Time is on their side: Rolling Stones rock New Orleans Jazz Fest after 2 previous tries
By CHEVEL JOHNSON RODRIGUE and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is usually akin to a…
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More than 2,100 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
By JULIE WATSON, CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER, CAROLYN THOMPSON and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have arrested more than…
Continue ReadingBiden says ‘order must prevail’ during campus protests over the war in Gaza
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is rejecting calls from student protesters to change his approach to the…
Continue ReadingFor ex-Derby winner Silver Charm, it’s a life of leisure and Old Friends at Kentucky retirement farm
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen can step outside his house any day of the week and visit retired…
Continue ReadingSerbia prepares to mark school shooting anniversary. A mother says ‘everyone rushed to forget’
By MARKO DROBNJAKOVIC and JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia is preparing to mark the anniversary of a school shooting last…
Continue ReadingArizona repealed its 1864 abortion ban. Democrats are still planning to use it against Trump
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban will soon be gone from the law books, but not from the campaign…
Continue ReadingMaternal deaths have fallen to pre-pandemic levels, new US data says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New government data suggests U.S. maternal deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels. About…
Continue ReadingAt time of rising antisemitism, Holocaust survivors take on denial and hate in new digital campaign
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Holocaust survivors are participating in a digital campaign called #CancelHate…
Continue ReadingUS says Russia used choking agents against Ukrainian troops, breaching chemical weapons ban
By Jessie Yeung and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons “as a method of…
Continue ReadingHakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution,…
Continue ReadingBrittney Griner says she thought about killing herself during first few weeks in Russian jail
PHOENIX (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner said she thought about killing herself during her first few weeks in a Russian jail after her 2022 arrest…
Continue ReadingMore money is going to African climate startups, but a huge funding gap remains
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — African climate-tech startups are increasingly raising money from private sources, but…
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Gov. Kotek backs off plans to expand first lady’s role after top staff departures, apologizes for ‘way this conservation started’
Amid questions and concerns over her intended role for the first lady, which prompted some top staff departures, Gov. Tina Kotek met with reporters…
Continue ReadingEx-Nickelodeon producer Schneider sues ‘Quiet on Set’ makers for defamation, sex abuse implications
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Nickelodeon producer and writer Dan Schneider sued the makers of “Quiet on…
Continue ReadingStudent killed after carrying weapon outside middle school, Wisconsin attorney general says
By Sara Smart and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — Police officers in a Wisconsin village shot and killed a student who brought a gun near a middle…
Continue ReadingEx-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens must remain jailed, appeals court rules
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a bid to release from jail a former FBI informant…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rejects climate change lawsuit by young Oregon activists against US government
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday rejected a long-running lawsuit brought by young…
Continue ReadingJeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Solomon Islands lawmakers have elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime…
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Oregon PUC holds hearing on Pacific Power’s nearly 22% rate hike request; public has until mid-June to weigh in
The Oregon Public Utility Commission hosted a virtual event for the public Tuesday evening to comment on Pacific Power’s proposal to increase to…
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‘All sorts of camaraderie’: Dozens from across US gather in C.O. for 2 weeks of prescribed fire training, information
Dozens of firefighters from across the nation, including Tribal Nations, and Canada are taking part in a two-week prescribed burn training…
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