Georgia man dies after a police dog bites him during a chase by a state trooper
MOULTRIE, Ga. (AP) — A south Georgia man has died after he was bitten by a police K-9 during a pursuit last week. The Georgia Bureau of…
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Nursing home oversight would be tightened under a bill passed in Massachusetts
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts lawmakers have approved a bill designed to strengthen the state’s oversight of nursing homes,…
Continue ReadingChild abuse images removed from AI image-generator training source, researchers say
AP Technology Writer Artificial intelligence researchers said Friday that they have deleted more than 2,000 web links to suspected child sexual abuse…
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After revision to address ‘border wall’ similarity, proposed Bend Public Works Campus artwork designs on display
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, is displaying the design renderings for the proposed concepts for…
Continue ReadingMemphis City Council sues to reinstate gun control measures on November ballot
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun…
Continue ReadingAlabama anti-DEI law shuts Black Student Union office, queer resource center at flagship university
The Associated Press/Report For America TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama shuttered the offices of the Black Student Union and a…
Continue ReadingFamily of man killed by SUV on interstate after being shocked by a Taser reaches $5M settlement
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The family of a man who was hit and killed by an SUV on a Colorado interstate after a sheriff’s deputy shocked him…
Continue ReadingUS clears updated COVID shots from Novavax, adding a 3rd fall vaccine option
U.S. regulators have cleared a third updated COVID-19 vaccine for this fall, shots made by Novavax Inc. Already, Pfizer and Moderna are shipping…
Continue ReadingUpdated Novavax Covid-19 vaccines could be available as early as next week
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized an updated version of the protein-based Novavax Covid-19…
Continue ReadingConservative group plans to monitor voting drop box locations in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — A conservative group has told Arizona officials that it plans to monitor ballot drop boxes for the November election and identify…
Continue ReadingFormer California employee to get $350K to settle sexual harassment claims against state treasurer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The state of California has agreed to pay a former employee $350,000 to settle her claims that Democratic state Treasurer…
Continue ReadingMan charged with killing ex-wife and her boyfriend while his daughter waited in his car
ST. JAMES, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York man shot his former wife and her new boyfriend to death after first texting his 15-year-old…
Continue ReadingMeasures to legalize medical marijuana in Nebraska can appear on November ballot, official says
Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s top election official says organizers have gathered enough signatures to get the issue of…
Continue ReadingFamily of 3 killed in series of shootings that ended on Maine bridge identified
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — Authorities have released autopsy results for three bodies recovered from a home, a car’s back seat and a river between…
Continue ReadingChemicals used in many popular food and drink products now banned from California public schools
By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that bans the use of red dye No. 40 and five other…
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The stage is set: Eight candidates file to run for four Bend City Council seats up for grabs this November
Four of the seven seats on the Bend City Council are up for grabs this November as eight candidates met this week’s filing…
Continue ReadingEthiopia is worried over a defense deal between Egypt and Somalia as tensions rise in Horn of Africa
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia is increasingly concerned over a defense deal signed earlier this month between Egypt and…
Continue Reading3 kids have tragically died of football injuries this year. Experts help weigh pros and cons of sports
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — A series of recent kids’ sports injuries, some fatal, have reignited a question for many families: Is my…
Continue ReadingA Palestinian TikTok star who shared details of Gaza life under siege is killed by Israeli airstrike
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — It was another day of war in Gaza, another day of what 19-year-old Palestinian TikTok star Medo Halimy called his…
Continue ReadingFlorida state lawmaker indicted on felony charges related to private school
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican state representative in central Florida has been indicted on felony…
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