New Lebanon PM seeks ‘quick fixes’ to help his country out of economic crisis
By Becky Anderson, Zeena Saifi and Mostafa Salem, CNN New Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged Lebanon’s people to put their trust in his…
Continue ReadingNews
Caitlyn Jenner Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Caitlyn Jenner, former Olympian and reality TV personality, and candidate for governor of…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott dominates donations to racial equity
By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has funded organizations that received the most money for racial equity in 27…
Continue Reading
‘The most desperate act’: Bend therapist knows the family pain of suicide, seeks to help others
September is recognized as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and suicide is one of the leading causes of preventable death in Oregon.…
Continue ReadingFamilies recount trauma at sentencing for school shooter
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former high school student convicted of killing a teenager and injuring eight others at a…
Continue ReadingInvestigator: 3 killed in helicopter crash in Georgia forest
MONTICELLO, Ga. (AP) — A federal investigator says three people were killed when a helicopter crashed in a densely forested area in central…
Continue ReadingJudge lifts race, gender hiring quotas for Cincinnati police
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge has lifted race- and sex-based hiring quotas imposed on the…
Continue ReadingFormer Liberian military leader liable for church massacre
By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A former Liberian military commander who supervised the slaughter of hundreds of unarmed…
Continue ReadingJudge: Gov. Lee’s mask opt-out can endanger disabled kids
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has again blocked Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee from allowing parents to opt out…
Continue ReadingAccess, travel rules influence missionary vaccine policies
By HOLLY MEYER Associated Press The International Mission Board is requiring its missionaries get the COVID-19 vaccine. The board is a Southern…
Continue ReadingLawyer files intent to sue again over governor’s residency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer and former lawmaker in West Virginia has filed notice that he again intends to sue Gov. Jim Justice over his…
Continue ReadingThe planet is on a ‘catastrophic’ global warming path, UN report shows
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The planet is careening toward warming of 2.7 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels — far above what scientists…
Continue ReadingNorth Macedonia: Protest in Tetovo for deadly hospital fire
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Hundreds of protesters in Tetovo, a city in the west of North Macedonia are calling for the resignation of officials…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council: Taliban must form inclusive Afghan govt
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution saying that…
Continue Reading
EDCO announces Bend Venture Conference Growth State, Impact competition semi-finalist companies
Economic Development for Central Oregon on Friday announced the semi-finalists advancing in the Growth Stage and Impact Competitions for the…
Continue ReadingDetroit-area woman charged in assault on airline flight
ROMULUS, Mich. (AP) — A woman accused of assaulting a woman and calling her a racial slur on a Spirit Airlines flight to Detroit has been…
Continue ReadingJury selected for Georgia prisoner accused of killing guards
CAIRO, Ga. (AP) — Jury selection has wrapped up in the trial of one of two Georgia prisoners accused of killing two guards more than four years…
Continue Reading
Illegal marijuana farms take West’s water in ‘blatant theft’
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press LA PINE, Ore. (AP) — From dusty towns to forests in the West, illegal marijuana growers are taking water in…
Continue ReadingChicago woman charged with fraud in death certificate scheme
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman has been charged with obtaining dozens of young homicide victims’ death certificates and using them to defraud the…
Continue ReadingOctober trial postponed for 5 men in Michigan governor plot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge says he would postpone the Oct. 12 trial of five men accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen…
Continue Reading