Indian farmers forced Modi to back down on new laws. So why aren’t they going home?
CNN By Esha Mitra and Rhea Mogul CNN Santosh Singh’s earliest memory is of tilling soil on his family’s farm. Now, the 70-year-old…
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Two Central Oregon referees receive state’s top ‘Official of the Year’ awards
The Oregon Athletic Officials Association has announced its first awards for officials of the year — and two Central Oregon referees, Chuck Aldred…
Continue ReadingParents call for independent investigation into fatal shooting of their son by Pennsylvania state police
By Elizabeth Joseph and Alexandra Field, CNN The parents of a 19-year-old Pennsylvania man who was suffering a mental crisis when he was shot and…
Continue ReadingSpain faces its past in mass graves bill. Will it be enough?
By MANU FERNÁNDEZ and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press GUADALAJARA, Spain (AP) — For decades, family members of the tens of thousands victims of…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s economy hit as major clothing maker closes shop
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s once rapidly growing economy is taking another hit tied to its yearlong war, with…
Continue ReadingEthiopia’s economy hit as major clothing maker closes shop
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s once rapidly growing economy is taking another hit tied to its yearlong war, with…
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Oregon Humanities offers free online college-level courses for low-income residents
Oregon Humanities invites Oregonians who face barriers to continuing their educations to join HUMANITY IN PERSPECTIVE, a series of free college-level…
Continue ReadingBowing to protests, India’s Modi agrees to repeal farm laws
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he would repeal the controversial agriculture…
Continue ReadingStocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies…
Continue ReadingStocks end mostly lower, but tech gains push Nasdaq higher
By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks closed mostly lower on Wall Street Friday, though gains for several tech companies…
Continue ReadingWyoming pulls away in overtime to beat Washington 77-72
By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Graham Ike scored a season-high 26 points, Hunter Maldonado added 24 points, and Wyoming pulled away…
Continue ReadingChristmas in Bethlehem: Gilded treasures, but few tourists
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — A towering wooden screen once blackened with soot from worshippers’ candles is…
Continue ReadingWood scores 21 to carry Portland over Ark.-Pine Bluff 86-74
PORTLAND, Ore. — Moses Wood had a career-high 21 points as Portland defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 86-74. Shawn Williams led the Golden Lions with a…
Continue ReadingPeng Shuai accused a retired Chinese Communist Party leader of sexual assault. Here’s what you need to know
By Helen Regan, CNN China continues to face pressure over tennis star Peng Shuai, who disappeared from public life after making explosive allegations…
Continue ReadingMalaysian state poll tests ruling alliance as allies split
By EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian southern state will hold elections Saturday in a test for Prime Minister…
Continue ReadingAlibaba shares plunge nearly 11% after warning of slower growth
By Laura He and Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Shares of Alibaba plummeted in Hong Kong on Friday after the tech giant warned of weaker growth this…
Continue ReadingGoal in sight, Democrats confront need to sell agenda
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Polls show that a strong majority of Democrats and a majority of the American public…
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OSU presidential search committee members named
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ)– Members of a search committee have been named to help Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees select the…
Continue ReadingWhite supremacist prison guards work with impunity in Fla.
By JASON DEAREN Associated Press Many Florida prison guards openly tout associations with white supremacist groups to intimidate inmates and Black…
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DCSO deputy, K-9 help police arrest SE Bend home break-in suspect
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy and K-9 partner helped Bend police find and arrest a burglary suspect who allegedly broke into a southeast Bend…
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