‘Oppenheimer’ crowned best picture at an Academy Awards shadowed by war
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Oppenheimer,” a solemn three-hour biopic that became an unlikely billion-dollar box-office…
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A backcountry skier dies on a day of accidents on New Hampshire’s unforgiving Mount Washington
By NICK PERRY Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — The steep bowl at Tuckerman Ravine on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington has long made it…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia bill letting teachers remove ‘threatening’ students from class dies at end of session
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia bill that would provide a framework for public school teachers to…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s Tigray region is now peaceful, but extreme hunger afflicts its children
By AMIR AMAN KIYARO Associated Press NEBAR HADNET, Ethiopia (AP) — Once-lush fields lie barren. Mothers, faces etched with worry, watch helplessly…
Continue ReadingKrystyna Pyszková from Czech Republic crowned Miss World 2024
By RAJANISH KAKADE Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World at a glittering contest…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia lawmakers OK bill drawing back one of the country’s strictest child vaccination laws
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s GOP-controlled state Legislature voted Saturday to allow some…
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Hillsboro St. Stephen’s Academy senior wins Oregon’s Poetry Out Loud competition, advances to D.C. event
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Katie Lineburg, a senior from Hillsboro who attends St. Stephen’s Academy, is Oregon’s 2024 Poetry Out Loud champion.…
Continue ReadingGunmen kidnap nearly 300 students in northwest Nigeria. 2 days later, some lose hope of finding them
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press KURIGA, Nigeria (AP) — Rashidat Hamza is in despair. All but one of her six children are among the nearly 300…
Continue ReadingDante’s 19 points, 12 rebounds leads Oregon over Utah 66-65
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — N’Faly Dante scored 19 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to help Oregon beat Utah 66-65 on Saturday night. Gabe Madsen’s…
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DOJ opens criminal investigation into the Alaska Airlines 737 plane blowout, report says
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Department of Justice has launched a criminal investigation into the Boeing jetliner blowout…
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Bend artist showcases equal pay sculpture at downtown event ahead of Equal Pay Day
A Bend artist created a sculpture to break down barriers around pay equity. Outside the Commons Cafe and Taproom in downtown Bend, Cassandra…
Continue ReadingAuburn student makes a 94-foot, length-of-the-court putt and wins a car
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — An Auburn University student connected on a long-distance shot, draining a length-of-the-basketball court putt on Saturday to…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry visit family of Uvalde shooting victim
By Sharif Paget and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited Uvalde, Texas on Saturday and met…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry visit family of Uvalde shooting victim
CNN By Sharif Paget and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited Uvalde, Texas on Saturday and met…
Continue ReadingMeghan, Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry visit family of Uvalde shooting victim
CNN By Sharif Paget and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, visited Uvalde, Texas on Saturday and met…
Continue ReadingNo recoverable oil is left in the water from sheen off Southern California coast, officials say
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Officials say no recoverable oil remains in the water after a sheen was reported off the Southern California coast,…
Continue ReadingColorado dumps Oregon State 73-57 behind Lampkin Jr. to close Pac-12 with six straight wins
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Eddie Lampkin Jr. scored 17 points on 8-for-10 shooting and grabbed 11 rebounds and Colorado beat Oregon State 73-57 on…
Continue ReadingBiden: Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that he believes Israeli Prime Minister…
Continue Reading9 people dead and 78 others hospitalized after eating sea turtle meat on Zanzibar’s Pemba Island
By ALI SULTAN Associated Press ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) — Authorities in Zanzibar say eight children and an adult have died from eating sea turtle…
Continue ReadingStratolaunch conducts first powered flight of new hypersonic vehicle off California coast
By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch has conducted the first powered test flight of a new…
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