Supreme Court halts reinstating ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily halting a judge’s order that would have forced the government to reinstate a Trump…
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Sisters traffic stop turns up over 4 pounds of methamphetamine; 3 Salem residents arrested
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies arrested three Salem residents during a traffic stop in Sisters early Thursday morning after a Bend Police K-9…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Texas mask battle looks to courts for resolution
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The legal battle over whether Texas communities can require students and others to wear masks in…
Continue ReadingBiden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
By Kate Sullivan and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday tried to put an optimistic face on the chaotic evacuations taking place at…
Continue ReadingVirus surge means no fans allowed at home Hawaii games
HONOLULU (AP) — A surge in COVID-19 cases means sports teams at the University of Hawaii will open the fall season with no fans in the stands at…
Continue ReadingEx-officer sentenced to 25 years for killing suicidal man
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A former Alabama police officer has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2018 shooting death of a suicidal man who…
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Oregon reports 19 more COVID-19 related deaths, tops 3,000; 2,187 cases, record 866 hospitalizations
There are 19 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including an 87-year-old Deschutes County man, raising the state’s death toll past the 3,000…
Continue ReadingInfowars host Owen Shroyer charged in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars, Owen Shroyer, has been charged in connection to…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina conservationist Anne Springs Close dies
FORT MILL, S.C. (AP) — Anne Springs Close who used her family’s textile fortune to give back to the community through education and land…
Continue ReadingTexas GOP voting bill on fast track after standstill ends
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The abrupt end of Texas Democrats’ 38-day walkout has put Republicans on a fast track to…
Continue ReadingJames W. Loewen, wrote ‘Lies My Teacher Told Me,’ dead at 79
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The author of the million-selling “Lies My Teacher Told Me” books has died. James W. Loewen…
Continue ReadingCosby ruling cited as jail guard’s sex abuse case is dropped
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press Pennsylvania state prosecutors have dropped their case against a jail guard accused of sexually abusing inmates.…
Continue ReadingReview: Former Columbus Zoo executives misspent $630K
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Friday that financial abuses by four…
Continue ReadingReview: Former Columbus Zoo executives misspent $630K
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Trustees of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium said Friday that financial abuses by four…
Continue ReadingDemand for COVID antibody drugs soars in hard-hit states
By KELLI KENNEDY and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press A photograph of people laying down on the floor in pain while waiting for antibody infusions at…
Continue ReadingHaitian quake victims rush aid sites, take food and supplies
By EVENS SANON and MATÍAS DELACROIX Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — Haitians left hungry and homeless by a devastating earthquake are…
Continue ReadingTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s COVID claim denounced as racist
By ACACIA CORONADO Report for America/Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ lieutenant governor is blaming unvaccinated Black people for…
Continue ReadingIllinois Democrats to redraw political maps using census
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Democrats say the Legislature will return to Springfield to redraw political districts…
Continue ReadingGM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a…
Continue ReadingGM extends recall to cover all Chevy Bolts due to fire risk
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — General Motors is recalling all Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles sold worldwide to fix a…
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