US military open to escorting Philippine ships in the South China Sea, senior admiral says
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Indo-Pacific commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says the U.S. military is open to the possibility of…
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Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other…
Continue ReadingFugitive ex-official implicates Mexican ex-president, others in tale spun of student disappearances
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A former head of investigations for Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office told officials investigating the 2014 disappearance…
Continue ReadingJudge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
By Associated Press (CNN) — A federal judge in Texas on Monday paused a Biden administration policy that would give spouses of US citizens…
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OHA seeks applicants for new EMS advisory committees
PORTLAND, Ore.— Oregon Health Authority’s Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Systems Program is now accepting applications for the…
Continue ReadingFrench DJ and LGBTQ+ icon carries Paralympic torch to defy hate she endured over Olympics ceremony
PARIS (AP) — French performer Barbara Butch carried the Paralympic torch Sunday evening in an act of defiance after being targeted by hate speech…
Continue ReadingJudge in Texas orders pause on Biden program that offers legal status to spouses of US citizens
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas has issued a temporary pause on the Biden administration’s new protections that…
Continue ReadingTaiwan bans concert by Chinese rapper over insulting ‘Taipei, China’ promotional materials
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has cancelled a planned Taipei concert by a Chinese rapper over his use of the insulting term “Taipei, China” in…
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‘Frustrated:’ Jefferson County government agencies, large and small, facing impact from PGE tax overpayment
Jefferson County officials met Friday with officials from dozens of taxing districts, from the library to cities and fire districts, to discuss a…
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‘I saw a whole other class of zombies’: Bend homeless share stories of M. 110 impacts ahead of reforms, ‘deflection’
Oregon’s four-year-long Measure 110 drug decriminalization experiment is approaching its end next week, after legislators and the governor signed off…
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Oregon State Hospital receives federal statement of deficiencies in wake of 2 patient deaths, must submit plan of correction
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon State Hospital said Monday it has received a statement of deficiencies from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid…
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Oregon coast lawmaker plans to introduce ‘No Tax on Tips’ bill in 2025 legislative session
LINCOLN CITY, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon state Senator Dick Anderson (R-Lincoln City) announced Monday that he has submitted the legislative concept for…
Continue ReadingAt least 30 dead after dam collapses in Sudan, UN agency says
By Avery Schmitz, CNN (CNN) — At least 30 people have been killed following the collapse of a dam in Sudan’s northwest Red Sea State,…
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‘Oregon Monsters’ come to life in new Oregon Lottery Scratch-its
SALEM, Ore, (KTVZ) – As the season turns darker, Oregon Lottery’s new Oregon Monsters Scratch-it will soon be creeping into stores. The $5…
Continue ReadingOne American tourist dead in Iceland following ice cave collapse
By Hira Humayun and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN One American man is dead, and an American woman is injured in Iceland following a collapse of the…
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Kroger and Albertsons defend merger plan in federal court against US regulators’ objections
Associated Press Writers PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Supermarket chain Albertsons told a federal judge Monday that it might have to lay off workers,…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron says arrest of the head of the Telegram messaging app wasn’t political
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the arrest in France of the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov,…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting therapy dogs
Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A pack of four-legged therapists that helps calm airport travelers are getting a break of their own. Members…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Lula praises Olympic athletes at presidential palace
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday was meeting with nearly three dozen athletes from the nation’s Olympic delegation in the…
Continue ReadingDemocrats sue to block new GOP-backed Georgia election certification rules
By Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Democrats, with the backing of Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, on Monday sued to…
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