A judge is set to hear arguments as Michigan activists try to keep Trump off the ballot
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A judge in Michigan is expected to hear arguments Thursday on whether Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson has the…
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Holocaust survivor recalls ‘Night of Broken Glass’ horrors in interactive, virtual reality project
By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Charlotte Knobloch was 6 years old when she saw the synagogues of Munich burning and watched…
Continue ReadingTexas man who said death sentence was based on false expert testimony is executed for 1990 killing
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man who said his death sentence was based on false expert…
Continue ReadingBallot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor’s election
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, MICHAEL GOLDBERG and AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in Mississippi’s largest county…
Continue ReadingNearly half of Democrats disapprove of Biden’s response to the Israel-Hamas war, AP-NORC poll shows
By BILL BARROW and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly half of Democrats disapprove of how President Joe Biden is handling the…
Continue ReadingGOP candidates hit Trump and back Israel. Here are highlights from the Republican debate
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As they face an increasingly urgent task to emerge as a clear alternative…
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Mount St. Helens records more than 400 earthquakes since mid-July, but no signs of imminent eruption
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — More than 400 earthquakes have been detected beneath Washington’s Mount St. Helens in recent months, though there are…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea close ranks on common global issues during Blinken visit
By MATTHEW LEE and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The United States and South Korea closed ranks behind common…
Continue Reading4 elections offices in Washington are evacuated due to suspicious envelopes, 2 containing fentanyl
SEATTLE (AP) — Four county elections offices in Washington state were evacuated Wednesday after they received envelopes containing suspicious…
Continue ReadingHarris scores 20 as Portland beats Lewis & Clark 89-72
By The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyler Harris scored 20 points as Portland beat Lewis & Clark 89-72 on Wednesday night. Harris…
Continue ReadingEx-worker’s lawsuit alleges music mogul L.A. Reid sexually assaulted her in 2001
NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio “L.A.” Reid, the Grammy-winning music executive who influenced the career of artists including Pink, Usher and Mariah…
Continue ReadingAlabama sets a date to execute a death row inmate by nitrogen gas, governor says, a method never used in the US
By Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to…
Continue ReadingSouth Pacific leaders will meet on the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss climate change
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — South Pacific leaders are heading to the stunning island of Aitutaki to discuss…
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Smaller classes, outdoor joys help OSU-Cascades see 10.3% jump in first-year students this fall, 3.3% overall rise
First-year student enrollment at Oregon State University–Cascades has increased for the ninth consecutive year, with a 2023 fall class of 225…
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Deschutes County commissioners salute Dick Tobiason, a ‘tireless champion for local veterans’
A large group gathered at the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday to recognize retired Army Lieutenant Colonel and Vietnam War…
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RootedHomes and Housing Works partner to provide 76-unit affordable housing community in Redmond
RootedHomes and Housing Works announced Tuesday another joint affordable housing community, with 76 apartments and duplexes that will be developed at…
Continue ReadingIsraeli military tour of northern Gaza reveals ravaged buildings, toppled trees, former weapons lab
By OHAD ZWIGENBERG Associated Press INSIDE THE GAZA STRIP (AP) — International journalists escorted by the Israeli military got a glimpse of the…
Continue ReadingWoman dies in what is believed to be Arizona’s first fatal elk attack, officials say
KPHO, KTVK, GOOGLE EARTH, ARIZONA GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT, CNN By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk…
Continue ReadingWoman dies in what is believed to be Arizona’s first fatal elk attack, officials say
By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An Arizona woman died eight days after an elk apparently trampled her outside her home in what is believed to…
Continue ReadingProtests against copper mine deal turn deadly in Panama
By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Anti-mining protests that have roiled Panama for the last two weeks turned deadly on Tuesday when a man…
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