Attention all Barbz: Nicki Minaj releases ‘Pink Friday 2,’ 13 years after the original
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is here. Out…
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Free toy store in Nashville gives families the dignity of choice while shopping for holiday gifts
By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When country music star Brad Paisley and his wife, actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley,…
Continue ReadingSolid US hiring lowers unemployment rate in latest sign of a still-sturdy job market
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a healthy 199,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell,…
Continue ReadingChronic fatigue syndrome is more common than some past studies suggest, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Friday released the first nationally representative estimate of how many U.S.…
Continue ReadingDrought vs deluge: Florida’s unusual rainfall totals either too little or too much on each coast
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — In Florida, this year has been a tale of two states as far as rainfall totals, with…
Continue ReadingAt COP28, pageantry is over and negotiations get intense; ‘It’s go time’ to save planet in peril
By SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Teams of veteran negotiators fanned out…
Continue ReadingA Texas judge ruled a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking an abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy
CNN By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking…
Continue ReadingMorgan scores 16 in North Dakota State’s 78-67 win over Portland
By The Associated Press FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Andrew Morgan scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds and North Dakota State beat Portland 78-67 on…
Continue ReadingSaudi Royal Air Force F-15SA fighter jet crashes, killing 2 crew members aboard
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi Royal Air Force F-15SA fighter jet has crashed, killing its two crew members on board. The state-run…
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Deschutes County commissioners vote 2-1 to allow ‘safe parking’ for homeless near Bend and Redmond
Deschutes County commissioners voted 2-1 this week to join the cities of Bend and Redmond and allow “safe parking” sites outside the two cities…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Dec. 8: Israel, Hunter Biden, Las Vegas shooting, Fruit recall, Meta
CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — A multi-threat storm will traverse through the eastern half of the US this weekend, unloading heavy rain…
Continue ReadingAdele praises influential women after being honored at THR’s Women in Entertainment gala
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Adele paid homage to the many women — including her mother,…
Continue Reading‘Target list,’ ammo and conspiracy theories: Authorities reveal details on UNLV gunman who killed 3 faculty members
CNN, KVVU, KTNV, KSNV By Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Romine and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — The 67-year-old career college professor who fatally shot…
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New Warm Springs, PGE partnership brings $250 million federal investment for transmission line expansion
The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation and Portland General Electric hosted Tribal, utility, national and state energy leaders at…
Continue ReadingImages from Gaza show Israeli soldiers detaining dozens of men stripped to underwear
CNN By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Images from Gaza circulating on social media Thursday showed a mass detention by the Israeli…
Continue ReadingInvestment banks to put $10 billion into projects aimed at interconnecting South America
By MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Four investment banks have announced during a meeting of leaders of trade bloc Mercosur they…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota senator’s son charged with manslaughter after allegedly leading police chase that ended in a deputy’s death
By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The son of North Dakota Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer has been charged with manslaughter after crashing into an…
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Bend Senior High honors Pearl Harbor survivor Dick Higgins, 102, at special assembly
As the years pass, not every school gathering on December 7th, National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, can have a real-life survivor of the Japanese…
Continue ReadingThe UN secretary-general invoked ‘Article 99’ to push for a Gaza cease-fire. What exactly is it?
By The Associated Press It’s called “Article 99.” And it hasn’t been used for decades. Until this week. With an intensifying Israeli…
Continue ReadingGuyana military helicopter crash kills 5 officers and leaves 2 survivors
By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says five military officers aboard a military helicopter that…
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