Bronze bust unveiled at Burt Reynolds’ Hollywood gravesite
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A bronze bust of Burt Reynolds, featuring his famous cowboy hat and even more famous…
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As Merkel bids farewell, German women wish for more equality
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel, Germany’s first female chancellor, has been praised by many for her pragmatic…
Continue ReadingTaliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies,…
Continue ReadingAutopsy confirms remains found in Wyoming are Gabby Petito’s, FBI says
By Jason Hanna, Madeline Holcombe and Steve Almasy, CNN Autopsy results have confirmed that the remains found Sunday in Wyoming’s Bridger-Teton…
Continue ReadingFBI cart away possible evidence from Gabby Petito’s fiancé’s home as the search for him continues
CNN By Madeline Holcombe and Leyla Santiago, CNN After many hours spent and many items removed, the FBI’s search of the family home of Gabby…
Continue ReadingHatchlings of endangered crocodile species found in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Eight hatchlings from one of the world’s rarest crocodile species have been found in a wildlife sanctuary in eastern…
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ODOT Region 4 construction update: Week of Sept. 20-24
Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of Sept.…
Continue ReadingGerman officials fear anti-mask radicalization after killing
By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Senior politicians in Germany have expressed shock over the weekend killing of a young gas station…
Continue ReadingIn Nairobi slum, women train to fend off sexual assault
By BRIAN INGANGA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — In a Nairobi slum named Korogocho, which means “crowded shoulder to shoulder” in…
Continue ReadingAfter Afghans fell from plane, families live with horror
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It’s an image that has come to symbolize America’s chaotic end to 20 years of war in…
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Forest Service in NW moving to free personal-use firewood-cutting program
The national forests of Oregon and Washington in Region 6 of the USDA Forest Service are transitioning their firewood program to become a free for…
Continue ReadingTwitter to pay $809.5 million to settle shareholder lawsuit
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action…
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‘Totally preventable’: Bend City Council issues statement on fatal downtown Bend shooting
Grieving friends and family of a 22-year-old Bend man shot and killed over the weekend on a downtown Bend sidewalk gathered at the shooting scene…
Continue ReadingJudge begins key hearing on Boy Scouts bankruptcy plan
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of…
Continue Reading‘The world must wake up’: Tasks daunting as UN meeting opens
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The United Nations chief is warning global leaders at the opening of the U.N.’s foremost…
Continue ReadingCleaning out the attic, journalist discovers two letters written to him by the Unabomber
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN As part of a pandemic project suggested by his wife, Jack Epstein began last month going through his papers that were…
Continue ReadingDems, backers face uphill immigration path after Senate blow
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are launching an uphill fight to rescue their drive to help millions of immigrants…
Continue ReadingHouse OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its…
Continue ReadingQ&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is rolling out new COVID-19 rules for travelers flying into the…
Continue ReadingQ&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel
By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is rolling out new COVID-19 rules for travelers flying into the…
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