A loneliness epidemic is spreading worldwide. Seoul is spending $327 million to stop it
By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Every year, thousands of South Koreans – mostly middle-aged men – die quietly and alone, cut off from their…
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How will abortion laws motivate women in North Carolina to vote in this election?
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, tensions over abortion have only intensified,…
Continue ReadingBy moving to podcasts, Harris and Trump are turning away from legacy media to spread their messages
AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Among the legacy news outlets that have come up empty in their efforts to interview Kamala Harris and Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingAbortion bans are top of mind for young women in North Carolina as they consider Harris or Trump
Associated Press WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — TikTok videos of women turned away from emergency rooms because of state abortion bans haunt one young…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol at pro-Palestinian rally
SYDNEY (AP) — A restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol during a pro-Palestinian rally in Sydney earlier in October. The…
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Goody’s new owners expanding into online market
The new local owners of Goody’s, the Bend and Sunriver shops featuring tasty ice cream, handcrafted chocolates and gourmet popcorn, have been…
Continue ReadingFour memorable moments from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb for a CNN town hall to take questions from undecided voters. The…
Continue ReadingTropical storm battering Philippines leaves at least 24 people dead in flooding and landslides
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Widespread flooding and landslides set off by a tropical storm in the northeastern Philippines on…
Continue ReadingUnion members reject deal with Boeing, prolonging strike
By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The strike by 33,000 workers at Boeing will continue after rank-and-file union members rejected an…
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Oregon State and Washington State to meet twice next season
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State’s and Washington State’s football teams will meet twice next season before reviving the Pac-12…
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As storm approaches, ODOT is closing the west side of McKenzie Pass, Highway 242, on Friday
EUGENE, Ore. (KTVZ) – An incoming storm system has crews closing the west side of McKenzie Pass, Oregon Highway 242, this coming Friday, ODOT…
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Danger in the SW Oregon woods: Forest Service warns of spikes and wires placed across roads, trails
MEDFORD, Ore. (KTVZ) – Protests in Northwest forests might not get the attention they did a few decades ago, but some dangerous ones have emerged…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles Times editorials editor resigns after newspaper withholds presidential endorsement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A journalism trade publication is reporting that the editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times has resigned. Mariel Garza told…
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Decision 2024: Marijuana is on the ballot for Redmond residents, with two measures to be voted upon
Marijuana is on the ballot – twice – for Redmond…
Continue ReadingSuspect in shootings of Democratic office in Arizona had over 120 guns in his home, officials find
Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona prosecutor says the man arrested in the three-time shooting of a Democratic campaign office had…
Continue ReadingTrash carried by a North Korean balloon again falls on the presidential compound in Seoul
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says trash carried by a North Korean balloon has fallen on the presidential compound in…
Continue ReadingThe top election official in a politically crucial Nevada county says she was forced out
Associated Press The top election official in one of the nation’s most politically important counties says she was forced out of her role just…
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Deschutes County commissioners appoint five new La Pine Park & Rec board members in wake of mass resignations
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County commissioners on Wednesday morning interviewed 15 applicants interested in serving on the La Pine Park &…
Continue ReadingCardi B says she’s hospitalized with medical emergency, will miss music festival
NEW YORK (AP) — Cardi B says she has been hospitalized with a medical emergency and will have to miss a Saturday night headlining performance at an…
Continue ReadingKentucky mom pleads guilty to fatally shooting her 2 sons
SHEPHERDSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman has pleaded guilty to fatally shooting her two young sons last year. News outlets report that Tiffanie…
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