Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear sworn in for 2nd term in Republican-leaning Kentucky
By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has renewed his oath of office in a ceremony at the state…
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Journalists tackle a political what-if: What might a second Trump presidency look like?
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Even before anyone has cast a vote in a 2024 presidential primary, the attention of many political…
Continue ReadingEarly, often and unequivocally: How Whitmer’s fight for abortion rights helped turn Michigan blue
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed legislation that repealed a law requiring…
Continue ReadingHow the 2016 election could factor into the case accusing Trump of trying to overturn the 2020 race
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear his lawyers tell it, Donald Trump was alarmed by Russia’s interference in the 2016…
Continue ReadingFBI chief in India following explosive US assassination plot indictment
By CNN Staff (CNN) — FBI director Christopher Wray is in India this week for a trip aimed at strengthening security cooperation and deepening a…
Continue ReadingInside the unit deploying small explosive drones in Ukraine’s cash-strapped war
By Nick Paton Walsh, Kosta Gak and Christian Streib, CNN Kherson, Ukraine (CNN) — Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought…
Continue ReadingUS consumer inflation eased slightly last month as gas prices fell, though some costs kept surging
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. inflation ticked down again last month, with cheaper gas helping further lighten…
Continue ReadingSharp disagreements over future of planet-warming fossil fuels at UN climate talks in Dubai
By JON GAMBRELL, JAMEY KEATEN, SIBI ARASU and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hopes for finishing a critical…
Continue ReadingMiss Nicaragua pageant director announces her retirement after accusations of ‘conspiracy’
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The director of the Miss Nicaragua pageant, Karen Celebertti, has announced her retirement…
Continue ReadingWar-wracked Myanmar is now the world’s top opium producer, surpassing Afghanistan, says UN agency
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar, already wracked by a brutal civil war, has regained the unenviable title of world’s…
Continue ReadingLewiston mass shooter’s brain tissue being tested for CTE
By Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Tissue samples from the brain of the shooter who killed 18 people during an October rampage at a bowling alley…
Continue ReadingMan who allegedly fired gunshots outside Albany synagogue is facing second firearms charge, federal prosecutor says
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — A man accused of firing a shotgun into the air outside of an Albany, New York, synagogue before Hanukkah observance…
Continue ReadingAfter 20 years in prison, a wrongfully convicted man is freed. Here’s what he plans to do next
WCCO, JUSTICE FOR MARVIN HAYNES 16, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Brad Parks, Rachel Webb and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Marvin Haynes has spent most of…
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Crook County Court chooses Paulina rancher Susan Hermreck to fill vacancy after interviewing 8 applicants
The Crook County Court interviewed eight applicants for the court vacancy left by Jerry Brummer’s resignation and has selected Paulina rancher Susan…
Continue ReadingHeart of Hawaii’s historic Lahaina, burned in wildfire, reopens to residents and business owners
By LINDSEY WASSON and AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The heart of Lahaina, the historic town on the Hawaiian island of Maui…
Continue ReadingNBA star Ja Morant describes punching teen during a pickup basketball game last year
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — NBA star Ja Morant testified in court Monday that a teenager hit him in the face with a…
Continue ReadingA missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes a Norwegian-flagged tanker in the Red Sea
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels slammed into a Norwegian-flagged…
Continue ReadingA 3rd Mississippi family claims they weren’t notified their son was buried in Hinds County pauper’s cemetery
By Ryan Young and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Gretchen Hankins says she waited a year and seven months to find out what had happened to her…
Continue ReadingPalestinians hope a vote in the UN General Assembly will show wide support for a Gaza cease-fire
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians are hoping that a vote Tuesday in the U.N. General Assembly on a…
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At long last, Bend’s rebuilt NE Neff Road-Purcell Boulevard intersection reopens
Months later than planned, but a bit earlier than scheduled, the key, rebuilt intersection of NE Neff Road and Purcell Boulevard reopened to traffic…
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