Senator Ron Wyden visits Bend for wildfire briefing with local fire officials
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden was in Bend Saturday for a wildfire briefing at the Deschutes National Forest headquarters. Forest…
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Tom Jones, creator of the longest-running musical ‘The Fantasticks,’ dies at 95
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running…
Continue ReadingRussia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles over key Crimea bridge
CNN By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian…
Continue ReadingLeader of Ecuadorian crime gang moved to maximum-security prison days after candidate’s killing
GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security…
Continue ReadingAmerican player Julian Green racially abused in German Cup soccer game
HALLE, Germany (AP) — American soccer player Julian Green has been the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game. Green, who is Black, was…
Continue ReadingTrump’s Iowa state fair spectacle clouds DeSantis as former president is joined by Florida officials
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump is renewing his…
Continue ReadingClasses still off early next week in Kentucky’s largest school district due to bus schedule mess
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville schools will remain closed early next week to allow for more time to fix bus routes whose redesign left some…
Continue ReadingHawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Lahaina resident Cole Millington, his dog and a go bag at his side, was already behind the wheel of his truck late…
Continue ReadingCamp Pendleton Marine questioned about girl found in barracks faces charge in different case
By Rebekah Riess and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A US Marine who was questioned last month about a once-missing teenage girl found in his…
Continue ReadingStarting next year, child influencers can sue if earnings aren’t set aside, says new Illinois law
By CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media…
Continue ReadingLt. Gov. Sheila Oliver remembered in a memorial service as fighter for those in need
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, the first Black woman elected to statewide office in New Jersey history, was remembered in a memorial…
Continue ReadingAfghan universities ready to readmit women but not until Taliban leader says it’s ok, official says
By RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan higher education official says universities are ready to welcome back female…
Continue Reading4 people dead and 1 missing after explosion destroys 3 structures in western Pennsylvania
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three…
Continue ReadingResearchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from…
Continue ReadingResearchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California
SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada, several hundred miles away from…
Continue ReadingAt least 10 killed in southwest Congo as intercommunal violence worsens over land rights and taxes
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities say a militia armed with guns and machetes killed at least 10 people…
Continue ReadingFrom eco-tours to aid convoy: How a non-profit is filling aid gaps in Maui
By Paul P. Murphy, CNN Ka’anapali, Hawaii (CNN) — On a typical day, the Ocean Spirit would be operating eco-tours across Maui as part of…
Continue ReadingNo bathing during air raids – but beaches in southern Ukraine port reopen
By Maria Kostenko and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Beaches officially opened for swimming in Ukraine’s largest port city of Odesa for the…
Continue ReadingRussia says it shot down Ukrainian missiles over key Crimea bridge
By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian…
Continue ReadingCalifornia judge charged with murder in wife’s killing
By Conor Powell, CNN (CNN) — A Southern California judge has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife. Orange County Superior…
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