Imagine Dragons dive into the darkness with brave new album
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new Imagine Dragons album cover depicts a man falling through space, gravity gently…
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Pandemic once again disrupts plans for Jewish High Holy Days
By DAVID CRARY and HOLLY MEYER Associated Press As customary, there will be celebrations and somber reflections as American Jews observe the upcoming…
Continue ReadingWalmart giving more than 565,000 workers a raise
By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Here’s another sign that workers are able to command more pay in this Covid-driven economy: Walmart, one of…
Continue ReadingFrom 9/11’s ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
By CALVIN WOODWARD, ELLEN KNICKMEYER and DAVID RISING Associated Press The terrorist attacks on the United States nearly 20 years ago brought…
Continue ReadingHow to help, volunteer and honor 9/11 victims through public service
By Christopher Dawson and Ben Burnstein, CNN Twenty years ago, terrorists seized control of four airliners, killed 2,977 people and shook the…
Continue ReadingPolish PM to EU: Don’t lecture us Poles about democracy
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Polish prime minister says nobody has the right to lecture Poland on democracy. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki spoke…
Continue ReadingMerkel: Germany will spend what’s needed to fix flood damage
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has indicated that German authorities will provide however much money is needed to repair damage caused by…
Continue ReadingGrowth in services sector slowed in August from record pace
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Growth in the services sector, where most Americans work, slowed in August after setting…
Continue ReadingTyson Foods workers get paid sick leave; 75% vaccinated
By ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tyson Foods is offering paid sick leave for the first time to its front-line workers.…
Continue ReadingFor her directing debut, Maggie Gyllenhaal adapts Ferrante
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Maggie Gyllenhaal may come from a family of filmmakers, but she never let herself dream about…
Continue ReadingRights body raps Greece over migrant rescue crackdown
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Europe’s top human rights body has called on Greece’s parliament to withdraw…
Continue ReadingApple delays iPhone photo-scanning plan amid fierce backlash
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Apple is indefinitely delaying its plans to scan iPhones in…
Continue ReadingOR officials: 84% of recent COVID cases in unvaccinated
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials say unvaccinated people accounted for more than 84% of the state’s recent COVID-19 cases. The Oregon…
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A hot Labor Day weekend for Central Oregon
Happy Friday, Central Oregon! We’re experiencing an above-average morning temperature-wise across the High Desert, and mostly clear skies accompany…
Continue ReadingBritish rapper Dizzee Rascal denies assaulting ex-girlfriend
LONDON (AP) — British rapper Dizzee Rascal has pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting his former girlfriend. The musician, whose full name is…
Continue ReadingCops: 14 arrested at large illegal marijuana grow operations
LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say 14 people were arrested and 1,400 pounds of pot were seized east of Corvallis in Lebanon in connection to two…
Continue Reading‘Dune’ is a dream for Villeneuve, Chalamet, sequel or no
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Director Denis Villeneuve was joined by his “Dune” stars Timothé Chalamet, Rebecca…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa to encourage vaccinations, but not force them
Associated Press By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his government will encourage people to get…
Continue ReadingWoman’s conviction upheld in Oklahoma officer’s slaying
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the second-degree murder conviction and 25-year prison sentence of a woman…
Continue ReadingThe August jobs numbers have economists worried. Here’s why
By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s jobs recovery hit a major roadblock in August as the Delta variant threatened the labor market…
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