Biden tells Asia-Pacific leaders US ‘not going anywhere’ as he looks to build economic ties
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday made America’s case to national…
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Bend-La Pine school bus hits patch of black ice, crashes on Crescent Cutoff Road; La Pine HS student injured
A La Pine High School student sustained non-life threatening injuries and six others also went to the hospital Wednesday morning after their school…
Continue ReadingProgress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A new report says progress against childhood cancers has stalled in recent years for Black and Hispanic youth.…
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Biden hails productive talks with Xi as agreements reached on fentanyl and military communication
By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Woodside, California (CNN) — US President Joe Biden emerged Wednesday from four hours of talks with Chinese leader…
Continue ReadingIndian rescuers prepare to drill to reach 40 workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel since the weekend
By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers in northern India supplied food and medicine to 40 construction workers on…
Continue ReadingJapan’s exports grow better than expected as auto shipments climb
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported that its exports increased by 1.6% in October from a year earlier, as auto and…
Continue Reading6-year-old Texas boy dies 2 months after neighbor allegedly hit him with baseball bat
By Steve Almasy and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A 6-year-old Texas boy who was allegedly beaten by his neighbor with a baseball bat in his home has…
Continue ReadingNevada’s attorney general is investigating fake electors in 2020 for Trump, AP source says
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s attorney general is investigating six Republican electors who submitted paperwork to…
Continue ReadingNYC raids net knockoff bags, apparel, said to be worth $1B if items had been real
NEW YORK (AP) — Raids on storage facilities in New York City turned up a huge haul of counterfeit handbags, shoes and other luxury merchandise that…
Continue ReadingJustin Torres and Ned Blackhawk are among the winners of National Book Awards
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Torres’ novel “Blackouts,” a daring and illustrated narrative that blends…
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Interior Department directs $4.4 million to Lower Crooked River, Ochoco Preserve restoration projects
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced Wednesday $51 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda…
Continue ReadingPolice and protesters clash outside Democratic HQ during demonstration over the Israel-Hamas war
By MIKE PESOLI and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police and protesters clashed outside Democratic National Committee…
Continue ReadingThousands of California scientists strike over stalled contract talks
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of scientists who work for California have begun a three-day strike over lack of progress on contract talks.…
Continue ReadingPandas, fentanyl and Taiwan — takeaways from Biden’s long-awaited meeting with Xi
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE J. MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a meeting a year in the making. President Joe Biden and Chinese…
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‘It’s a floating restaurant’: Coast Guard chef pays a visit, gives demonstration at COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — At COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute, students had a special guest chef Wednesday, focusing on desserts. It’s part of an effort…
Continue ReadingAustralia advances a law to handle migrant convicts who can’t be held indefinitely or deported
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Migrants with criminal records will face up to five years in prison for breaching their…
Continue ReadingMother of 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher is sentenced to 21 months in prison for federal offenses
By Michelle Watson and Brian Todd, CNN (CNN) — The mother of the Virginia 6-year-old who shot his first-grade teacher in January was sentenced…
Continue ReadingSuspect in fatal Hawaii nurse stabbing pleaded guilty last year to assaulting mental health worker
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated A former Hawaii psychiatric hospital patient has been indicted on a murder charge in the stabbing death of a…
Continue ReadingSweden opens state-of-the-art plant for sorting plastics for recycling
By DAVID KEYTON Associated Press MOTALA, Sweden (AP) — Sweden has opened a new state-of-the-art plastic sorting facility, the largest of its kind…
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4 years after Prineville Reservoir Resort closed, Oregon Parks Dept. is seeking public input about its future
After the Prineville Reservoir Resort closed down back in 2019, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department took over management of the property from…
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