Ground zero: A selfie stop for some, a cemetery for others
By MARK LENNIHAN, JOHN MINCHILLO and JULIE JACOBSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years after terrorists flew two planes into the World…
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UN raises alarm on Taliban crackdown on dissent, journalists
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United Nations is raising the alarm about a Taliban crackdown on peaceful protests,…
Continue ReadingAbortion funds and providers are seeing an uptick in ‘vigilante’ calls after Texas ban
By Nicole Chavez, Dianne Gallagher and Jade Gordon, CNN Some clinics and groups helping fund abortion care in Texas are seeing an uptick in calls…
Continue Reading9/11 fallout includes decades of worry about toxic WTC dust
By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after the collapse of the World Trade Center, people are still coming forward to…
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Welcome rain slows 83,000-acre fire NW of Lakeview; likely human caused, OSP sets up tip line
The Cougar Peak Fire about 15 miles northwest of Lakeview kept growing quickly Thursday until wetting rains slowed its progress early Friday, after…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe magistrate rules Mugabe should be reburied
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A Zimbabwean court has upheld a traditional court’s ruling that the body of former…
Continue ReadingUS Soccer president asks men, women to equalize FIFA money
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the U.S. Soccer Federation asked the unions of the women’s and men’s national teams…
Continue ReadingLee statue base reassembled after failed time capsule search
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Workers have returned to the Richmond site where a statue of Confederate…
Continue ReadingGOP group held ‘war games’ for state AGs before Trump loss
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association held a special meeting weeks…
Continue ReadingFarm calls police on Black couple it believed stole 6 apples
DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts tourist farm called police on a Black couple it accused of stealing apples and is now apologizing after the…
Continue ReadingNYC subway breakdown blamed on ‘power off’ button being hit
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials say a recent power outage that disrupted half of New York City’s subway system for several hours and stranded hundreds…
Continue ReadingNew UN envoy: Yemen is stuck in `indefinite state of war’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The new U.N. special envoy for Yemen says the Arab world’s poorest nation is “stuck…
Continue ReadingWoman who admitted to Slender Man attack to be freed Monday
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman who admitted to helping stab a classmate to please online horror character…
Continue ReadingEllen DeGeneres says show is ‘happy place’ for final season
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres has a lot of ground to cover in the 19th and final season of her talk show,…
Continue ReadingIsraeli police kill suspected Jerusalem Palestinian attacker
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian suspected attacker has died shortly after being wounded by Israeli police gunfire in Jerusalem where he had…
Continue ReadingGiuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case
By JIM MUSTIAN, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida businessman who gained notoriety for helping Rudy…
Continue ReadingGiuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case
By JIM MUSTIAN, LARRY NEUMEISTER and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Florida businessman who gained notoriety for helping Rudy…
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Bend woman excited to become Miss Rodeo Oregon for 2022
Avalon Irwin was crowned Miss Rodeo Oregon for 2022 and though she’s incredibly excited, she said the news hasn’t fully registered with her…
Continue ReadingUNESCO urges Afghanistan to preserve educational gains
By ARNO PEDRAM Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As the Taliban government takes power in Afghanistan, the United Nations’ educational…
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KTVZ Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw and former anchor Jason Carr reflect on 9/11
While most people were getting ready for school or work on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, KTVZ Chief Meteorologist Bob Shaw and former Sunrise news…
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