Maldives signs China military pact in further shift away from India
By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Maldives on Tuesday said China will provide it with “military assistance,” in the latest sign that the Indian…
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MH370 disappeared a decade ago. Here’s what we know about one of aviation’s biggest mysteries
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A decade ago on March 8, a Malaysia Airlines flight vanished without a trace, becoming…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley suspends her campaign and leaves Donald Trump as the last major Republican candidate
By STEVE PEOPLES and MEG KINNARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Haley suspended her presidential campaign on Wednesday after being soundly…
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Deschutes DA Gunnels explains why no criminal charges were filed in fatal NW Bend pedestrian crash
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels talked to us Tuesday about why no criminal charges were filed in connection with a northwest Bend…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas fends off challenge from state lawmaker in GOP primary
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas has fended off a challenge on the right from a state…
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Plenty of recent late-winter snowfall has helped build region’s snowpack; Mt. Bachelor skiers welcome the fresh powder
While it may be inconvenient for you getting around, the frequent snow in recent weeks has been beneficial to the state’s snowpack, as well as its…
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‘It bears witness to his life’: Trenton’s Law passes Oregon Legislature, honoring Bend teen killed in e-bike tragedy
Trenton’s Law (HB 4103), legislation that updates definitions of electric-assisted bicycles in the Oregon Vehicle Code, passed the Oregon Senate…
Continue ReadingWho is Jason Palmer? A previously unknown Democrat beats Biden in American Samoa’s Democratic caucus
By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was sweeping every Democratic contest on Super Tuesday — except for…
Continue ReadingSarah Stewart wins Republican race to lead Alabama Supreme Court, weeks after frozen embryo ruling
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in Alabama have chosen Justice Sarah Stewart as their nominee to lead the…
Continue Reading3 farmers were killed by a roadway bomb in a cartel-dominated state in western Mexico
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three farmers have been killed by a bomb apparently planted in a dirt road in the…
Continue ReadingWhy AP called Democratic Super Tuesday contests for Biden: Race calls explained
By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press was able to declare President Joe Biden the winner of a…
Continue ReadingAntoine Predock, internationally renowned architect and motorcycle aficionado, dies at 87
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Internationally renowned architect and avid motorcyclist Antoine Predock has died…
Continue ReadingFormer compounding pharmacy owner linked to deadly 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter
By Sabrina Souza and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Barry Cadden, the former owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy linked to a deadly…
Continue ReadingWorkplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A workplace safety investigator says safety complaints by a movie armorer to managers went…
Continue ReadingCosta Rican prosecutors say fake nuns ran false charity clinics, abused novices and gave poor care
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Prosecutors in Costa Rica say they have arrested a man and four women who posed as nuns to accept donations for false…
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Oregon State Parks continued to see near-record visitor counts in 2023; Detroit Lake, Prineville Reservoir record gains
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State Parks continued to experience near record-breaking levels of both day use and camping in 2023, the agency…
Continue ReadingSuspected drug trafficker charged with killing 2 witnesses in Washington state
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A suspected drug trafficker has been charged with killing two people who were potential witnesses against him in federal court in…
Continue ReadingHouthi missile attack kills 3 crew members in Yemen rebels’ first fatal assault on shipping
By JON GAMBRELL and TARA COPP Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore’s win marks big change in state’s congressional delegation
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore is one of three Republicans expected to flip U.S. House seats after new…
Continue ReadingThousands of voters in Alabama district drawn to boost Black political power got wrong information
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — About 6,000 voters in a new congressional district formed to boost…
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