Grant McHill

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WOODBURN, Ore- Nearly 45 years after a man’s body was discovered along Interstate 5 in Marion County, Oregon State Police have identified the victim as Larry Eugene Parks, a 30-year-old Vietnam veteran who had been missing since 1979. Parks’ remains were found on July 18, 1980, near Woodburn, but despite extensive investigative efforts, the man remained unidentified until April 2025, according to a statement released Friday by the Oregon State Police Cold Case Unit.

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PORTLAND, Ore. – With the 15th anniversary of Kyron Horman’s disappearance nearing, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) and law enforcement partners announced renewed efforts and collaboration in the case of the missing Portland boy. Kyron, then 7, vanished on June 4, 2010, after attending a science fair at Skyline Elementary School. He has not been seen since.

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(Associated Press) – A former CEO of the nation’s largest waste management company who currently serves on the FedEx board of directors will take over control of the U.S. Postal Service. The chair of the service’s Board of Governors announced Friday that David Steiner will become the nation’s 76th postmaster general, pending his successful completion of ethics and security clearance processes. Steiner was CEO of Waste Management Inc.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21. That’s according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. It is the broadest and most detailed directive so far on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign to rid the military of diversity and equity programs, policies and instructional materials.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new poll shows a majority of U.S. adults disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of issues related to colleges and universities, as his Republican administration ramps up threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll finds 56% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s approach on higher education, while about 4 in 10 approve, in line with his overall job approval.