Toronto author Anne Michaels wins Giller Prize for novel ‘Held’
TORONTO (AP) — Poet-novelist Anne Michaels has won the Giller Prize for her novel “Held,” a multi-generational examination of war and trauma.…
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Tens of thousands crowd New Zealand’s Parliament grounds in support of Māori rights
Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As tens of thousands crowded the streets in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, on Tuesday, the…
Continue ReadingWith swastika flags and bellowed slurs, neo-Nazi marchers strode through Columbus. Ohio’s governor and officials condemn it
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Ohio officials have denounced a small contingent of neo-Nazis who paraded Saturday afternoon through a Columbus…
Continue ReadingDemocrat keeps slight lead for North Carolina Supreme Court as counties finish count
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The final counts by counties are about over and a Democratic incumbent on North Carolina’s Supreme Court…
Continue ReadingNumerous children injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China
Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media say numerous children were injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central…
Continue ReadingArthur Frommer, travel guide innovator, has died at 95
AP Travel Editor NEW YORK (AP) — Arthur Frommer, whose “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day” guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by…
Continue Reading45 pro-democracy activists get 4 to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison Tuesday in Hong Kong’s…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Sean Duffy, Trump’s choice to become transportation secretary
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Sean Duffy to become transportation secretary in his new administration,…
Continue ReadingRiders stuck in midair for over 2 hours on Knott’s Berry Farm ride
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 20 riders were suspended in midair for hours after a Knott’s Berry Farm ride malfunctioned…
Continue ReadingJoshua Wong shouts ‘I love Hong Kong’ as more than 40 leading democracy leaders handed lengthy prison terms in mass trial
By Chris Lau and Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — More than 40 of Hong Kong’s best known pro-democracy figures have been sentenced to prison…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down Wyoming abortion laws, including an explicit ban on pills to end pregnancy
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has struck down Wyoming’s overall ban on abortion and its first-in-the nation explicit prohibition…
Continue ReadingTexas proposal would give schools the option to use Bible teachings in lessons
Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public schools could use teachings from the Bible in lessons as an option for…
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Gov. Kotek vows to ‘protect Oregon values’ as state stockpiles abortion drug
Oregon has added to its emergency supply of the abortion drug mifepristone, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Monday, but most of the state’s plans to…
Continue ReadingVictims of 2022 mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ club sue county for not enforcing red flag laws
Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Victims and family of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado…
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Bend Police report major surge in scam emails, calls, $400K in losses; offer tips to avoid becoming a victim
Bend police warned businesses, nonprofits and individuals Monday about a major increase in scam emails and calls that have ripped off area residents…
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Community Conversations: OnPoint Community Credit Union offers tips for stress-free holiday spending
Lynsey Harris sits down with OnPoint Community Credit Union Branch Manager Bonnie Pearce to discuss ways to budget finances during the busiest…
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Bachelor Complex closure area reduced; some closures still in place due to burned-area hazards
The Deschutes National Forest on Monday reduced the temporary emergency fire closure area on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District for the Bachelor…
Continue Reading‘Doomsday fish’ returns to Southern California shores for the third time this year
By Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — The elusive deep-water oarfish – considered to be a harbinger of bad news – was spotted yet again on the shores…
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Light at the end of the tunnel: Deschutes DA, C. Oregon attorneys hopeful to see end of defender shortage
Courts across Oregon are still struggling to resolve a shortage of public defenders, with hundreds of charged defendants waiting for legal…
Continue ReadingNearly a hundred aid trucks looted in Gaza, as UN warns of ‘collapse of law and order’
By Pauline Lockwood, Hira Humayun, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Nearly one hundred aid trucks were looted in southern Gaza on Saturday in…
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