Recently arrested Morgan Wallen says he’s “not proud” of behavior
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Morgan Wallen, who faces charges stemming in part from accusations that he threw a chair off the rooftop…
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Biden administration secures key agreement for aid distribution from US military pier being built off Gaza coast
By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has secured an agreement with a…
Continue ReadingBlinken will be the latest top US official to visit China in a bid to keep ties on an even keel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China this coming week as Washington and…
Continue ReadingHouse passes legislation that could ban TikTok in the US amid high-stakes vote on foreign aid
By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — A potential US ban against TikTok took a major step toward becoming reality on Saturday as House…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s opposition backs unknown former diplomat in latest gambit to unseat Maduro
MIAMI (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition is rallying behind an unknown former diplomat to challenge Nicolas Maduro in this summer’s presidential…
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Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as…
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La Pine-area couple accused of trafficking fentanyl, meth from Portland to C.O. arrested in Crescent Lake traffic stop
A La Pine-area couple accused of trafficking fentanyl from Portland to south Deschutes County was pulled over and arrested in a traffic stop at…
Continue ReadingBlinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in the coming week as the Biden…
Continue Reading2 Japanese navy helicopters crash in the Pacific Ocean during training, leaving 1 dead and 7 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two Japanese navy helicopters carrying eight crew members have crashed in the Pacific Ocean south…
Continue ReadingThe House votes for possible TikTok ban in the US, but don’t expect the app to go away anytime soon
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Saturday that would ban TikTok in the…
Continue ReadingThird temporary channel opens for vessels to Baltimore port after bridge collapse
BALTIMORE (AP) — A third temporary channel for boats to enter and depart the Port of Baltimore has opened, expanding further shipping access as…
Continue ReadingDavid Pryor, former governor and senator of Arkansas, dies at age 89
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, a Democrat who was one of the…
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ODOT conducts another blasting operation along new Bend Parkway route
ODOT crews completed another blast Saturday morning of hard basalt along U.S. Highway 97 north of Empire Avenue to make way for the new section of…
Continue ReadingAt least 20 dead after a ferry sinks in Central African Republic, witnesses say
By JEAN FERNAND KOENA Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Witnesses in Central African Republic say that at least 20 people…
Continue ReadingA rabbi serving 30 years to life in his wife’s contract killing has died, prison officials say
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say the New Jersey rabbi serving a decadeslong sentence in a 1994 murder-for-hire plot targeting his wife has…
Continue ReadingLongtime AP journalist, newspaper publisher John Brewer dies at age 76
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press John Brewer, whose coast-to-coast journalism career spanned 50 years, including nearly two decades at The Associated…
Continue ReadingUkraine launches drone attacks targeting Russian energy infrastructure, Ukraine special services source says
By Victoria Butenko and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine launched attacks on eight Russian regions with long-range strike drones in the…
Continue ReadingA coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — An artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been…
Continue ReadingSoar, slide, splash? It’s skiers’ choice as spring’s wacky pond skimming tradition returns
By NICK PERRY Associated Press GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — A costumed skier races down a slope, hits a pond and hydroplanes halfway across. He pirouettes…
Continue ReadingReagan-era emergency health care law is the next abortion flashpoint at the Supreme Court
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Two years after ending the national right to abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court on Wednesday…
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