Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikes
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin’s forces of targeting rescue workers…
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Niger’s junta rejects a diplomatic visit by regional and UN officials over ‘atmosphere of menace’
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s military junta has refused the latest diplomatic attempt to get the ousted president…
Continue ReadingSearchers find black box of Australian army Taipan helicopter that crashed with the loss of 4 lives
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Divers have recovered the flight data recorder from an Australia army helicopter that crashed at sea during a military…
Continue ReadingTeenage cousin of Uvalde school shooter is arrested, accused of threatening to ‘do the same thing’ to a school
By Ed Lavandera and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was…
Continue ReadingIsrael demolishes home of alleged Palestinian attacker, fueling West Bank tensions
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli security forces say they demolished the West Bank home of a Palestinian man…
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New official Oregon State Map features Yaquina Head Lighthouse, drone shot of Smith Rock
150 years ago – on August 20, 1873 – the oil burning wicks of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse were lit for the first time, welcoming mariners and warning…
Continue ReadingJapanese political leader Taro Aso calls for peace in the Taiwan Strait as Tokyo expands defense
By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior Japanese politician is advocating for increasing his country’s deterrence ability…
Continue ReadingBursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The gray, two-story home with white trim toppled and slid, crashing into…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asia shares mostly decline after Wall Street slide on bank worries
By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly fell Wednesday after worries about the U.S. banking system set off a decline…
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Bend’s median home sales price hits a record (again), reaches milestone $800K; Redmond rises to $500K, not a record
You might say that record-breaking home sales prices in Bend are getting to be … a broken record. Not every month, but often enough to fuel its…
Continue ReadingChina assures Russia it remains ‘impartial’ on Ukraine war after attending Saudi peace talks
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top diplomat Wang Yi told his Russian counterpart that Beijing remains “impartial” on…
Continue ReadingIn Utah and Kansas, state courts flex power over new laws regulating abortion post-Roe
By JOHN HANNA and SAM METZ Associated Press OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Abortion providers faced off against attorneys for Utah and Kansas in state courts…
Continue ReadingBlack mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology
WXYZ, PORCHA WOODRUFF, CNN By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department…
Continue ReadingDozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm,…
Continue ReadingOnce Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord, the kingpin known as Otoniel gets 45 years in prison in US
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Colombian man once seen as one of the world’s most dangerous drug lords has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingMississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann wins heated GOP primary as statewide candidates square off
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has defeated state Sen. Chris…
Continue ReadingChina’s July exports tumble by double digits, adding to pressure to shore up flagging economy
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s exports plunged by 14.5% in July compared with a year earlier, adding to pressure…
Continue ReadingTory Lanez gets 10 years in prison for shooting Megan Thee Stallion
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge sentenced rapper Tory Lanez to 10 years in prison Tuesday for shooting and…
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DCSO SAR has busy weekend, rescues injured Three Sisters climber, then a fallen climber near Smith Rock
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers had a busy weekend, first rescuing an injured hiker in the Three Sisters Wilderness on…
Continue ReadingEven frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes, scientists find
By MELINA WALLING Associated Press Even in Antarctica — one of the most remote and desolate places on Earth — scientists say they are finding…
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