Naval Academy expels 18 after online exam cheating probe
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — U.S. Naval Academy officials announced Friday that 18 midshipmen have been expelled and another 82 sanctioned after an…
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Florida Board of Education orders Broward, Alachua counties to allow mask opt-out in 48 hours or start losing funding
By Mallory Simon, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN The Florida State Board of Education has sent an order to Broward and Alachua…
Continue ReadingUK watchdog probing why Plymouth shooter got back his gun
LONDON (AP) — A police watchdog says a 22-year-old man who fatally shot five people in southwestern England this month had his confiscated shotgun…
Continue ReadingJudge orders that Larry Nassar’s prison funds be turned over to victim restitution
By Laura Ly, CNN A judge has ordered that Larry Nassar’s prison funds be turned over to the government and put toward victim restitution,…
Continue ReadingAsian giant hornet nest found in Washington state
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say they have found the first Asian giant hornet nest of 2021 in a rural area in Washington state. The nest was…
Continue ReadingNATO commits to improving operations at Kabul airport
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO foreign ministers have committed to focus on ensuring the safe evacuation from Afghanistan of…
Continue ReadingA new clue emerges of what may lie beneath the Martian south pole
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The frigid Martian poles have long fascinated scientists not just because of their ice caps, but for the potential of what…
Continue ReadingNavy vet convicted in gruesome killing of 4 in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A jury has found a chiropractor and Navy veteran guilty in the gruesome killings of four people at a North Dakota property…
Continue ReadingMontana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America HELENA, Mont. (AP) — While large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19…
Continue ReadingMontana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America HELENA, Mont. (AP) — While large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 22-28
Here is Deschutes County’s weekly road construction update for the week of August…
Continue ReadingMinnesota wildfire jumps highway, triggers more evacuations
FINLAND, Minn. (AP) — Authorities fighting a northeastern Minnesota wildfire have ordered additional evacuations after the blaze jumped a highway.…
Continue ReadingWHO issues call for experts to help with COVID origins probe
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization has issued a call for experts to join a new advisory group it’s forming, in part to address the…
Continue ReadingTaliban took Afghanistan but face cash squeeze
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Taliban face a major challenge in cementing control of Afghanistan: Money. The military blitz…
Continue ReadingJudge tells prison to seize Nassar’s money for victims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered the government to take money from the prison account of a former Michigan sports doctor who owes…
Continue ReadingMan in Oregon federal prison dies as conditions questioned
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Prisons says a 42-year-old man lodged at the Sheridan Federal Correctional Institution in Oregon has died.…
Continue ReadingUS announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN Chaotic scenes played out at Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands…
Continue ReadingParents jailed after infant son drowns in Everglades wreck
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 1-year-old boy who drowned in the Florida Everglades after a car wreck have been arrested. Marc…
Continue ReadingRoller coaster closed after object flies off ride, injures 1
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An amusement park in Ohio says the world’s second-tallest roller coaster won’t open again…
Continue ReadingMLB to end 70-year partnership with Topps trading cards
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Major League Baseball is ending a 70-year relationship with trading card company Topps after signing a new…
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