to repay loans
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more longstanding unpaid business loans to the…
Continue ReadingA Mississippi poultry plant is being sued by a woman whose 16-year-old son died working there
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 16-year-old who died in a workplace accident at a…
Continue ReadingA man extradited from Scotland continues to claim he’s not the person charged in 2 Utah rape cases
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A man accused of faking his own death and fleeing the U.S. to avoid prosecution in two rape cases in Utah continues…
Continue ReadingPizza Hut’s ‘Goodbye Pies’ campaign wants to aid your breakup woes
By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Relationship on the brink? Pizza Hut wants you to say goodbye with a Hot Honey pie. Pizza Hut launched its…
Continue ReadingFord rewards shareholders, projects big profit jump despite cost of UAW deal
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Last fall Ford agreed to a big raise for striking members of the United Auto Workers union. On Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingFormer Audubon group changes name to ‘Bird Alliance of Oregon’
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Audubon has changed its name to the “Bird Alliance of Oregon,” in the latest example of a local chapter to do so…
Continue ReadingFoods we eat are covered in plastics that may be causing a rise in premature births, study says
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Premature births are on the rise, yet experts aren’t sure why. Now, researchers have found synthetic chemicals…
Continue ReadingBluesky, a social network championed by Jack Dorsey, opens for anyone to sign up
By DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer The Twitter-like social network championed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has emerged from its cocoon and…
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Federal Medicare, Medicaid officials approve Oregon State Hospital’s plan for assuring secure patient transport
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved the Oregon State Hospital Plan of Correction. The plan…
Continue ReadingPentagon believes it has identified problem behind Osprey crash that killed 8 Air Force crew members
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon believes it has identified the mechanical failure in an Osprey aircraft that led to a…
Continue ReadingUN envoy warns more attacks on Iraq threaten its hard-won stability
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iraq’s government is focused on avoiding a domestic or regional spillover of the…
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Kotek: Final state data confirms state exceeded goals set for last year’s homeless state of emergency
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Final data validated Tuesday by Oregon Housing and Community Services confirmed that the state exceeded all three goals set by…
Continue ReadingESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery are planning a sports streaming platform in the fall
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans on Tuesday to launch a sports streaming platform in the fall that…
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