Met season to open with first-ever opera by Black composer
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Met Opera’s season opens on Monday, and for the first time in its 138-year history it will…
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The man accused of killing college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death
By Stella Chan, CNN The man accused of killing 19-year-old college student Kristin Smart in 1996 will stand trial for her death, according to the San…
Continue ReadingAnti-LGBT resolution revoked by regional assembly in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A region in southern Poland has revoked an anti-LGBT resolution under the threat of losing European Union funding. The…
Continue ReadingCOVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case…
Continue ReadingCOVID case delays contentious redistricting in Oregon
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America A broken power-sharing deal, the lingering possibility of a Republican walkout and a COVID-19 case…
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State holding public hearings this week on defining wildland-urban interface
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Three public hearings are scheduled this week to gather feedback on the proposed administrative rule defining the…
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Oregon reports 29 more COVID-19 related deaths, 3 from C. Oregon; 1,707 cases
There are 30 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,624, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue Reading3 charged in death of 86-year-old woman left outside in heat
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Colorado officials say three assisted living facility workers are being prosecuted in the death of…
Continue ReadingFederal suit names Georgia officers who punched, kicked man
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A man who was punched and kicked in the head by Georgia police officers during a traffic stop four…
Continue ReadingJackson released from Chicago facility after COVID recovery
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson is headed home a month after he was hospitalized for a breakthrough…
Continue ReadingItaly: Uncle of teen who refused arranged marriage detained
ROME (AP) — Italian authorities say the uncle of an 18-year-old woman who disappeared months ago after refusing an arranged marriage in Pakistan…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19…
Continue ReadingUnited Airlines say 97% of US employees have been vaccinated
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The vast majority of United Airlines employees are deciding to get vaccinated against COVID-19…
Continue ReadingFormer Houston cop involved in US Capitol riot pleads guilty
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingDraftKings makes $22.4 billion bid for UK’s Entain
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The British betting company Entain has confirmed a takeover bid worth about $22.4 billion (16.4 billion…
Continue ReadingUN anti-racism event, rejected by some, recommits to goals
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is pledging to redouble efforts to combat racism around the…
Continue ReadingGrand jury formally charges Florida man in family slaying
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury has formally charged a Florida man accused of massacring a family…
Continue ReadingRev. Jesse Jackson is discharged from rehab facility after being hospitalized for Covid-19
By Carma Hassan and Devon M. Sayers, CNN The Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehabilitation facility Wednesday following an earlier…
Continue ReadingReport: Pilot in deadly balloon crash had drugs in system
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A report from the Federal Aviation Administration shows the pilot of a hot air balloon that crashed in New Mexico in June…
Continue ReadingThe pandemic has hit the restaurant business hard. That’s creating an opportunity for some immigrant women in Denver
CNN By Ana Cabrera and Jeremy Harlan, CNN Most mornings, Silvia Hernandez barely has time to turn on the sign adorning her name at her eatery in…
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