Kenyan court: Charge doomsday cult leader within 2 weeks or we release him on our terms
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court has warned prosecutors that it will release under its own terms a pastor and…
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Michigan’s ability to contend for repeat national title hinges on decisions by Harbaugh, key players
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After winning its first national championship in 26 years, Michigan heads into an uncertain…
Continue ReadingA new ‘Star Wars’ movie is coming to theaters: ‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut. Jon Favreau is set to direct “The Mandalorian…
Continue ReadingFormer Pakistani prime minister Khan and his wife are indicted in a graft case
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on graft charges of…
Continue ReadingShohei Ohtani’s Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could…
Continue ReadingA man who claimed to be selling Queen Elizabeth II’s walking stick is sentenced for fraud
LONDON (AP) — Prosecutors say a 26-year-old man who tried to sell what he claimed was a walking stick used by the late Queen Elizabeth II has been…
Continue ReadingAaron Rodgers denies implying comic Jimmy Kimmel was tied to Epstein and condemns those who do
By DAVID BAUDER and DENNIS WASZAK Jr. Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers denied he implied comic Jimmy Kimmel…
Continue ReadingUS Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence’s older brother, won’t seek reelection
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana says he will not seek reelection this year to a fourth term, becoming the latest House…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Wisconsin-Mobile Voting story
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 9, 2024, about a mobile voting van, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Facebook founder…
Continue Reading2 convicted politicians who took refuge for hours at Poland’s presidential palace are arrested
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Two convicted politicians who took refuge for hours in Poland’s presidential palace…
Continue ReadingFirefighters investigate role of gas in explosion at historic Texas hotel that injured 21
By JAMIE STENGLE and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A full day after a massive explosion at a historic Fort Worth hotel,…
Continue ReadingMaine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature have turned back a Republican effort to impeach…
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Former DCSO detective Ron Brown sentenced, serving a week in Prineville jail on official misconduct conviction
A former longtime Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and detective, recently convicted by a judge of two counts of official misconduct, was…
Continue ReadingRay Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced…
Continue ReadingWinter storm leaves at least 4 dead and threatens Northeast with heavy rains and floods
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Robert Shackelford and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A wide-reaching winter storm that pummeled much of the eastern half of the…
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New online guides will aid in identification of Northwest’s native bees
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Pollinator enthusiasts and scientists have new online tools to identify native bees in the Pacific Northwest. The publicly…
Continue ReadingOSCE laments Belarus’ refusal to allow its monitors to observe February’s parliamentary vote
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A top trans-Atlantic security and rights watchdog is criticizing Belarus’ refusal to…
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Three high school seniors win League of Women Voters of Deschutes County’s ‘Why Vote’ essay contest
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — CONGRATULATIONS to three senior students who each won $500 cash prize from the League of Women Voters Deschutes in December for…
Continue ReadingRays shortstop Wander Franco faces lesser charge as judge analyzes evidence in ongoing probe
By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Wander Franco is facing a lesser charge after a judge in the…
Continue ReadingMississippi governor, in second inauguration, says he wants young people to stop leaving the state
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has been inaugurated for his second term. The…
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