Jury finds Baylor University negligent in Title IX lawsuit brought by former student
WACO, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has found Baylor University negligent in a Title IX lawsuit and awarded $270,000 to a former student who alleged…
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Experts reconstruct the face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca sacrificed in Andean snow
By FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — A team of scientists has unveiled the possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a…
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St. Charles Health System’s operating income gets back into the black, but Oregon hospitals still face big challenges
Oregon hospitals’ second-quarter median operating margin was positive for the first time in five quarters, as echoed in a 2023 turnaround for St.…
Continue Reading1,000 cats rescued in China from being slaughtered and sold as pork, mutton
By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated…
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Deschutes DA discusses case against Smith Rock mass shooting plan suspect as details of his troubles come to light
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels spoke with NewsChannel 21 Tuesday about the case of Samson Garner as new details emerged about the…
Continue ReadingSenate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden’s nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader. The Senate voted 98-0 on Tuesday to approve President…
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Higher Deschutes County property tax bills are in the mail
Despite the state’s property tax limits, Deschutes County Assessor Scot Langton says most property owners are seeing their taxes rise 4-10% this fall…
Continue ReadingCandidates spar over key tax issue in final gubernatorial debate before Kentucky election
By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron have sparred over tax…
Continue ReadingBiden won’t appear on New Hampshire Democratic primary ballot. But write-ins are still an option
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden won’t file to have his name appear on the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic…
Continue ReadingHouston airport had to ground all flights after a private jet departed ‘without permission’ and collided with another jet, FAA says
By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on…
Continue ReadingFlights delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport after 2 private jets clip wings on airfield
HOUSTON (AP) — Flights have been delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport as crews clean up after two private jets clipped wings when they…
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Person suspected of making food delivery robot bomb threat at Oregon State University arrested
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — A person suspected of threatening to place a bomb in a robot that delivers food orders on Oregon State University’s…
Continue ReadingPoison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic is charged with poisoning his wife
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with…
Continue ReadingFBI details how van der Sloot’s confession in Natalee Holloway’s death came together
By Holmes Lybrand, Jean Casarez and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot’s recent confession that he killed Alabama teenager Natalee…
Continue ReadingWhite House scraps plan for B-52s to entertain at state dinner against backdrop of Israel-Hamas war
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House scrapped plans to have the new wave band the B-52s perform at…
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Ochoco National Forest begins winter pile burning on about 5,100 acres
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — With cooler and wetter weather arriving this week on the Ochoco National Forest, firefighters began pile burning Monday…
Continue ReadingJudge strikes down recent NYC rules restricting gun licensing as unconstitutional
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has struck down recent provisions of New York City’s gun restrictions as…
Continue ReadingNicaragua is ‘weaponizing’ US-bound migrants as Haitians pour in on charter flights, observers say
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from…
Continue ReadingSept. 2024 date set for trial of 2 teens as adults in fatal Vegas bicyclist crash seen on video
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A September 2024 date has been set for two teenagers to be tried as adults on murder and other charges in the fatal video-recorded…
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Redmond Police: Online ‘sting’ thwarted attempt by 50-year-old Salem man to meet, have sex with ‘teen’
A 50-year-old Salem man allegedly reached out online to a “15-year-old girl” – who actually was an undercover Redmond police detective in a…
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