Nigerian police arrest 3 suspects in mass school abduction
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say they have arrested three “key suspects” over the abduction for…
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Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ movie for sale for $1.2M
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — The purportedly haunted Rhode Island farmhouse where the spooky happenings that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The…
Continue ReadingHouse OKs $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has overwhelming passed legislation to provide funding for Israel’s missile defense…
Continue ReadingSalesforce.com, Darden rise; Steelcase, Rite Aid fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Salesforce.com, Darden rise; Steelcase, Rite Aid…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan files case alleging ‘ethnic cleansing’ by Armenia
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Azerbaijan has filed a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Armenia of a…
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COCC receives 4-year, $242,700 grant to assist with child care for low-income students
A $242,700 federal grant recently awarded to Central Oregon Community College will provide funding over four years to alleviate child care costs for…
Continue ReadingUS court order to house LA Skid Row homeless overturned
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — An appeals court overturned a federal judge’s sweeping order that required the city and…
Continue ReadingMemorial or high-rise? Future of condo collapse site argued
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press The fight over whether the site of June’s deadly Florida condominium collapse should be sold for development or…
Continue ReadingLouisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black man
By JAKE BLEIBERG and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 dead, 14 others injured after shooting at Memphis-area Kroger
By Rebekah Riess and Jenn Selva, CNN At least one person was killed and 14 others injured in a shooting at a Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee,…
Continue ReadingColorado woman charged with killing stepson will stand trial
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ruled that a Colorado woman charged with killing her 11-year-old stepson will stand trial. Authorities…
Continue Reading4 California militia members plead guilty to conspiracy
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors say four members of an alleged California militia group have pleaded guilty to conspiring to obstruct…
Continue ReadingWork aims to uncover history of boarding school burial site
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Albuquerque city officials plan to use ground-penetrating radar as they research…
Continue ReadingParaguay River hits record low, imperiling economy
By PEDRO SERVIN Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s crucial outlet to the sea has fallen to its lowest level since at least…
Continue ReadingParaguay River hits record low, imperiling economy
By PEDRO SERVIN Associated Press ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s crucial outlet to the sea has fallen to its lowest level since at least…
Continue ReadingOregon school board won’t fire teacher refusing to wear mask
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Redmond, Oregon, has rejected a district recommendation to fire a teacher for refusing to wear a mask during…
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man in Subway shop robbery caught on video
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Police arrested a man who allegedly took a Subway shop employee’s purse during an Illinois robbery attempt that was caught…
Continue ReadingCensus: Rethinking how to count people in dorms, prisons
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Following a 2020 census in which the pandemic made access to group housing difficult, Census Bureau officials say…
Continue ReadingLeaders to UN: A warmer world is a more violent one, too
By EDITH M. LEDERER and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Three presidents and seven foreign ministers are warning that a…
Continue ReadingTopsy-turvy ’21 gives Rahm perspective at Ryder Cup
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) — In many ways, Jon Rahm’s biggest steps forward in 2021, to say nothing of his setbacks,…
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