By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report For America In the final days leading up to Oregon’s redistricting deadline, state House Democrats remain adamant about their proposed new political maps and think they have cleared a path to pass them while Republicans are contemplating a walkout to block those plans. With the deadline to redraw Oregon’s electoral
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, CNN A defendant standing trial for murder has been killed by two men, believed to be members of a rival gang, who shot him in a New Delhi courtroom. Two gunmen dressed as lawyers opened fire on Friday afternoon while a jailed gang member was being presented in court, according to Delhi
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says talks over his $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan have hit a “stalemate” in Congress. Biden delivered off-cuff remarks Friday at the White House as Democrats in the House and Senate are laboring to finish drafts and overcome party differences, The president’s
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s fate is now in a jury’s hands after weeks of lurid testimony in a sexual misconduct trial. The panel of seven men and five women began deliberating racketeering and sex trafficking charges against the R&B superstar Friday. They ended the day without reaching a
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER, JONATHAN MATTISE and MARK HUMPHREY Associated Press COLLIERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents have gathered in a Tennessee town to pray for healing as details emerged about a gunman who went on a rampage Thursday at the grocery store where he worked. Hollie Skaggs and Sara Wiles were strangers who happened to be
Continue ReadingNUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AP) — Defending champion John Millman has been upset by fellow Australian James Duckworth in the quarterfinals of the Astana Open. Alexander Bublik has also reached the semifinals. Duckworth beat fifth-seeded Millman in straight sets to reach the semifinals of a tour event for the second time in his career. Ilya Ivashka plays
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are looking for plenty of sunshine today, with daytime highs that will reach the low 80’s. Calm winds in the morning will become northerly at a gentle 5-10 mph. Those breezes will turn southerly after midnight tonight. Under mostly clear skies, our overnight lows will dip to the mid 30’s
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez, Jeremy Diamond and Jasmine Wright, CNN When members of the Congressional Black Caucus arrived to Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence this week for an event marking the group’s 50th anniversary, talk quickly turned to the devolving humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border. Gathered on a mild evening on the lawn
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, Priscilla Alvarez, Jeremy Diamond and Jasmine Wright, CNN When members of the Congressional Black Caucus arrived to Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence this week for an event marking the group’s 50th anniversary, talk quickly turned to the devolving humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border. Gathered on a mild evening on the
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — France’s defense minister says it is “not a mystery” that that the announcement of defense deal among the the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia came as a shock to French officials. Defense Minister Florence Parly spoke on Friday after a meeting in Stockholm of the European Intervention Initiative, a 13-country
Continue ReadingFrench luxury house Saint Laurent will go completely fur free in its collections from next year, its parent company Kering says. In a statement Friday, Kering added that another of its houses, Italian menswear brand Brioni, will also stop using fur — making the luxury giant that includes Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta completely
Continue ReadingFrench luxury house Saint Laurent will go completely fur free in its collections from next year, its parent company Kering says. In a statement Friday, Kering added that another of its houses, Italian menswear brand Brioni, will also stop using fur — making the luxury giant that includes Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Balenciaga, Bottega Veneta completely
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims referees have given fewer penalties to his team because of a complaint by Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp at the start of the year. Solskjaer is still aggrieved that United was denied two penalties in its 2-1 win over West Ham in the English Premier
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN It’s been a gloriously sunny week here in London and we had the pleasure of heading to Buckingham Palace to find out how plans to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne are coming along. As you might expect, organizers are pulling out all the stops for
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama’s presidential center will move another step closer to its brick-and-mortar future next week when ground is broken after years of reviews, other delays and local opposition. Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will be joined by Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a shooting early Friday at a sports bar in Portland, Oregon, killed one man and injured two others. KOIN reports gunfire was reported just before 2 a.m. at the Silver Dollar Pizza Company in Northwest Portland. Three men were shot inside and one died at the scene. According to
Continue ReadingLEUVEN, Belgium (AP) — Rwanda has been picked to host cycling’s 2025 road world championships. It will be the first hosting by an African country for the 98th edition. International Cycling Union president David Lappartient says the capital city Kigali “will provide a magnificent backdrop” for the weeklong championships. It’s the latest sports project for
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press An upstate New York police officer seen on video pinning down a Black man who later died could face departmental discipline. The Rochester Police Department says Officer Mark Vaughn is the only officer to be served with “departmental charges” following an internal investigation of the police response to Daniel Prude.
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix is holding its first-ever global fan event, called “TUDUM,” this weekend. And the Comic-Con-like festivities represent a major moment in the streamer’s evolution. TUDUM, named for the sound Netflix plays when viewers first open the app, is Netflix’s bid to solidify the fan communities around their biggest titles —
Continue ReadingLAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for a 33-year-old former Marine accused of massacring a Florida family under the delusion that they were child sex traffickers. The state atrorney’s office said Friday that the Sept. 5 killings of the Lakeland family were “committed on a cold, calculated and premeditated manner.” Bryan
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