Minneapolis police to curb stops for minor traffic violators
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis police will no longer stop motorists for minor traffic violations, such as expired tabs or an air freshener hanging…
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Judge orders $8M asset freeze for ex-Ohio utility regulator
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of a former Ohio utility regulator and…
Continue ReadingJudge orders $8M asset freeze for ex-Ohio utility regulator
By MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge in Columbus has frozen $8 million in assets of a former Ohio utility regulator and…
Continue ReadingLawsuit challenges Wisconsin districts after census release
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democrats filed a lawsuit Friday asking a federal court to throw out Wisconsin’s current…
Continue ReadingCyprus: Climate change, rural decline boost wildfire risk
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ environment minister says the disappearance of rural communities in…
Continue ReadingFederal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new…
Continue ReadingThis father’s 1-year-old boy is hospitalized with Covid-19. He’s pleading for you to get vaccinated
By Dakin Andone, CNN An Arkansas father of a 1-year-old hospitalized with Covid-19 is telling people to get vaccinated so another parent…
Continue ReadingMore army deployed as uneasy Zambia counts votes after polls
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — As electoral officials in Zambia counted ballots a day after tense voting, President Edgar…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend road and traffic report: Week of August 16-22
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of August…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of August 15-21
Here is Deschutes County’s road construction report for the week of August…
Continue ReadingRep. Cliff Bentz plans first Central Oregon town halls in Prineville, Madras, Redmond
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ore., who succeeded Greg Walden in January, will hold his first Central Oregon town halls on Friday in Prineville and on Saturday…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka Catholic Church faults government’s bombing probe
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church says 25 people charged this week in connection with the…
Continue ReadingMars on Earth: Apply for NASA’s simulated Martian mission
By Ashley Strickland, CNN If you’ve ever dreamed of what it might be like to live on another world, here’s your chance. Applications are…
Continue ReadingDanish lawmaker given suspended sentence for EU funds fraud
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A right-wing Danish lawmaker who was considered a rising star within the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party has…
Continue ReadingFirst live ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 spotted attacking a wasp nest in Washington
By David Williams, CNN Entomologists in Washington state are setting up traps and urging people to be on the lookout after a “murder…
Continue ReadingBiden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
Continue ReadingBiden made ‘Obamacare’ cheaper, now sign-up deadline is here
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Midnight on Sunday is the deadline for consumers to take advantage of a special…
Continue ReadingWoman using gun’s laser sight to play with cat shoots friend
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities say a Wisconsin woman accidentally shot a friend while using the laser sight on a handgun to play with a cat. A…
Continue ReadingThe Latest: UN statement would urge end to Taliban offensive
By The Associated Press The Latest developments on Afghanistan, where a weeklong Taliban blitz has taken large swaths of territory just weeks ahead…
Continue ReadingThai police fire rubber bullets, tear gas at protesters
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand’s capital have fired rubber bullets and tear gas to stop hundreds of protesters who were attempting to march to…
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