ST. LOUIS (AP) — A lawyer for a former St. Louis police officer who has twice faced trial on charges in the 2017 beating of a Black undercover police officer says a plea deal for his client has been reached. Lawyer Scott Rosenblum tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Christopher Myers plans to plead guilty
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has reached a $3.5 million settlement in a lawsuit against Seattle City Light filed by peole who received incorrect and excessive utility bills. The Seattle Times reports the settlement addresses issues raised in August 2019 lawsuit that claimed Seattle City Light improperly billed some of its customers based
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Emerging from his TV hibernation, Jon Stewart has taken John Oliver’s deep-dive format into a single issue and gone a step further in “The Problem With Jon Stewart.” If “The Daily Show” offered a satirical spin on the news, this Apple TV+ series is essentially a advocacy-based newsmagazine, one where
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-installed government has defended its detention of an American journalist it has now held for four months, without offering any details of the crimes it alleges. A military spokesman did not elaborate at a news conference to a question about Danny Fenster, a Detroit area native
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now they’re cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and TOM KRISHER AP Business Writers In an economy upended by the coronavirus, shortages and price spikes have hit everything from lumber to computer chips. Not even toilet paper escaped. Now they’re cutting into one of the humblest yet most vital links in the global manufacturing supply chain: The plastic pellets that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Andy Reid returns to Philadelphia with the Kansas City Chiefs owning a losing record for the first time since Week 10 of the 2015 season. Reid won more games than any coach in Eagles history before he was fired following the 2012 season and landed in Kansas City, where he led
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Wendy Williams is postponing her return to her talk show. It was announced Thursday on the show’s verified Instagram account that “Wendy will not be returning with new shows on Oct. 4.” “She has been and continues to be under a doctor’s care and is still not ready to return
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The nation’s school boards are asking President Joe Biden for federal assistance to investigate and stop a growing number of threats made against their members. The National School Boards Association sent a letter to Biden Thursday, describing members being put on watch lists and threatened in person, online and through
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The hit Broadway show “Aladdin” was canceled Wednesday night when breakthrough COVID-19 cases were reported within the musical’s company, a day after the show reopened, a worrying sign for Broadway. It was the first Broadway COVID-19 cancellation since shows resumed with Bruce Springsteen’s concert restarting
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All recreational fires within Deschutes County Rural Fire Protection District #2 will open at sunrise on Friday morning, officials said Thursday. Debris burning remains closed until further notice.
Continue ReadingDYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Frank Thomas has found his Field of Dreams. The Hall of Famer has headed a venture that bought controlling interest in Go the Distance Baseball’s stake of All-Star Ballpark Heaven and the Field of Dreams Movie Site. The company says This is Heaven LLC, a company of the 53-year-old Thomas and
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA GRESKO and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has added five new cases to its calendar for the term that begins next week. Among those cases is a challenge to federal election law brought by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. Cruz’s challenge involves rules about repaying a candidate
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Saints owner Gayle Benson says her succession plan for the NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans calls for the sale of the teams to a buyer who intends to keep the clubs in New Orleans. Benson is the widow of late Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson. The 74-year-old outlines her succession
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Olympic gymnast Suni Lee recently had a chance to meet her childhood idol Justin Bieber but walked away. The gold medalist had the opportunity earlier this month at the Met Gala, and says she regrets not taking it now. Lee appeared on Thursday’s episode of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” where she
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Los Angeles Rams host the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday in a showdown between unbeaten NFC West rivals. Sean McVay has never lost to the Cardinals in eight career meetings as Rams head coach. But the Cardinals are off to an impressive start this season under Kliff Kingsbury and the club
Continue ReadingBy Camila Orti Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A bar in the Kenton neighborhood that’s still trying to recover after an armed robbery last week was targeted again Tuesday night. Surveillance video from the Kenton Club shows a man casually walk behind the bar around 8 p.m. on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business The days of rent discounts and “pandemic pricing” are over as rents across the US climb back up. The national median rent rose to $1,302 in September, up 15% from a year ago, according to a report from Apartment List, a rental listing site. After falling for much of 2020,
Continue ReadingPORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says preliminary tests indicate iron-contaminated wastewater that leaked from a northwestern Indiana steel plant into a Lake Michigan tributary presents no risk to public health. The EPA said Wednesday that surface water samples were taken near the outfall at the U.S. Steel Midwest plant in Portage and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Dozens of students at an East Honolulu high school walked out of class today to protest the school’s dress code. Brodyne Black, a junior at Kaiser High School, says she was cited for violating dress code last week. She admits her outfit
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