UK police open sexual offenses investigation after allegations about Russell Brand
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have opened a sex crimes investigation triggered by news reports about comedian…
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Ex-NASCAR driver Austin Theriault running to unseat Democratic Rep. Jared Golden in Maine
FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — NASCAR driver-turned-politician Austin Theriault wants the opportunity to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Golden in…
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Seed to Table in Sisters expands leadership team, seeks new executive director
SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Celebrating their tenth anniversary, Seed to Table has grown into an integral part of Sisters Country. Farming in the High…
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Oregon gas prices still sliding, now down 25 cents/gallon from a year ago; US average also declines
Average gasoline prices in Oregon have fallen 3.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.62/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of…
Continue ReadingHere’s when your favorite show will return now that the writers strike is ending
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The writers strike is over. Actors are still walking picket lines, but Wednesday is the…
Continue ReadingUS and Kenya sign defense agreement ahead of planned Haiti deployment
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. and Kenya have signed a defense agreement that will see the East African nation…
Continue ReadingTexas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people at a Walmart in 2019 after ranting about Hispanics…
Continue ReadingDiversity and inclusion celebrated in Milan with refrain: Make more space for color, curves
By COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — More curvy models than ever showed up on Milan runways this season, due mostly to a single show by…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 people are dead and 12 missing after flash flood in Guatemala sweeps homes into river
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Heavy rains have caused a flash flood in Guatemala’s capital that swept several humble homes into a river and left t least…
Continue ReadingExtreme heat scorches large parts of South America as winter ends
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — This weekend may have marked the beginning of spring in the Southern Hemisphere, but it felt like the peak of…
Continue ReadingUK police open investigation after allegations of sexual offenses against Russell Brand
By Jorge Engels and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN London (CNN) — London’s Metropolitan Police said it has launched an investigation into…
Continue ReadingMyanmar media and resistance force report two dozen fighters killed in army ambush
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from central Myanmar say about two dozen members of local resistance forces have been killed…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida unveils the gist of a new economic package as support for his government dwindles
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled the gist of his new economic package that…
Continue ReadingTo TikTok or not to TikTok? One GOP candidate joins the app even as he calls it ‘digital fentanyl’
By MEG KINNARD and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Republican presidential hopefuls have largely shunned TikTok, the hugely popular…
Continue ReadingDemocratic Sen. Menendez rejects calls to resign and says cash found in home was not bribe proceeds
By DEEPTI HAJELA and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press UNION CITY, N.J. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey defiantly pushed back…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 26: Auto strike, GOP debate, Immigration, Maui fires, Covid
CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50,000 mattresses sold exclusively at Costco have been recalled due the to risk of mold exposure.…
Continue Reading3 teenagers were fatally shot in South Carolina, and two schoolmates have been arrested
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say two people killed three teenagers and wounded a fourth in South Carolina’s capital city in an…
Continue ReadingMali’s military government postpones a presidential election intended to restore civilian rule
By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A spokesperson says Mali’s military-led government has postponed a presidential election…
Continue ReadingLecturers and staff at some UK universities stage a fresh round of strikes at the start of new term
LONDON (AP) — Lecturers and other staff at some 40 U.K. universities are staging a new round of strike action in a long-running dispute over pay…
Continue ReadingDriver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver has pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Thirty-five-year-old…
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