Susanna Clarke’s ‘Piranesi’ wins Women’s Prize for Fiction
By JILL LAWLESS LONDON (AP) — British writer Susanna Clarke has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for her mind-tweaking fantasy novel…
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Texas NAACP files federal complaint over “The Eyes of Texas”
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students have filed a federal civil rights…
Continue ReadingMan admits racist abuse of Black England soccer players
LONDON (AP) — A man from northwestern England was spared jail time after he pleaded guilty to posting racist abuse on social media after three…
Continue Reading9/11 Day co-founders plan CNN special to generate good deeds
BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day…
Continue Reading9/11 Day co-founders plan CNN special to generate good deeds
BY GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer David Paine and Jay Winuk — who successfully lobbied the federal government to officially rename the day…
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A.R. Bowman Museum expansion will add rotating exhibits to Prineville’s ‘cultural district’
Prineville’s A.R. Bowman Museum on Main Street has shared the history of Crook County since it first opened in 1971. Now, it’s expanding beyond its…
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Study for Oregon’s forest industry tallies nearly $6 billion in losses from 2020 Labor Day wildfires
Oregon’s forest-dependent businesses and industries suffered an estimated $5.9 billion in economic losses as a result of the Labor Day wildfires…
Continue ReadingPortland vote on banning city business with Texas delayed
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has delayed a vote on an expected…
Continue ReadingRussian police detain journalists rallying for media freedom
By DARIA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top independent TV channel Dozhd says police in Moscow have detained three journalists…
Continue ReadingBritish education minister admits mixing up Black sportsmen
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s education secretary says he had made a “genuine mistake” for mixing up two Black…
Continue ReadingIda deaths rise by 11 in New Orleans; Louisiana toll now 26
By KEVIN McGILL and MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press HOUMA, La. (AP) — Officials have raised Hurricane Ida’s death toll in Louisiana to 26.…
Continue Reading‘Lucifer’ star promises ‘good-slash-great’ series finale
By HILARY FOX AP Entertainment Writer LONDON (AP) — After six years, “Lucifer” stars Tom Ellis and Lauren German are kissing goodbye to their…
Continue ReadingNASA astronaut helps family fulfill a 9/11 victim’s dream
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When Chandler “Chad” Keller was a child, he dreamed of being an astronaut. From the time he was six years old,…
Continue ReadingNASA astronaut helps family fulfill a 9/11 victim’s dream
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN When Chandler “Chad” Keller was a child, he dreamed of being an astronaut. From the time he was six years…
Continue ReadingJudge: Florida can’t enforce ban on school mask mandates
By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has ruled the state cannot enforce its ban on mask mandates in…
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Bend Police Department offers back-to-school safety reminders
School is back in session! The Bend Police Department wants to remind our community that kids are back in school Wednesday for the start of the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What was, and is, al-Qaida?
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The terror group al-Qaida under Osama bin Laden grew into a generational threat…
Continue ReadingResearchers complete first-ever detailed map of global coral
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers have completed a comprehensive online map of the world’s coral reefs by using more…
Continue ReadingIllinois AG probes suburban police force after 2020 death
By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois attorney general’s office has launched a civil investigation of possible…
Continue ReadingUS troops killed in Afghan bombing awarded Purple Hearts
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Navy says the sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission…
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