North Carolina’s highest court won’t fast-track appeals in governor’s lawsuits
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s highest court has decided it won’t fast-track appeals of results in two lawsuits…
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US military says drone strike in Syria kills a Saudi militant from an al-Qaida-linked group
Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — The U.S. military and a war monitor say a drone strike in northwest Syria has killed a Saudi extremist from an…
Continue ReadingJudge declines to order New York to include ‘abortion’ in description of ballot measure
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge says he won’t force state election officials to tell voters that a proposed…
Continue ReadingAlabama man pleads guilty to detonating makeshift bomb outside state attorney general’s office
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man plead guilty to detonating an explosive device outside of the state attorney general’s office in February,…
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Community Conversations: Many residents may be unaware of the Bend Beautification Program
Lynsey Harris sits down with Chuck Swann, the city of Bend’s Streets Division manager, to learn more about the Bend Beautification Program – its…
Continue ReadingNew York temporarily barred from taking action against groups for promoting abortion pill ‘reversal’
Associated Press A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York’s attorney general from taking enforcement action against certain pregnancy…
Continue Reading3 Detroit-area mall guards not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in man’s death in 2014
Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury swiftly acquitted three security guards of involuntary manslaughter Friday in the death of a man who…
Continue ReadingWhite House insists it is making progress on Gaza cease-fire as talks continue over the weekend
Associated Press BUELLTON, Calif. (AP) — The White House says that ongoing cease-fire talks in Cairo have been constructive and will continue over…
Continue ReadingAn attack at a festival in a German city kills 3 people and seriously wounds at least 5
Associated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — An attacker with a knife killed three people and seriously wounded at least five late Friday at a…
Continue ReadingSales tax revenue, full costs unclear if North Dakota voters legalize recreational marijuana
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers on Friday struggled to estimate the full financial impact of legalizing recreational…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists in Virginia unearth colonial-era garden with clues about its enslaved gardeners
Associated Press WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering an ornamental garden from the 1700s where a wealthy politician…
Continue ReadingUN rights chief raises alarm about Myanmar’s Rohingya civilians trapped by fighting
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N.’s human rights chief has joined a chorus of concern for members of Myanmar’s Muslim Rohingya ethnic…
Continue ReadingMichigan man gets another life sentence in 2-year-old’s kidnapping death
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge has handed a Michigan man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and killing a 2-year-old girl a second life…
Continue ReadingBiden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Associated Press Just a week after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prioritizing environmental justice. He committed the…
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Former leader of St. Vincent de Paul arraigned on drug charges, Sept. 13 plea hearing set
The former executive director of St. Vincent de Paul of Bend was arraigned Friday on a grand jury indictment accusing the Redmond resident of…
Continue ReadingIllinois Supreme Court upholds unconstitutionality of Democrats’ law banning slating of candidates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that tossed out a law barring political parties from choosing…
Continue ReadingBiden promised to clean up heavily polluted communities. Here is how advocates say he did
Associated Press Just a week after taking office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order prioritizing environmental justice. He committed the…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina sets date for first execution in more than 13 years
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina has set a Sept. 20 date to put inmate Freddie Eugene Owens to death in what would be the…
Continue ReadingRFK Jr. suspends presidential campaign and endorses Trump
CNN By Aaron Pellish and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced at a news…
Continue ReadingSecond former Memphis police officer changes his plea to guilty in Tyre Nichols’ death
By Nick Valencia, Zoe Sottile, Shawn Nottingham and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — A second former Memphis police officer facing federal civil rights…
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