The Latest: Ex-Afghan leader hosts tribal elders on 9/11
Afghanistan’s first 2001 post-Taliban president Hamid Karzai marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America with a meeting of…
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‘Don’t focus on hate’: World marks 20th anniversary of 9/11
By JENNIFER PELTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The world solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 with grief for…
Continue ReadingAt least 1 dead, 10 missing in landslide near Mexico City
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TLALNEPANTLA, Mexico (AP) — Rescuers plan to resume the search for victims of a landslide that brought tons of…
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Climbing fest set to return to Smith Rock State Park
The three-day event Oct. 1-3 is for climbers of all ages and abilities. It’s a fundraiser for the American Alpine Club, and benefits the park’s…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man gets prison for massive charter school scam
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The co-owner of a network of online charter schools who was accused of stealing tens of millions of dollars in California…
Continue ReadingZoo Atlanta: Positive virus tests among gorilla population
ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta zoo says several members of its troop of western lowland gorillas have tested positive for the virus that causes…
Continue ReadingArbitrator rules in favor of New York teachers in dispute with city over vaccination requirements, union says
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Laura Studley, CNN New York City teachers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19 and have documented medical or…
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Signs of fall: Some C.O. trees are changing colors early as a result of drought, heat
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Stressed, tired and ready for winter. No, not you: That’s how the trees in Central Oregon are feeling. Leaves change colors as…
Continue ReadingAnti-mask demonstrators return to school despite court order
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Protesters returned to the grounds of a Vancouver, Washington high school Friday despite a judge’s attempts to quash…
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‘That’s our job’: C. Oregonian reflects on leading 9/11 incident response team at Ground Zero
Almost 20 years to the day after the 9-11 attacks, Central Oregonian Joe Stutler reflected on his time with the response team at ground…
Continue ReadingArrest warrant issued for ex-Idaho lawmaker on rape charges
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Idaho lawmaker who resigned in disgrace after a 19-year-old intern reported…
Continue ReadingFighting in Myanmar kills at least 15 after uprising call
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fifteen to 20 villagers including several teenagers have been reported killed in some of Myanmar’s…
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Tumalo fire destroys shop, damages bus barn at Three Sisters Adventist Christian School
A shop was destroyed and a connected bus barn damaged by a fire that broke out Friday morning at the Three Sisters Adventist Christian School on…
Continue ReadingProsecutor seeks to interview Haiti PM in president slaying
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s chief public prosecutor has invited Prime Minister Ariel…
Continue ReadingTwo Florida middle school students arrested in alleged school shooting plot, says sheriff
By Alta Spells and Melissa Alonso, CNN Authorities in Lee County, Florida, thwarted a plot by two students to commit a school shooting, after a…
Continue ReadingColombian ex-soldiers in Haiti accuse police of torture
By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian soldiers arrested in Haiti in the assassination of President Jovenel…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew served with US civil suit, lawyers say
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for an American woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by Prince Andrew say they have…
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U.S. Highway 20 reopens east of Sweet Home; road work finished early
U.S. Highway 20 reopened early Friday afternoon east of Sweet Home, between House Rock Campground and Sheep Creep, with a road project and three-day…
Continue ReadingPrince Andrew served with legal papers for sex abuse lawsuit, Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers claim
By Brian Vitagliano, Max Foster and Hannah Ryan, CNN Lawyers for a woman who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual abuse say they have served the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana police boss says he’s open to federal oversight
By MELINDA DESLATTE, JIM MUSTIAN and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The head of the Louisiana State Police says he wants to…
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