5 Marines confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in Southern California
KGTV, CNN By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN (CNN) — Five US Marines have been confirmed dead after their helicopter crashed in a…
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Environmental group petitions for federal protection of Sierra Nevada Red Fox in Oregon, California Cascades
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned Thursday for federal protection of Sierra Nevada red foxes in the Oregon…
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CODE Team arrests Bend man on meth-dealing charges after a brief chase on foot at NE Bend hotel
(Update: More details of last year’s arrest, link to previous story) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A Bend man facing pending drug charges from 10 months ago…
Continue ReadingA West Virginia ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is an effort to suppress transgender people, critics say
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dozens of speakers have condemned a bill in the West Virginia Legislature that would narrow…
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Deschutes commissioners enact fentanyl state of emergency; all 3 agree on crisis, but Chang abstains, calls order lacking
Two Deschutes County commissioners voted Wednesday to declare a 90-day state of emergency due to the addiction and overdose crisis brought on by…
Continue ReadingRepublican effort to restore abortion rights in Missouri folds
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Republican-led group trying to restore abortion rights in Missouri is ending its…
Continue ReadingJapan repeatedly spots Chinese coast guard and warships near disputed waters
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese officials say Chinese coast guard vessels have been passing by Japanese-claimed waters for…
Continue ReadingAI-generated voices in robocalls can deceive voters. The FCC just made them illegal
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday outlawed robocalls that contain voices generated…
Continue ReadingTexas man sentenced to 180 days in jail for drugging wife’s drinks to induce an abortion
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas man who drugged his wife’s drinks in an attempt to induce an abortion was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years…
Continue ReadingNear-total abortion ban rejected by Virginia House panel
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A near-total abortion ban has been rejected by lawmakers in the Virginia House of Delegates. The Richmond Times-Dispatch…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s police investigate former President Bolsonaro’s allies over alleged coup attempt
By DIANE JEANTET Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police are investigating several top allies of former President Jair Bolsonaro…
Continue Reading340 Myanmar troops flee into Bangladesh during fighting with armed ethnic group
NEW DELHI (AP) — Bangladesh’s foreign minister says 340 members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police and soldiers have fled into Bangladesh…
Continue ReadingRights group sees retaliation as the motive for jailing an Egyptian presidential challenger
CAIRO (AP) — A leading human rights group has dismissed the conviction of a prominent Egyptian political activist as an act of retaliation for his…
Continue ReadingUsher says it’s been a challenge to squeeze 30-year career into 13-minute Super Bowl halftime show
By JONATHAN LANDRUM AP Entertainment Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Usher found fitting three decades of successful music into a super-short Super Bowl…
Continue Reading6 members of Philadelphia area family are feared dead in house fire and shooting, prosecutor says
By MATT ROURKE and TASSANEE VEJPONGSA Associated Press EAST LANSDOWNE, Pa. (AP) — Six members of a family are feared dead at a house in suburban…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s former president Bolsonaro under investigation in probe into attempted coup
By Jack Guy, Vasco Cotovio, Hira Humayun and Shasta Darlington, CNN (CNN) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is under investigation as…
Continue ReadingFamily says two American brothers, 18 and 20, detained in Israeli raid in Gaza
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of two American brothers trapped in Gaza says Israeli forces have detained the…
Continue ReadingIn rural Utah, concern over efforts to use Colorado River water to extract lithium
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press GREEN RIVER, Utah (AP) — A company’s plan in southeast Utah to extract lithium is…
Continue ReadingThe EU announces 210 million euros in aid to help Mauritania combat irregular migration
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The EU has announced 210 million euros to help the coastal nation of Mauritania combat irregular migration, as the number…
Continue ReadingCzech central bank cuts interest rates for the second straight time to help economy
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic’s central bank has cut its key interest rate for the second straight time in an effort to help the struggling…
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