6 migrants shot dead near Guatemalan border when Mexican army troops open fire
TUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near…
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Tribes celebrate the end of the largest dam removal project in US history
Associated Press The largest dam removal project in U.S. history was completed Wednesday, marking a major victory for tribes in the region who fought…
Continue ReadingJudge blocks new California law cracking down on election deepfakes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes. U.S.…
Continue ReadingHurricane Kirk strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Hurricane Kirk has strengthened into a Category 3 storm in the Atlantic Ocean and is expected to grow rapidly into a…
Continue ReadingVirginia House candidates debate abortion and affordability as congressional election nears
Associated Press/Report for America FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Republican Derrick Anderson and Democrat Yevgeny “Eugene” Vindman debated at the…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Krathon makes landfall in Taiwan, packing fierce winds and torrential rain
Associated Press KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Krathon made landfall Thursday in Taiwan’s major port city of Kaohsiung, bringing…
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Wyden’s brings ‘special delivery’ to Bend post office, presses postmaster general to drop plan that’s delaying mail
Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., joined union members and others outside the main Bend post office Wednesday to decry the “mail madness” that he said…
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Oregon DEQ issues new air quality advisory for Deschutes County due to more smoke from wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Wednesday for Deschutes County due to smoke…
Continue ReadingMan who was mad about Chinese spy balloon is convicted of threatening former Speaker McCarthy
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man has been convicted of threatening to assault former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Prosecutors…
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‘Very positive feedback’: Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District issues extinguishers to houseless, part of new program
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent small fire at a homeless camp in Sisters was stopped with a fire extinguisher given free to a camper by the…
Continue ReadingUS bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it would ban the import of goods from a Chinese steel…
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Deschutes County commissioners revisit three land-use decisions with 2-1 votes, sparking more Chang-DeBone clashes
Three recent split land-use decisions by Deschutes County commissioners came back before them for another round Wednesday afternoon, the next step in…
Continue ReadingProsecutors’ closing argument prompts mistrial request from lawyers for cop accused of manslaughter
Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Defense lawyers say they will seek a mistrial for a former police officer on trial in the fatal shooting a…
Continue ReadingMayorkas warns FEMA doesn’t have enough funding to last through hurricane season
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from…
Continue ReadingLast call at 4 a.m. in California? Governor says yes for one private club in LA Clippers’ new arena
Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The last call for drinks is 2 a.m. in California, but a members-only club in the new Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingParole rescinded for former LA police detective convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend’s wife in 1986
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A chance for parole has been rescinded for a former Los Angeles police detective convicted of killing her ex-boyfriend’s wife…
Continue ReadingProsecutors drop case against third man in Chicago police officer’s death
CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors have dropped their case against the last of three men accused of killing an off-duty Chicago police officer in 2011. The…
Continue ReadingDominican Republic will deport up to 10,000 Haitians a week, citing an ‘excess’ of immigrants
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic says it will start massive deportations of Haitians living illegally in the country…
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Senator Merkley blasts court ruling lifting pause on election betting markets
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sen. Jeff Merkley issued the following statement Wednesday after a federal appeals court lifted a temporary freeze on election…
Continue ReadingUSC’s Juju Watkins ready to take college torch with Caitlin Clark in WNBA
AP Sports Writer ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Juju Watkins starred with Joel Embiid in an AT&T commercial and threw out a first pitch at a Dodgers…
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