Panamanian electoral court bars former president Martinelli’s candidacy in May elections
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Panama’s Electoral Tribunal has disqualified former president Ricardo Martinelli’s candidacy in the country’s May…
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Explosive fire at site housing vaping supplies kills 1 outside Detroit, sends debris a mile away
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say a fire that destroyed a building housing supplies for the vaping industry caused multiple…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s former leftist strongholds contemplate party’s demise
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN JOSÉ LAS FLORES, El Salvador (AP) — San José Las Flores, a town nestled in the mountains of northern El…
Continue ReadingLike Banksy, France’s mystery ‘Invader’ marks cities with art. He could surprise the Paris Olympics
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — For the Paris Olympics, it could almost be a new sport: Score points by hunting down mosaics that a…
Continue ReadingMiami Beach is breaking up with spring break — or at least trying to
By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Beach is trying to break up with spring break, but it’s not yet clear…
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New hospitality company set to take over concessions at Crater Lake National Park
CRATER LAKE NATIONAL PARK, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hospitality company ExplorUS has informed the National Park Service that it intends to take over the…
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OSU, OHSU researchers closing in on genetic treatments for hereditary lung disease, vision loss
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Researchers who work with tiny drug carriers known as lipid nanoparticles have developed a new type of material capable of…
Continue ReadingNashville cleared the runway for an emergency. Pilot said ‘I’m too far away’
By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown…
Continue ReadingFiery crash of small plane along Nashville highway kills Canadian parents and their 3 children
By Joe Sutton, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40 and burst…
Continue ReadingRudy Gobert and Michael Conley power Timberwolves past Trail Blazers 119-114
By PHIL ERVIN Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 16 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season, Michael…
Continue ReadingPhilippine and Chinese vessels collide in disputed South China Sea and 4 Filipino crew are injured
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels have collided in the disputed South China Sea,…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man is first in the US to be charged with smuggling greenhouse gases, prosecutors say
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Southern California man was arrested on suspicion of smuggling refrigerants into the U.S. from Mexico. Federal prosecutors said…
Continue ReadingSierra blizzard provides ammo for critics of US Postal Service plan to downsize mail hub in Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. Postal Service plan to downsize a regional mail hub in Reno and move package and letter processing to Sacramento,…
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift steals the show at an Asian summit as Singapore defends exclusive Eras Tour stop
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore’s leader…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea threatens to take military moves in response to US-South Korean drills
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea called the ongoing South Korean-U.S. military drills a plot to invade the…
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Only one candidate running for Bend’s state Senate seat after GOP candidate disqualified
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Secretary of State’s Office has ruled Republican Shannon Monihan ineligible for the May 21 primary ballot, after…
Continue ReadingRegulatory costs account for half of the price of new condos in Hawaii, university report finds
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A University of Hawaii report says regulatory costs account for more than half of the price of a…
Continue ReadingChina raises defense budget by 7.2% as it pushes for global heft and regional tensions continue
By HUIZHONG WU and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China is increasing its defense budget by 7.2% this year, similar to last…
Continue ReadingImmigration judges union, a frequent critic, is told to get approval before speaking publicly
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 53-year-old union of immigration judges has been ordered to get supervisor approval to speak…
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‘Left a hole that can’t be replaced’: Sister of La Pine teaching assistant aide killed in Hwy. 97 crash wants tougher speed limits for trucks
A La Pine-area woman who worked as an educational assistant at schools in Bend and La Pine was killed and her pregnant daughter was critically…
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