New Jersey house explosion hospitalizes 5 people, police say
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — Police in New Jersey say five people were transported to hospitals by helicopters after an explosion at a New Jersey…
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Wyden, colleagues reintroduce legislation to tackle plastic pollution crisis
WASHINGTON — Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Thursday that he and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that would create a new…
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Motorist seriously injured, 2 semis and car destroyed in fiery 17-vehicle pileup on foggy I-84 in NE Oregon
Thick fog and speed were factors in a fiery 17-car pileup on Interstate 84 in northeast Oregon Thursday afternoon that seriously injured one…
Continue ReadingThe officers accused in Elijah McClain’s death didn’t face charges for 2 years. Here’s a timeline of how the case made it to trial
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Two of the Colorado police officers accused in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain began standing trial this week…
Continue ReadingAzerbaijan has reclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh. What does that mean for the tens of thousands living there?
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The same day that Azerbaijan celebrated the surrender of separatist Armenian fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh,…
Continue ReadingPakistan’s prime minister says manipulation of coming elections by military is ‘absolutely absurd’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Pakistan’s interim prime minister says he expects elections to take place in the new…
Continue ReadingAn October saltwater intrusion could threaten drinking water in New Orleans, so they’ll barge in 36 million gallons of fresh water a day
By Jamiel Lynch and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The US Army Corps of Engineers is planning to barge 36 million gallons of fresh water daily…
Continue ReadingUkraine says strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet HQ left dozens dead and wounded ‘including senior leadership’
By Maria Kostenko, Tim Lister and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine said Saturday its bold strike on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in…
Continue ReadingCity of Bend road and traffic report: Week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here’s the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept. 25-Oct. 1. 2022 Bend Fall Festival – Event taking…
Continue ReadingA court in China sentences a famed Uyghur scholar to life in prison, foundation says
By DAKE KANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A human rights foundation says a prominent Uyghur scholar specializing in the study of her people’s…
Continue ReadingNever ‘insult Poles again,’ Poland’s prime minister tells Ukraine’s Zelensky
By Maija Ehlinger and Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told Volodymyr Zelensky never to “insult…
Continue ReadingIndia-Canada tensions shine light on complexities of Sikh activism in the diaspora
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The shocking accusation this week by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that India may have been behind the…
Continue ReadingTower Rock is normally only accessible by boat. Here’s what it looks like now
By Eric Zerkel and Jillian Sykes, CNN (CNN) — A rock formation in the Mississippi River normally only reachable by boat is accessible by foot…
Continue ReadingTaiwan factory fire leaves at least 5 dead, more than 100 injured
BEIJING (AP) — A fire and subsequent explosions at a golf ball factory in southern Taiwan have killed at least five people and injured more than…
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Deschutes County SO Search and Rescue helps hiker lost, disoriented by several inches of early snowfall
Early-season snowfall can catch many people off-guard in the woods, as it did a hiker lost on the Tam McArthur Trail west of Bend, who sought…
Continue ReadingSouthern East Coast hit by flooding as Ophelia weakens to tropical depression and moves north
By BRIAN WITTE and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Residents in parts of coastal North Carolina and Virginia experienced…
Continue ReadingPoker player lied about having cancer and received thousands in donations to play in a World Series of Poker tournament
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A California man has admitted to lying about having terminal cancer after receiving thousands of dollars in…
Continue ReadingA Venezuelan man and his pet squirrel made it to the US border. Now he’s preparing to say goodbye
By VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico (AP) — A 23-year-old Venezuela man is preparing to say goodbye to a pet squirrel he says he…
Continue ReadingWith temporary status for Venezuelans, the Biden administration turns to a familiar tool
By REGINA GARCIA CANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Biden administration’s grant of temporary legal status to…
Continue ReadingLeague of Legends, other esports join Asian Games in competition for the first time
By DAVID RISING Associated Press HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The world of online gaming takes its place this year at the Asian Games as an official…
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