Empty desk array at UN spotlights lost learning in pandemic
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A set of empty chairs and desks at the U.N. headquarters is symbolizing the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on education.…
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Deschutes County road report: Week of Sept. 19-25
Here is the Deschutes County road report for the week of Sept.…
Continue ReadingPolice: Prison guard beat banker, used racial slur over mask
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — A California prison guard has been arrested on suspicion of beating a Wells Fargo branch manager and calling him a…
Continue ReadingSan Diego synagogue shooter avoids death penalty with plea
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 22-year-old former nursing student pleaded guilty to the murder of one person and the attempted…
Continue ReadingColorado man accused of killing wife heads to trial
SALIDA, Colo. (AP) — A judge has ruled there’s enough evidence for the case to proceed against a southern Colorado man who was charged with…
Continue ReadingEx-Algerian president Bouteflika, ousted amid protests, dies
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian state television says former Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who fought for independence from France and…
Continue ReadingSuspect in deaths of 4 found in SUV surrenders in Arizona
MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — A suspect in the shooting deaths of four Minnesotans who were found in an abandoned SUV in Wisconsin has surrendered to…
Continue ReadingRobert Durst, millionaire who was focus of HBO documentary ‘The Jinx,’ found guilty of first-degree murder
By Cheri Mossburg and Paul Vercammen, CNN A Los Angeles jury found Robert Durst, the notorious subject of the HBO series “The Jinx,”…
Continue ReadingNY millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles jury convicted Robert Durst on Friday of murdering his best friend 20 years…
Continue ReadingUN using honor system to check vaccinations for big meeting
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly is relying on an honor system to ensure that world leaders have…
Continue ReadingPolice: Missing Florida woman and slain couple unrelated
By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah county sheriff said Friday detectives have determined there is no connection between…
Continue ReadingR. Kelly behavior mirrors abuse tactics, expert witness says
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors are inching closer to concluding their case at the R. Kelly sex-trafficking trial, calling two final…
Continue ReadingNavy doing deep sea-search for sailors’ remains, helicopter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Navy is conducting a deep-sea search for the remains of five sailors and the wreckage of a Navy helicopter that spun out on an…
Continue ReadingSEC charges Florida man for insider trading of Mylan stock
NEW YORK (AP) — A former executive at pharmaceutical company Mylan has pleaded guilty to insider trading in the company’s securities. The Justice…
Continue Reading‘Devious licks’ videos of damage, thefts bedevil US schools
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kids across the U.S. are posting TikTok videos of themselves smashing…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What are ‘Crisis Standards of Care?’
By REBECCA BOONE, IRIS SAMUELS AND LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As the spread of the delta variant continues unabated in…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers first rejected Pfizer’s booster application — but then voted to recommend a third shot for certain Americans
CNN By Maggie Fox and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration on Friday voted unanimously to recommend emergency use…
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Oregon Poison Center: Don’t use ivermectin for COVID-19
Dozens of people in Oregon have contacted the state’s poison center after self-medicating against COVID-19 with a drug used to treat parasites,…
Continue ReadingGrand jury indicts 2 officers fired for beating Black teen
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A grand jury in California has indicted two police officers on felony assault charges in the…
Continue Reading12,000 migrants have been waiting in makeshift camps under the Del Rio bridge in Texas
CNN, KFOX, KABB By Rosa Flores and Geneva Sands, CNN Standing in the sweltering Texas sun, Jameson Tilus held both of his children in his arms and…
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