Madras garage fire causes $124,000 damage; cause under investigation
A garage fire did an estimated $124,000 in damage to a home in northeast Madras Thursday night, and the cause is under…
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Pablo Escobar’s ‘cocaine hippos’ face Colombian government cull
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Pablo Escobar’s notorious “cocaine hippos” are facing a cull, according to a statement from Colombia’s…
Continue ReadingKendrick Lamar plans to bring major concerts to Africa through new Global Citizen initiative
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Move Afrika: A Global Citizen Experience, a new initiative…
Continue ReadingMeloni pushes change to let voters directly elect Italy’s premier in bid to make governments last
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Cabinet has approved her proposal to make the prime…
Continue ReadingSerbia’s pro-Russia intelligence chief sanctioned by the US has resigned citing Western pressure
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s intelligence chief has resigned after less than a year in the post saying…
Continue Reading4 Virginia legislative candidates, including ex-congressman, are accused of violence against women
By DENISE LAVOIE and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Garrett is among four male candidates to…
Continue ReadingA young woman was sacrificed and frozen for 500 years in the Andes. Scientists just revealed her face
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Five hundred years ago, a teenage girl who was part of the Inca culture was sacrificed and buried near the…
Continue ReadingNigerians outraged over government spending plans as millions face hardship
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Nigeria’s government has come under fire over a budget that included a 6 billion naira ($6.3…
Continue ReadingBlinken in Israel: ‘We need to do more to protect Palestinian civilians’
CNN, POOL, IDF, HOUSE TV, RADIO FREE EUROPE, RADIO LIBERTY, SENATE TV, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty By Jennifer Hansler, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN)…
Continue ReadingWorld Series MVP Seager takes swipe at rival as Rangers celebrate 1st title with huge parade
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Hundreds of thousands Texas Rangers fans lined up and stacked dozens deep in some areas along a 2-mile route near the…
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Deschutes County DA Steve Gunnels talks crime rates, issues with League of Women Voters
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels talked crime rates, public defenders and more during a First Thursday talk with the League of Women…
Continue ReadingBlinken warns Israel that humanitarian conditions in Gaza must improve to have ‘partners for peace’
By MATTHEW LEE and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning Israel that it risks destroying…
Continue Reading2 killed in shooting at graveyard during Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two men have been shot to death while visiting a graveyard during Mexico’s Day of the Dead holiday. Prosecutors say two…
Continue ReadingA gas explosion at a building north of New York City injures 10
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A gas explosion has collapsed part of a brick multifamily building north of New York City and trapped victims in the…
Continue ReadingRetired businessman will lead Boy Scouts of America as it emerges from scandal-driven bankruptcy
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press The new president of the Boy Scouts of America plans to reverse the trend of declining membership and improve…
Continue ReadingMissouri man who carried pitchfork at Capitol riot pleads guilty to 3 felonies
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of carrying a pitchfork and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has…
Continue ReadingNASA spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The little asteroid visited by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise…
Continue ReadingPortland Bureau of Transportation ‘mistakenly’ installs bike lanes in NE Portland
By Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A new set of bike lanes is causing controversy in Northeast…
Continue ReadingTrapped in hell: Palestinian civilians try to survive in northern Gaza, focus of Israel’s offensive
By ISABEL DEBRE, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Israeli warplanes bombed the crowded…
Continue ReadingMinneapolis City Council approves site for new police station; old one burned during 2020 protest
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey have agreed on a new location for a police station to replace the one set on…
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