By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s close financial oversight by European Union creditors is ending. Saturday’s milestone closes an unwelcome chapter dating to the country’s painful bailout years. It gives Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ center-right government greater freedom at a time when Greece, like all of Europe, is struggling with a
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN A 25-year-old wildland firefighter was killed after being struck by a tree while battling the Rum Creek Fire in Oregon, officials said Friday, marking the second fire personnel death in the state this month. Logan Taylor of Talent, Oregon, was critically injured Thursday, according to a joint statement from the Oregon
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By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday. No one was injured among the six Japanese crew members aboard the tanker Ryoshinmaru and 14 Chinese crew members aboard the Belize-registered cargo ship Xin Hai
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese chemical tanker ship crashed into a cargo ship off the coast of southwestern Japan, the coast guard said Saturday. No one was injured among the six Japanese crew members aboard the tanker Ryoshinmaru and 14 Chinese crew members aboard the Belize-registered cargo ship Xin Hai
Continue Reading By Natalie Croker, Renée Rigdon, Judson Jones, Carlotta Dotto and Angela Dewan, CNN To be stuck “up a river without a paddle” is an expression for a sticky situation you just can’t get out of. But if that river happens to be in the northern hemisphere this summer, it’s likely the paddle won’t be helpful,
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, CNN Oklahoma will soon begin executing death row inmates at a pace of about one man per month, with plans to put to death 25 prisoners over the next two years despite cries by critics and experts who point not only to outstanding questions of the mental fitness or possible innocence of
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer Jason Varitek led Altamonte Springs out of Florida to the 1984 Little League World Series championship game. Varitek, Ed Vosberg and Michael Conforto are the only three players to play in the Little League Baseball World Series, College World Series and Major League Baseball World Series. Now Boston’s game-planning
Continue Reading By WANJOHI KABUKURU Associated Press MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa’s migratory birds are threatened by changing weather patterns in the center and east of the continent that have depleted natural water systems and caused a devastating drought. Hotter and drier conditions due to climate change make it difficult for traveling species who are losing their
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Victor Robles scored the go-ahead run on Josh Hader’s wild two-base throwing error and rookie Alex Call followed with his first career home run, a two-run shot, as the Washington Nationals stunned the San Diego Padres 6-3. It was the second straight rough outing for
Continue Reading By Caroll Alvarado, CNN Uber driver Fritz Sam is being hailed a “hero” by the company’s CEO after he sprang into action and helped evacuate residents from a burning building in New York City. Sam was driving his passenger, Jemimah Wei, through Brooklyn to the airport around 8 a.m. on Wednesday when they came across
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Propel(x) ranked the top 15 states with the most venture capital investments in women-founded/co-founded startups using data from PitchBook.
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What stadiums and arenas take bets? OLBG outlines retail sportsbooks at professional sports venues based on news reports and releases from the web.
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How many Americans suffer from injuries at work? Simply Business examined data published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health to find the 10 most common injury claims for workers’ compensation.
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Ever wanted to visit the sites of famous science fiction flicks? Giggster compiled five of the best sci-fi films shot in the Los Angeles area you can tour today, using IMDb user rating data for popular context.
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Using information from industry sources and IMDb, Giggster looked at noteworthy shooting locations from the best crime movies shot in New York City.
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Do you use the same password for all your online accounts? Change it now—but not before you see these easy-to-guess passwords to avoid using, based on analysis by VPN provider Twingate.
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Using data from FBref.com, Stacker investigates how a pair of MLS teams managed to win just once at home against one another over a span of 12 matches.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Davis Mills threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Nico Collins with one second left in the first half, salvaging something good from an up-and-down performance in the Houston Texans’ 24-20 preseason victory over the Los Angeles Rams. Mills is expected to be the rebuilding Texans’
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston, CNN A county NAACP chapter in northern Alabama is calling for the resignation of a school board member and local Republican Party chairman, who says his sharing on social media of a GOP elephant logo that included KKK imagery was unintended. The Facebook page of the Lawrence County Republican Party had included
Continue Reading By Yenny Sanchez, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers in Ohio seized three shipments of counterfeit watches and jewelry worth an estimated street value of nearly $7 million, officials said. The officers intercepted the shipments from Hong Kong in Cincinnati, CBP said in a news release earlier this month. They contained more than 800
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith’s fielder’s-choice grounder scored Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Miami Marlins 2-1. It was the Dodgers’ major league-leading 34th come-from-behind victory. Betts scored on the bizarre play in which Marlins catcher Jacob
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Survivors and faith leaders rallied Friday at the Utah State Capitol to demand change to a state law that exempts religious leaders from requirements that they report child sexual abuse brought to their attention in spiritual confessions. “If we as a people, as churches and
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By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Survivors and faith leaders rallied Friday at the Utah State Capitol to demand change to a state law that exempts religious leaders from requirements that they report child sexual abuse brought to their attention in spiritual confessions. “If we as a people, as churches and
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Survivors and faith leaders rallied Friday at the Utah State Capitol to demand change to a state law that exempts religious leaders from requirements that they report child sexual abuse brought to their attention in spiritual confessions. “If we as a people, as churches and
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Despite a 2nd half comeback, the Thunder Ridge Titans didn’t have enough to stay with Minico Friday night, as the Spartans picked up a season-opening 40-21 win over the Titans.
