Is the delta variant of the coronavirus worse for kids?
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer The delta variant is causing a surge in infections among kids in the U.S. and elsewhere, but experts say there…
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For many Haitian migrants, journey to Texas started online
By JUAN A. LOZANO, MARIA VERZA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of…
Continue ReadingFor many Haitian migrants, journey to Texas started online
By JUAN A. LOZANO, MARIA VERZA and JULIE WATSON Associated Press DEL RIO, Texas (AP) — A confluence of factors caused the sudden arrival of…
Continue Reading‘Vaccine apartheid’: Africans tell UN they need vaccines
By PIA SARKAR Associated Press The inequity of COVID-19 vaccine distribution came into sharp focus Thursday as many of the African countries whose…
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Health care workers push back over state vaccine mandate, less than a month before deadline
A motion filed Tuesday with the Oregon Court of Appeals by two groups opposed to Gov. Kate Brown’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate seeks to block the…
Continue ReadingWhat is COP26? How the pivotal UN conference could avert global climate ‘catastrophe’
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow, which begin on October 31, couldn’t come at a more crucial time. A…
Continue ReadingFlorida governor says parents can send asymptomatic kids exposed to Covid-19 back to school
By Rebekah Riess and Leyla Santiago, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced that the state has put out a revised rule which follows a…
Continue ReadingHere’s why a Haitian migrant and his pregnant wife made the monthslong journey to America
CNN By Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN For Rolph Louis, a Haitian migrant hoping for a fresh start in New York, the journey to the United…
Continue ReadingHere’s why a Haitian migrant and his pregnant wife made the monthslong journey to America
By Rosa Flores and Christina Maxouris, CNN For Rolph Louis, a Haitian migrant hoping for a fresh start in New York, the journey to the United States…
Continue ReadingBrandi Carlile, Sturgill Simpson win top Americana awards
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile added another trophy to her…
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Fines set to double for Oregon truckers who fail to chain up rigs when required
Fines for commercial truck drivers in Oregon who fail to use chains when required due to snowfall are about to double, starting this…
Continue ReadingMan refusing to wear mask disrupts school board meeting
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Police were called to a Walla Walla School Board meeting because a man refused to wear a mask and disrupted the…
Continue Reading‘We will not boost our way out of this pandemic,’ CDC director says as 70 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated
CNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three-quarters of eligible Americans have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and some are now able to…
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City of Bend outlines planned public works campus at Juniper Ridge
The city of Bend held an information session on Wednesday for potential architects and contractors interested in the future Juniper Ridge Public…
Continue ReadingRobert Gentile, linked to Gardner Museum art theft, dies
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Robert Gentile, a mobster who for years denied suspicions from authorities that he knew anything about artwork stolen in a…
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Bend nonprofit REACH seeking donations to help area’s homeless
REACH, short for Relationship, Empowerment, Action, Compassion and Heart, is a Bend organization dedicated to serving the homeless throughout…
Continue ReadingMore than 50 University of Georgia faculty members announce plans to mandate masks in their classrooms
By Rebekah Riess and Gregory Lemos, CNN Educators at the University of Georgia have announced plans to require masks in their classrooms despite…
Continue Reading6 bodies thought to be those of Mexican Indigenous men found
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators in northern Mexico found six sets of skeletal remains and are performing tests…
Continue ReadingFDA authorizes booster dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for people 65 and older
By Maggie Fox, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday it would grant emergency use authorization for a booster dose of Pfizer’s…
Continue ReadingMan fatally shot outside Bend nightclub, man arrested
BEND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a Black man was fatally shot outside a central Oregon nightclub by a white man and prosecutors are working to…
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