Monkeys that escaped a lab are a species used for human research since the 1800s
Associated Press The rhesus macaque monkeys that escaped a South Carolina medical lab this week are among the most studied animals on the planet. For…
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Republican Don Bacon wins fifth term to US House representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based district
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Republican Don Bacon has been elected to a fifth House term representing Nebraska’s Omaha-based 2nd District,…
Continue ReadingGeorgia governor declares emergency in 23 counties inundated with heavy rain and flooding
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has declared a state of emergency in 23 counties swamped by flooding rainstorms. Kemp’s order…
Continue ReadingOfficer responding to domestic disturbance fires weapon; woman and child are dead in Missouri suburb
Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (AP) — A woman and a child are dead after an officer fired a weapon while responding to a domestic disturbance…
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Update: Bend Police investigate possible stabbing at Juniper Park, determine wound was self-inflicted
A report of a possible stabbing at Juniper Park in northeast Bend Friday morning sent a man to the hospital with minor injuries and brought out…
Continue ReadingBoard approves Arkansas site for planned 3,000-inmate prison despite objections
Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Board of Corrections has approved an 815-acre site where it plans to build a new prison,…
Continue ReadingUS judge tosses Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, governor pledges swift appeal
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned Illinois’ ban on semiautomatic weapons, leaning on recent U.S. Supreme…
Continue ReadingGunman who wounded a man before fleeing into the subway is arrested, New York City police say
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police have apprehended a man who they say shot and wounded another man on a Manhattan street and then fled into the…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; radio host Charlamagne tha God. ___…
Continue ReadingAP Race Call: Republican Don Bacon wins reelection to U.S. House in Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District
Republican Rep. Don Bacon won a fifth term representing the Omaha-centered U.S. House district for Nebraska on Friday. In yet another hard-fought…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest a man after 9 people are stabbed over 2 days in Seattle
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest a man after 9 people are stabbed over 2 days in Seattle
Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A man has been arrested in connection with a spate of random stabbings over two days in Seattle, in which nine…
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Biden administration to restrict drilling, renewables in the US West to help struggling sage grouse
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed tighter restrictions on oil, solar and wind…
Continue ReadingFamine is likely imminent in northern Gaza, hunger experts say
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Hunger experts are warning that there’s “a strong likelihood” famine is imminent in parts of…
Continue ReadingGov. Tim Walz vows to fight Donald Trump’s agenda while working to understand his appeal
Associated Press EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz has vowed make Minnesota a safe haven for the values that drove the Democratic presidential…
Continue Reading‘We barely made it out’: Californians desperately flee their homes amid raging wildfires
By Karina Tsui, Camila Bernal and Norma Galeana, CNN (CNN) — Terrie Morin, 60, and her husband, Dave, were at a barber shop when they heard…
Continue ReadingBolivians carry adorned human skulls asking for favors in the Ñatitas festival in La Paz
Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Hundreds of Bolivian devotees have arrived at the municipal cemetery of La Paz carrying human skulls…
Continue ReadingSean ‘Diddy’ Combs seeks bail, citing changed circumstances and new evidence
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has filed a new request for bail, saying changed circumstances, along with new evidence,…
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Bend 17-year-old trampoline park worker arrested on 130 counts of possessing child sex abuse material
A male Bend 17-year-old who worked at a local trampoline park has been arrested on 130 counts of possessing child sex abuse material, police said…
Continue ReadingSpanish phone giant Telefónica to pay $85M to resolve US probe of Venezuelan bribery scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Spain’s largest telecommunications operator will pay more than $85 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation…
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