By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said the Catholic Church needed to be rebuilt to make it a place of welcome…
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A self-described gangster who police and prosecutors say masterminded the 1996…
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded in Norway on Friday, as Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine rages on…
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Dozens of Bend-La Pine Schools teachers and their supporters rallied at the district’s headquarters Monday as contract negotiations resumed on issues…
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker.…
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle will pay $1.86 million to the family of a man who died of a heart attack after a caution note attached to his…
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In an era where information is readily available at our fingertips, libraries stand as guardians of intellectual freedom. Banned Books Week (October…
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican California congressman Kevin McCarthy’s ouster from the speaker role has left…
Continue ReadingSANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A nanny who worked for families across Southern California was convicted of sexually assaulting 16 young boys in his care…
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A shooting interrupted a homecoming week celebration at Baltimore’s Morgan…
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines is investigating the deaths of three Filipino fishermen after they were killed in a collision…
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — A lawyer for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators has told a Sydney court that an extradition…
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov. Josh…
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Dozens of elected and community leaders attended Tuesday’s groundbreaking of the Oasis Village transitional housing community on Highway 126 just…
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota grand jury has indicted the father of Madeline Kingsbury’s two children with…
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s traveling to Latin America to discourage…
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s government has issued a long awaited public apology for the extrajudicial killings of 19 civilians who were…
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Now that Kevin McCarthy is out of his job as House speaker, one of his top lieutenants…
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a…
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Defense attorneys for two Denver-area police officers charged in the 2019…
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