California Supreme Court upholds death penalty rules
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top court has rejected an attempt to make it harder to impose the death…
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Standing pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team…
Continue ReadingSchool board to pay ACLU’s legal costs over bathroom lawsuit
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil…
Continue ReadingAnti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Medical Board has opened an investigation following reports that inmates…
Continue ReadingAward-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over Florida school mask mandates now before judge
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for parents suing to overturn the governor’s executive order…
Continue ReadingNicaragua orders closure of 15 more NGOs
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua’s legislature has ordered the closure of 15 more non-governmental organizations, bringing to 45 the…
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Deschutes County seeks applicants for new Cannabis Advisory Panel
Deschutes County is accepting applications from community members who are interested in serving on its new Cannabis Advisory…
Continue ReadingTexas GOP advances voting bill after Democrats’ holdout ends
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans have advanced new voting restrictions after months of…
Continue ReadingOregon district passes resolution against COVID-19 mandates
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A school board in central Oregon, where COVID-19 is surging, has passed a resolution protesting statewide school mask mandates…
Continue ReadingThat’s the ticket: Move from paper to digital divides fans
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — College football programs are transitioning from traditional paper tickets to digital…
Continue ReadingFlorida, domestic violence agency settle fight over CEO pay
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida attorney general says the state will receive $5 million after a settlement…
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 ReadingBaltimore police: Mom confesses to killing 2 young children
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say a woman has been charged with murder after confessing to killing her 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son.…
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St. Charles to limit use of its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site near Bend hospital
– Starting Friday, St. Charles says its drive-through COVID-19 testing site near its Bend hospital will no longer provide testing for individuals…
Continue ReadingUS troops and Afghans killed in suicide attacks outside Kabul airport
By Ivana Kottasová, Barbara Starr, Kylie Atwood, Nick Paton Walsh, Sam Kiley, Zachary Cohen, Jennifer Hansler and Tim Lister, CNN Thirteen US…
Continue ReadingExplainer: How dangerous is Afghanistan’s Islamic State?
By KATHY GANNON and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press The Islamic State offshoot that President Joe Biden blames for a deadly suicide attack outside…
Continue ReadingWoman banned from Yellowstone after walking on thermal areas
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Connecticut woman has been sentenced to seven days in jail and is banned from…
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