Oregon city can’t limit church’s homeless meal services, federal judge rules
BROOKINGS, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a southern Oregon city can’t limit a local church’s homeless meal services. U.S.…
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Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry dies after medical emergency amid cancer battle
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry has died a day after after experiencing a medical emergency related to his stomach cancer. He…
Continue ReadingIsraeli airstrikes on Syria’s Aleppo result in civilian and military casualties, Syrian state media reports
By Eyad Kourdi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — A series of Israeli airstrikes targeting areas close to the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday have…
Continue ReadingA mostly male board will decide whether a Nebraska lawmaker faces censure for sexual harassment
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker is imploring the Legislature’s Executive Board to hold…
Continue ReadingSyria reports Israeli airstrikes near the city of Aleppo. A war monitor says 44 people are dead
By BASSEM MROUE and ALBERT AJI Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian army says Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo have killed…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s commercial Dungeness crab season will end April 8 to protect whales
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The commercial Dungeness crab season in California will be curtailed to protect humpback whales from becoming entangled in…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron embraces Brazil’s Lula — and the memes poking fun at their ‘wedding’
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — If social media is to be believed, French President Emmanuel Macron’s just-ended trip to…
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Bend neighbors relieved, ‘shocked’ by Deschutes County commissioners’ 2-1 vote to close sex offender housing program
One week after voting to find a new location for a sex offender transitional housing program within a year, Deschutes County commissioners voted,…
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OSP identifies Bend man, 75, struck and killed by semi-truck in southbound lanes of Bend Parkway
A 75-year-old Bend pedestrian was struck and killed by a semi-truck Wednesday night in the southbound left-hand lane of the Bend Parkway, Oregon…
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Bend man arraigned on second-degree murder indictment in mother’s killing, set to enter plea April 18
(Updating with video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A 40-year-old Bend man was arraigned Thursday on a second-degree murder indictment in last week’s…
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Redmond Police ID two suspects in recent string of business, vehicle thefts; thank citizens for tips
Two days after Redmond Police released photos of a man and woman suspected in a string of recent thefts at and around four businesses, officers said…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia to chair UN forum on women’s rights and gender equality
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A decision by the United Nations to appoint Saudi Arabia as the chair of a gender equality forum has been…
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‘It’s a call to action:’ Senators back Crook County Knife River mine neighbors on DEQ addressing groundwater concerns
Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley say they support the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s moves to address concerns raised by Crook…
Continue ReadingHaiti now needs up to 5,000 police to help tackle `catastrophic’ gang violence , UN expert says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Haiti now needs between 4,000 and 5,000 international police to help tackle…
Continue ReadingKia recalls more than 400,000 Telluride SUVs that can move while in park
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Kia has recalled 427,407 of its Telluride SUVs because they can roll away while in park. All Telluride…
Continue ReadingBaltimore bridge collapse puts the highly specialized role of ship’s pilot under the spotlight
By NICK PERRY Associated Press The expert pilots who navigate massive ships in and out of Baltimore’s port must often maneuver with just 2 feet…
Continue ReadingCalifornia supervisor who tried to get rid of Shasta County vote-counting machines survives recall
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A local official in a rural Northern California county has survived a recall effort. Kevin…
Continue ReadingColombia expels Argentine diplomats after Milei calls Petro ‘terrorist murderer’ in CNN interview
By Stefano Pozzebon and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — The Colombian government has ordered the expulsion of all Argentine diplomats from the…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man convicted of killing his mother is captured in Mexico after ditching halfway house
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a Southern California man convicted of killing his mother as a teenager was captured in Mexico a week…
Continue ReadingA decade after deaths of 2 Boston firefighters, senators pass bill to toughen oversight
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A decade after two firefighters died when they became trapped in a brownstone in Boston’s…
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