Iowa will pay $3.5 million to family of student who drowned in rowing accident
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa is agreeing to pay $3.5 million in a settlement with the family of an Iowa State University student who drowned after…
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Stolen classic car restored by Make-A-Wish Foundation is recovered in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities in Michigan say they have recovered a stolen classic car that was restored years ago by the Make-A-Wish…
Continue ReadingMissouri Supreme Court says governor had the right to dissolve inquiry board in death row case
By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court has denied a death row inmate’s challenge to Gov. Mike Parson’s decision to dissolve a…
Continue ReadingWashington warns of danger from China in remembering the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. Congress say the ruling Chinese Communist Party that sent in tanks against…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans plans to spiff up as host of next year’s Super Bowl
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans hosts its 11th Super Bowl next year. And the preparations involve showcasing the…
Continue ReadingOhio’s attorney general seeks to block seminary college from selling its rare books
By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Ohio’s attorney general is asking a judge to bar an international institution of Jewish higher education from…
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NE Bend man accused of distributing child sex abuse material from day care back in court, now has public defender
A 62-year-old man living at a northeast Bend licensed day care facility was arrested on numerous charges in a raid on his home Thursday after a tip…
Continue ReadingAtlanta officials say water repairs are done after 5 days of outages and service is being restored
By JEFF AMY and SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — City of Atlanta officials say workers finished repairs on a ruptured water main on…
Continue ReadingNo sets? Few props? No problem, says Bebe Neuwirth on ‘deconstructed’ ‘Cabaret’ revival
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Two-time Tony-winning actor Bebe Neuwirth has received a third nomination for her role as…
Continue ReadingNew trial date set for man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie
By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The trial of Hadi Matar, the man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie, is scheduled to begin on September 9,…
Continue ReadingBaltimore Sun managing editor to retire months after the paper was sold
BALTIMORE (AP) — The Baltimore Sun’s longtime managing editor is retiring and will soon be replaced by another newsroom veteran. It marks the…
Continue ReadingTech news site Gizmodo sold for third time in 8 years as European publisher Keleops looks to expand
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime technology news and review site Gizmodo has been sold for the third time in the past eight years. This time the buyer is a…
Continue ReadingUS launches lobbying blitz to sell Gaza cease-fire plan to Hamas through Arab and Muslim nations
By MATTHEW LEE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched an intense drive to persuade Hamas and…
Continue ReadingJob openings fall to new 3-year low, as the US economy continues to slow
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The number of job openings in the US shrank for the second month in a row, setting a new three-year low amid…
Continue ReadingNew York magnet fisher catches safe full of soggy $100 bills, he says
By JOSEPH B. FREDERICK and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — James Kane has used a magnet to fish all manner of junk from New York…
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‘A heartbreaking story’: Bend-area rancher who gave up 15 badly neglected horses sentenced to probation, work service
A rancher east of Bend who has cared for animals for decades and was a former member of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Posse offered no…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Tom Tykwer, Franka Potente on the frenzy of ‘Run Lola Run’ and its theatrical re-release
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer It’s been 25 years since “Run Lola Run” was released in the United States. The small German experiemntal film…
Continue ReadingJuror offered more than $120,000 for acquittal in ongoing federal fraud case, FBI says
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A high-profile federal fraud trial in Minneapolis was rocked this week by allegations that someone tried to bribe a…
Continue ReadingAlec and Hilaria Baldwin announce TLC family reality series
By KAITLYN HUAMANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alec Baldwin and his wife Hilaria are the next family set to star in their own reality…
Continue ReadingMan sentenced to life without parole in ambush shooting of Baltimore police officer
BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore man has been sentenced to life without parole in the 2021 ambush shooting of a city police officer who was killed…
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