Wyden, Merkley, colleagues urge immediate action on wildland firefighter pay reform
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Senate colleagues this week called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,…
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Things to know about the Nobel Prizes
By KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The annual Nobel Prize announcements are over with the final award, for economics, going to…
Continue ReadingInside the night that Tupac Shakur was shot, and what led up to the fatal gunfire
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Authorities on Friday made their first arrest in the 1996 shooting death of hip-hop superstar Tupac Shakur with the indictment of…
Continue ReadingTransgender minors in Nebraska, their families and doctors brace for a new law limiting treatment
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — As Nebraska’s new law restricting gender-affirming care for minors goes into effect…
Continue ReadingGovernment shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight
By LISA MASCARO, KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The threat of a federal government shutdown suddenly lifted…
Continue ReadingA lead prosecutor in the Hunter Biden case cut a contentious path during his time in Baltimore
By ERIC TUCKER and JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Before being assigned to investigate President Joe Biden’s son, Leo Wise…
Continue ReadingArrest in Tupac Shakur killing stemmed from Biggie Smalls death investigation
By RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first arrest in the 1996 slaying of Tupac Shakur had its roots in the…
Continue ReadingThis Ukrainian soldier lost a leg to a landmine. Now he’s back on the front line
By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Zaporizhzhia, southern Ukraine (CNN) — A group of Ukrainian soldiers…
Continue ReadingThe Dianne Feinstein they knew: Women of the Senate remember a tireless fighter and a true friend
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In tributes to Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death, her female colleagues talked about…
Continue ReadingBiden says it’s ‘good news’ the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for ‘manufactured crisis’
By JOSH BOAK and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House…
Continue ReadingIowa’s two campaigns: Donald Trump’s rivals search for paths to stop him as he blazes his own trail
By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Having stood out in two presidential debates, Nikki Haley has booked her largest venue…
Continue ReadingExtremists ‘given operating space in Canada,’ says Indian minister
By Vedika Sud, Sahar Akbarzai and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — An Indian minister has accused Canada of giving “operating space” to terrorists…
Continue ReadingFourth soldier from Bahrain dies of wounds after Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack troops on Saudi border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fourth Bahraini soldier has died of his wounds after an attack earlier this week by Yemen’s Houthi rebels…
Continue ReadingOne 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…
Continue ReadingFederal 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…
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