U.S. judge orders Argentina to pay $16 billion for expropriation of YPF oil company
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A U.S. judge ruled that Argentina must pay $16.1 billion to minority shareholders of state-controlled oil company…
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Bend-La Pine Schools to review sponsorship policies amid criticism of Nosler’s role at Mtn. View High
Bend-La Pine Schools officials said Friday they will review their policies regarding sponsorships and advertising on district property after some…
Continue ReadingKansas will no longer change trans people’s birth certificates to reflect their gender identities
By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will no longer change transgender people’s birth…
Continue ReadingClimate change could bring more storms like Hurricane Lee to New England
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Climate scientists say that storms like Hurricane Lee could become more common in the future as the…
Continue ReadingMichigan man cleared of killing 2 hunters to get $1 million for wrongful convictions
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingCourt sentences main suspects in Belgium’s deadliest peacetime attack to 20-year to life terms
BRUSSELS (AP) — A Belgian court has sentenced five men to sentences ranging from 20 years to life in prison on charges of terrorist murder linked…
Continue ReadingOutrage boils in Seattle and in India over death of a student and an officer’s callous remarks
By MANUEL VALDES and ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Outrage grew Friday over a Seattle police officer’s remark that the life…
Continue ReadingA 5-year-old vanished from a New Jersey playground in 2019. A new age-progression photo could bring Dulce Maria Alavez home
By Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have released a new age-progression photo of Dulce Maria Alavez, who vanished from a New Jersey…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seek narrow gag order on Trump in federal election case after ‘inflammatory’ comments
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are seeking an order that would prevent Donald Trump from making…
Continue ReadingOffshore wind projects need federal help to get built, six governors tell Biden
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Six Democratic governors are warning the Biden administration that offshore wind…
Continue Reading6 ‘Soldiers of Christ’ arrested for the abuse and murder of ‘malnourished’ South Korean woman
By Fabiana Chaparro and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Six people who identified themselves as members of a religious group called the…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern CEO promises to keep improving safety on the railroad based on consultant’s report
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledged to continue working to improve safety after the consultant…
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AirLink helicopter pilot, Powell Butte resident, speaks on recovery challenges since severe crash in Christmas Valley
“I do remember waking up, and the first thing I’m shouting is, ‘Are you guys okay? Tell me you guys are alive! Tell me you guys are alive!…
Continue ReadingA man faced murder charges after deputies killed his cousin in a drug raid. A jury acquitted him
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man was charged with murder and taken to trial after sheriff’s deputies fatally…
Continue ReadingIn San Francisco, Kenya’s president woos American tech companies despite increasing taxes at home
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s president is wooing American tech companies, promising a business-friendly…
Continue ReadingA Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A felony case stemming from the U.S. Capitol riot appears to have…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s president-elect says he’s ready to call people onto the streets
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s President-elect Bernardo Arévalo says he plans to call people into the…
Continue ReadingConnecticut alderman facing charges in Jan. 6 riot defeats incumbent GOP mayor after primary recount
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A Connecticut city alderman facing criminal charges that he entered the U.S. Capitol with a mob of rioters on Jan. 6,…
Continue ReadingLawsuit alleges sexual assault during Virginia Military Institute overnight open house
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — A prospective student’s lawsuit alleges that a Virginia Military Institute cadet sexually assaulted her during an…
Continue ReadingUN calls for more fairness for developing nations at a G77 summit in Cuba
Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — The U.N. secretary-general is calling for nations to build a world that is more fair for developing countries, as he…
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