Oregon DHS reports lowest number of children in foster care in 15 years
Despite the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and historic wildfires, the Oregon Department of Human Services Child Welfare Division said it was…
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Biden aims for comprehensive climate approach as he halts new oil and gas leases on federal land
President Joe Biden signed several executive actions related to the climate crisis on Wednesday, including one directing the secretary of the…
Continue ReadingUC Berkeley removes the name on a school building over an anthropologist’s controversial past
The University of California, Berkeley has removed the name on its anthropology building, Kroeber Hall — named for prominent American…
Continue ReadingAMC is today’s GameStop. A Reddit mob sent its stock more than 200% higher
Welcome to the Reddit market. A group on Reddit’s Wall Street Bets board have been promoting a number of stocks, hoping to squeeze short…
Continue ReadingMan reunited with dog after it was taken during altercation outside hotel
Click here for updates on this story WOODLAND, CA (KOVR) — Officers say a Woodland man has been arrested after he…
Continue ReadingFormer student sues high school district, coaches over alleged sex abuse on campus
Click here for updates on this story LOS GATOS, CA (KPIX) — A former Los Gatos High School student is suing the school…
Continue ReadingRising cost of chicken wings is challenging to already hurting restaurant industry in western Pennsylvania
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Super Bowl is closing in, and chicken wing prices are…
Continue ReadingWarning: 3 new scams targeting COVID-19 relief payments
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — IRS criminal investigators are warning Americans to watch out for…
Continue ReadingFed warns of a slowing recovery, leaves rates unchanged
The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged Wednesday and again stressed it would use its “full range of tools” to support the US…
Continue ReadingNo, Joe Biden didn’t just ban fracking
President Joe Biden is cracking down on the oil-and-gas industry, but he is not taking the extreme steps the Trump campaign claimed he would last…
Continue ReadingBen & Jerry’s co-founders want to make it easier to sue cops who abuse their authority
Ben & Jerry’s two co-founders want to make it easier for Americans to sue police officers who abuse their authority, a move that reform…
Continue ReadingRobotic restaurant created by MIT grads opens second location
Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — It’s a meal prepared by robots. Spyce is the…
Continue ReadingThis artist just became the first Native American to win the Caldecott Medal for children’s book illustration
Michaela Goade just etched her name into the history books. This week she became the first Native American to win the Randolph Caldecott Medal for…
Continue ReadingPE teacher saves choking elementary school student
Click here for updates on this story PLYMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Plymouth PE teacher is getting some…
Continue ReadingFour swastikas found etched into dorm elevator
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Johns Hopkins University officials are investigating after four…
Continue Reading53 dead in West Cameroon bus crash
Fifty-three people are dead and 29 seriously injured following a collision Wednesday between a bus and a truck containing flammable liquid in West…
Continue ReadingWarning: If you get a 1099-g form, and you’ve never applied for unemployment, you may be a victim of fraud
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A heads-up for potential fraud victims this tax season – if you…
Continue Reading‘You’re already labeled as a white supremacist gun person:’ Police video of Kyle Rittenhouse after he shot, killed two people
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly released-video shows Antioch teen Kyle Rittenhouse being…
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Paulina Creek restoration project getting underway
The Deschutes National Forest plans to start work this week on a restoration project along Paulina Creek near Ogden Group Camp, to improve the…
Continue ReadingLawmakers in 14 states have proposed anti-LGBTQ bills, many of which target trans youth
As is custom at the beginning of the legislative session, state lawmakers across the country have proposed a torrent of bills intended to boost local…
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