COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Testimony has ended in the trial of a Missouri man accused of killing his wife two years ago. Joseph Elledge testified for the second day Wednesday in his first-degree murder trial in the death of 28-year-old Mengqi Ji. On Tuesday, Elledge acknowledged that he buried his wife’s body but said her
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge in Michigan has approved a $626 million settlement for Flint residents and others who were exposed to lead-contaminated water. The state is providing $600 million of the settlement. The state was accused of repeatedly overlooking the devastating risks of switching Flint’s water source in 2014
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The Newberg School Board, which recently tried to ban teachers from displaying gay pride and Black Lives Matter symbols, has abruptly fired the school superintendent, deeply upsetting board members who opposed the move.
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Investigators say an official at a suburban Detroit branch of the United Auto Workers took $2 million and spent it on cars, guns, luxury clothing and gambling. Tim Edmunds was secretary-treasurer of UAW Local 412. He’s charged with embezzlement and other crimes. Edmunds is the latest target
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Investigators say an official at a suburban Detroit branch of the United Auto Workers took $2 million and spent it on cars, guns, luxury clothing and gambling. Tim Edmunds was secretary-treasurer of UAW Local 412. He’s charged with embezzlement and other crimes. Edmunds is the latest target
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia, nearly four years after a deadly derailment there. The Seattle Times reports the first train to use the bypass is scheduled to leave Seattle at 7:22 a.m. Nov. 18. Amtrak says the train is scheduled to arrive at
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Amtrak Cascades will resume service on the Point Defiance bypass between Tacoma and Olympia, nearly four years after a deadly derailment there. The Seattle Times reports the first train to use the bypass is scheduled to leave Seattle at 7:22 a.m. Nov. 18. Amtrak says the train is scheduled to arrive at
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6, 2021, has issued scores of subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into circumstances and coordination leading up to the storming of the US Capitol. And the panel has sent letters requesting that others
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, CNN The committee investigating the deadly Capitol Hill riot on January 6 has as of publication issued 35 subpoenas to individuals and organizations as part of its probe into circumstances and coordination leading up to the storming of the US Capitol. From targeting some of former President Donald Trump’s closest allies
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Boeing has reached a legal agreement with the victims’ families from the March 2019 crash in Ethiopia that involved its 737-Max aircraft, which claimed 157 lives. In the agreement, Boeing admitted that its software was to blame for the plane′s loss of control and destruction, and that the 737-Max was in
Continue ReadingBy AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A top aid official says thousands of Afghan refugees are fleeing the Taliban into neighboring Iran every day and the trend could eventually become a crisis for Europe. Jan Egeland, secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee Council, visited refugees this week around Kerman province in eastern Iran
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Kliff Kingsbury is cutting back on hard practices as his team tries to navigate through several injuries to key players. Quarterback Kyler Murray missed last week’s game against the 49ers because of an ankle injury. Star receiver DeAndre Hopkins also missed the
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A fire that destroyed a southwest Bend home Wednesday morning while the residents were away was found to have been caused by improper disposal of woodstove ashes, officials said.
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Michael Warren, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6 is interested in gathering information from at least five members of former Vice President Mike Pence’s inner circle, according to three sources familiar with the effort. Among them is Pence’s former national security adviser, Keith Kellogg, who was subpoenaed
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Federal wildlife officials overseeing the world’s only wild population of endangered red wolves announced they are abandoning a 2018 plan to limit the animals’ territory and loosen protections for wolves that strayed from that area in eastern North Carolina. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made the announcement Wednesday as
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Business) — Los principales actores de la industria automotriz se niegan a respaldar el compromiso de vender solamente autos y camionetas de emisiones cero para 2040, dando un golpe a las esperanzas de que se logre un progreso significativo en la lucha contra la crisis climática durante la COP26. La cumbre climática
Continue ReadingBy TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The Walt Disney Co. returned to a quarterly profit as it once again got a bump from reopened parks but subscriber gains to its Disney+ streaming service slowed. Disney’s financial results on Wednesday came short of analyst predictions, and its shares dropped in aftermarket trading. The company based in
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Christie’s auction of pre-Hispanic artifacts has gone ahead despite the Mexican government’s appeals to stop it, the latest round in Mexico’s losing battle to stop such sales. Christie’s Paris branch auctioned off 72 sculptures and figurines from the Maya and Olmec cultures despite Mexico’s claim that the pieces were national
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers, Pamela Kirkland and Nicole Chavez, CNN The Rev. Al Sharpton is asking for a just verdict in the trial of the three men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery who was shot while jogging in Georgia last year. “What has happened in this case, is a lynching in the 21st century,” Sharpton
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Oregon that recently banned teachers from displaying symbols including those supporting gay pride and Black Lives Matter has abruptly fired the school superintendent, deeply upsetting members who opposed the move. Newberg School Board member Brandy Penner says Wednesday she believes four conservative
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