1st Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia
By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Australian cyclist Paige Greco has earned the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. She won the…
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The Latest: US, others issue security alert at Kabul airport
By The Associated Press Australia has advised advised its citizens in Afghanistan not to travel to Kabul’s airport, where there as a “very high…
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‘I hope my family is still alive’: Redmond residents seek to get relatives out of Afghanistan
Haseeb Shojai carries on with his day-to-day life as a father, business owner and community member in Central Oregon. But he’s also been carrying…
Continue Reading51 evacuees from Afghanistan arrive in Uganda at US request
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s government says 51 people evacuated from Afghanistan have arrived in the East…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks slip following record Wall Street charge
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stocks are slipping following a charge on Wall Street which drove indices to all-time…
Continue ReadingAsian stocks slip following record Wall Street charge
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian stocks are slipping following a charge on Wall Street which drove indices to all-time…
Continue ReadingJewish prayers held discreetly at contested Jerusalem shrine
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Jewish prayers at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount and…
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Authorities identify Medford firefighter struck, killed by falling tree on Gales Fire
The Lane County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday identified a firefighter from Medford who was working on the Gales Fire north of Oakridge when he was…
Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
CNN, WHITE HOUSE, JOHNSON AND JOHNSON, HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, MODERNA By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19…
Continue ReadingGlobal Covid-19 cases plateau after nearly two months of increase, WHO reports
By Lauren Mascarenhas and Nectar Gan, CNN The number of new Covid-19 cases reported globally “seems to be plateauing” after increasing…
Continue ReadingJapan further expands virus emergency areas as cases surge
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has expanded its coronavirus state of emergency for a second week in a row, adding eight more…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand battles worst outbreak since last year as Delta cases rise
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN New Zealand authorities reported 62 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases Wednesday — the highest number in a…
Continue ReadingSupreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a…
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Ex-Klamath Falls PD officer pleads guilty to charges of stealing meth, fentanyl from evidence room
A former Klamath Falls police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to stealing methamphetamine and fentanyl from an evidence room,…
Continue ReadingReport details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An inspector general’s report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly…
Continue ReadingIsraeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will be meeting with President Joe Biden at a time of growing tensions in the Mideast.…
Continue ReadingCrews struggle to stop fire bearing down on Lake Tahoe
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of firefighters are trying to box in a California wildfire that is advancing toward Lake Tahoe and has…
Continue ReadingNRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
KTRK By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
Continue ReadingNRA cancels its annual meeting in Houston over Covid-19 concerns
By Kay Jones and Nicole Williams, CNN The National Rifle Association (NRA) announced Tuesday it has canceled its 2021 annual meeting in Houston,…
Continue ReadingTestimony from former R. Kelly girlfriend gives window into life together
By Sonia Moghe, CNN A woman who once publicly defended R. Kelly against allegations of abuse as one of his “girlfriends” continued…
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