Forest Service unlocks gate to open Forest Road 370 at Todd Lake
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Tuesday, the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District on the Deschutes National Forest unlocked the gate at Todd Lake to open Forest…
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Brooklyn man who was vogueing at a gas station fatally stabbed in possible anti-gay hate crime, police say
By Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Police are searching for a 17-year-old they believe is responsible for the stabbing death…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia to grant Yemen $1.2 billion in economic aid
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi Arabia said it would grant $1.2 billion of financial aid to Yemen’s internationally recognized government in a bid to…
Continue ReadingIsrael holds over 1,200 detainees without charge. That’s the most in 3 decades, a rights group says
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A rights group says that Israel is holding 1,201 detainees without charge or trial, nearly all…
Continue ReadingVintage computer that helped launch the Apple empire is being sold at auction
BOSTON (AP) — A vintage Apple computer signed by company co-founder Steve Wozniak is being sold at auction. The Apple-1 set in motion the company…
Continue ReadingNorfolk Southern changes policy on overheated bearings, months after Ohio derailment
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A minor coal train derailment in Virginia in early July prompted Norfolk Southern to rethink the…
Continue ReadingSheila Oliver, New Jersey’s lieutenant governor and a prominent Black leader, dies at 71
By MIKE CATALNI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, who rose to become one of New Jersey’s most prominent Black leaders…
Continue ReadingWisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin wildlife officials released a revised draft wolf management plan Tuesday that…
Continue ReadingWhat would West African bloc’s threat to use force to restore democracy in Niger look like?
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS has threatened the use of force if the ousted…
Continue ReadingNASA hears ‘heartbeat’ of Voyager 2 after losing communication
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The Voyager mission team at NASA has been able to detect a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with…
Continue ReadingAlaska child fatally shoots another child with a rifle moments after they were playing with toy guns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Moments after two children were playing with toy guns, one of the children picked up a real rifle in a western Alaska home…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Tom Tiffany won’t challenge Baldwin for Wisconsin Senate seat
By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin will not seek to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin for her US Senate seat…
Continue ReadingOrganizers of heavy metal festival in Germany ask visitors to leave cars at home due to bad weather
The organizers of the famous heavy metal music festival of Wacken in northern Germany have issued a travel ban for visitors with vehicles due to the…
Continue ReadingIowa agency rules finds deaths of 3 men in Iowa building collapse were accidental
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s health agency has determined that the deaths of three men crushed in the collapse of a downtown Davenport building…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern enlists Loretta Lynch to lead review of athletics department accountability mechanisms in wake of hazing lawsuits
By Virginia Langmaid, CNN (CNN) — Northwestern University announced Tuesday an independent review of the school’s accountability mechanisms…
Continue Reading3 US Marines died of carbon monoxide poisoning in a car. Vehicle experts explain how that can happen
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The deaths of three U.S. Marines who suffered carbon monoxide…
Continue ReadingSuper Bowl winner Bruce Collie’s daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of…
Continue ReadingSuspected militant attack in Yemen kills 5 troops loyal to secessionist group, spokesperson says
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A military spokesman says that a suspected militant attack in southern Yemen has killed at…
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Oregon College Savings Plan celebrates success of Baby Grad, Kinder Grad outreach programs
The Oregon College Savings Plan, a program of the Oregon State Treasury, is celebrating the success of its community outreach programs, Baby…
Continue ReadingAs climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise
By BLANCA BEGERT, Grist As the planet warms thanks to climate change, tropical storms are becoming more frequent, more powerful, and wetter. The…
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