North Korea tests exploding drones as Kim calls for mass production
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it has tested exploding drones designed to hit targets and leader Kim Jong Un called…
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Oregon jobless rate holds steady at 4% in October as state gains 1,700 jobs; 2024 numbers revised upward
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment gained 1,700 jobs in October, following a revised increase of 900…
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Deschutes County Road Department crews close gates for the winter on Cascade Lakes Highway, Paulina Lake Road
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Road Department crews swung the gates and closed the Cascade Lakes Highway and Paulina Lake Road for the…
Continue ReadingTrump meets with Argentina’s president, the first foreign leader he’s met with since election
Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump met Thursday at his Mar-a-Lago club with Argentine President Javier Milei, the first foreign…
Continue ReadingAustralia’s plan to ban children from social media proves popular and problematic
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media to protect them from harm has…
Continue Reading‘They’re girls, not wives’: Colombia votes to outlaw child marriage
By Abel Alvarado and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Colombia’s congress has voted to change a law that allowed minors to get married with…
Continue ReadingShel Talmy, produced hits by The Who, The Kinks and other 1960s British bands, dead at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Shel Talmy, a Chicago-born music producer and arranger who worked on such British punk classics as The Who’s “My…
Continue ReadingMan who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Doug Collins, Trump’s pick to oversee veterans affairs
Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked former Georgia congressman Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs…
Continue ReadingArgentina votes against UN resolution combating online violence against women and girls
By Abel Alvarado and Manuela Castro, CNN (CNN) — Argentina was the only country to vote against a United Nations resolution promoting the end…
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‘Opportunity to leverage those tourism tax dollars’: Visit Bend seeks Sustainability Fund grant requests
(Update: adding video, comments from Visit Bend, past grantee) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Sustainability Fund, a Visit Bend project, has announced…
Continue ReadingAs he fills his new administration, Trump values loyalty above all else
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump spent much of his first term feeling stung and betrayed by those he’d placed in power. This time,…
Continue ReadingTech consultant spars with the prosecutor over details of the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A tech consultant charged with murder in Cash App founder Bob Lee’s stabbing death has sparred with the…
Continue ReadingConviction and 7-year sentence for Alex Murdaugh’s banker overturned in appeal of juror’s dismissal
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The banker who prosecutors say helped Alex Murdaugh move millions of dollars around to avoid detection of…
Continue ReadingUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign chancellor to step down at end of academic year
CHICAGO (AP) — University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones plans to resign at the end of the academic year. The Chicago Tribune…
Continue ReadingChinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine navy has transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in…
Continue ReadingIn an AP interview, the next Los Angeles DA says he’ll go after low-level nonviolent crimes
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The incoming district attorney for Los Angeles County, Nathan Hochman, says in an interview with The Associated…
Continue ReadingSeattle man faces 5 assault charges in random sidewalk stabbings
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A 37-year-old Seattle man was charged Thursday with five counts of assault in the random stabbings of five people…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Nov. 15: Trump’s Cabinet, Measles, Tropical Storm Sara, UFO sightings, Ford
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up at the night sky this weekend for a celestial double feature. November’s full moon will shine…
Continue ReadingTexas man accused of supporting ISIS charged in federal court
Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man charged with trying to provide material support to the Islamic State group and planning violent attacks…
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