How to keep guns off Bourbon Street? Designate a police station as a school
Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans officials say they will designate a police station in the city’s historic French Quarter as a…
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U.S. Forest Service in NW has Fourth of July plea: ‘Start your summer – not a wildfire’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Start your summer – not a wildfire. That’s the message officials with the U.S. Department of…
Continue Reading5 members of a Georgia family returning from a baseball tournament are dead after a plane crash in upstate New York
By Stephanie Gallman and Sydney Bishop, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Five members of a Georgia family died in a plane crash in upstate New York, state…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu says Israel advancing to ‘end of the stage of eliminating’ Hamas’ army in Gaza
By Tamar Michaelis and Sugam Pokharel, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday the country’s military is nearing…
Continue ReadingAppeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward
AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has allowed the U.S. Education Department to move ahead with a plan to lower monthly…
Continue ReadingCampus carry weapons law debuts in West Virginia, joins 11 other states
Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People with concealed carry permits can possess firearms on West Virginia public college and university…
Continue ReadingSotomayor’s dissent: A president should not be a ‘king above the law’
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing a president to become a “king above the law,” in the use of official power,…
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OSP: Prineville man killed, two Redmond residents recovering from crash on Highway 126 west of Powell Butte
A Prineville man was killed and two Redmond residents were injured Friday morning when a driver drifted partially off Highway 126 just west of Powell…
Continue ReadingNebraska authorities investigating if race played a role in shooting that wounded 4 children and 3 adults, police chief says
By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Nebraska authorities are investigating the motive behind a Friday shooting of four children and three…
Continue ReadingBET says ‘audio malfunction’ caused heavy censorship of Usher’s speech at the 2024 BET Awards
AP Music Writer Usher’s acceptance speech of the BET Awards’ lifetime achievement award was heartfelt, occasionally profane and lengthy…
Continue ReadingFlorida prosecutors knew Epstein raped teenage girls 2 years before cutting deal, transcript shows
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida prosecutors knew the late millionaire and financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assaulted…
Continue ReadingAfter Supreme Court immunity ruling, Biden draws sharp contrast with Trump on obeying rule of law
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Monday that a Supreme Court ruling granting presidents broad immunity from…
Continue ReadingThe Karen Read murder case ends in a mistrial. Prosecutors say they will try again
Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — Prosecutors say they intend to retry Karen Read on charges that she killed her Boston police officer…
Continue ReadingMichigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer insists Biden can win her state and says she’s behind him 100%
Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is insisting that President Joe Biden can still win her state, a key…
Continue ReadingLawsuit says Pennsylvania county deliberately hid decisions to invalidate some mail-in ballots
Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania county’s elected commissioners are being sued over a policy adopted for this…
Continue ReadingWildfire forces Alaska’s Denali National Park to temporarily close entrance
Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve has forced the temporary…
Continue ReadingArmed bicyclist killed in Iowa shooting that wounded 2 police officers, investigators say
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Investigators say police in Waterloo, Iowa, were responding to a report of a bicyclist with a gun in an incident that ended…
Continue ReadingStolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile…
Continue ReadingUN-led meeting in Qatar with Afghan Taliban is not a recognition of their government, official says
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A U.N official says a U.N.-led meeting held in Qatar with the Taliban on increasing engagement with Afghanistan…
Continue ReadingRichardson, McLaughlin and Lyles set to lead the Americans to a big medal haul at Olympic track
AP Sports Writers EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Olympic track trials ended on a high note. Or, in this case, on a low number. Sydney…
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