By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash has become the second skipper to win Manager of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, taking this year’s American League award. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler won the NL honor. Cash led the low-payroll Rays to a second consecutive AL East crown. Bobby Cox had been
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash has become the second skipper to win Manager of the Year honors in back-to-back seasons, taking this year’s American League award. San Francisco’s Gabe Kapler won the NL honor. Cash led the low-payroll Rays to a second consecutive AL East crown. Bobby Cox had been
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton is practicing with his teammates again and expects to play Wednesday against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing eight games due to a positive COVID-19 test. Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said Middleton will gradually work toward his usual amount of playing
Continue ReadingBLACKFOOT, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho sheriff is under investigation by the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, but the agencies in charge of the investigation declined to release any details. Bingham County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Rogers announced in a prepared statement Tuesday that the attorney general’s office was investigating Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland in
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN Sailors who are denied an exemption from being vaccinated against Covid-19 have five days to begin the process or face being discharged, the Navy said Tuesday, less than two weeks before the deadline for being fully vaccinated. Approximately 99.5% of the active-duty Navy is fully or partially vaccinated ahead of the
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Across Oregon, financial empowerment champions are helping people build more secure lives. On Tuesday, State Treasurer Tobias Read announced a new opportunity to recognize and celebrate their efforts.
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones, CNN The mayor of Cambridge, Maryland, was arrested and charged with 50 counts of distributing revenge porn, according to a news release from the Maryland Office of the State Prosecutor. Court records state Andrew Bradshaw, who took office this past January, was arrested on Monday and had his first court appearance on
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press An attorney who advised former President Donald Trump in his fight to overturn the 2020 election is joining an advisory board to a federal elections agency. Cleta Mitchell was nominated by Republican members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Democrats and Republicans on the commission each appoint a member
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — A los integrantes del Gobierno de Nicaragua no se les permitirá entrar a Estados Unidos tras los resultados de las elecciones en el país centroamericano, según una nueva proclama del presidente Joe Biden. El Gobierno de Estados Unidos rechazó los resultados preliminares de los comicios en el país y, el lunes,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal regulators have proposed suspending a Trump administration rule that would have allowed railroads to haul liquefied natural gas while they take a closer look at the potential safety risks. The rule, which was backed by both the natural gas and freight rail industries, had
Continue ReadingFLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets placed rookie cornerback Brandin Echols on injured reserve and signed tight end Kenny Yeboah from the practice squad among a flurry of roster moves. Echols injured his quadriceps during the Jets’ 45-17 loss to Buffalo last Sunday. The sixth-rounder out of Kentucky started all nine of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN FLESHER AP Environmental Writer A federal judge says a dispute over a Canadian oil pipeline that runs through a section of the Great Lakes belongs in her court. U.S. District Judge Janet Neff on Tuesday retained jurisdiction in the case between the state of Michigan and Enbridge Energy. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered
Continue ReadingCODY, Wyo. (AP) — Wildfires pushed by strong winds have forced evacuations of homes in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado and led to a death in Wyoming. A fire caused by a downed power line near the Wyoming town of Clark burned at least two homes and seven outbuildings. Park County fire officials say a member
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Brian Rokus, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen now estimates that the government will run out of money on December 15, an extension from the previous deadline of December 3. “There are scenarios in which Treasury would be left with insufficient remaining resources to continue to finance the operations of the U.S.
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This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against utility scams.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, Elizabeth Cohen and John Bonifield, CNN Key decisions on whether all adults will be eligible for a Covid-19 vaccine booster could come soon. The US Food and Drug Administration is currently considering Pfizer and BioNTech’s request to amend the emergency use authorization for their Covid-19 vaccine so that all adults would be
Continue ReadingBy MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress Tuesday that she believed she would run out of maneuvering room to avoid the nation’s first-ever default soon after Dec. 15. In a letter to congressional leaders, Yellen said that she believed Treasury could be left with insufficient resources to
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