Oregon’s 6-week GOP walkout over bills on abortion and guns could end soon
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — There was an optimistic mood in the Oregon state Capitol that a boycott by Republican…
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A ‘knockdown’ fight: How the House and Senate are plowing ahead to a spending crisis this fall
By Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The House and Senate are careening toward a major spending standoff that could consume Congress this fall, raise the…
Continue ReadingPope expected to be released soon from hospital after abdominal surgery: Vatican
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is expected to be released from the hospital “in the coming days,” as he recovers…
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Merkley co-sponsors bill to close ‘slavery as punishment’ loophole in Constitution’s 13th Amendment
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — As Juneteenth approaches, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, New Jersey’s U.S. Senator Cory Booker, and U.S. Representative…
Continue ReadingMan convicted in shootout at Minnesota bar that killed 1, injured 15
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A man involved in a shootout at a bar in St. Paul, Minnesota, bar that left one person dead and more than a dozen people…
Continue ReadingBarbara Kingsolver wins Women’s Prize for Fiction with Appalachian novel ‘Demon Copperhead’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has won the prestigious Women’s Prize for Fiction for a…
Continue ReadingUS Army soldier pleads guilty to trying to contact terrorists to ambush Army soldiers in Middle East
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. Army soldier from Stow, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to trying to aid terrorists in a plot…
Continue ReadingOregon jury: PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for fires, plus award that could reach billions
By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday ordered the electric utility PacifiCorp to pay punitive…
Continue ReadingStove wars: Republican-controlled House approves bills to protect gas stoves
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Venturing back into the nation’s culture wars, the Republican-controlled House has…
Continue ReadingUS deploys fighter jets to Middle East after ‘unsafe and unprofessional behavior’ by Russian planes
By Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military deployed F-22 fighter jets to the Middle East this week due to concerns about…
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Oregon House-passed school budget includes Emerson Levy’s ‘Alyssa’s Law’ funding for panic alarm systems
The Oregon House has passed House Bill 5014, a record $10.2 billion budget for K-12 schools that includes $2.5 million for schools to install panic…
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OSU researchers find newly planted vegetation actually speeds dune erosion during extreme storms
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina teacher’s civil rights suit alleges he was fired over teaching of novel about racial profiling during Black History Month
By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A Black North Carolina teacher has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against a Charlotte charter school,…
Continue ReadingElectric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for 2020 fires, plus award that could reach billions, jury says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electric utility PacifiCorp must pay punitive damages for 2020 fires, plus award that could reach billions, jury…
Continue ReadingAstros pitcher McCullers to miss remainder of season following surgery
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair the flexor…
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OSU-Cascades to graduate more than 300 students, including 5,000th in its history, at Sunday commencement
Oregon State University–Cascades will graduate 303 students, including the 5,000th graduate of the campus, during its commencement ceremony on…
Continue ReadingPunishing winds, possible tornadoes inflict damage as storms cross US South
ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms…
Continue ReadingShreveport man accused of burglary, stabbing dog
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Multiple charges have been filed…
Continue ReadingSupport for Black Lives Matter movement has dropped since 2020, report says
By Nicole Chavez (CNN) — The Black Lives Matter movement has lost support among Americans in the past three years, according to a new study…
Continue ReadingState needs to salvage more sunken boats
By Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — The cost of boats going down in our waters, is…
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