Kenya’s leader wants a paved road to cut through a forest, a key water source. Scientists don’t
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya (AP) — Following pressure from Kenya’s president, the national environment…
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Chavez-DeRemer, colleagues introduce bipartisan bill to expand specialty care through telehealth services
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) joined Reps. Michelle Steel (CA-45), Susie Lee (NV-03), and several of her colleagues to…
Continue ReadingA preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes east of Oklahoma City
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — A preliminary magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit east of Oklahoma City on Friday night and was followed by at least…
Continue ReadingJokic posts 15th triple-double of season as Nuggets hold off short-handed Blazers 120-108
By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Whenever the Denver Nuggets start to take the floaters and volleyball-like tip passes from Nikola…
Continue Reading‘Be fearless’: Taylor Swift will make it home for the Super Bowl, Japanese Embassy says
By Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — For anyone worried that Taylor Swift might not make it home from her overseas tour in time to see her boyfriend…
Continue ReadingEnergizing South Carolina’s Black voters is crucial to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden got his first test of the 2024 campaign during the…
Continue ReadingSupport of SC’s Black voters symbolically important to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states
By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Democrats’ first primary of the 2024 presidential contest contains little…
Continue ReadingNew California Senate leader says his priorities are climate change, homelessness and opioid crises
By SOPHIE AUSTIN and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker whose family has an…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden wins South Carolina’s Democratic primary as he gears up for his reelection bid
By WILL WEISSERT and MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — President Joe Biden easily won South Carolina’s Democratic primary on…
Continue ReadingAvalanche forecasters try to curb deaths as skiers and snowmobilers flock to backcountry areas
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — As Wesley Mlaskoch motored his snowmobile across a mountain in the Montana backcountry,…
Continue ReadingThe RNC chairwoman calls for unity as the party faces a cash crunch and attacks by some Trump allies
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AP) — Facing a cash crunch and harsh criticism from a faction of…
Continue ReadingRailroads say they’re making safety changes to reduce derailments after fiery Ohio crash
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The major freight railroads all promised safety improvements after the fiery derailment in eastern…
Continue ReadingHamas demands Israel release Marwan Barghouti, a man some Palestinians see as their Nelson Mandela
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — He’s viewed by some Palestinians as their Nelson Mandela, and he’s a prime candidate…
Continue ReadingPenn Museum buries the bones of 19 Black Philadelphians, causing a dispute with community members
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were…
Continue ReadingBoston-area teachers reach tentative contract agreement after 11-day strike
NEWTON, Mass. (AP) — An 11-day strike by teachers in a Boston suburb has ended after their union and the school district tentatively agreed on a…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daisy Ridley doesn’t want audiences to be misled by the title of her new film, “Sometimes I…
Continue ReadingQ&A: Daisy Ridley on fighting the dark side and developing dark comedy
By BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Daisy Ridley doesn’t want audiences to be misled by the title of her new film, “Sometimes I…
Continue ReadingEurope’s farmers are struggling, but some sympathetic consumers have difficulty affording their food
By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press BOUSSY-SAINT-ANTOINE, France (AP) — Truck driver Jeremy Donf understands French farmers are struggling and he…
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Pay it Forward: Nativity Wood Lot volunteers have been keeping Bend-area residents warm for 20 years
This month’s Pay it Forward $500 recipient from NewsChannel 21, Mid Oregon Credit Union and Dutch Bros of C.O. is indeed worthy: the Nativity Wood…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to killing of golf pro Gene Siller and 2 others in Atlanta area country club in 2021
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The man accused in a 2021 triple homicide, including the killing of golf pro Gene Siller, pleaded guilty to murder…
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