Several former correctional officers indicted after death of man in West Virginia jail
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Five former correctional officers in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal…
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A new study says about half of Nicaragua’s population wants to emigrate
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A new study says that about half of Nicaragua’s population of 6.2 million want to…
Continue ReadingWork resumes on $10B renewable energy transmission project despite tribal objections
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press It’s back to work for construction crews that are clearing land and building access roads for a $10…
Continue ReadingFerry operators around the country to receive $220M in federal grants to modernize fleets
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Biden administration will issue $220 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced…
Continue ReadingMSNBC shuffling weekend schedule, debuting new morning ensemble, heading into election year
NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC is shuffling its weekend schedule early next year with an eye toward juicing ratings heading into an election year. It will…
Continue ReadingTiny living robots made from human cells surprise scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Scientists have created tiny living robots from human cells that can move around in a lab dish and may one day be…
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Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and SAR prepared, with over 130 volunteers ready for trouble this winter
With winter weather arriving, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue has reminders about being prepared for whatever the elements bring your…
Continue ReadingEx of man charged with shooting Palestinian students had police remove his gun from her home in 2013
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Syracuse, New York, police say an ex-girlfriend of the man charged with recently shooting and wounding three college…
Continue Reading‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ named best film of 2023 by New York film critics
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” has been named the best film of the year by…
Continue ReadingPolice searching for two people accused in FBI agent carjacking in Washington
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are searching for two people after an FBI agent was carjacked in Washington D.C.,…
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New scholarship will honor OSU-Cascades student Joel Tranby, killed in fall while climbing North Sister
The family of an Oregon State University-Cascades student killed in a mountaineering accident last July has committed more than $55,000 to create an…
Continue ReadingNew York punished 2,000 prisoners over false positive drug tests, report finds
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s prison system unfairly punished more than 2,000 prisoners…
Continue ReadingBiden hosts the Angolan president in an effort to showcase strengthened ties, as Africa visit slips
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves…
Continue ReadingJudge extends pause on John Oates’ sale of stake in business with Daryl Hall as arbitration proceeds
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A judge has sided with Daryl Hall in his request to keep temporarily blocking John…
Continue ReadingTrucking boss gets 7 years for role in 2019 smuggling that led to deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The final member in a migrant smuggling ring that was responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese…
Continue ReadingParaguay official resigns after signing agreement with fictional country
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A Paraguayan government official has been replaced after it was revealed that he signed a memorandum of…
Continue ReadingPenguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a challenge for all new parents: Getting enough sleep while keeping a close eye…
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OSP troopers rescue 15 dogs from abandoned, stolen rental truck; two Klamath Falls residents arrested
A rental truck abandoned in a Klamath Falls truck stop parking lot for several days was found on Thanksgiving to have a precious barking cargo inside…
Continue ReadingBrazilian city enacts an ordinance that was secretly written by ChatGPT
By DIANE JEANTET and MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — City lawmakers in Brazil passed what appears to be the nation’s…
Continue ReadingProtesters shove their way into congress of Mexican border state of Nuevo Leon, toss smoke bomb
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The legislature of the northern Mexico border state of Nuevo Leon says protesters broke through doors, took over the floor of…
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