David A. LiebAssociated Press Only U.S. citizens are eligible to vote in this fall’s election for president and other top offices. While that’s nothing new, the potential for noncitizens to register or vote has been receiving a lot of attention lately.Citing an influx of immigrants in recent years at the[Read More…]
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Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2024. There are 111 days left in the year.Today in history:On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of the planes into New York’s World Trade Center, one into[Read More…]
Oregon ban on hard-to-trace ghost guns went into effect Sunday
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — So-called ghost guns, privately made firearms that don’t have serial numbers and are largely untraceable, will be banned across Oregon starting Sunday after a federal judge denied a legal challenge that tried to block the prohibition.Ghost guns differ from weapons manufactured by licensed companies in that[Read More…]
Today in History: Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 4, the 248th day of 2024. There are 118 days left in the year.Today in history:On Sept. 4, 1949, more than 140 people were injured following a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, N.Y. as an anti-Communist mob attacked departing concertgoers.Also on this date:In 1781,[Read More…]
Schools are back in session, what to do about cell phones
Carolyn Thompson Associated Press Isabella Pires first noticed what she calls the “gradual apathy pandemic” in eighth grade. Only a handful of classmates registered for service projects she helped organize at her Massachusetts school. Even fewer actually showed up.When she got to high school last fall, Isabella found the problem[Read More…]
Oklahoma transfer Dillon Gabriel now driving the No. 3 Ducks as they move to the Big Ten
Anne M. PetersonAP Sports Writer Quarterback Dillon Gabriel likens taking over the offense at No. 3 Oregon to driving a new car.“I knew what the difficult part of it was going to be, as time is of the essence and learning an offense and having command and control of it.[Read More…]
Today in History: The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 21, the 234th day of 2024. There are 132 days left in the year.Today in history:On Aug. 21, 1831, Nat Turner launched a violent slave rebellion in Virginia, resulting in the deaths of at least 55 white people; scores of Black people were killed in retribution[Read More…]
Today in History: The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Aug. 14, the 227th day of 2024. There are 139 days left in the year.Today in history:On Aug. 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, ensuring income for elderly Americans and creating a federal unemployment insurance program.Also on this date:In 1936,[Read More…]
Dillon Gabriel-led Ducks out to challenge supremacy of Michigan, Ohio St. in 1st Big Ten season
Eric OlsonAP College Football Writer The Big Ten championship race has gone through Ohio State and Michigan most years. It’s about to veer left, all the way to the West Coast.The Oregon Ducks are primed to make the grandest entrance of the four former Pac-12 teams joining the league. Expect[Read More…]
Grants Pass votes to ban camping in parks
Clarie RushAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The small Oregon city at the heart of a recent landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows cities to enforce outdoor sleeping bans has voted to prohibit camping but establish certain areas where homeless people can go.The Grants Pass City Council voted 7-0[Read More…]