Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring at Groundhog Day festivities
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted an early spring on an overcast Friday morning at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania, the scene…
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The US didn’t just avoid a recession — it’s adding hundreds of thousands of new jobs
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000…
Continue ReadingToddler gets stuck after climbing into a claw machine looking for a toy in Australian shopping mall
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Australian police came to the aid of a 3-year-old boy after he became trapped inside a claw machine at a suburban…
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Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch talks accomplishments, projects in annual ‘State of the City’ address
A recap of 2023 and planned projects for the current and future years were the focus Thursday as Redmond Mayor Ed Fitch delivered the State of the…
Continue Reading3 killed as a small plane crashes into a Florida mobile home
By CURT ANDERSON and BEATRICE DUPUY Associated Press CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a pilot and two people on the ground died when a small…
Continue ReadingElection officials in South Africa rush to register 100,000 prisoners to vote
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Officials from South Africa’s national electoral commission have visited…
Continue ReadingOxyContin advertiser will pay $350 million, $5.2 million to Oregon, in the first-ever opioid marketing settlement
By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — For the first time, an advertising company that worked on Purdue Pharma’s OxyContin account has settled a…
Continue ReadingA fire set off by a gas explosion in Kenya kills at least 3 people and injures 280 others
By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan…
Continue ReadingMexican town continues bull running tradition despite legal struggle over bullfights in capital
By ALBA ALEMÁN Associated Press TLACOTALPAN, Mexico (AP) — For nearly a quarter century, the residents of this riverside town in southeastern…
Continue ReadingA ship carrying thousands of livestock returns to Australia after month-long ordeal
PERTH, Australia (AP) — A ship carrying thousands of livestock that has been stranded at sea for almost a month has finally docked in Australia,…
Continue ReadingIndia begins to flex its naval power as competition with China grows
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan…
Continue ReadingColorado woman’s cold case solved nearly half a century later
By Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50 years after a woman’s body was found dumped in a Colorado field, her killer has finally been…
Continue ReadingProsecutors weigh perjury charge for ex-Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg over civil fraud trial testimony
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former…
Continue ReadingAt least 7 arrested, accused of attacking police officers outside New York City migrant shelter
CNN, POOL, WABC, WBFF, NYPD, NY GOV’S OFFICE, By Alisha Ebrahimji, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — At least…
Continue ReadingInvestigation into killings of 19 burros in Southern California desert hits possible breakthrough
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities say they might have a break in a long-running investigation into the killing of wild burros in…
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Oregon Supreme Court rules 10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection
The Oregon Supreme Court ruled Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion,…
Continue ReadingUN experts: Terrorist threat is high in Africa conflict zones and Afghanistan, and rose in Europe
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press U.N. experts say the terrorist threat from al-Qaida, the Islamic State group and their affiliates remains high…
Continue Reading‘Emptying the reservoir, one teaspoon at a time:’ new C.O. Guardian Assistance Program sees success in first six months
The Central Oregon Guardian Assistance Program (COGAP) was established as a nonprofit organization last August in Bend to provide guardianship…
Continue Reading9 hospitalized after 200 prisoners rush corrections officers in riot at Southern California prison
BLYTHE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say eight corrections officers and an incarcerated man were injured in a riot involving around 200 inmates in the…
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C.O. Reps. Bentz, Chavez-Deremer sound off on supporting impeachment of Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
Oregon Reps. Cliff Bentz and Lori Chavez-DeRemer said Wednesday they support the move underway in the House to impeach Homeland Security Secretary…
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