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Miles Mikolas threw eight dominant innings, Paul Goldschmidt connected for his 30th homer of the season and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-1. Nolan Arenado had a four-hit night, including three doubles, while veteran catcher Yadier Molina added a season-high three hits and
Continue Reading By JOE STIGLICH Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Eugenio Suarez homered twice and drove in five runs as the Seattle Mariners cruised to their fourth straight win, 10-2 over the Oakland Athletics. Marco Gonzales allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings and beat Oakland for the third time this season. Seattle maintained a half-game
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the fund’s biggest borrowers. The move comes as more countries will need to turn to the IMF, as food
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund is facing pressure to reevaluate how it imposes fees on loans it disperses to needy countries like war-torn Ukraine — which is one of the fund’s biggest borrowers. The move comes as more countries will need to turn to the IMF, as food
Continue Reading CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored in the third minute of second-half stoppage time on a penalty kick and the LA Galaxy tied the Seattle Sounders 3-3. Chicharito and Victor Vazquez both scored once for the Galaxy. The Sounders got one goal each from Jordan Morris, Raul Ruidiaz and Kelyn Rowe. The Galaxy visit
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Continue Reading By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Republicans have found success in Democratic strongholds like Maryland and Massachusetts when they have fielded moderate candidates who could appeal to voters in both parties. With Democrats facing headwinds this year, Republicans had hoped that strategy could pay off yet again. But Republican voters have nominated
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Bugatti has unveiled what the French automaker hopes will be the world’s fastest convertible. The 1,600-horsepower, $5 million W16 Mistral is, essentially, an open-topped version of the Bugatti Chiron supercar, though there are major design differences. It is also Bugatti’s last gasoline-only car. Future models will be hybrid. Only 99
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MELIPEUCO, Chile (AP) — Mist suddenly arose from the Truful Truful River as it flowed below the snow-covered Llaima volcano, and Victor Curin smiled at the sun-dappled water spray. A leader in one of the Indigenous communities by the river’s shores in the Chilean Andes, Curin took it as a
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN A pregnant woman in Louisiana alleges that she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition. At about 10 weeks, Nancy Davis’ baby was diagnosed with acrania, a rare congenital disorder in which a fetus’ skull does not form inside of the womb, according to a
Continue Reading By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press MELIPEUCO, Chile (AP) — Mist suddenly arose from the Truful Truful River as it flowed below the snow-covered Llaima volcano, and Victor Curin smiled at the sun-dappled water spray. A leader in one of the Indigenous communities by the river’s shores in the Chilean Andes, Curin took it as a
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN Faster than any shark alive today and big enough to eat an orca in just five bites: A new study suggests the extinct shark known as a megalodon was an even more impressive superpredator than scientists realized before. The Otodus megalodon, the inspiration behind the 2018 film “The Meg,” lived more
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Astros left fielder Yordan Alvarez was taken to a hospital during Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves because of shortness of breath. Houston manager Dusty Baker says the Braves’ in-game fireworks made Alvarez’s symptoms worse. Alvarez departed the game under his own power with two
Continue Reading By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Rookie Elehuris Montero homered twice and drove in five runs to back the solid pitching by José Ureña, and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 7-4 to snap a five-game losing streak. Connor Joe also homered and Wynton Bernard and José Iglesias hit successive doubles
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Islamic militants have stormed a hotel in Somalia’s capital, engaging in an hours-long exchange of fire with the security forces that left at least 20 people dead, according to police and witnesses. In addition, at least 40 people were wounded in the late Friday night attack
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The South Fremont Cougars began their season on the right note Friday night, taking down the Wood River Wolverines 20-8.
