Idaho’s COVID outlook is dire as cases continue to climb
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health care workers are exhausted and angry. Some of Idaho’s coronavirus vaccines are…
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2022 Sisters Rodeo tickets go on sale; new online merchandise store
The Sisters Rodeo Association Board of Directors has announced the 2022 Sisters Rodeo performance tickets are on sale now.…
Continue ReadingCharges: Man “snapped,” killed 4, then left bodies in field
By AMY FORLITI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — An Arizona man who allegedly told his father he “snapped and shot a couple of people”…
Continue ReadingFacebook oversight board reviewing ‘XCheck’ system for VIPs
By The Associated Press Facebook’s semi-independent oversight board says it will review the company’s “XCheck,” or cross check…
Continue ReadingCalifornia now has nation’s lowest virus transmission rate
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is seeing lower coronavirus transmission than other U.S. states as virus cases and…
Continue ReadingGLIMPSES: Britain’s Johnson rides rails to meet Amtrak Joe
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have bonded over their shared…
Continue ReadingTeen pleads guilty in killing of college student in NYC park
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — One of two teens charged as adults in the fatal stabbing of a college student in a New York…
Continue ReadingPhilippines’ Duterte blasts ‘selfish’ nations over vaccines
By The Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized rich nations at the U.N. General Assembly for…
Continue ReadingTight job market is causing costs to rise at FedEx
By JOSEPH PISANI AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — FedEx is getting hurt by the tight job market. The package delivery company said Tuesday that its…
Continue ReadingSecond accuser joins lawsuit against billionaire Leon Black
NEW YORK (AP) — A second woman has accused billionaire Leon Black of rape in claims lawyers are seeking to add to a defamation lawsuit filed…
Continue ReadingSecond accuser joins lawsuit against billionaire Leon Black
NEW YORK (AP) — A second woman has accused billionaire Leon Black of rape in claims lawyers are seeking to add to a defamation lawsuit filed…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida outages, utility proposals include city takeover
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The electric company subsidiary that provides electricity to New Orleans is responding to calls…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida outages, utility proposals include city takeover
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The electric company subsidiary that provides electricity to New Orleans is responding to calls…
Continue ReadingUS govt to probe Zoom’s $14.7B Five9 deal for natsec risks
The Associated Press A U.S. government committee that reviews foreign investment in telecom is probing videoconferencing company Zoom’s $14.7…
Continue ReadingSouthern Resident grandmother orca missing and likely dead
SEATTLE (AP) — The Center for Whale Research has declared an orca in one of the Puget Sound’s endangered Southern Resident killer whale pods…
Continue ReadingTaliban request representation at the United Nations, kicking off credentials battle
By Richard Roth and Caitlin Hu, CNN The Taliban have requested representation at this week’s United Nations General Assembly, a move that is…
Continue ReadingUK family settles damages in US diplomatic immunity case
LONDON (AP) — A British couple who sought justice for their 19-year-old son after he died in a vehicle crash say they have settled a civil lawsuit…
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Oregon auto thefts rise 9 percent in 2020; rate now sixth-highest in US, insurers say
The National Insurance Crime Bureau’s annual Hot Spots Report shows that auto theft increased significantly across the nation in…
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Touchmark residents, staff raise more than $35,000 for Alzheimer’s Association
For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, each day presents challenges that require compassion to overcome. In honor and…
Continue ReadingExperts eye more travel testing to contain COVID in Hawaii
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii officials are facing pressure to increase COVID-19 testing for travelers. The islands are…
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