Alabama drops lawsuit challenging Census privacy method
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The state of Alabama has asked to dismiss its lawsuit challenging a controversial statistical method used by the…
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Missouri man sought in 4 slayings found dead in South Dakota
ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — Sheriff’s officials say a man accused of killing four people in Missouri has been found dead in South Dakota. According to…
Continue ReadingFacebook, Ray-Ban launch smart glasses — who will wear them?
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Seven years after the ill-fated Google Glass, and five years after Snap launched its Spectacles, another tech…
Continue ReadingWoman makes history as first female police chief in town
By Sasha Lenninger Click here for updates on this story TAOS, New Mexico (KOAT) — Summer Mirabal is making history as…
Continue ReadingFacebook and Ray-Ban are rolling out smart glasses that actually look cool. Will anyone buy them?
By Rachel Metz, CNN Business On a sunny May day in 2012, Google cofounder Sergey Brin walked down King Street in San Francisco’s SoMa…
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‘Redmond Taco & Margarita Festival,’ facing criticism, postponed until next year amid vendor, other issues
The Redmond Taco & Margarita Festival, planned for Sept. 25 at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center, has been postponed until next year due to…
Continue Reading‘Don’t Look Up’ trailer is here and it’s filled with every celebrity imaginable
By Chloe Melas, CNN The “Don’t Look Up” trailer is finally here. It’s full of celebrities from Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo…
Continue ReadingFlorida man wins $1 million the day he opened his auto shop
CALLAHAN, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man won $1 million in a lottery game the same day he and his wife opened an auto repair shop. The Florida Lottery…
Continue Reading50 years after Attica uprising, families want apology
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Fifty years after the Attica prison uprising in New York, the families of slain and…
Continue ReadingEU court ruling could lift Champagne makers’ spirits
BRUSSELS (AP) — Champagne makers have had their hopes of winning a legal case against a tapas bar chain boosted after the European Court of Justice…
Continue ReadingEU court ruling could lift Champagne makers’ spirits
BRUSSELS (AP) — Champagne makers have had their hopes of winning a legal case against a tapas bar chain boosted after the European Court of Justice…
Continue ReadingCouple remains hopeful after losing home to Hurricane Ida
By Morgan Lentes Click here for updates on this story DES ALLEMANDS, Louisiana (WDSU) — Many homes were destroyed in…
Continue ReadingUK, France trade barbs over migrant crossings of Channel
LONDON (AP) — Britain and France are trading barbs over what to do about a growing number of migrants trying to cross the English Channel in small…
Continue ReadingMichigan, Detroit seek $204K for fighting election lawsuit
DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys for Detroit and the state of Michigan are seeking $204,000 in fees for successfully defending a post-election lawsuit…
Continue ReadingCapitol riot participant from Alabama reaches plea deal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Vietnam veteran charged with bringing 11 Molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingUK pair wanted for death in U.S. face extradition from Spain
MADRID (AP) — A British couple wanted by United States authorities as suspects in the death of a scuba diver in Florida a decade ago is facing…
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Ocean hypoxia off Pacific Northwest coast more troubling than ever, experts say
Rather than ocean oxygen levels improving, as they usually do this time of year, hypoxia off the Pacific Northwest coast is as bad as it’s been at…
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City of Bend receives grant for repairs at historic Charles Boyd Homestead
The city of Bend has received a grant through the federal Historic Preservation Fund, administered by Oregon State Historic Preservation Office to…
Continue ReadingGermany: Fraud trial of ex-VW boss delayed by health issues
BERLIN (AP) — A German court says former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn’s trial on fraud charges in connection with the automaker’s diesel…
Continue ReadingGermany: Fraud trial of ex-VW boss delayed by health issues
BERLIN (AP) — A German court says former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn’s trial on fraud charges in connection with the automaker’s diesel…
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