Playoff spot on the line when Oregon and Washington meet in Pac-12 Championship
By The Associated Press No. 5 Oregon (11-1) vs. No. 3 Washington (12-0) in the Pac-12 Championship in Las Vegas, 8 p.m. EST Friday (ABC) Line: Oregon…
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North Carolina trial judges block election board changes made by Republican legislature
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina trial judges have blocked portions of a new law that would eliminate…
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Oregon secretary of state won’t remove Donald Trump from May presidential primary ballot
Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade announced Thursday she will follow the usual procedure for the state’s presidential primaries and…
Continue ReadingBills linebacker Von Miller turns himself in on felony domestic violence charge
DALLAS (AP) — Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller turned himself in to police in a Dallas suburb on Thursday after he was charged in a warrant with…
Continue ReadingRussia’s top court bans ‘international LGBTQ movement’
By Anna Chernova and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s Supreme Court has declared what it called the “international LGBTQ movement” an…
Continue ReadingSenate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe. GOP won’t back enforcement
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have voted to authorize subpoenas…
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Big shopping spree held at Fred Meyer for Les Schwab Tire Center ‘s 2nd annual Toy Drive
Shopping carts were filled with toys and lined up at Bend’s Fred Meyer Wednesday for NewsChannel 21 and Les Schwab Tire Centers’ second annual Toy…
Continue ReadingFort Worth city council approves $3.5 million settlement for young nephew of Atatiana Jefferson
By Andy Rose and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The city of Fort Worth, Texas, will pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit connected to the 2019…
Continue ReadingWill an earlier Oscars broadcast attract more viewers? ABC plans to try the 7 p.m. slot in 2024
Academy Awards enthusiasts won’t have to stay up quite as late to hear the best picture winner in March. The 96th Oscars will begin one hour early,…
Continue ReadingWartime Israel shows little tolerance for Palestinian dissent
By AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Bayan Khateeb knows she’s a terrible cook. So when she managed to pull off a dish of cooked…
Continue ReadingTrump will hold a fundraiser instead of appearing at next week’s Republican presidential debate
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump will be headlining a closed-door fundraiser in Florida next week as his Republican…
Continue ReadingA deadline for ethnic Serbs to sign up for Kosovo license plates has been postponed by 2 weeks
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s government has postponed a deadline by two weeks for ethnic Serbs living in the country to register their…
Continue ReadingMembers of global chemical weapons watchdog vote to keep Syria from getting poison gas materials
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The annual meeting of members of the global chemical weapons watchdog has called on countries to prevent the sale or…
Continue ReadingAlvin Ailey troupe – and a soulful Cynthia Erivo – join to celebrate dance legend Judith Jamison
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo lent searing and soulful vocals to an evening marking Alvin Ailey American Dance…
Continue ReadingInspector general investigating decision to relocate FBI headquarters to Maryland
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating how the Biden administration chose the site for a new…
Continue ReadingAlternative healer faces manslaughter charge over woman’s death at a UK slapping therapy workshop
LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocates a technique known as “slapping therapy” has been charged over the death of a woman at one of…
Continue ReadingMLB and Sirius XM extended broadcast agreement through 2028 season
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and Sirius XM extended their broadcast agreement by five years through the 2028 season. The deal announced…
Continue ReadingDriver arrested after 2 troopers killed in Las Vegas freeway hit-and-run was impaired, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Nevada state troopers have died in a hit-and-run while helping another driver and a suspect is…
Continue ReadingA Dutch court orders Greenpeace activists to leave deep-sea mining ship in the South Pacific
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court has ruled that Greenpeace protesters staging a sit-in must leave a…
Continue ReadingThe average long-term US mortgage rate falls to 7.22%, sliding to lowest level since late September
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fifth week in a row, more good news for…
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