5 workers picketing in UAW strike hit by vehicle outside Flint-area plant
SWARTZ CREEK, Mich. (AP) — Police say about five people were struck by a vehicle while picketing in the United Auto Workers strike outside a…
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California man who spent 28 years in prison is found innocent of 1995 rape, robbery and kidnapping
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, robbery and rape has been exonerated and freed. Los Angeles County…
Continue ReadingCuba’s ambassador to the US says Molotov cocktails thrown at Cuban embassy were a ‘terrorist attack’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cuba’s ambassador to the United States says an incident in which at least one incendiary device was thrown into the Cuban…
Continue Reading‘Wedding became a graveyard.’ At least 100 killed as fire rips through party in Iraq
By Nechirvan Mando, Hande Atay Alam, Aqeel Najim and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A fire tore through a wedding hall in Qaraqosh in northern Iraq…
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Deschutes River Conservancy reauthorization bill clears hurdle, passing Senate committee, Merkley and Wyden say
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday that the Deschutes River Conservancy Reauthorization Act cleared a…
Continue ReadingCalifornia education chief Tony Thurmond says he is running for governor in 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is running for governor in 2026. If elected, he would be…
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OHSU and nurses reach tentative agreement on new contract, averting strike
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ/KGW) — Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the union that represents nearly 3,200 nurses employed there said…
Continue ReadingUN slams France’s decision to ban French athletes’ hijabs at 2024 Olympics
By Chris Liakos and Maya Szaniecki, CNN Paris (CNN) — The United Nations’ human rights office has criticized the French government for…
Continue ReadingAs mental health worsens among Afghanistan’s women, the UN is asked to declare ‘gender apartheid’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s most powerful body is being asked to support governments seeking to legally…
Continue ReadingOregon man convicted of murder in fatal shooting of sheriff’s deputy in Washington state
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. The Clark…
Continue ReadingOregon man convicted of murder in fatal shooting of sheriff’s deputy in Washington state
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A jury has convicted an Oregon man of murder in the fatal shooting of a sheriff’s deputy in Washington state. The Clark…
Continue ReadingPublic to weigh in on whether wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park should stay
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The National Park Service has turned to the public to help decide whether the famous wild horses in North Dakota’s Theodore…
Continue ReadingUN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly all the world’s on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players.…
Continue ReadingMexican mother bravely shields her son as bear leaps on picnic table to devour tacos and enchiladas
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican mother bravely shielded her son after a bear leapt on a picnic table and devoured the tacos and enchiladas meant for…
Continue ReadingCanadian fashion mogul lured women and girls to bedroom suite at his Toronto HQ, prosecution alleges
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian prosecutors say former fashion mogul Peter Nygard leveraged his wealth, assets and status over several years to lure young…
Continue ReadingArmed man arrested at a Virginia church after posting threats on Instagram, police say
CNN By Jessica Xing, Brian Todd and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Over the weekend, police say, Rui Jiang posted a photo on Instagram of a gun…
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Rock-crushing operations underway at quarry SE of Bend for Forest Service road, parking lot projects
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Rock-crushing operations for Forest Service projects are underway at the Lunabess Quarry, located about 3 1/2 miles southeast…
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Deschutes National Forest outlines plans for fall prescribed burns, to begin as soon as next week
Deschutes National Forest firefighters plan to implement understory prescribed burn operations across all three ranger districts this fall,…
Continue ReadingJury convicts man with ties to ‘boogaloo’ movement in 2020 killing of federal security officer
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man with ties to the “boogaloo” extremist movement has been convicted of murder and attempted murder by a federal jury…
Continue ReadingWho’s being listened to on the global stage? Increasingly not who you might think
By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Togo’s foreign minister wasn’t having any of it. He talked of a resolve to “fight our…
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