Children’s author Samantha Childs writes book aimed at preventing bullying
(Update: Adding video, comments by author) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – October marks National Bullying Prevention Month. Author Samantha Childs has focused…
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BLM Oregon/Washington goes batty, urges votes for ‘William ShakespEAR,’ contestant in agency’s Bat Beauty Contest
Fat Bear Week is over, but you can still support wild animals in need. It’s time for the annual Bureau of Land Management Bat Beauty Contest, and…
Continue ReadingTexas counties trying to prevent people from using roads to get an abortion grows
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — A Texas county near New Mexico has banned helping people traveling to get an abortion. Lubbock County is now the largest of…
Continue ReadingHostilities in Syria are the worst in 4 years, with disregard for civilian lives, UN official says
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of the U.N. Commission of Inquiry on Syria says that fighting there has reached its worst point in years, with devastating…
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Oregon, 32 other states sue Meta, allege social media platforms are addictive and harm youth mental health
Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined dozens of her state counterparts Tuesday in filing suit in federal court against Meta, the parent…
Continue ReadingCalifornia man sentenced to 1-year in federal prison for cyberstalking, harassing parent of Parkland school shooting victim
By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A California man who sent hundreds of harrowing messages to an activist against gun violence whose daughter was…
Continue Reading8 Akron police officers involved in the shooting death of 25-year-old Jayland Walker are back on active duty
By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — The eight Ohio police officers involved in the shooting death of Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man,…
Continue ReadingStates sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young…
Continue ReadingOff-duty pilot said ‘I’m not OK’ before trying to cut engines midflight, charging documents say
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air…
Continue ReadingPolice: 8 children rescued in California after their mother abducted them from Arkansas foster homes
ANDERSON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say they rescued eight children in California after they were abducted by their biological mother and found…
Continue ReadingMyanmar reinstates family visits to prisoners to end a ban started during the pandemic
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Military-ruled Myanmar is allowing prisoners to have family visitors from outside. It’s a right…
Continue ReadingHungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden’s bid to join NATO
By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The Hungarian parliament has refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden’s bid to join…
Continue ReadingStranded at a closed border as bombs fall, foreign nationals in besieged Gaza await evacuation
By ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — For more than a week, Talaat Ghabayen, a citizen of Norway who…
Continue ReadingMontana man pleads not guilty to charges that he threatened to kill former House Speaker McCarthy
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana man has pleaded not guilty to federal charges that he threatened to assault and murder former House Speaker Kevin…
Continue ReadingAtlanta firefighter and truck shortages prompt the city to temporarily close 3 fire stations
ATLANTA (AP) — The city of Atlanta has temporarily closed three of its more than 30 fire stations because of truck breakdowns and a shortage of…
Continue ReadingStates sue Meta claiming its social platforms are addictive and harm children’s mental health
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Dozens of US states, including California and New York, are suing Meta Platforms Inc. for harming young…
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Your photos: Autumn Monday on High Desert ends with very special sunset – and a ‘flying saucer’ cloud
Monday evening brought yet another in a seemingly endless series of wonderful High Desert sunsets – but what were those ‘flying saucer’ clouds?…
Continue ReadingBurying friends, updating death lists: The morbid routine of displaced survivors of a Hamas massacre
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press EIN BOKEK, Israel (AP) — After Hamas militants attacked Kibbutz Be’eri on Oct. 7, killing more than 100 of its…
Continue ReadingIsrael vows again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire in Gaza at a major UN meeting
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Israel is vowing again to destroy Hamas, rejecting calls for a cease-fire at a…
Continue ReadingForced labor concerns prompt US lawmakers to demand ban on seafood from 2 Chinese provinces
By DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Some U.S. lawmakers are demanding that seafood processed in two Chinese provinces be banned from…
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