Oregon Lottery offers bets ‘for the Swifties’ during the Super Bowl
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Whether you’re watching the Super Bowl for the plays on the field or to see Taylor Swift, fans have a variety of fun wagers…
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Nigerian bank CEO and family among 6 people killed in California helicopter crash
By Jamiel Lynch, Rebekah Riess and Alex Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — The CEO of a major Nigerian bank, along with his wife and son, were among six…
Continue ReadingPelicans hold off Trail Blazers 93-84 for 5th victory in 6 games
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III scored 24 points and the New Orleans Pelicans held off the Portland Trail Blazers 93-84 on Saturday night for…
Continue ReadingIndonesia’s president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the…
Continue ReadingThis small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves?
By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ILION, N.Y. (AP) — Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and…
Continue ReadingAllies fear the US is becoming less reliable, with growing concern over a possible Trump return
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election, America’s…
Continue ReadingRussia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back
CNN By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in…
Continue ReadingRussia has recruited as many as 15,000 Nepalis to fight its war. Many returned traumatized. Some never came back
By Sugam Pokharel, Matthew Chance and Mihir Melwani, CNN, and journalist Nishant Khanal Kathmandu, Nepal (CNN) — Ramchandra Khadka stood in…
Continue ReadingGame-time guacamole may get harder to make as climate reduces avocado shipments from Mexico
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Game-time guacamole may be getting harder to make. A lack of rain and warmer temperatures…
Continue ReadingThe economy of this Palestinian village depended on Israel. Then the checkpoint closed
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press NILIN, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza has also wreaked havoc on the Palestinian economy in…
Continue ReadingTomley scores 18, Idaho State downs Portland State 68-65
By The Associated Press POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Miguel Tomley had 18 points and Idaho State held off Portland State 68-65 on Saturday night. Tomley…
Continue ReadingAl-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab has claimed an attack that killed…
Continue ReadingHungary’s president resigns amid uproar over child sex abuse case pardon
By Heather Chen and Pierre Meilhan, CNN (CNN) — Hungarian President Katalin Novak has announced that she is resigning from office following…
Continue ReadingThey call her the muse of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnival. She insists she’s a missionary
By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Raquel Potí has become the preeminent face of Rio’s Carnival street parties, and is a…
Continue ReadingMahaney scores 19 as Saint Mary’s takes down Portland 76-51
By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney had 19 points to help Saint Mary’s beat Portland 76-51 on Saturday night. Mahaney…
Continue ReadingFirst lady questions whether special counsel referenced son’s death to score political points
By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — First lady Jill Biden said in an email to campaign donors that she didn’t know what…
Continue ReadingTrump says he once told a NATO ally to pay its share or he’d ‘encourage’ Russia to do what it wanted
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump said that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he “would encourage” Russia…
Continue ReadingRussian forces push into Ukraine’s Avdiivka, piling pressure on new army chief
By Andrew Carey and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — As the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches, and with a…
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Community gathers as Homes For Our Troops kicks off building specially adapted home for injured Bend soldier
Dozens of people gathered at the Bend Elks Lodge on Saturday as the national nonprofit organization Homes For Our Troops kicked off the building of a…
Continue ReadingBrooks scores 23, Washington cruises past Oregon State 67-55
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Keion Brooks Jr. scored 23 points and Washington never trailed in a 67-55 victory over Oregon State on Saturday. Brooks made…
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