US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. government on Tuesday acknowledged, for the first time, the harmful role it has played…
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Vermont lawmaker apologizes for repeatedly pouring water in her colleague’s bag
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A Republican state lawmaker from Vermont has apologized for repeatedly pouring water into a Democratic colleague’s bag,…
Continue ReadingMan who followed woman into her NYC apartment and stabbed her to death pleads guilty to murder
NEW YORK (AP) — A man has pleaded guilty to murder for stabbing a woman to death after following her from the street into her lower Manhattan…
Continue ReadingUS government for the first time acknowledges how damming of Pacific Northwest rivers devastated region’s Native tribes
SEATTLE (AP) — US government for the first time acknowledges how damming of Pacific Northwest rivers devastated region’s Native…
Continue Reading10 alleged Minneapolis gang members are charged in ongoing federal violent crime crackdown
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ten alleged members of a Minneapolis gang accused of “terrorizing” a city neighborhood…
Continue ReadingUS announces major bust as efforts to crack down on Chinese money launderers working with drug cartels ratchet up
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US prosecutors on Tuesday touted a major breakthrough in a crackdown against Chinese money laundering networks…
Continue ReadingGoogle to invest another $2.3 billion into Ohio data centers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Google will invest an additional $2.3 billion to support three data center campuses in central Ohio. The tech giant made the…
Continue ReadingBiden again calls Trump a ‘convicted felon’ at a fundraiser pushing his 5-day total to around $40M
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press McLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden again taunted Donald Trump as a “convicted felon” during a high-dollar…
Continue ReadingJustin Timberlake arrested: What you need to know about the pop star
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Timberlake was arrested early Tuesday and is accused of driving while intoxicated on New…
Continue ReadingBiden is offering some migrants a pathway to citizenship. Here’s how the plan will work
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Biden administration policy announced Tuesday will give roughly half a million…
Continue ReadingMan accused of fatally stabbing woman in her Manhattan apartment pleads guilty to murder, burglary charges
By Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — The man who fatally stabbed a 35-year-old woman inside her New York apartment after…
Continue ReadingA Missouri college student went missing in Nashville. Police now know what killed him
By Rebekah Riess and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Riley Strain, a Missouri college student who went missing after leaving a downtown…
Continue ReadingDeaths, drownings and destruction as heavy rains move through Central America. 3 killed in Guatemala
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Authorities say three young men have died in a drowning in Guatemala when two of them…
Continue ReadingThe 911 system across Massachusetts is restored after going down for hours
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The 911 system across Massachusetts has been restored after going down for several hours. The…
Continue ReadingMom of transgender girl athlete says Florida’s investigation has destroyed her daughter’s life
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida public school employee who faces firing because she allowed her…
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Bend-La Pine Schools’ free summer meals program begins next week
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools will offer healthy meals at no charge to children and teens at four outdoor locations this summer. The…
Continue ReadingEcuador suspends visa waivers for Chinese citizens over irregular migration
By Michael Rios, Abel Alvarado and Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador is temporarily suspending a visa waiver agreement with China, citing…
Continue ReadingKenyan government scraps elements of controversial tax bill amid protests
By Caitlin Danaher and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — The Kenyan government has scrapped some tax increases that were initially included in its…
Continue ReadingStatewide 911 system outage in Massachusetts is resolved, officials say
By Michelle Watson, Emma Tucker, Nic Anderson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A statewide 911 outage in Massachusetts has been resolved after the…
Continue ReadingHere’s where courts are slowing Republican efforts for a state role in enforcing immigration law
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government has long had sole authority over immigration policy in the…
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