Ex-tour manager testifies against R. Kelly about Aaliyah
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former tour manager for R. Kelly has testified that he paid a $500 bribe to get the singer, Aaliyah,…
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New this week: ‘Clickbait,’ Sturgill Simpson and Addison Rae
By The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a Sturgill Simpson’s concept album called “The Ballad of Dood &…
Continue ReadingAP WAS THERE: 1991’s Hurricane Bob
By The Associated Press As New Englanders scramble to prepare for what could be their first hurricane in three decades, many can’t help but think…
Continue ReadingSyria shot down 22 Israeli missiles, Russian military says
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military says Syria’s air defense forces have shot down 22 of 24 missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during an…
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Records still falling: 19 COVID-19 related deaths, 2,971 new cases, 845 hospitalizations
There are 19 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,994, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Redmond woman honored for helping save her husband’s life
A Redmond woman was honored Thursday for her efforts that helped save her husband’s life early last…
Continue ReadingClosing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
The Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange…
Continue ReadingMan who claimed to have bomb near US Capitol held in jail
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who claimed he had a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has told a federal…
Continue ReadingScottish Greens agree to back pro-independence government
By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Scottish National Party and the Scottish Greens have agreed a power-sharing deal that falls short…
Continue ReadingFlorida orders school boards to relax mask rules or risk pay
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida officials are threatening to withhold funds equal to the salaries of…
Continue ReadingSources: Brazil’s Bolsonaro vexed by central bank autonomy
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian government officials have told The Associated Press that…
Continue ReadingSources: Brazil’s Bolsonaro vexed by central bank autonomy
By DÉBORA ÁLVARES and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazilian government officials have told The Associated Press that…
Continue ReadingIowa man charged in Capitol riot may be returned to jail
By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A prosecutor says an Iowa man seen in a videotaped confrontation with a police officer…
Continue ReadingSenators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how…
Continue ReadingSenators question DOJ funding for AI-powered policing tech
By MARTHA MENDOZA and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Some Capitol Hill Democrats and civil rights advocates are concerned about how…
Continue ReadingThe latest on Afghanistan as the Taliban take charge
CNN By Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Kara Fox, Aditi Sangal, Meg Wagner, Melissa Macaya and Melissa Mahtani, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021…
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Les Schwab Amphitheater to require vaccination proof or negative COVID test starting Aug. 29
Saying it’s “committed to bringing concerts back in the best ways,” Bend’s Les Schwab Amphitheater announced Friday that it will be rolling out…
Continue ReadingPakistan suicide bomber targets Chinese workers, 2 kids die
By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s interior ministry and police say that a suicide bomber detonated his…
Continue ReadingBiden backs end to wolf protections but hunting worries grow
By MATTHEW BROWN and JOHN FLESHER Associated Press FARIBAULT, Minn. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is sticking by former President…
Continue ReadingWA state employee union raps Inslee over vaccine mandates
A major state employees union is criticizing Gov. Jay Inslee’s implementation of a broad COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Inslee last week ordered state…
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