Man called largest child porn purveyor gets 27-year sentence
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A man previously described by U.S. authorities as the world’s most prolific purveyor…
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States sound alarm over Covid-19 outbreaks among school kids
By Ray Sanchez, CNN As school districts across the country reopen, some state officials are voicing concern about the vulnerability of children as…
Continue ReadingReport: Nebraska prison workforce crisis ‘alarmingly worse’
By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new watchdog report warns that Nebraska’s prisons face a persistent staffing crisis that…
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Bend-La Pine Schools see 1,100 fewer students than two years ago, before COVID-19 hit
You might call Brad Henry the chief number-cruncher for Bend-La Pine Schools. But after the upheaval that COVID-19 has brought to just about…
Continue ReadingSearch at Grand Canyon turns up remains of another person
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Crews searching for a missing man at Grand Canyon National Park made an unexpected…
Continue ReadingMayor: Chicago’s new schools chief leads San Antonio schools
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s new schools chief will be San Antonio schools Superintendent Pedro Martinez. Mayor…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — .SpaceX’s first private flight has streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — .SpaceX’s first private flight has streaked into orbit with two contest winners, a…
Continue ReadingFormer Trump official working on Wisconsin election probe
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attorney who worked in former President Donald Trump’s administration and who…
Continue ReadingThousands protest against Bukele government in El Salvador
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Thousands of people in El Salvador are marching against the government of…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingAward longlists announced for translation, children’s books
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The 10 nominees on the longlist for the National Book Award for young people’s literature…
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New ‘Celebrate Oregon!’ license plate celebrates Cultural Trust’s 20th anniversary
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – A new license plate design that celebrates Oregon and the diversity of its culture will debut Oct. 1 in recognition of the…
Continue ReadingFriction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has…
Continue ReadingSequoia National Park’s giant trees at risk as fires grow
By NOAH BERGER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two…
Continue ReadingFirst, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Tarana Burke’s name became synonymous with the #MeToo movement four years ago, when allegations against…
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After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
Continue ReadingHaaland scores as Dortmund beats Beşiktaş 2-1 away in opener
ISTANBUL (AP) — Erling Haaland has scored again to help Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win at Turkish champion Beşiktaş in their Champions League…
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Use restrictions to be reduced on C.O. public lands; campfires allowed in designated campgrounds
Due to increased moisture and cooling temperatures, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and…
Continue ReadingBiden announces global goal to reduce planet-warming methane emissions
By Ella Nilsen and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden announced the United States and European Union have launched a global pledge to reduce…
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