NLRB memo: College football players are employees
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer The National Labor Relations Board’s top lawyer says college football players and some other athletes in…
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Tennessee state senator found guilty of 4 wire fraud counts
By ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator has been found guilty of wire fraud in federal court. News outlets…
Continue ReadingPlea deal for ex-St. Louis officer in colleague’s beating
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawyer for a former St. Louis police officer who has twice faced trial on charges in the 2017 beating of a Black undercover…
Continue ReadingSeattle City Light settles lawsuit over incorrect bills
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has reached a $3.5 million settlement in a lawsuit against Seattle City Light filed by peole who received…
Continue ReadingThis man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands, literally, when…
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This man used a garbage can to successfully trap a gator in Florida. Fish and wildlife authorities say to leave the trapping to them
CNN, WESH By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN It’s the kind of thing you can only expect to see in Florida. A man took matters into his own hands,…
Continue ReadingMyanmar official defends 4-month detention of US reporter
By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed government has defended its detention of an American journalist it has…
Continue ReadingFrom paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices
By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from…
Continue ReadingFrom paints to plastics, a chemical shortage ignites prices
By PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from…
Continue ReadingSchool board group asks US for help policing threats
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The nation’s school boards are asking President Joe Biden for federal assistance to investigate and stop a…
Continue ReadingReopening of ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway halted by COVID-19 cases
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19…
Continue ReadingSome US governors say Covid hospitalizations are going down but warn of what could come next if more people don’t get vaccinated
CNN, WLKY, WSB By Madeline Holcombe and Christina Maxouris, CNN Some governors are beginning to report encouraging signs in their state’s…
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Bend-area recreational fire ban to be lifted Friday; Bend Fire launches new burn info app
All recreational fires within Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 will open at sunrise on Friday morning, officials said Thursday.…
Continue ReadingHigh court adds 5 cases, including one brought by Ted Cruz
By JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has added five new cases to its calendar for the term that…
Continue Reading Biden vows ‘we’re going to get this done’ as Democrats attempt to overcome divisions to enact agenda
CNN By Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Ryan Nobles, Clare Foran and Daniella Diaz, CNN President Joe Biden vowed on Friday that Democrats will deliver on…
Continue ReadingBiden faces a reckoning on his agenda as top aides start to temper expectations
By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden faced a reckoning Thursday after House Democratic leaders, facing a shortfall of support, put off plans to…
Continue ReadingOwner says bar has been robbed twice in 8 days
By Camila Orti Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A bar in the Kenton neighborhood…
Continue ReadingFacebook grilled by Senate over company’s impact on kids
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A Facebook executive was grilled by Senators on Thursday about the impact its apps have on younger users, two…
Continue Reading Facebook grilled by Senate over company’s impact on kids
CNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business A Facebook executive was grilled by Senators on Thursday about the impact its apps have on younger users,…
Continue ReadingEPA: Water samples from plant discharge show no health risks
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says preliminary tests indicate iron-contaminated wastewater that leaked from a…
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