Lawyer asks judge to toss new charge in Daunte Wright case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a new manslaughter charge against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who…
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Jefferson County commissioners declare state of emergency, call on state to scrap vaccine mandate
Jefferson County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to a “foreseeable lack of resources” to respond to…
Continue ReadingAfter 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 ReadingAfter 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 ReadingAs COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow
By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from…
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow
By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from…
Continue ReadingFDA strikes neutral tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof…
Continue ReadingFDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof…
Continue ReadingFeds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed…
Continue ReadingFeds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed…
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Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 related deaths, 6 in Central Oregon; 2,040 new cases
There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingRe-defining ‘racial equity’ may increase donations for it
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Candid, a leading philanthropy research organization, told The Associated Press that it…
Continue ReadingRe-defining ‘racial equity’ may increase donations for it
By GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Candid, a leading philanthropy research organization, told The Associated Press that it…
Continue ReadingBaby girl born to widow of Marine killed in Kabul bombing
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The widow of a U.S. Marine killed in a bombing in Afghanistan in August has given birth to a baby girl. A Facebook post by…
Continue ReadingSri Lankan prison minister resigns over prisoner threats
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan minister in charge of prisons has resigned following a public…
Continue ReadingAfghan charity workers find safety in North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A group of 44 evacuees from Afghanistan have arrived in North Macedonia to receive temporary shelter, as part of an…
Continue ReadingCourt won’t stop protests outside Michigan synagogue
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protests outside a Jewish synagogue in Michigan are protected by the…
Continue ReadingPoll shows Swiss voters on track to back same-sex marriage
GENEVA (AP) — A new poll suggests Swiss voters are on track to vote yes in a “marriage for all” referendum, which supporters see as a key step…
Continue ReadingMeghan and Harry are named ‘icons’ in Time’s list of 100 most influential people
By Hannah Ryan, CNN This year has seen Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex take part in a groundbreaking interview with Oprah Winfrey and…
Continue ReadingHaiti faces fresh instability as PM comes under scrutiny
By DÁNICA COTO and EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government is starting to crumble as Prime Minister Ariel…
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