Air in Times Square filled with colored paper as organizers test New Year’s Eve confetti
NEW YORK (AP) — Visitors to Times Square got a small preview of New York City’s famed New Year’s Eve party on Friday, as the event’s…
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Federal agency orders recall of hazardous magnetic-ball kits sold at Walmart.com
By The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission has ordered a recall of toys sold at Walmart.com containing…
Continue ReadingWest Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established up by the settlement of…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor stands firm on rejection of federal money to feed food-insecure children
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s governor is standing firm on his plans to reject $18 million in federal funding…
Continue ReadingCivil rights leader says AMC workers ignored his disability when they kicked him out of a North Carolina movie theater
By Nick Valencia and Olivia LaBorde, CNN (CNN) — A civil rights leader who said he was asked to leave a movie screening because of a…
Continue ReadingUS citizen inspired by Hamas sought to wage jihad against ‘No. 1 enemy’ America, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its…
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration once again bypasses Congress on an emergency weapons sale to Israel
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve an…
Continue ReadingMaine secretary of state who opted to keep Trump off primary ballot is facing threat of impeachment
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s top election official could face an impeachment attempt in the state Legislature…
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CODE Team arrests two Bend men accused of fentanyl, meth trafficking after chase, crash and raids on car, house
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Bend men accused of bringing commercial quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine into Central Oregon were arrested late…
Continue ReadingPair 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.…
Continue ReadingAlex 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…
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