North Carolina man convicted of hate crime charges in 2 separate confrontations
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been convicted on federal hate crime charges after a jury found he attacked his Hispanic neighbor…
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Deschutes County Public Health offers cold-snap safety, health tips, provides list of warming shelters
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Winter weather is upon us and expected to continue into next week with subzero temperatures, additional snow and high winds.…
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Oregon House Republicans introduce bill to end ‘failed’ Measure 110; Gunnels says it’s consistent with DAs’, cities’ proposal
Oregon House Republicans introduced legislation Thursday for next month’s “short session” that they said would “end the crises of drugs,…
Continue ReadingArgentina’s annual inflation soars to 211.4%, the highest in 32 years
By DÉBORA REY Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s statistics agency says the country has registered a monthly…
Continue ReadingFamilies of Buffalo supermarket mass shooting victims to receive ‘very important announcement’ on progress in federal case
By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The families of victims who were killed or injured in the 2022 mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket…
Continue ReadingAlabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that Alabama can begin enforcing a ban outlawing the use…
Continue ReadingWho was the revered rabbi whose New York synagogue was the scene of a brawl over an illegal tunnel?
By PETER SMITH Associated Press The basement synagogue that was the scene of a brawl this week between worshippers and New York City police has a…
Continue ReadingReggie Wells, Oprah’s longtime personal makeup artist, dies at 76
BALTIMORE (AP) — Reggie Wells, who spent 30 years as Oprah Winfrey’s personal makeup artist, has died in his native Baltimore. He was 76. His…
Continue ReadingWisconsin judicial commission rejects complaints filed over court director firing
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Documents released to The Associated Press show that the Wisconsin Judicial Commission this…
Continue ReadingSecond avalanche hits California slopes near where a skier was killed one day earlier
By SCOTT SONNER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A second avalanche has been reported at a California resort near Lake…
Continue ReadingLawsuit filed against Harvard, accusing it of violating the civil rights of Jewish students
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Several Jewish students have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, accusing it of becoming…
Continue ReadingTech innovations that caught our eye at CES 2024
LAS VEGAS (AP) — From electric cars to transparent TVs to the latest accessibility tech and virtual assistants backed by artificial intelligence,…
Continue ReadingOhio woman arrested for claiming child had cancer for donation funds, sheriff says
By Melissa Alonso, Amy Simonson and Caroll Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Authorities arrested an Ohio woman and charged her with theft after she…
Continue ReadingFrom Finland, with love, Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen bring ‘Fallen Leaves’ to Hollywood
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the Finnish stars of Aki Kaurismäki’s tragicomic romance…
Continue ReadingRussian presidential hopeful calling for peace in Ukraine meets with soldiers’ wives
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian presidential hopeful opposing Moscow’s military action in Ukraine has met with a group of soldiers’ wives who are…
Continue Reading‘Nothing short of grave robbery’: 2 families allege bodies of Alabama prison inmates were returned missing organs
By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Two families have claimed that when the Alabama Department of Corrections returned the bodies of their loved ones…
Continue ReadingSporting KC hires Gavin Wilkinson, ex-Portland boss named in misconduct investigation
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City hired Gavin Wilkinson for its front office on Thursday, giving the former Portland Thorns president…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts high court rules younger adults cannot be sentenced to life without parole
By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts has raised from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can…
Continue ReadingFCC chair asks automakers about plans to stop abusers from using car electronics to stalk partners
DETROIT (AP) — The top U.S. telecommunications regulator is asking automakers how they plan to protect people from being stalked or harassed by…
Continue ReadingIowa man killed after using truck to ram 2 police vehicles at casino, authorities say
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa officials are investigating after a man was killed by police after allegedly ramming two police vehicles before trying…
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