North Carolina may join other states in codifying antisemitism definition
By MAKIYA SEMINERA and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A bipartisan group of North Carolina lawmakers has approved a bill…
Continue ReadingNews
Ask the Mayor: Bend’s Melanie Kebler talks D.C. trip, speeders, old Costco site, affordable housing, gun regulations
As always, viewers asked about a wide variety of issues as Bend Mayor Melanie Kebler visited Wednesday morning with Bola Gbadebo and Lynsey Harris on…
Continue ReadingWhy the US paused the delivery of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel ahead of a possible Rafah attack
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As it targets Hamas’ underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has relied on powerful 2,000-pound bombs…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Senate turns wide-ranging energy bill into resolution supporting more power
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill passed by the South Carolina House that power companies said is vital to keep the…
Continue ReadingThree men sentenced to life in prison for killing family in Washington state
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to…
Continue ReadingThree men sentenced to life in prison for killing family in Washington state
PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — Three men found guilty of killing a family in Washington state in 2017 over alleged drugs and money were sentenced to…
Continue ReadingBeyond Meat urges investors to look past bumpy Q1, says new US burger could reignite sales
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Plant-based meat maker Beyond Meat urged investors to look past its mixed first quarter results Wednesday,…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Campus Protests-Mask Law-Ohio State story
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In a story published May 8, 2024, about Ohio’s campus protests, The Associated Press erroneously reported the number of…
Continue ReadingFormer Spanish soccer federation chief Rubiales to stand trial for unsolicited World Cup kiss
By CNN’s Radina Gigova and CNNE’s Pau Mosquera (CNN) — Former Spanish soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales will stand trial for…
Continue ReadingHouston police chief retires suddenly after questions raised about more than 260,000 suspended investigations
By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Houston’s police chief unexpectedly retired from the force Tuesday night amid questions about a department policy…
Continue ReadingAlabama schedules second execution by nitrogen gas
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled a second execution to be carried out with nitrogen gas. Gov. Kay…
Continue ReadingIppei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s former interpreter Ippei Mizuhara reaches plea agreement on 2 federal charges
By Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The former interpreter and longtime friend of MLB megastar Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead…
Continue ReadingArmenia’s prime minister in Russia for talks amid strain in ties
MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia’s prime minister has visited Moscow and held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid spiraling tensions between…
Continue ReadingAn AP photographer covers the migrant crisis at the border with sensitivity and compassion
By GREGORY BULL Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gregory Bull started covering the U.S.-Mexico border in 1994 as a newspaper photographer at the…
Continue ReadingMichigan man accused of making explosives to target Satanic Temple in Massachusetts
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Michigan man, who is accused of taking explosives to Massachusetts last year to target a…
Continue ReadingBiden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border
By SEUNG MIN KIM and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at…
Continue ReadingCourt rules North Carolina Catholic school could fire gay teacher who announced his wedding online
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled a Catholic school in North Carolina had the right to…
Continue ReadingSteve Albini, legendary producer for Nirvana, the Pixies and an alternative rock pioneer, dies at 61
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Steve Albini, an alternative rock pioneer and legendary producer who shaped the musical landscape through his work…
Continue ReadingMan indicted in killing of Laken Riley, a Georgia case at the center of national immigration debate
By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia man has been indicted on murder charges by a grand jury that said he intended to rape a…
Continue Reading