Friction among Taliban pragmatists, hard-liners intensifies
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The friction between pragmatists and ideologues in the Taliban leadership has…
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Sequoia National Park’s giant trees at risk as fires grow
By NOAH BERGER and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews moved to ramp up the battle Wednesday against two…
Continue ReadingFirst, she was a survivor: #MeToo’s Burke tells her story
By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Tarana Burke’s name became synonymous with the #MeToo movement four years ago, when allegations against…
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After humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
Continue ReadingHaaland scores as Dortmund beats Beşiktaş 2-1 away in opener
ISTANBUL (AP) — Erling Haaland has scored again to help Borussia Dortmund to a 2-1 win at Turkish champion Beşiktaş in their Champions League…
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Use restrictions to be reduced on C.O. public lands; campfires allowed in designated campgrounds
Due to increased moisture and cooling temperatures, fire officials on the Deschutes and Ochoco national forests, Crooked River National Grassland and…
Continue ReadingBiden announces global goal to reduce planet-warming methane emissions
By Ella Nilsen and Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden announced the United States and European Union have launched a global pledge to reduce…
Continue ReadingUN withdraws Gabon peacekeepers in Central African Republic
By YVES-LAURENT GOMA Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon’s government says the United Nations is withdrawing 450 Gabonese…
Continue ReadingWeekend blast: Gas now shut off to Georgia apartment complex
DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Gas has been temporarily turned off at an apartment complex in Georgia where a building exploded last weekend and partially…
Continue ReadingLawyer asks judge to toss new charge in Daunte Wright case
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys are asking a judge to dismiss a new manslaughter charge against the former suburban Minneapolis police officer who…
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Jefferson County commissioners declare state of emergency, call on state to scrap vaccine mandate
Jefferson County commissioners unanimously declared a state of emergency on Wednesday due to a “foreseeable lack of resources” to respond to…
Continue ReadingAfter humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
Continue ReadingAfter humble beginnings, Oregon’s Dutch Bros launches IPO
By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — After humble beginnings as a pushcart operation by an Oregon town’s railroad tracks,…
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow
By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from…
Continue ReadingAs COVID-19 vaccine mandates rise, religious exemptions grow
By COLLEEN LONG and ANDREW DEMILLO Associated Press Religious objections were once used only sparingly around the country to get exempted from…
Continue ReadingFDA strikes neutral tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof…
Continue ReadingFDA strikes cautious tone ahead of vaccine booster meeting
By LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government advisers will debate Friday if there’s enough proof…
Continue ReadingFeds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed…
Continue ReadingFeds OK plan to cut salmon fishing when needed for orcas
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal officials have approved a plan that calls for cutting nontribal salmon fishing along the West Coast when the fish are needed…
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Oregon reports 44 more COVID-19 related deaths, 6 in Central Oregon; 2,040 new cases
There are 44 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,490, the Oregon Health Authority reported Tuesday.…
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