Serena Williams gives birth to second child, a daughter
By The Associated Press Serena Williams has given birth to a baby girl, she posted Tuesday on Instagram, almost exactly a year after her last match…
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Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leaner
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — All nine Atlantic City casinos turned a profit in the second quarter of this year,…
Continue ReadingNatural gas was behind explosion that killed father of NFL player Caleb Farley at North Carolina home
By Melissa Alonso and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The death of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s father resulted from a natural gas…
Continue ReadingSolar panels to surround Dulles Airport will deliver power to 37,000 homes
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — Travelers taking off and landing at Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s…
Continue ReadingMan, 86, accused of assuming dead brother’s identity in 1965 is convicted of several charges
By DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — An 86-year-old man accused of assuming his brother’s identity decades ago and using it to…
Continue ReadingAn elementary student died and 23 others were injured after their Ohio school bus was hit on first day of class
CNN, WHIO By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured –…
Continue ReadingFlorida agencies are accused in a lawsuit of sending confusing Medicaid termination notices
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Three Florida residents argue in a federal lawsuit that state agencies aren’t adequately notifying low-income and…
Continue ReadingAtlanta Courthouse Shootings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Brian Nichols and the Atlanta courthouse shootings. On March 11,…
Continue ReadingAn elementary student died and 23 others were injured after their Ohio school bus was hit on first day of class
By Jennifer Henderson and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — An elementary student was killed and 23 other students were injured – including one…
Continue ReadingWeather that drove eastern Canada’s devastating wildfires made twice as likely by climate change
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The weather conditions that fueled record-shattering wildfires in eastern Canada earlier this summer – and…
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It’s not going away: Oregon DEQ issues air quality advisory for Deschutes County ‘until further notice’
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an air quality advisory Tuesday “until further notice” for Deschutes, Jackson and Josephine…
Continue ReadingWildfires torment Greece. California digs out from Hilary. What to know in extreme weather now
By The Associated Press A nightmarish summer of wildfires for Greece took its deadliest turn yet on Tuesday when firefighters found the burned bodies…
Continue ReadingLawyers win access to files in New Hampshire youth detention center abuse case
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire judge says details of the criminal investigation into abuse at the…
Continue ReadingFederal legislation proposed to protect Coast Guard Academy cadets who file sexual assault reports
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Bipartisan federal legislation is being introduced that would protect U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets who report a sexual…
Continue ReadingFather of NFL cornerback Caleb Farley killed in explosion at North Carolina home
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, STEVE REED and TERESA M. WALKER Associated Press MOORESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The father of Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb…
Continue ReadingEx-New York police chief who once led Gilgo Beach probe charged with soliciting sex in park
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former suburban New York police chief who once led the Gilgo Beach…
Continue ReadingNew president of Ohio State will be Walter ‘Ted’ Carter Jr., a higher education and military leader
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The head of Nebraska’s university system will be the new president of Ohio State…
Continue ReadingSpotless arrival: Rare giraffe without coat pattern is born at Tennessee zoo
By REBECCA REYNOLDS Associated Press A giraffe without spots at a Tennessee zoo may be plain, but she’s definitely not ordinary. The female…
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Central Oregon jobless rates hold fairly steady in July, after falling in recent months
After several months of declines, seasonally adjusted unemployment rates across Central Oregon saw little to no change in July, with marginal…
Continue ReadingMacKenzie Scott gave 24 nonprofits $146 million in the first half of 2023
By MARIA DI MENTO of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott’s quest to give the bulk of her wealth to charity…
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