Albany man designs ‘Sleep Trailer’ for emergency shelter
ALBANY, Ore. (AP) — Jason Christensen of Albany was on his way to work in Salem one day when he saw a man sleeping outside under the overhang of a…
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Frustration, fear as closures begin at Monroe prison
By JERRY CORNFIELD and ELLEN DENNIS The Daily Herald MONROE, Wash. (AP) — People say they’re feeling frustration, fear and anger as the state…
Continue ReadingSpain, rights groups disagree over rights of child migrants
MADRID (AP) — Spanish officials are seeking to justify their policy of sending unaccompanied child migrants back to Morocco. Their explanations…
Continue ReadingPolice fire tear gas to break up Muslim gathering in Kashmir
By SHAH ABBAS Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired tear gas and warning shots to disperse Shiite…
Continue ReadingWhy asteroid Phaethon acts like a comet as it nears the sun
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Phaethon, the source of the Geminid meteor shower, has intrigued scientists for years because it’s an asteroid that…
Continue ReadingAmericans spent less in July as COVID-19 cases surged
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away…
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By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans cut back on their spending last month as a surge in COVID-19 cases kept people away…
Continue ReadingFirst-ever water cuts declared for Colorado River in historic drought
CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The federal government on Monday declared a water shortage on the Colorado River for the first time, triggering mandatory…
Continue ReadingAppeals court upholds ruling against lawyer in theft case
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Court of Appeals has upheld a guilty verdict for an attorney who won a client almost a million dollars…
Continue ReadingWalmart boosts outlook as back-to-school sales return
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is raising its outlook for the year as Americans, coming out of hibernation,…
Continue ReadingSearchers find body of missing hiker in North Cascades
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — The body of a 28-year-old hiker who went missing in the North Cascades nearly two years ago was found over the weekend…
Continue ReadingJapan expands virus emergency, weighs legal penalties
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s…
Continue ReadingJapan expands virus emergency, weighs legal penalties
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has officially expanded and extended the nation’s…
Continue ReadingIran appoints new navy chief
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s top leader has appointed a new chief for the country’s navy. The report by the official IRNA news agency said…
Continue ReadingHistoric American church set to integrate its slavery ties
By MARK PRATT Associated Press Boston’s Old North Church is getting a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities that will help…
Continue ReadingEU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them
By LORNE COOK and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the bloc has no intention of…
Continue ReadingImprisoned Chinese citizen journalist not well, lawyer says
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A lawyer says Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan who was sentenced to four years in jail…
Continue ReadingHome Depot sales climb again, but DIY frenzy may be cooling
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot’s sales continued to surge, though same-store sales appeared to come back to earth after a year…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 3 things to do before you buy crypto
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if…
Continue ReadingMillennial Money: 3 things to do before you buy crypto
By SARA RATHNER of NerdWallet Cryptocurrency is all over the news, and you likely know a few people who invest in crypto. But are you missing out if…
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