‘Do your part’ to keep kids in school, Oregon officials say
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As students return to Oregon classrooms for another school year, health…
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Sheriff: Woman missed flight and falsely said bomb on plane
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago woman falsely claimed a bomb was on a plane at a South Florida airport after missing her…
Continue ReadingMeat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700M aid plan
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture says workers on farms and at meatpacking plants who were…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey’s largest dairy farm nearly destroyed in tornado
By CHRISTINA PACIOLLA Associated Press The morning after one of the most intense tornadoes recorded in New Jersey history all but demolished the…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Tuesday as traders returned from the Labor Day holiday, even as gains for some Big…
Continue Reading9/11 museum to retool its research rules after criticism
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 9/11 museum is backing off uncommon restrictions on researchers after complaints that the…
Continue ReadingKing County moves toward vaccine verification system
SEATTLE (AP) — King County is working to set up a COVID-19 vaccine verification system that could go into effect next month at certain…
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Fire that prompted evacuations SE of La Pine believed caused by bowhunting smoker’s carelessness
A wildfire that prompted evacuation of about 20 homes in the Sun Forest Estates subdivision southeast of La Pine on Saturday afternoon apparently was…
Continue ReadingPPG Industries, BioMarin fall; AMC, Callaway Golf rise
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: PPG Industries, BioMarin fall; AMC, Callaway Golf…
Continue ReadingCIA veteran: al-Qaida will rebuild within Afghanistan
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The CIA man who briefed President George W. Bush on Sept. 11, 2001 says he’s…
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Oregon communities come together to celebrate perseverance, a year after historic wildfires
One year after wildfires tore across Oregon, two communities gathered on Labor Day to celebrate being together one year…
Continue ReadingNewsom’s nightmare: How one November day fueled the recall
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The recall election against California Gov. Gavin Newsom stems from two key events…
Continue ReadingTexas GOP bets on hard right turn amid changing demographics
By WILL WEISSERT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republicans in America’s largest conservative state for years racked up…
Continue ReadingGeorgia prosecutor indicted, accused of misconduct in office
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A district attorney for six counties in west Geogia has been indicted and is facing allegations of…
Continue ReadingActivists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
By JAMIE STENGLE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Young people on social media are protesting Texas’ new law banning most…
Continue ReadingActivists focus on tip site in protesting Texas abortion law
By JAMIE STENGLE and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Young people on social media are protesting Texas’ new law banning most…
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 ReadingMexico’s Supreme Court rules that abortion is not a crime
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion. The court on…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How a new GOP law in Texas makes voting harder
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The sweeping changes to Texas’ election code that GOP Gov. Greg…
Continue ReadingSome Afghans evacuated by US seek asylum in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Officials say dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States military have applied for asylum in Germany during…
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