Texas university leaders say hundreds of positions, programs cut to comply with DEI ban
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas public university leaders say hundreds of positions and programs across state…
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Buffalo dedicates park-like space to victims on second anniversary of racist mass shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo is marking the second anniversary of a racist mass shooting that killed 10 Black people with the dedication of a…
Continue ReadingFormer NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NFL coach Jon Gruden has lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling in a contract interference and…
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Oregon Golf Association marks 100 years by taking a swing at a ‘Golf Oregon’ license plate, to help young golfers
(WOODBURN, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Golf Association has announced that a new “Golf Oregon” license plate could be coming to the state, in…
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Deschutes County’s proposed $727 million ’24-25 budget barely budges from past year, as inflation pressures continue
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County has released its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025. The total proposed budget, including county service…
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Oregon House, Senate Republicans call on Gov. Kotek for action plan to fix Employment Dept. jobless benefit delays
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Employment Department’s failure to implement Frances Online has meant Oregonians are without critical jobless…
Continue ReadingFact check: Biden again falsely claims inflation was 9% when he became president
By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — For the second time in less than a week, President Joe Biden falsely claimed Tuesday that the inflation…
Continue ReadingSweltering heat across Asia was 45 times more likely because of climate change, study finds
By SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — Sizzling heat across Asia and the Middle East in late April that echoed last year’s…
Continue ReadingThe Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr, dies at 95
HOUSTON (AP) — The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with…
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Remains found on Warm Springs Reservation late last year confirmed to be teen who disappeared in 2022
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Nearly 18 months after an 18-year-old disappeared on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, prompting police to seek…
Continue Reading16-year-old suspect in Florida bar shooting that injured Texans wide receiver to be charged as adult
By Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The 16-year-old suspect accused of opening fire at a club in Florida last month, injuring 10…
Continue ReadingBlinken looks to reassure Zelensky as he visits Ukraine
By Kylie Atwood, Jack Forrest and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise trip to Kyiv on Tuesday,…
Continue ReadingA deadly heat wave worsened Gaza’s humanitarian crisis. It was fueled by climate change, new data shows
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A deadly heat wave in Gaza in April, which saw punishing temperatures worsen an already dire humanitarian…
Continue ReadingMilitary hearing officer deciding whether to recommend court-martial for Pentagon leaker
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BEDFORD, Massachusetts (AP) — A military hearing officer is deciding whether to recommend a court-martial for…
Continue ReadingWhat Biden’s tariffs on Chinese imports may mean for American jobs, the economy and inflation
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Countries have long imposed tariffs as a means of protecting and shoring up domestic industries. However,…
Continue ReadingSidewalk video ‘Portal’ linking New York, Dublin by livestream temporarily paused after lewd antics
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The video screen “Portal” that lets people in New York and Dublin peer into life on opposite…
Continue Reading‘Deeply concerned’ with China doping allegations, US drug czar sends letter to anti-doping agency
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer The U.S. drug czar sent a pointed letter to world anti-doping officials, saying leaders in governments across the…
Continue ReadingNew US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar cells could raise consumer prices
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other…
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Forest Service announces $50 million in grants to Oregon, Washington communities for efforts to reduce wildfire risk
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Communities that have limited resources and face high risk from wildfire are getting additional support from the USDA…
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Major equestrian event, endurance riding national championships, set for La Pine in August
La PINE, Ore. (KTVZ) – Central Oregon is set to host the 2024 American Endurance Ride Conference’s (AERC) National Championships. This amazing…
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