Continue Reading By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Anthony Santander hit one of the Orioles’ five homers and drove in four runs, and Baltimore outslugged the Boston Red Sox 15-10. Jorge Mateo, Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle and Ramón Urías also connected for the Orioles, who had combined to score three runs in their previous two
Continue Reading By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luis Arraez and Jose Miranda hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning to back Dylan Bundy’s strong start, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Texas Rangers 2-1. Bundy (7-5) gave up a run on just two hits in 5 1/3 innings. Minnesota won its fourth game
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Rookie first-round draft pick Chris Olave caught a 20-yard pass for his first touchdown of the preseason in the New Orleans Saints’ 20-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Friday night. Packers quarterback Jordan Love and rookie fourth-round pick Romeo Doubs connected on
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pete Alonso reached 30 homers and 100 RBIs on the season to lead the New York Mets to a 7-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Alonso hit a run-scoring fielder’s choice for his 100th RBI and hit a two-run shot in the third inning for his
Continue Reading SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox star Bill Lee collapsed in the bullpen while warming up for a Savannah Bananas exhibition game Friday night, but the 75-year-old pitcher walked off the field with assistance. In an email to The Associated Press, team president Jared Orton said Lee was able to leave the stadium
Continue Reading By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Riley hit a three-run homer off Lance McCullers Jr., Kyle Wright won his 15th game to tie for the NL lead, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-2 in the teams’ first meeting since last year’s World Series. The defending champion Braves have
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN A Utah judge granted a preliminary injunction Friday allowing transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams, but they will not be automatically eligible to play. The decision “will allow transgender girls to compete on girls’ teams only when it is fair, as confidentially determined by a legislature-created commission,” according to the
Continue Reading By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Triston McKenzie struck out a career-high 14 and the Cleveland Guardians scored four runs with two outs in the seventh to rally for a 5-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. McKenzie struck out eight of the last 10 hitters he faced and didn’t walk a batter
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Mac Jones completed a 45-yard pass to set up a touchdown in his first game action of the preseason, Tristian Vizcaino hit a 51-yard go-ahead field goal and the New England Patriots beat the Carolina Panthers 20-10 in a preseason game. On a night when
Continue Reading By Jade Gordon, CNN The city council in Vincent, Alabama, voted to abolish its police department on Thursday, at least temporarily, two months after one of the officers sent a text message containing racist language to a colleague. The council had previously voted to dissolve the three-member police department over the texts that were sent
Continue Reading BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to extend the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by up to 10 years is being rebuffed by Democratic legislators. They want more investment in renewable energy, new transmission lines and storage. The
Continue Reading BY ADAM BEAM and MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to extend the life of the state’s last operating nuclear power plant by up to 10 years is being rebuffed by Democratic legislators. They want more investment in renewable energy, new transmission lines and storage. The
Continue Reading BRIANERD, Minn. (AP) — John Force Racing teammates Brittany Force and Robert Hight topped qualifying Friday night in the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. Top Fuel points leader Force had a 3.685-second run at 333.49 mph in cool conditions. She’s a four-time winner this season. In Funny Car, Hight had a 3.865
Continue Reading By DICK SCANLON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Massey’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted Kansas City to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night, ending the Royals’ four-game skid. Massey drove in automatic runner Michael A. Taylor, who had moved up to third on a groundball.
