Gang 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…
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China 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 &…
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press wins duPont-Columbia award for Ukraine war documentary ’20 Days in Mariupol’
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has won a prestigious broadcast journalism award for “20 Days in Mariupol,” its documentary on the war in…
Continue ReadingChinese vice foreign minister visits North Korea in latest diplomacy between countries
By JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says it’s hosting a Chinese government delegation led by Vice Foreign…
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‘They were really creative’: Bend middle schoolers read their original children’s books to 1st- and 2nd-graders
(Update: adding video, comments from students and teachers) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As our Kelsey McGee recently reported, Sky View Middle School’s…
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High Desert Middle School student releases pepper spray in crowded hallway; staff, students affected but ‘unharmed’
A student at High Desert Middle School released pepper spray in a crowded hallway as the lunch period ended Thursday, bringing police and medics to…
Continue ReadingUniversity of California board delays vote over hiring immigrant students without legal status
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California’s governing board has postponed for a year a vote on a…
Continue ReadingHarry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer’s dad, dies at 97
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans District Attorney Harry Connick Sr. has died at age 97. An obituary distributed by his son and namesake,…
Continue ReadingGM’s self-driving car division is under investigation by DOJ and SEC after pedestrian dragging incident
By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Cruise, General Motors’ self-driving vehicle unit, disclosed today that it is the subject of two federal…
Continue ReadingBid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation’s No.…
Continue ReadingAn Alaska judge will preside over an upcoming Hawaii bribery trial after an unexpected recusal
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. judge in Alaska will preside over an upcoming bribery trial in Hawaii against…
Continue ReadingMichigan man convicted of defacing synagogue with swastika, graffiti
MARQUETTE, Mich. (AP) — A federal jury has convicted a man on two counts for with defacing one of Michigan’s oldest synagogues with a swastika…
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