Pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sue team alleging age discrimination
DETROIT (AP) — A pair of former Detroit Tigers scouts sued the team, alleging age discrimination over their terminations after the 2020 season.…
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Alex Murdaugh’s pursuit of a new murder trial is set for an evidentiary hearing next month
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The new judge handling the fallout over Alex Murdaugh’s murder…
Continue ReadingKathy Griffin files for divorce ahead of her fourth wedding anniversary
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Comedian Kathy Griffin has filed for divorce from longtime partner Randy Bick just shy of the couple’s fourth wedding…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about the 14th Amendment and efforts to remove Trump from the 2024 ballot
By Marshall Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — Anti-Trump challengers have succeeded at using the 14th Amendment’s “insurrectionist…
Continue ReadingGunmen kill 6 people, wound 26 others in attack on party in northern Mexico border state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six people are dead after a trio of gunmen pulled up to a party in northern Mexico and opened fire on partygoers. The attack…
Continue ReadingA man trapped in a wrecked truck survived for days by filtering water from drainpipe and keeping warm under an air bag
By Christina Zdanowicz and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Unable to move his legs, Matt Reum used whatever he could reach with his hands while pinned…
Continue ReadingPowerful Pacific swell brings threat of more dangerous surf to California
By MARCIO SANCHEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Bulldozers built giant sand berms Friday to protect beachfront homes in…
Continue ReadingBurundi’s president claims Rwanda is backing rebels fighting against his country
By ELOGE WILLY KANEZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Burundi’s president has accused Rwanda of funding and training rebels behind an…
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Bend woman sentenced to three years in prison for her 3 dogs’ fatal mauling of man at Juniper Ridge homeless camp
A Bend woman whose three dogs fatally mauled a man at a Juniper Ridge homeless camp last July was sentenced Friday to three years in prison, three…
Continue ReadingSuspect in 2 killings, high-speed chase was armed with stolen rifle from Vegas gun show, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A rifle stolen from a Las Vegas gun show was among the weapons used by a man who shot and killed his…
Continue ReadingSend your name to Jupiter’s moon Europa before the year ends
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — While it’s not yet possible for humans to venture to the intriguing ocean worlds in our solar system, NASA…
Continue ReadingEx-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he unwittingly sent AI-generated fake legal cases to his attorney
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly passed…
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Crook County seeks to fill openings on several boards and committees
Crook County has open board and committee positions for the Ag Extension Service District; Budget Committee; Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code,…
Continue ReadingArgentina formally announces it won’t join the BRICS alliance in Milei’s latest policy shift
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina formally announced Friday that it won’t join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the latest in a dramatic…
Continue Reading1-2-3 … Walk (down the aisle)! Couples race to get married in Las Vegas this numerical New Year’s Eve
By Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Getting hitched in Las Vegas is famous for being as easy as 1-2-3. Now, the nation’s top wedding…
Continue ReadingCasino smoking and boosting in-person gambling are among challenges for Atlantic City in 2024
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What to do about smoking in the casinos, and how to keep gamblers coming to the resort…
Continue ReadingA British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border…
Continue ReadingMexican president inaugurates centralized ‘super pharmacy’ to supply medicines to all of Mexico
By MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president inaugurated a huge “super pharmacy” Friday in a bid to end the woes of…
Continue ReadingAbortion debate creates ‘new era’ for state supreme court races in 2024, with big spending expected
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The 2024 elections will be dominated by the presidential contest and the…
Continue ReadingA legless lizard and hundreds of other new species were discovered in 2023
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 1,000 new species were discovered in 2023 by scientists at London’s Natural History Museum and the…
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