Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A report from a government watchdog says President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to…
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‘I believed he was on his way to murder people’: Police actions before seeking warrants focus of Garner motions hearing
A five-day pre-trial motions hearing began Tuesday for a Portland man accused of plotting a mass-shooting attack last October at a Smith Rock State…
Continue ReadingTyphoon Shanshan threatens heavy rain and traffic disruption in southwestern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon was approaching Japan’s southwestern islands Tuesday, with weather officials cautioning residents against heavy…
Continue ReadingWhat’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on…
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Redmond PD: Security video key in arrest of Madras man charged with burglarizing sushi restaurant, hobby shop
Thanks in part to cloud-based security video, Redmond Police detectives and officers arrested a 34-year-old Madras man on burglary, theft and…
Continue ReadingDefense attorneys in Arizona’s fake elector case call prosecutors politically motivated
Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Attorneys representing Republicans accused of scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential race in…
Continue ReadingBiden adviser meets with Qatari leaders to discuss Israel-Hamas negotiations
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top Middle East adviser on Tuesday held talks in Doha with senior Qatari leaders on the…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city banned from personalizing equipment in settlement over shooting Black man
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement…
Continue ReadingNew January 6 footage reveals Pelosi’s focus on Trump in hours after insurrection
By Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The morning after the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city banned from personalizing equipment in settlement over shooting Black man
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The city of Olympia, Washington, will pay $600,000 to the family of a Black man shot and killed by police in a settlement…
Continue ReadingKursk: Ukraine’s front inside Russia was the site of key Soviet World War II victory
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military incursion into Russian territory in the Kursk region is covering some of the same territory on…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office says missing Deschutes River Woods man has been found, reunited with family
Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies sought the public’s help Tuesday in finding a missing Deschutes River Woods resident with health issues who…
Continue ReadingIndian police fire tear gas and water cannons at rally against rape and killing of trainee doctor
Associated Press KOLKATA, India (AP) — Police in India have fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse thousands of protesters demanding the…
Continue ReadingUS Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento
Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is abandoning a plan to reroute Reno-area mail processing to Sacramento. The plan had…
Continue ReadingJury ends second day deliberating in trial of former elected official in killing of Vegas reporter
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury in Las Vegas has ended its second day of deliberations in the murder trial of a Democratic former elected…
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Coasters, posters and TALK, to prevent partner violence: 15 restaurants, bars have joined Saving Grace in new program
Saving Grace recently launched a new violence prevention partner program. The nonprofit, Saving Grace, supports survivors of sexual assault,…
Continue ReadingNicaragua’s Ortega offers to send ‘fighters’ to Venezuela after disputed election
By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Nicaragua’s strongman President Daniel Ortega has offered to send “Sandinista fighters” to Venezuela in…
Continue ReadingOpera Philadelphia cuts all tickets to $11 in ‘pick your price’ model, hoping to widen audience
Associated Press Opera Philadelphia is lowering all tickets to $11 under new general director Anthony Roth Costanzo, establishing a “pick your…
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Bend man arrested on DUII, reckless driving charges after SUV crashes, lands in pond near Smith Rock
TERREBONNE, Ore, (KTVZ) – A string of complaints about an SUV on Highway 97 whose driver almost hit several other vehicles Monday afternoon led to…
Continue ReadingUS Navy shipbuilder Austal USA agrees to pay $24 million to settle accounting fraud probe
Associated Press MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — A shipbuilder for the U.S. Navy has agreed to admit wrongdoing and pay $24 million to settle an accounting…
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