Andra Day prays through nervousness ahead of Super Bowl performance
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andra Day normally deals with nervousness before any big show — especially in…
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Bo Jackson awarded $21 million in Georgia blackmail, stalking case
ATLANTA (AP) — Former professional baseball and football player Vincent “Bo” Jackson, a running back who won the Heisman Trophy at Auburn, has…
Continue Reading‘Whistling sound’ heard on previous Boeing Max 9 flight before door plug blowout, lawsuit alleges
By CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A “whistling sound” was heard on a previous flight of the Boeing 737 Max 9 whose door…
Continue ReadingLawmaker looks to make Nebraska the latest state to enact controversial ‘stand your ground’ law
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska would become one of the last Republican-led states to enact a so-called “stand…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump clinches win at US Virgin Islands caucus, which defied Republican Party rules
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Donald Trump has amassed another win at a Republican caucus held in the U.S. Virgin…
Continue ReadingUtah governor says school board member who questioned a student’s gender ‘embarrassed the state’
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and other state officials are calling out a conservative…
Continue ReadingThieves take off with 200-foot radio tower and transmitter in Alabama, knocking a local AM station off the air
By Jamiel Lynch and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A small-town radio station manager had a big surprise when he learned the station’s…
Continue ReadingNevada jury awards $130M to 5 people who had liver damage after drinking bottled water
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada jury has awarded about $130 million in damages in a lawsuit filed by five people who…
Continue ReadingLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special…
Continue ReadingCalifornia governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is sending prosecutors to Oakland to help crack down on rising crime in the San…
Continue ReadingFederal trial of former Memphis officers in Tyre Nichols beating death pushed back 4 months
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has pushed back for four months the federal court trial in the case of four former…
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Bend councilors OK sale of 2 parcels to Bend-Redmond Habitat, Thistle & Nest for affordable housing project
The Bend City Council voted unanimously Wednesday night to award the purchase of two city-owned parcels of land to a partnership between Bend-Redmond…
Continue ReadingCEOs are feeling more confident about economy — and concerned about the election
By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US business leaders are feeling more bullish about the direction of the economy — even as their worries…
Continue ReadingStorms dump heavy snowfall in northern Arizona after leaving California a muddy mess
By WALTER BERRY and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Heavy snow shut down parts of major interstates in northern Arizona on Thursday…
Continue ReadingHow the ghostwriter of Biden’s memoirs ended up in the center of a classified documents probe
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden worked so closely with the ghostwriter he is accused of sharing government…
Continue ReadingTrade deadline day: The Knicks took a big swing, and some shooters are now in the playoff race
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bojan Bogdanovic left Detroit to join a now even-more-formidable contender in New York. Gordon Hayward is…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the special counsel’s report on Biden’s handling of classified documents
By AAMER MADHANI, STEVE PEOPLES and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel’s report on President Joe Biden’s…
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Bend-La Pine Schools, union representing classified employees reach agreement on new 4-year contract
Negotiators for Bend-La Pine Schools and Oregon School Employees Association Chapter 6 reached a conceptual agreement Wednesday evening on a new…
Continue ReadingWoman with brain bleed mistakenly arrested by state trooper for drunken driving, lawsuit says
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington State Patrol trooper arrested a woman on suspicion of drunken driving when she was actually experiencing a…
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