Sudan’s military conflict is getting closer to South Sudan and Abyei, UN envoy warns
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for the Horn of Africa is warning that the conflict between…
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Interested in becoming a volunteer ranger? Discover Your Forest plans winter information night Thursday
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Discover Your Forest, the non-profit partner of the Deschutes National Forest, is hosting the annual Winter Volunteer…
Continue ReadingACLU sues South Dakota over its vanity plate restrictions
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of South Dakota is suing the state of South Dakota over a…
Continue ReadingDante scores 16, grabs 21 boards and Oregon beats Georgia in season opener for both in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — N’Faly Dante had 16 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and Oregon used several long runs to pull away and beat Georgia…
Continue ReadingGaza workers expelled from Israel accuse Israeli authorities of abuse, including beatings
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Abeer Salman, Hassan Eslayeh, Celine Alkhaldi, Nada Bashir and Kareem Khadder, CNN. Video by William Bonnett. Jerusalem and…
Continue ReadingOfficer who arrested Elijah McClain found not guilty
By Eric Levenson, Andi Babineau and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Aurora police officer Nathan Woodyard was found not guilty by a Colorado…
Continue ReadingA processing glitch has held up a ‘small percentage’ of bank deposits since Thursday, overseer says
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A glitch in the network that processes electronic transfers between nearly all U.S. bank accounts has led to delays in…
Continue ReadingNashville investigating after possible leak of Covenant shooting images
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Nashville mayor’s office has called on the city’s legal team to investigate…
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Bend man with lifetime drivers license suspension arrested on DUII, resisting arrest charges
A Bend man whose drivers license was suspended for life after a 2017 DUII and hit-and-run in Benton County was arrested Saturday on felony DUII and…
Continue ReadingBackstage with the Fugees: Pras on his hip-hop legacy as he awaits sentencing in conspiracy case
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Backstage at the second Los Angeles show of Lauryn Hill and the Fugees’ anniversary tour,…
Continue ReadingMaine man sentenced to 15 years for mosque attack plot
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A 19-year-old from Maine accused of producing homemade explosive devices and making plans to attack a mosque has been…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans outline border security measures they want as a condition for aiding Ukraine
By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have released a sweeping set of U.S.…
Continue ReadingNearly 1M chickens will be killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Nearly 1 million chickens on a Minnesota egg farm will be slaughtered to help limit the spread of the highly contagious…
Continue ReadingMilitants kill 11 farmers in Nigeria’s north, raising fresh concerns about food supplies
BY HARUNA UMAR Associated Press MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Locals and authorities in Nigeria’s Borno state say Islamic rebels have killed 11…
Continue ReadingEU envoy in surprise visit to Kosovo to push for further steps in normalization talks with Serbia
By FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union’s envoy is on a surprise two-day visit to Kosovo…
Continue ReadingAuthorities are investigating online posts showing Nashville school shooter’s writings
By Isabel Rosales, Devon M. Sayers and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Nashville police say an investigation began Monday morning into three…
Continue ReadingFlorida dentist convicted in 2014 slaying of his former brother-in-law, a prominent professor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A jury has convicted a Florida dentist of murder in the death of his former brother-in-law, a professor killed in 2014…
Continue Reading2nd police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold, given ketamine
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — Elijah McClain’s mother wiped tears from her eyes as a verdict…
Continue ReadingFormer White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sued by book publisher for breach of contract
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is being sued by his book publisher for…
Continue ReadingMan, 23, arrested in slaying of grandmother found decapitated in California home
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested a 23-year-old man suspected in the slaying of his grandmother who was found decapitated at a home in…
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