Trump gives support to embattled Speaker Mike Johnson at pivotal Mar-a-Lago meet
By LISA MASCARO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump has given his support to embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson…
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Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination
By SHARON JOHNSON Associated Press STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) — In a large, empty parking lot outside Atlanta, one car slowly careened around parking…
Continue ReadingA near-total ban on abortion has supercharged the political dynamics of Arizona, a key swing state
By STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A stunning abortion ruling this week has supercharged Arizona’s role in…
Continue ReadingIn Mexico’s supersized election, a wave of assassinations has put democracy itself in the crosshairs
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Jesús Corona Damián, a candidate for mayor in Cuautla, Mexico, was in a car near his home one evening last…
Continue ReadingMany say Biden and Trump did more harm than good, but for different reasons, AP-NORC poll shows
By SEUNG MIN KIM and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s a reason why President Joe Biden and former President…
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Rep. Levy: $2.5 million in grants now available to Oregon school districts for wireless panic alarms
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Education’s School Safety and Emergency Management program opened up applications Thursday for school…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan and South Korea hold drills in disputed sea as Biden hosts leaders of Japan, Philippines
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (AP) — A U.S. carrier strike group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt held a…
Continue ReadingConvicted killer of college student Kristin Smart attacked at California prison for second time
COALINGA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say Paul Flores, the convicted killer of college student Kristin Smart, has been stabbed at a California…
Continue ReadingChinese official talks with North Korean counterpart in the nations’ highest-level meeting in years
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A top Chinese official visiting North Korea has talked with his counterpart in Pyongyang about how to boost their…
Continue ReadingNearly 12,000 homes are flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan as water levels keep rising
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities say that nearly 12,000 houses have been flooded in a region that borders Kazakhstan as water levels in the Ural…
Continue ReadingRussian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published in October
By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s memoir will be published posthumously this fall, his widow revealed…
Continue ReadingKansas City Chiefs’ Rashee Rice surrenders to police on assault charge after high-speed crash
GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault…
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New Crook County School District superintendent talks of experience, goals
We spoke Thursday with the newly chosen Crook County School District superintendent, Dr. Melissa Skinner, about her experience in large and small…
Continue ReadingHouston police reviewing if DNA tests could have helped in thousands of dropped cases
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police said Thursday that they are still reviewing if DNA testing in connection with…
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Deschutes County accepts $32,000 state grant to compensate ranchers who lost livestock or dogs to wolf depredation
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to accept more than $32,000 in grant funds from the Oregon…
Continue ReadingHouse passes reauthorization of key US surveillance program after days of upheaval over changes
By FARNOUSH AMIRI and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Friday to reauthorize and reform a key U.S. government…
Continue ReadingHouse Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with White House to advance Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson is negotiating with the White House as he prepares for the…
Continue ReadingOakland officials vote to include ‘San Francisco’ in airport’s name
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oakland officials have voted in favor of changing the name of the…
Continue ReadingWashington man pleads guilty to groping woman on San Diego to Seattle flight
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state man pleaded guilty on Thursday to groping a woman during an Alaska Airlines flight from San Diego to Seattle last…
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Babies, baby chicks don’t mix: OHA report on Crook Co. salmonella case highlights backyard poultry’s risk to newborns
Outbreaks of Salmonella infection linked to backyard poultry have been well documented, but a recent Oregon public health investigation involving a…
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