More than 30 California children still stuck in Afghanistan
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials say more than 30 California children are still stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled…
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Misspelling of Moderna leads to tourist’s arrest in Hawaii
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Court documents say a 24-year-old Illinois woman submitted a fake COVID-19 vaccination…
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Oregon Dept. of Education, OHA urge schools to register to test students, staff for COVID-19
Students returning to Oregon’s classrooms this fall may have ready access to COVID-19 testing, but schools wishing to participate must register for…
Continue ReadingAppeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal appeals court’s decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks eked out some modest gains on Wall Street Wednesday, enough to nudge the Nasdaq composite index to another all-time high.…
Continue ReadingCampbell Soup, PVH rise; Dycom, Freeport-McMoRan fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Wednesday: Campbell Soup, PVH rise; Dycom, Freeport-McMoRan…
Continue ReadingTexas valedictorian, who spoke out against state’s impending abortion law, calls new ban ‘heart-wrenching’
By Lauren M. Johnson and Ariane de Vogue, CNN A Texas high school valedictorian, who went viral after she changed her speech to speak out against the…
Continue ReadingGunmen kidnap 73 students in latest attack on Nigeria school
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Police in northwestern Nigeria say gunmen have attacked another remote school, kidnapping…
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Over 100 Bend HS, Bear Creek Elementary teachers, staff sign letter opposing nearby homeless camp
More than 100 teachers and support staff at two northeast Bend schools have signed a letter to city councilors and the Bend-La Pine School Board in…
Continue ReadingMexico president highlights corruption fight in address
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has delivered his third state of the nation…
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C.O. Association of Realtors announce 2021 ‘Building a Better Central Oregon’ awards
The Central Oregon Association of REALTORS® announced Wednesday it has selected the 2021 Building a Better Central Oregon awards.…
Continue ReadingArizona publisher drops poisoning claims against ex-wife
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona newspaper publisher who repeatedly claimed his ex-wife poisoned him has…
Continue ReadingArizona publisher drops poisoning claims against ex-wife
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona newspaper publisher who repeatedly claimed his ex-wife poisoned him has…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Ontario province to require vaccine certificates
TORONTO (AP) — Ontario has become the fourth Canadian province to announce residents will soon have to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19…
Continue ReadingFirst set of Justice Dept. agents now wearing body cams
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first set of federal agents working for the Justice Department began wearing body cameras…
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Bend man receives 100-month prison sentence in Prineville assault on wife
A 41-year-old Bend man was sentenced Monday to more than eight years in prison after a Crook County jury convicted him of first-degree sodomy…
Continue ReadingLouisiana man’s personal levee no match for Ida’s fury
By JAY REEVES Associated Press DES ALLEMANDS, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man who built a levee around his home after Hurricane Katrina thought he was…
Continue ReadingGeelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Syed Ali Geelani, an icon of disputed Kashmir’s resistance against…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia: Ex-firefighter accused of civil rights crimes
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A part-time police officer and former firefighter in West Virginia has been indicted on…
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