Massive windfarm project to be built off Virginia coast gains key federal approval
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s southeast coast have received key…
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Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary to Obama, confirmed as US ambassador to Israel
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina’s top elevator official says he’ll no longer include his portrait in every lift
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More elevator riders in North Carolina soon won’t see the eyes of the state labor commissioner staring back at them.…
Continue ReadingConnecticut officer who shocked shoplifting suspect 3 times is charged with assault, cruelty
NAUGATUCK, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut police officer who shocked a shoplifting suspect three times with a stun gun, including when the man was on…
Continue ReadingAmnesty International says Israeli forces wounded Lebanese civilians with white phosphorus
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The human rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday that civilians in southern Lebanon were…
Continue ReadingHas Israel invaded Gaza? The military has been vague, even if its objectives are clear
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press Over the past five days, Israeli ground troops have pushed deeper and deeper into Gaza in their war against Hamas,…
Continue ReadingNorth Dakota woman accused of fatally poisoning her boyfriend hours after he received an inheritance
Authorities say a North Dakota woman fatally poisoned her boyfriend after learning that he planned to break up with her after he received a large…
Continue ReadingThe FBI director warns about threats to Americans from those inspired by the Hamas attack on Israel
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray warned on Tuesday that Hamas’ rampage inside Israel could inspire violence…
Continue ReadingSuspect in custody for posting online threats about Jewish students at Cornell University
ITHACA, N.Y. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a Cornell University student has been arrested and accused of posting threatening statements…
Continue ReadingJury finds Hawaii couple guilty for stealing identities of dead babies
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A jury has convicted a Hawaii couple of conspiracy, passport fraud and identity theft…
Continue ReadingUN human rights official is alarmed by sprawling gang violence in Haiti
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The United Nations expert on human rights in Haiti says he is alarmed…
Continue ReadingTennessee family sues police for fatally shooting unarmed man fleeing stop with officer in car
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A woman has sued a Tennessee police department after her son was shot and killed when…
Continue ReadingFrance vows a ‘merciless fight’ against antisemitism after anti-Jewish graffiti is found in Paris
PARIS (AP) — French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging antisemitism after residents of the…
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Three years after voters’ OK, some Bend GO Bond projects are are nearly done or under way, others still in planning
Friday will mark three years since city of Bend voters approved, by a 58-42 percent margin, a $190 million general obligation transportation bond for…
Continue ReadingLargest Christian university in US faces record fine after federal probe into alleged deception
By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The country’s largest Christian university is being fined $37.7 million by the federal…
Continue ReadingTrial moved to late 2024 for Indiana man charged in killings of 2 girls slain during hiking trip
DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — The trial for an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls slain in 2017 during a hiking trip has been moved…
Continue ReadingAntisemitism policies at public city colleges in New York will be reviewed, the governor says
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An independent party will review antisemitism policies at the City University of New…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: Supreme Court decision closes door on criminal prosecutions in Flint water scandal
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan attorney general’s office says the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court wrestles with social media cases that have echoes of Donald Trump
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether public officials can block critics from…
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ODFW’s Chronic Wasting Disease check stations a required stop for hunters transporting deer or elk, to keep it out of state
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters that Chronic Wasting Disease check stations, including one in Prineville, are…
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