Hurricane Lee strengthens to Category 4 storm as it approaches the Caribbean
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Hurricane Lee has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm with maximum sustained wind speeds of…
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Felony convictions vacated for 4 former Navy officers in sprawling ‘Fat Leonard’ bribery scandal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were…
Continue ReadingMar-a-Lago worker struck cooperation deal with prosecutors in Trump documents case, ex-lawyer says
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An information technology director at Mar-a-Lago struck a cooperation agreement with federal…
Continue ReadingA judge orders Texas to move a floating barrier that’s used to deter migrants between US and Mexico
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas must move a large floating barrier that Gov. Greg Abbott placed on the river between…
Continue ReadingMexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion
By Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled to federally decriminalize abortion on Wednesday, finding…
Continue ReadingUS sanctions deputy leader of Sudanese paramilitary force over human rights abuses
By Nima Elbagir and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — The United States has imposed sanctions on Abdelrahim Dagalo, the deputy leader of Sudan’s…
Continue ReadingVideo shows murderer who escaped a Pennsylvania prison using same route as another inmate who broke out in May
CNN, KYW By Nouran Salahieh and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt continued Wednesday for murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped…
Continue ReadingMLB places Dodgers pitcher Julio Urías on administrative leave after arrest
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julio Urías was placed on administrative leave indefinitely by Major League Baseball on…
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Senators: Nearly $2.3 million to help rural Oregon businesses, farmers and ranchers lower energy costs
$100K to Deschutes Soil-Water Conservation District, partners to boost renewable energy generation WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff…
Continue ReadingGoogle reaches tentative settlement with all 50 states over alleged app store monopoly
By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer All 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have reached an agreement in principle with Google to…
Continue ReadingTexas prison lockdown over drug murders renews worries about lack of air conditioning in heat wave
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say the Texas prison system’s 100 units have been placed on a statewide lockdown due…
Continue ReadingAnother twist in the Alex Murdaugh double murder case. Did the clerk tamper with the jury?
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Alex Murdaugh’s double murder case has been full of twists and turns. But one of the…
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Statewide trails advisory committee seeks to fill 2 vacancies
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking volunteers for two positions on the Recreational Trails Program Grants…
Continue ReadingPence rails against Trump’s ‘siren song of populism’ as he tries to energize his 2024 campaign
By JILL COLVIN and ROBERT F. BUKATY Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is casting the 2024 election as a…
Continue ReadingProsecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors plan to seek a grand jury indictment of President Joe Biden’s son…
Continue ReadingMexico decriminalizes abortion, extending Latin American trend of widening access to procedure
By FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court threw out all federal criminal penalties for…
Continue ReadingA look at the uranium-based ammunition the US is sending to Ukraine
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kremlin spokesman says the U.S. decision to supply depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine is…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho woman convicted of killing two of her children and another woman is appealing the case
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A woman sentenced to life in prison in the murders of her two youngest children and a woman she saw as a romantic rival says…
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SAIF declares $135 million dividend for Oregon policyholders, 14th straight year of dividends
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The SAIF board of directors declared a $135 million dividend for its policyholders on Wednesday. This marks the 14th year in a…
Continue ReadingSafeSport Center ‘in potential crisis’ according to panel’s survey of Olympic system
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer A wide-ranging survey into the state of the U.S. Olympic system leveled criticism at the U.S. Center for SafeSport,…
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