24 people arrested in Southern Oregon drug trafficking investigation
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in…
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New York sues PepsiCo in effort to hold it responsible for litter that winds up in rivers
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has sued PepsiCo in an effort to hold the soda-and-snack…
Continue ReadingNYC carriage driver shown in video flogging horse is charged with animal cruelty
By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a carriage horse driver has been charged with misdemeanor animal cruelty more…
Continue ReadingTrump abandons his bid to move his New York hush-money criminal case from state to federal court
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has given up on his monthslong fight to move his New York hush-money criminal…
Continue ReadingFTC warns food industry trade groups and influencers about disclosures on paid social media posts
NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission says it issued warnings to two food and beverage industry groups, as well as to a dozen online…
Continue ReadingLawyer for former elections supervisor says he released videos in Georgia 2020 interference case
By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer for a former elections director charged alongside former President Donald Trump and…
Continue ReadingBig buyouts for college coaches are the norm. If athletes start getting revenue, that could change
By ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer Sports economist Andrew Zimbalist says the big contract buyouts paid to fired coaches will continue to grow…
Continue ReadingIowa teen convicted of killing Spanish teacher gets life with possibility of parole after 25 years
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa teen convicted in the 2021 beating death of a high school Spanish teacher was…
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‘It’s like cooking for your family’: COCC’s Cascade Culinary Institute trains ‘Coasties’ for shipboard chef duties
There are a few kitchens in the Jungers Culinary Center on the Central Oregon Community College campus. It’s home to the Cascade Culinary Institute.…
Continue Reading24 people arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in…
Continue Reading24 people arrested in a drug trafficking investigation in Oregon
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — An investigation into what authorities described as a major drug trafficking group based in southern Oregon resulted in…
Continue ReadingJimmy Kimmel to host the Oscars for the fourth time
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Academy Awards for the second straight year and fourth time…
Continue ReadingThe Israeli military has set its sights on southern Gaza. Problems loom in next phase of war
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — After raiding the Gaza Strip’s largest hospital, Israel appears close to completing its…
Continue ReadingFCC adopts rules to eliminate ‘digital discrimination’ for communities with poor internet access
By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Communications Commission is implementing new rules banning internet providers from…
Continue ReadingUN Security Council adopts resolution calling for urgent ‘humanitarian pauses and corridors’ in Gaza
By Caitlin Hu, Richard Roth and Becky Anderson, CNN New York (CNN) — The UN Security Council has approved a resolution calling for…
Continue ReadingSpaceX gets regulatory approval for megarocket, setting up Friday launch attempt
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Federal regulators have granted SpaceX permission to launch a long-awaited second test flight of its Starship…
Continue ReadingNikki Haley walks back her demand that social media ban anonymous posters after facing GOP backlash
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nikki Haley says anonymity online poses a “national security threat.” The GOP…
Continue ReadingHeavily armed Haitian gang surrounds hospital in capital and traps people inside
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A heavily armed gang surrounded a hospital in Haiti on Wednesday, trapping women,…
Continue ReadingCongress approves temporary funding and pushes the fight over the federal budget into the new year
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending the threat of a government shutdown until after the holidays, Congress gave final…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas high school student beaten to death by 10 classmates between 13 and 17, police say
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 17-year-old high school student in Las Vegas was beaten to death in an alleyway around the corner…
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