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional Penitenciario de Perú (INPE) dio a conocer que ha dispuesto la libertad de Antauro Humala Tasso, exmilitar y hermano del expresidente Ollanta Humala Tasso, quien fue condenado por la justicia de ese país a 19 años de prisión por los delitos de homicidio simple, secuestro,
Continue Reading By JERRY BEACH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman tossed seven sharp innings and the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to shut out the New York Yankees, beating the AL East leaders 4-0. The Yankees were held to four singles and didn’t get a runner beyond second base as they lost
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Michael Chavis hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth to cap a two-run rally and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates trailed 4-3 going into the ninth but tied it on Kevin Newman’s run-scoring double with
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Of all the pandemic-inspired business changes, there’s one that will likely stick around for the long haul: QR codes. Many restaurants utilized the technology when they ditched physical menus to help slow the spread of Covid-19. But now, QR codes are more than just a way for businesses to offer a
Continue Reading By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Patrick Sandoval pitched a four-hitter for his first career shutout, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0 on Jared Walsh’s second-inning homer. Sandoval threw 97 pitches, struck out nine, didn’t walk a batter and didn’t allow a runner past first base as the Angels
Continue Reading DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding. But the National Park Service cautions visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures. Locations that will reopen include the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, and
Continue Reading SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell has ben cleared to pitch against the Washington Nationals after being involved in a minor traffic collision on Thursday. Manager Bob Melvin says Snell was not injured. Melvin says Snell was checked out by the team’s medical staff and he was ready to pitch. Melvin
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office. The disclosure — which would typically be unremarkable for a former vice president — is notable given that FBI agents seized classified and top secret
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Ha sido catalogado como la “Furia en el Mar Rojo”, pero ambos peleadores aparentemente parecen estar relativamente tranquilos sobre subir al ring y pelear uno contra el otro una vez más. Oleksandr Usyk y Anthony Joshua se enfrentarán por segunda vez en poco menos de un año el sábado por la
Continue Reading By Claudia Dominguez and Sharif Paget, CNN A massive boatyard in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts on Friday filled the skies above Buzzard’s Bay with black smoke and damaged dozens of boats and cars as well as several structures, CNN affiliate WCVB reported. “We had a tremendous amount of fire in the main building and surrounding buildings,” Mattapoisett
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN Doreen Jansen looked at the brown hills from her Thousand Oaks home. “My plants are suffering,” Jansen said. “The animals, coyotes, rattlesnakes; they are all out in droves. It’s dry and unusually hot.” The signs of drought are everywhere here, from the shrinking lakes to the deathly drained color of trees
Continue Reading By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a complaint from a group of workers who said they were unfairly discriminated against by Maine’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care personnel. The plaintiffs sued Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and other Maine officials along with a group of health care
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By Loureen Ayyoub for CNN After fleeing war in Somalia as a child, featherweight boxer Ramla Ali has had to fight for everything she has. The 32-year-old is now about to write another chapter in her remarkable life as she prepares for her next bout against Crystal Garcia Nova of the Dominican Republic in the
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Funcionarios de la Casa Blanca han expresado en privado su profunda preocupación por el material clasificado llevado a la casa del expresidente Donald Trump en Florida, que incluye algunos documentos que solo deben ser vistos en instalaciones seguras del Gobierno, según supo CNN. A medida que ha surgido más información
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Shilese Jones grabbed the lead at the U.S. gymnastics championships, riding a dynamic bars routine to post an all-around total of 57.200. The 20-year-old Jones began the competition with a staggering 14.850 during her bars set, the highest score of the night on any event.
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — King County, which includes Seattle, on Friday officially declared the local monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency as infections continue to increase in the city and other parts of the state. “We are fortunate to have one of the best public health organizations in the nation right here in King County, and
Continue Reading By Gary Tuchman, Anne Clifford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the US border, an exhausting journey interrupted only briefly when she was hospitalized with pneumonia in Guatemala. Less than a week since finding shelter in Eagle Pass, Texas, after crossing the Rio
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A lawsuit alleging a Mississippi school district discriminated against a Black student and stripped her of an academic award has been dismissed by a panel of federal judges. Olecia James filed a federal lawsuit in 2019 against the Cleveland School District in 2019. She
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in Idaho using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading By Chuck Johnston, CNN Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug trafficking investigation, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday. The investigation entitled, “Operation Flying Ice,” stemmed from a September 2020 search warrant in Winter Haven, Florida, that netted just one pound of methamphetamine.
