Japan’s ruling party hit by scandal over undocumented political funds
By Chris Lau, Junko Ogura and Saki Toi, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is facing its biggest scandal in decades,…
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La Pine man sets shed ablaze, seen with gun; neighbors told to shelter in place; standoff ends in surrender
A reportedly mentally ill La Pine man lit a shed on fire and was seen with a gun late Tuesday afternoon, prompting a warning for neighbors to shelter…
Continue ReadingThailand’s LGBTQ+ community hopeful as marriage equality bill is set to be discussed in Parliament
By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Naphat Krutthai and Rasithaya Jindasri have been in a committed…
Continue ReadingEx-New York Giants running back Derrick Ward arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former New York Giants running back Derrick Ward has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery. Police say the…
Continue ReadingLouisiana trooper initially charged in connection with Ronald Greene’s death is being reinstated to active duty
By Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A veteran Louisiana State Police trooper who initially was charged in connection with the 2019 arrest, beating…
Continue ReadingHomicide victim found dead in 1979 near Las Vegas Strip ID’d as missing 19-year-old from Cincinnati
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A body found in an open field in 1979 near what is today a busy intersection of the Las Vegas Strip…
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Brooks Resources unveils free 2024 annual wall calendar, featuring Tumalo Falls, also helps Bend High ski team
Brooks Resources has announced the launch of its highly anticipated 2024 annual wall calendar. This tradition has spanned over four decades, and…
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Adair: Six infants have experienced fentanyl-affected births at St. Charles Bend in past three months
In the past 90 days, six infants have been born at St. Charles Bend with fentanyl in their system, according to a recent report by Deschutes County…
Continue ReadingCalifornia’s top prosecutor won’t seek charges in 2020 fatal police shooting of Bay Area man
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general will not seek criminal charges against a Vallejo police…
Continue ReadingTrump defends controversial comments about immigrants poisoning the nation’s blood at Iowa rally
By HANNAH FINGERHUT and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended his comments about…
Continue ReadingJudge reverses earlier decision and allows removal of Confederate memorial at Arlington Cemetery
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has lifted an injunction that briefly blocked Arlington National…
Continue ReadingCalifornia heroin dealers who used code words like ‘taco’ in phone orders get 24 years in prison
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Southern California brothers who ran a heroin-delivery operation that took telephone orders…
Continue ReadingNASA laser message beams video of a cat named Taters back to Earth, and it’s a big deal
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A laser communications experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has beamed back a video to Earth…
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Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration moved on Tuesday to conserve groves of old-growth trees on…
Continue ReadingJudge orders release of over 150 names of people mentioned in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit documents
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the public disclosure of the identities of more than 150 people mentioned in a mountain of court…
Continue ReadingNew York man who served 37 years in prison for killing 2 men released after conviction overturned
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man who served 37 years in prison for the shooting deaths of two people in the 1980s has been released from…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang’s latest missile launch
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea and Russia have clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies…
Continue ReadingUS technology sales to Russia lead to a Kansas businessman’s conspiracy plea
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says the owner of a Kansas company has pleaded guilty in a…
Continue ReadingMother of a child punished by a court for urinating in public refuses to sign probation terms
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi…
Continue ReadingSouthwest Airlines, pilots union reach tentative labor deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines and its pilots reached a tentative labor agreement after three-and-a-half years of negotiations, the last of the…
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