K-pop fans around globe rally for climate and environment goals
By VICTORIA MILKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Fans of Korean pop bands around the world are increasingly channeling their…
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LA County puts 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct including sexual abuse, excessive force
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County Probation Department says it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past five months…
Continue ReadingBillboard that collapsed in Mumbai storms killed at least 14 and injured 75
MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large billboard that collapsed amid raging thunderstorms in Mumbai killed at least 14 people and injured 75 others, reports…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Kyiv tries to rally sagging Ukrainian spirits as Russia makes new military gains
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought Tuesday to rally the spirits of glum…
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Deschutes County primary election ballots being returned at usual rate
By Monday, eight days before the 2024 Oregon primary, about 22,000 Deschutes County ballots had been returned, close to 14% of the total, and county…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico judge halts state mandate for school districts to adopt calendars with more school days
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has put on hold a new mandate that requires school districts…
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Redmond man arraigned on charges after several shots fired in home brings police, ‘shelter in place’ alert, 3-hour standoff
A caller reporting several shots fired inside a southwest Redmond home bought numerous police to the neighborhood, and while the caller got the gun…
Continue ReadingFlorida man sentenced to 3 years in prison for firebombing California Planned Parenthood clinic
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say a 21-year-old Florida man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for firebombing a…
Continue ReadingThe Nebraska GOP is rejecting all Republican congressional incumbents in Tuesday’s primary election
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Republican Party has refused to endorse all five Republican congressional…
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Redmond PD cite owner of dog that fatally attacked another dog at Fairgrounds for ‘nuisance dog,’ no license
Hours after Redmond police asked the public for help Wednesday in identifying the owner of four Great Dane dogs, one of which fatally attacked a…
Continue ReadingIn the world’s biggest election, millions of migrants are unable to vote
By Jessie Yeung, Priti Gupta and Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Photographs by Noemi Cassanelli, CNN Mumbai, India (CNN) — Chanu Gupta has lived in…
Continue ReadingGucci brings glitz and glamor to London’s Tate Modern museum with star-studded fashion show
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For one night only, the utilitarian, concrete basement of London’s Tate Modern museum was…
Continue ReadingCalifornia moves closer to requiring new pollutant-warning labels for gas stoves
By SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Assembly has approved legislation that would require…
Continue ReadingArizona’s high court is allowing the attorney general 90 more days on her abortion ban strategy
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s highest court has given the state’s attorney general another 90 days to decide further legal action in the case over a…
Continue ReadingNotorious people smuggler wanted in Europe arrested in northern Iraq
By ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — One of Europe’s most notorious human smugglers has been arrested in the semi-autonomous…
Continue ReadingAs work continues to remove cargo ship from collapsed Baltimore bridge, what about its crew?
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press Demolition crews in Baltimore have set off explosives to push broken pieces of a bridge away from the grounded Dali…
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Deschutes County officials break ground on long-planned $44.1 million courthouse expansion
Big, long-discussed and awaited changes are coming to the Deschutes County Courthouse. County officials gathered Monday afternoon to break ground on…
Continue Reading3 men charged in Whitey Bulger’s 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JOHN RABY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster…
Continue ReadingMajor agricultural firm sues California over farmworker unionization law
By JULIE WATSON and AMY TAXIN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — One of California’s most influential agricultural companies has filed a…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian demonstrators who blocked road near Sea-Tac airport plead not guilty
SEATAC, Wash. (AP) — More than three dozen pro-Palestinian protesters accused of blocking a main road into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport…
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