YSL RICO trial delayed until January 2024 after defendant was stabbed at Atlanta jail
By Alta Spells, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia judge on Tuesday recessed the racketeering trial against alleged members of Young Slime Life, or YSL –…
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Far-right Polish lawmaker uses fire extinguisher on Hanukkah candles in parliament
Story by Reuters Warsaw (Reuters) — A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country’s…
Continue ReadingCrews work to contain gas pipeline spill in Washington state
CONWAY, Wash. (AP) — Responders set up a containment boom after a gasoline spill from the weekend failure of part of a pipeline in northwest…
Continue ReadingExxonMobil says it will stay in Guyana for the long term despite territorial dispute with Venezuela
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Oil giant ExxonMobil says it will keep ramping up production in offshore Guyana despite the escalation of a territorial…
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West Linn man pleads guilty in federal court to importing, selling $2.5 million in counterfeit N95 masks
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A West Linn man pleaded guilty Monday in federal court to conspiring with others to illegally import and sell $2.5 million…
Continue ReadingTunisia opposition figure Issa denounces military prosecution as creating fear about civil freedoms
By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A prominent opposition figure on trial in Tunisia on charges of undermining state…
Continue ReadingNebraska priest, bleeding from multiple stab wounds, yelled ‘help me’ when deputy arrived
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Moments after a Nebraska priest called 911 to report that a man was standing in his kitchen with a…
Continue Reading Fentanyl dealer from Pennsylvania sentenced to life in prison for three Oregon overdoses, two fatal
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Pennsylvania man who completed more than 7,800 individual darknet fentanyl sales in less than two years and was linked by…
Continue ReadingVoting closes in Egypt’s presidential elections, with el-Sissi almost certain to win a third term
CAIRO (AP) — Voting has closed in Egypt’s presidential election that is almost certain to see President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi secure a third…
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Downward trend continues: Oregon, US drivers get early holiday gift of lower gas prices
PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – Gas prices continue their downward movement in all 50 states as the holidays approach, AAA Oregon/Idaho reported Tuesday.…
Continue ReadingBiden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel was losing international…
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The Dalles aluminum processing plant operator ordered to pay fine, restitution for Clean Air Act violations
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An Illinois-based company that operates an aluminum processing facility in The Dalles was ordered to pay a hefty fine and…
Continue ReadingA Chicago train operator was not at fault for crash last month, federal review finds
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — The operator of a Chicago commuter train that collided with snow-removal…
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Volunteers in Medicine launches intensive support, treatment program for low-income diabetes patients
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) –Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades (VIM) announced Tuesday the launch of a new intensive support and treatment…
Continue ReadingEpic wins its antitrust lawsuit against the Play Store. What does this verdict mean for Google?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google lost an antitrust lawsuit over barriers to its Android app store, as a federal court jury has decided that the…
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Pair of orphaned black bear cubs, rescued in Alaska, arrive at Oregon Zoo
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Zoo’s Great Northwest area got a little fuzzier last week as Timber and Thorn, a pair of orphaned…
Continue ReadingProsecutors want a former Albanian prime minister under house arrest on corruption charges
By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian prosecutors have asked lawmakers to strip former Prime Minister Sali Berisha of…
Continue ReadingChargers QB Justin Herbert will miss rest of season after surgery on his broken index finger
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Justin Herbert’s fourth year as an NFL starting quarterback is over with four games…
Continue ReadingSouth Dakota vanity plate restrictions were unconstitutional, lawsuit settlement says
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press South Dakota officials will no longer deny applications for personalized license plates based on whether the…
Continue ReadingColorado cattle industry sues over wolf reintroduction on the cusp of the animals’ release
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — The Colorado cattle industry association filed a lawsuit Monday against state…
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