Leahy retirement sets off scramble in Vermont for successor
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Democrat Patrick Leahy’s announcement that he will retire after eight terms in the Senate…
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Twitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more…
Continue ReadingTwitter rolls out redesigned misinformation warning labels
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter users will soon see new warning labels on false and misleading tweets, redesigned to make them more…
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BPRD finishes $2.6 million upgrade of the Haul Road Trail, linking Westside to the forest
The Bend Park and Recreation District, in partnership with the city of Bend and Western Federal Lands, said Tuesday it recently completed an…
Continue ReadingTwo Virginia House races headed for recounts
By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two incumbent Democrats who trail Republican challengers in close races in Virginia’s…
Continue ReadingComing off climate talks, US to hold huge crude sale in Gulf
By MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday will auction vast oil…
Continue Reading‘Red Notice,’ ‘Squid Game’ top Netflix hours-watched metric
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Tuesday rolled out a new website that measures its most-watched films and series by the…
Continue Reading‘Red Notice,’ ‘Squid Game’ top Netflix hours-watched metric
By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix on Tuesday rolled out a new website that measures its most-watched films and series by the…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Tuesday
The Associated Press Wall Street closed higher Tuesday as investors reviewed solid earnings reports from retailers and an encouraging update on…
Continue ReadingN. Carolina AG files lawsuit over kid-friendly e-cigarettes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has announced he’s suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his…
Continue ReadingN. Carolina AG files lawsuit over kid-friendly e-cigarettes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein has announced he’s suing the founders of an e-cigarette maker over his…
Continue ReadingBuck takes shelter inside church on hunting season’s 1st day
STURGIS, Mich. (AP) — A 10-point buck sought sanctuary inside a southern Michigan church on opening day of the state’s firearm deer hunting…
Continue ReadingAxon, Peloton rise; Desktop Metal, Freeport-McMoRan fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Tuesday: Axon, Peloton rise; Desktop Metal, Freeport-McMoRan…
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Family Access Network expands advocate services in Central Oregon
At the start of the 2021-22 school year, Family Access Network expanded FAN advocate services to eight new locations in Central Oregon, with the…
Continue ReadingGOP Rep. Scott Perry tests positive for Covid-19
By Devan Cole and Sarah Fortinsky, CNN Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania has tested positive for Covid-19, his office announced Tuesday, a…
Continue ReadingKirsten Gillibrand Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York and a former Democratic presidential…
Continue ReadingHouse plans to vote Wednesday to censure Paul Gosar and strip him of committee assignments
By Annie Grayer, CNN The House will vote Wednesday on a resolution that both censures Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona and strips him of his two…
Continue ReadingTrump-backed Michigan secretary of state candidate spread false election claims and January 6 conspiracy theories
By Jeremy Herb and Sara Murray, CNN Kristina Karamo — the candidate Donald Trump is backing to be Michigan’s next secretary of state…
Continue ReadingBishops urged to listen as they consider Communion document
By PETER SMITH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. Catholic bishops are preparing a teaching document on Communion, which some are linking to…
Continue Reading86-year-old woman named Israel’s ‘Miss Holocaust Survivor’
JERUSALEM (AP) — An 86-year-old woman who survived mass roundups and massacres of Jews as a child in Romania has been crowned Israel’s “Miss…
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