One dead, one in hospital after breaching whale capsizes boat in Australia
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN (CNN) — One man is dead and another in hospital after a boat reportedly struck by a whale capsized in waters off…
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Federal prosecutors press Trump gag order request as judge sets hearing for arguments
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are pressing their case for a limited gag order on former President Donald…
Continue ReadingGroup of homeless people sues Portland, Oregon, over new daytime camping ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of homeless people in Portland, Oregon, filed a class action lawsuit on Friday challenging new restrictions the city…
Continue ReadingNew College of Florida enters agreement with US Department of Education over alleged civil rights violation
By Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The New College of Florida said it has entered an agreement with the US Department of Education…
Continue ReadingGroup of homeless people sues Portland, Oregon, over new daytime camping ban
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A group of homeless people in Portland, Oregon, filed a class action lawsuit on Friday challenging new restrictions the city…
Continue ReadingMississippi sees spike in child care enrollment after abortion ban and child support policy change
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s human services director says the state has seen a…
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Bend Cub Scouts Pack 18 looks to grow, works to involve more kids, families in COVID’s wake
Scouts BSA, formerly known as Boy Scouts, is one of the oldest and largest youth organizations in the world. Cub Scouts, a younger part of the…
Continue ReadingAstros, Rockets acquire AT&T SportsNet Southwest, form new network
HOUSTON (AP) — Major League Baseball’s Houston Astros and the NBA’s Houston Rockets announced on Friday that they’ve acquired AT&T…
Continue Reading‘Toy Story’ meets the NFL: Sunday’s Falcons-Jaguars game to feature alternate presentation for kids
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Woody, Buzz Lightyear and the “Toy Story” universe will be taking in an NFL game for the first time. Sunday’s…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Wide variety of fish, all fun to catch
Salmon, steelhead, trout and bass — lots of variety in this week’s fine Big Ol’ Fish catches. Feel free to submit yours from the Share tab at…
Continue ReadingTwo former Chicago police officers acquitted of shooting unarmed man
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — Two former Chicago police officers were acquitted Thursday of felony charges after opening fire and injuring…
Continue ReadingEndangered red wolf can make it in the wild, but not without `significant’ help, study says
By ALLEN G. BREED AP National Writer WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — A long-awaited viability study says the endangered red wolf can survive in the wild,…
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Gov. Kotek orders public flags to half-staff in remembrance of Senator Dianne Feinstein
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Friday ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff immediately in honor…
Continue ReadingParent of high school marching band student who was injured in fatal New York bus crash files lawsuit against bus company and driver
By Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — A parent whose daughter was one of several high school marching band students injured in a fatal bus crash in…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Shalanda Young, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Reps. Mike Lawler,…
Continue ReadingSea lion escapes enclosure at Central Park Zoo due to New York flooding
By Maria Sole Campinoti and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A female sea lion briefly escaped from her enclosure in New York’s Central Park Zoo…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method is studied
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for six death row inmates out of appeals in South Carolina are asking the state…
Continue ReadingDad who won appeal in college admissions bribery case gets 6 months home confinement for tax offense
BOSTON (AP) — A former Staples Inc. executive whose fraud and bribery convictions in the sprawling college admissions cheating scandal were thrown…
Continue ReadingAn ex-investigative journalist is sentenced to 6 years in a child sexual abuse materials case
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former investigative journalist for ABC News has been sentenced to six years in prison for possessing and transporting…
Continue ReadingBackers of North Dakota congressional age limits sue over out-of-state petitioner ban
By JACK DURA Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Supporters of a proposed ballot measure for congressional age limits in North Dakota are suing…
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