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration authorized Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine on Friday for emergency use in adolescents. It is the fourth coronavirus vaccine available in the United States and, unlike the others, it uses a protein-based technology. The vaccine was authorized for adults in July. With the latest emergency use authorization,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona; Reps. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., and Andy Barr, R-Ky. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Cardona; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio; Dr. Deborah Birx, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator; David Laufman, former chief of
Continue Reading By Maria Cartaya and Christina Maxouris, CNN The South Carolina State Grand Jury issued new charges against disgraced former attorney Alex Murdaugh, roughly a month after he pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the killings of his wife and son. Murdaugh was indicted on four counts of obtaining signature or property by false pretenses
Continue Reading By Fidel Gutierrez, CNNE The former attorney general of Mexico was arrested on Friday in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a tragedy that captured the world’s attention nearly eight years ago. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it considers former attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam a suspect in “the crimes
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Perú pidió 36 meses de prisión preventiva para Yenifer Paredes, cuñada del presidente Pedro Castillo, por la presunta comisión de delitos de lavado de activos y otros en agravio del Estado, de acuerdo con un mensaje publicado en la cuenta de Twitter de la
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jason Gore spent four years at the USGA keeping a better line of communication with players. Now the PGA Tour has hired him for a similar role. Gore has been hired as a senior vice president and player advisory to the commissioner. The tour describes
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he didn’t take any classified information with him when he left office. The disclosure — which would typically be unremarkable for a former vice president — is notable given that FBI agents seized classified and top secret
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Two men were sentenced to federal prison in separate drug distribution cases this week, announced Josh Hurwit, the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho.
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Shey Peddy is out for the season with a ruptured right Achilles tendon, leaving the Phoenix Mercury even more short-handed in their WNBA playoff series against the Las Vegas Aces. Peedy went down in the third quarter of Game 1 Wednesday with a non-contact injury and did not return. The Aces
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Adam Scott felt he was playing well enough that he should start seeing some better scores at some point. That moment appears to have arrived at just the right time. Scott put together another tidy round in the BMW Championship except for one hole. He
Continue Reading By Marlon Sorto and Caitlin Hu, CNN Nicaraguan police on Friday detained a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians, after a 16-day standoff, in an escalation of tensions between the country’s government and the Catholic Church. Police entered the headquarters of the Matagalpa diocese and arrested Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the others, authorities said
Continue Reading WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over Friday and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons (18,200 liters), officials said. An investigation was underway to determine whether any of the unleaded gas entered an area creek. The truck’s driver lost control of the rig during the early morning
Continue Reading WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over Friday and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons (18,200 liters), officials said. An investigation was underway to determine whether any of the unleaded gas entered an area creek. The truck’s driver lost control of the rig during the early morning
Continue Reading NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Construction is set to begin on a long-awaited national museum that will honor the U.S. Coast Guard. A special keel-laying ceremony, a term that’s usually used to celebrate construction of a cutter, was held on Friday at the museum’s riverfront site in New London, Connecticut. It comes after $50 million
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Prosecutors have filed a third attempted murder charge against a man accused of shooting an eastern Indiana police officer in the head during a traffic stop and search for possible narcotics. The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office filed the new charge against 47-year-old Phillip Matthew Lee of Richmond for shooting at a
Continue Reading By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — The Montenegrin government has collapsed in a no-confidence vote that followed a rift over relations with the powerful Serbian Orthodox Church. Lawmakers voted 50-1 early Saturday to oust the government of Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic just weeks after he signed an agreement regulating the position of
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un nuevo apagón generalizado en Cuba provocó manifestaciones contra el Gobierno el jueves por la noche y el viernes por la madrugada en el municipio de Nuevitas, en el oriente del país, en la primera protesta registrada desde el incendio masivo en las instalaciones de combustible de Matanzas, que destruyó
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Three Pocatello City Council members, Claudia Ortega, Christine Stevens and Roger Bray, have announced that they intend to resign from the council.
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer The family of the late actor Bill Paxton has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit against a Los Angeles hospital and the surgeon who performed his heart surgery shortly before he died in 2017. A court filing Friday shows that Paxton’s widow and two children have settled the
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Bingham County got a new sheriff this week.
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On Friday, the Walmart in Chubbuck held a reopening celebration for the remodel of their store.
Continue Reading WEST YELLOWSTONE, Mont. (AP) — A tanker truck hauling gasoline in Yellowstone National Park rolled over Friday and spilled an estimated 4,800 gallons (18,200 liters), officials said. An investigation was underway to determine whether any of the unleaded gas entered an area creek. The truck’s driver lost control of the rig during the early morning
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In an already difficult fire season, members of the Bonneville County fire district are now helping out at the moose fire.
But that’s not unusual for the BCFD. They’ve spent the last 12 weeks fighting fires non-stop across the western United States.
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm warnings have been issued for a stretch of the lower Texas Gulf Coast and part of Mexico’s northeast shoreline amid forecasts that an offshore disturbance would become a tropical storm in coming hours. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Friday evening that an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter
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Idaho officials reported 612 new COVID-19 cases and 9 new deaths Friday.
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