Stock market today: Wall Street ticks to another record as stocks worldwide rally
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to another record Thursday as financial markets around the world rallied again. The S&P 500…
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Central Oregon’s inaugural Food Safety and Sustainability Summit set for October 15th
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Health Services, the Central Oregon Community College Cascade Culinary Institute and partners invite the…
Continue ReadingAlabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back…
Continue ReadingHearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their…
Continue ReadingMoving homeless people from streets to shelter isn’t easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter. But…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia’s new drug czar was once addicted to opioids himself
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s new drug czar has a very personal reason for wanting to end the state’s opioid…
Continue ReadingUS suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history. Preliminary data shows…
Continue ReadingHarris blasts proposals for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia during Zelenskyy meeting
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed…
Continue ReadingOld newspaper boxes are being used to distribute the overdose reversal drug Narcan
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Old newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment…
Continue ReadingGeorgia’s anti-LGBTQ+ measures raise fears of hate crimes in the conservative South Caucasus nation
Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Dozens of Georgians stood in tearful silence in a central square near parliament last week to mourn…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines says it will introduce assigned seats and premium perks in 2026
AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives…
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Invasive quagga mussels found again in Snake River; ODFW warns of growing threat to Oregon waterways
Agency urges boaters to clean, drain, dry all watercraft after use SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Quagga mussels, an aquatic invasive species, were…
Continue ReadingUN chief criticizes divided Security Council for failure of leadership to end wars, calls for unity
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief sharply criticized the powerful Security Council for a failure of leadership to end…
Continue ReadingAppeals court hears arguments in fight between 2 tribes over Alabama casino built on ‘sacred’ land
ATLANTA (AP) — An appeals court on Wednesday heard arguments in a long-running dispute between two federally recognized tribes over one’s…
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City of Redmond, BLM seek public comments on wetlands complex plans
To keep up with growing wastewater needs, the city of Redmond wants to create a wetlands complex on property northwest of the city now partially…
Continue ReadingNine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan’s outgoing Prime Minister Kishida
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan finds out its next leader on Friday when the ruling party of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida picks his…
Continue ReadingWho will replace Kishida to become Japan’s new prime minister?
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party will pick a new leader Friday who will succeed outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.…
Continue ReadingHong Kong court sentences editor to 21 months in jail in a case seen as a barometer of press freedom
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison in a…
Continue ReadingUtah Supreme Court crushes constitutional amendment deemed ‘counterfactual’ by lower court
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah voters will not decide this November on a proposed constitutional amendment asking voters to cede power…
Continue ReadingPanda pair arrive to VIP welcome in Hong Kong, as Beijing marks 75 years of communist China
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Hong Kong rolled out the red carpet Thursday to receive two giant pandas gifted by the Chinese government to mark 75…
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