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NEW YORK (AP) — Can serenity come from suffering?

Listen as Gazette-Times and Democrat-Herald sports writers Steve Gress and Kevin Hampton talk about the Beavers' upcoming game against Boise State.

Taheshia Williams, center, tells her eyewitness account of the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, in Charlotte, N.C. Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. Scott's death on Sept. 20 led to protests and rioting. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

This July 7, 2016 photo shows the main flats area at Van Cortlandt Park, featuring soccer fields in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000 acres, and its cross-country trails…

In this July 7, 2016 photo, a runner strides along the cross country course at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000 acres, and its cross-country…

In this July 7, 2016 photo, the sun peeks through the trees in the main flats area at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000 acres,…

In this July 7, 2016 photo, two paths join into one on the cross country running course at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000 acres,…

In this July 7, 2016 photo, a portion of the cross country running course is shown at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000 acres, and…

In this July 7, 2016 photo, the tortoise and hare sign on the cross country course is shown at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx borough of New York. Van Cortlandt is New York City’s third-largest park, at over 1,000…

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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — The founder of a Rhode Island-based international sport institute ran the nonprofit as a personal piggybank, using it to pay for private school tuition, plastic surgery and other expenses, a prosecutor said Wednesday during the…

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson leaves U.S. Bank Stadium on crutches after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Minneapolis. The Vikings won 17-14. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King)

ROME (AP) — Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi rejected the city's bid for the 2024 Olympics on Wednesday, effectively dooming the capital's candidacy for the second time in four years.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Videos obtained by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch provide new insight into a fatal 2011 police shooting that led to first-degree murder charges this year against a white officer, who was carrying a personal assault rifle against…

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — After months of barbs and sparring between Olympic and anti-doping officials, World Anti-Doping Agency president Craig Reedie expects an end to public conflict.

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 file photo, Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi attends a press conference presenting the European Mobility Week at Rome's Capitol Hill. The day the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement triumphed in Rome’s mayoral election, its exultant…

FILE - In this Thursday, June 23, 2016 file photo, Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi is overcome by emotion as she stands on the balcony of the Campidoglio Capitol hill building overlooking the Roman forum in Rome. The day the anti-establishment…

FILE - In this Thursday, June 23, 2016 file photo, Rome's Mayor Virginia Raggi waves to reporters as she leaves the Rome's Vittoriano Unknown soldier monument, after laying a wreath. The day the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement triumphed in Rome’s mayoral…

FILE - This undated file photo provided by the St. Louis Police Department, shows former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley, who was charged in May 2016 in the Dec. 20, 2011, death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith, a black…

ROME (AP) — Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi says "No" to city's 2024 Olympic bid, effectively dooming the city's candidacy.

EUGENE — Thanks to cooler autumn temperatures and recent rains, all fire restrictions have been lifted on the WillametteNational Forest.

LEBANON — Paul Aziz will continue his bid to be elected to a third term as Lebanon’s mayor, although he will be undergoing treatment for throat cancer in coming weeks, he said Tuesday.

SWEET HOME — Linn County will apply for two state grants to assist with the demolition of a building at the former Willamette Industries mill site in Sweet Home that burned to the ground last year.