‘We can’t do enough’: Lawmakers flooded by evacuation pleas
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Across the county, the offices of members of Congress have become makeshift…
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China protests US Navy, Coast Guard ships in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry has protested the passage of a U.S. Navy warship and Coast Guard cutter through the waters between China…
Continue ReadingAsian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
By The Associated Press From the Great Wall of China to the picturesque Himalayan mountains of India, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to…
Continue ReadingAsian tourism sees ups, downs in 2nd year of pandemic
By The Associated Press From the Great Wall of China to the picturesque Himalayan mountains of India, Asia’s tourist destinations are looking to…
Continue ReadingBoard says RFK assassin Sirhan changed man; grants parole
By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin has been granted parole. The decision…
Continue ReadingHurricane Nora sweeps past Puerto Vallarta, heads north
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Newly formed Hurricane Nora has swept past Mexico’s Puerto Vallarta area and is heading north for possible close…
Continue ReadingUS officials warn of possible threats to the US in wake of Afghanistan attack and mass evacuation
By Geneva Sands, CNN Federal officials are on high alert for threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation from Afghanistan and devastating…
Continue ReadingVideo shows police use stun gun on NBA’s Jaxson Hayes
By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Body camera video shows a Los Angeles police officer briefly pressing a knee to the neck of…
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SW Bend traffic moving quicker with opening of city’s 42nd roundabout
What once was a four-way stop is now a lot easier to get “a-round.” City leaders say the roundabout at SW Simpson Avenue and Columbia Street — the…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans mayor says there’s not enough time to order new mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Ida
By Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN Almost 16 years to the date after Hurricane Katrina overwhelmed the city’s flood protection system, New…
Continue ReadingPolice: Arizona family tried to kidnap woman over dishonor
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Peoria police have arrested six members of a family they say targeted a 20-year-old relative…
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‘Very scary’: C.O. pediatrician says more kids testing positive, falling ill with Covid-19
Statistics from the Oregon Health Authority show in increase in pediatric Covid-19 cases throughout the state, and in Central Oregon.…
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Jefferson County Jail COVID-19 outbreak affects 5 inmates; no serious symptoms
Five of the 67 inmates at the Jefferson County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, though they are showing no or only flu-like symptoms, Sheriff…
Continue ReadingBrandon Theesfeld pleads guilty in the death of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial
Claudia Dominguez, CNN Brandon Theesfeld pleaded guilty Friday in the murder of Ole Miss student Ally Kostial, Lafayette County Circuit Court…
Continue ReadingCalifornia students disciplined for racist social posts
SALINAS, Calif. (AP) — Several Northern California high school students have been disciplined after officials learned they posted online photos and…
Continue ReadingDelta outbreak tests New Zealand’s zero Covid strategy — but lockdown has broad support at home
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN When New Zealand went into lockdown last week over a single Delta case, critics were quick to mock the country’s…
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Bend’s Tower Theatre to require proof of vaccination or negative COVID-19 test
The Tower Theatre in downtown Bend on Friday joined the list of venues that will require proof of vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test…
Continue ReadingAmazon teams with Affirm to offer buy-now-pay-later option
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Amazon is teaming with payments company Affirm to offer online shoppers a buy-now-pay-later option that does not involve…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 deaths straining some Florida hospital morgues
By KELLI KENNEDY and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — One of Florida’s largest health networks is seeing the capacity of its…
Continue ReadingA soon-to-be father, a beloved brother and a state champion among US service members killed in Kabul attack
By Paul P. Murphy, Madeleine Fitzgerald, and Gloria de Leon, CNN The Department of Defense has released the names of the 13 US service members who…
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