Nine OSP troopers, 5 from C.O., firefighters sue Gov. Brown to block vaccine mandate
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nine Oregon State Police troopers – five from Central Oregon – and a group of state firefighters filed suit Friday…
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As China woos the Taliban, Uyghurs in Afghanistan fear for their lives
By Ivan Watson and CNN staff Tuhan’s family crossed the border from China’s western Xinjiang region to Afghanistan 45 years ago to escape…
Continue ReadingWashington state workers union agree to COVID mandate terms
The Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Days after suing to block what is believed to be among the nation’s strictest COVID-19 employee…
Continue ReadingCompanies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Four companies say they’ll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis. An…
Continue ReadingCompanies: $26B settlement of opioid lawsuits to move ahead
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Four companies say they’ll move ahead with a $26 billion settlement of lawsuits over the opioid crisis. An…
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Prineville police issue warning after resident scammed out of over $107,000
Prineville police are warning the public to beware and to help protect seniors from an elaborate scam involving a supposed big jackpot and “an FBI…
Continue ReadingNewsom, Warren see national consequences in recall fight
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer CULVER CITY, Calif. (AP) — Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined California Gov. Gavin Newsom to urge…
Continue ReadingProminent lawyer shot and hurt months after wife, son slain
ESTILL, S.C. (AP) — A family attorney says a lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their…
Continue ReadingFacebook sorry for ‘primates’ label on video of Black men
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reports Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men. The newspaper says…
Continue ReadingWitnesses say R. Kelly directed them to write false and damaging letters
By Sonia Moghe, CNN People who were once in R. Kelly’s orbit — including former romantic partners and employees — testified during…
Continue ReadingParkland shooter Nikolas Cruz cannot be called an ‘animal’ or any other derogatory names during trial, judge rules
By Dakin Andone, Jaide Timm-Garcia and Raja Razek, CNN Prosecutors and witnesses in the future trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will not…
Continue ReadingHarris to California on Wednesday to campaign with Newsom
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit California’s Bay Area on Wednesday to campaign with Gov.…
Continue ReadingFacebook sorry for ‘primates’ label on video of Black men
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times reports Facebook has apologized for putting a “primates” label on a video of Black men. The newspaper says…
Continue ReadingBrown’s keeper gives No. 11 Oregon 31-24 win over Fresno St.
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Brown scored on a 30-yard quarterback keeper with 2:57 left and No. 11 Oregon…
Continue ReadingKentucky governor calls special session on handling COVID-19
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he’s calling the Republican-led legislature into…
Continue ReadingWillard Scott, weatherman on NBC’s ‘Today’ show, dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Willard Scott, the beloved weatherman who charmed viewers of NBC’s “Today” show with his self-deprecating humor and cheerful…
Continue ReadingWillard Scott, longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ dies at 87
By Deanna Hackney, CNN Willard Scott, former longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ who was known for his outgoing, jovial personality, and for…
Continue Reading‘Surprised and disappointed.’ Doctors in Covid-19 hotspots last year are dealing with new record hospitalizations
CNN By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the more contagious Delta variant of Covid-19 sweeping across the country this summer, health care workers and…
Continue Reading2 inmates charged after riot in South Carolina jail
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff’s department has brought charges against two inmates after a jail riot in which two guards…
Continue ReadingBanderas skewers his own craft in ‘Official Competition’
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VENICE (AP) — Antonio Banderas and Penelope Cruz have brought some laughs to the Venice Film Festival.…
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