Japan keeps tourism freeze despite plunge in virus cases
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Filled with pink and fuzzy things and cuddly bears, 6%DOKIDOKI, a tiny store in the heart of…
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Deschutes County, Bend leaders agree to proceed with joint ‘homeless office’ partnership
Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city councilors met Thursday afternoon and made progress on coordinating their efforts at tackling the…
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Bend teen’s birthday surprise for dad makes plenty of ‘cents’
Serafina Quercini is a 14 year old Bendite working on a creative gift for her dad’s 70th…
Continue ReadingWalker, Knicks hang on, deal Bulls first loss 104-103
By MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Kemba Walker scored 21 points, RJ Barrett added 20 and the New York Knicks hung on to hand the…
Continue ReadingUS in talks to compensate families separated at border
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department is in talks to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to each child…
Continue ReadingUS woman in Bali ‘suitcase murder’ freed from jail
By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — An American woman convicted of helping to kill her mother on…
Continue ReadingStudy finds California condors can have “virgin births”
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A new study says endangered California condors can have “’virgin births.” Researchers with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife…
Continue ReadingHuman remains have been found inside a vehicle connected to a 1998 missing persons case
By Lauren M. Johnson and Rebekah Riess, CNN A vehicle that was tied to a missing person’s case from 1998 was found in Arkansas with human…
Continue ReadingAmid scandal, Quenneville resigns as Florida Panthers coach
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joel Quenneville resigned as coach of the Florida Panthers on Thursday, two days after the…
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Redmond Cares brings ‘care bags’ to St. Charles Redmond caregivers
The Redmond Cares project on Thursday brought 60 ‘care bags’ to St. Charles Redmond caregivers, to show appreciation for the hard work they…
Continue ReadingPrisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse
By BEN FOX Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program…
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Court challenge filed to residency requirements for Oregon’s assisted-suicide law
A lawsuit has been filed, claiming the residency requirements for Oregon’s assisted suicide law violate the U.S. Constitution.…
Continue ReadingPence wades into school debate roiling Va governor’s race
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PURCELLVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence has hailed activist parents in suburban Washington who…
Continue ReadingNo charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A prosecutor in a deeply conservative corner of Wyoming says he won’t charge library…
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Redmond looks to improve Central Dry Canyon; some residents want more parks added
The City of Redmond hopes to improve some aspects of the Central Dry Canyon, to make it safer, more accessible and more…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Juno spacecraft flew over Jupiter’s Great Red Spot twice. This is what it found out
By Megan Marples and Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists revealed the latest discoveries on Jupiter, including surprising findings about the planet’s…
Continue ReadingServices set for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods
PHOENIX (AP) — Services for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods have been set for next month. His wife, Marlene Galan Woods, announced…
Continue ReadingUS vs. China: How the world’s two biggest emitters stack up on climate
By Helen Regan and Carlotta Dotto, CNN Graphics by Natalie Croker, Marco Chacon and Henrik Pettersson, CNN China and the United States are the…
Continue ReadingKenya’s president Kenyatta: Africa is at a crossroads
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta says Africa is at a crossroads, poised on one hand to…
Continue ReadingA Texas lawmaker is investigating 850 books on race and gender that could cause ‘discomfort’ to students
By Nicole Chavez, CNN A Texas Republican lawmaker has launched an inquiry to identify books at public school libraries and classrooms on the subjects…
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