Alex Merkviladze scores 25 points, leads Marymount past Portland 92-65
By The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex Merkviladze scored 25 points as Loyola Marymount beat Portland 92-65 on Thursday. Merkviladze also…
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Taylor Drift or Beyonsleigh? Voting open to name Minnesota snowplows
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press Snowplows are essential to enduring winter in Minnesota, so maybe it’s not surprising that every year…
Continue ReadingAlabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Now the state’s AG expects more states to follow
WBRC, CNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Dakin Andone, Holly Yan and Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday…
Continue ReadingCouisnard leads big 2nd half as Oregon roars past Arizona State 80-61
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jermaine Couisnard put up 19 points as Oregon roared past Arizona State in the second half, posting an 80-61 victory on…
Continue ReadingFinns go to the polls Sunday to elect a new president at a time of increased tension with Russia
By JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finns will vote Sunday to elect a new president at an unprecedented time: the Nordic nation is now…
Continue ReadingThese Ukrainian teenagers sought refuge from war in Israel. Then they were caught up in the horrors of Hamas’ attack
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Ashkelon, Israel (CNN) — It was supposed to be a safe haven – a new life for those seeking refuge from the…
Continue ReadingSchools are using surveillance tech to catch students vaping, snaring some with harsh punishments
By JACQUELINE MUNIS and ELLA McCARTHY When Aaliyah Iglesias was caught vaping at a Texas high school, she didn’t realize how much could be taken…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of capital punishment
By Dakin Andone, Isabel Rosales and Christina Maxouris, CNN Atmore, Alabama (CNN) — Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama inmate was executed with nitrogen gas. How does it work?
By Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution…
Continue ReadingAustralians protest British colonization on a national holiday some mark as ‘Invasion Day’
SYDNEY (AP) — Thousands of Australians protested the anniversary of British colonization of their country with large crowds urging for Australia…
Continue ReadingGang violence is surging to unprecedented levels in Haiti, UN envoy says
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — An unprecedented surge in gang violence is plaguing Haiti, with the number of victims…
Continue ReadingChina says US military makes region more dangerous after Navy ship sails through Taiwan Strait
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — China accused the United States military of “abusing international law” and continuing a…
Continue ReadingUN: Global trade is being disrupted by Red Sea attacks, war in Ukraine and low water in Panama Canal
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. trade body sounded an alarm Thursday that global trade is being disrupted by…
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Timeline of internal investigation into fired Bend police officer, paid over $180,000 while on leave
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Questions have been raised about the length of the investigation into former Bend Police Officer Kevin Uballez, as he was paid…
Continue ReadingDeschutes County’s ‘Dog Board’ has cast its first vote to euthanize dogs in fatal attack; what else do they do?
After the Deschutes County Dog Board voted 3-0 this week to euthanize three dogs who fatally mauled a man living at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp…
Continue ReadingVoting begins in tiny Tuvalu in election that reverberates from China to Australia
SYDNEY (AP) — Voting has started in the tiny Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, in a national election that could reverberate from China to…
Continue ReadingPakistan accuses India of extrajudicial killings on its territory
By Sophia Saifi, Sania Farooqui, Michael Rios and Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A top Pakistan official on Thursday accused India of killing two…
Continue ReadingThousands protest in Slovakia against plan to amend penal code and close special prosecutor’s office
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands of people have joined growing protests across Slovakia against a plan by populist Prime Minister Robert Fico…
Continue ReadingAustralia marks national day that stokes patriotism and anger
By Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — “Australia Day is Dead!” Indigenous activist Gwenda Stanley chants into the loudspeaker, as a crowd of…
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Fire destroys tent at Madras homeless camp; Jefferson County fire crews keep it from reaching others
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A fire destroyed a tent and belongings in a homeless camp area in Madras Thursday afternoon, but Jefferson County Fire &…
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