SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A philanthropist has filed papers with the Oregon Secretary of State to decriminalize sex work in the state, in an attempt to put the issue before voters in the 2022 election. Those backing the Sex Worker Rights Act say Oregon’s laws that criminalize sex work make it difficult for workers to
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — A philanthropist has filed papers with the Oregon Secretary of State to decriminalize sex work in the state, in an attempt to put the issue before voters in the 2022 election. Those backing the Sex Worker Rights Act say Oregon’s laws that criminalize sex work make it difficult for workers to
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard and the school have agreed to a five-year extension totaling over $16.9 million that keeps him under contract through the 2025-26 season. The announcement was made by athletic director Warde Manuel on Tuesday night, a couple hours before the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN The chairman of the House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill riot told reporters Tuesday he is signing a letter by the end of the day to send to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows outlining everything the committee wants to learn from him,
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Chevez Goodwin scored 20 points, Boogie Ellis added 18 and No. 25 Southern California beat Florida Gulf Coast 78-61 in the return of Trojans coach Andy Enfield to the school. Enfield led FGCU to the “Dunk City” moniker in the 2013 NCAA tournament. Isaiah
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Ohio man sent to prison for driving his car into a crowd of counterprotestors during a white nationalist rally in Virginia four years ago has lost his bid to appeal his conviction. The Court of Appeals of Virginia announced the opinion on Tuesday. James Alex Fields Jr. was convicted of
Continue ReadingCNN, KNXV, KPHO, KTVK By Marianne Garvey, CNN After an accidental Thanksgiving invite in 2016 introduced Jamal Hinton and Wanda Dench, they celebrated yet again. Thursday marked the sixth year the pair celebrated the holiday together. Hinton shared a photo on Twitter, writing “Thanksgiving 2021.” The two first met in 2016 when Dench, from Mesa,
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Some states are not waiting. At least five so far — Arkansas, California, Colorado, New Mexico and West Virginia — have expanded eligibility for Covid-19 booster shots to everyone 18 and older, six months after their second dose, even though the US Food and Drug Administration hasn’t done so yet and
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s daughter says she will quit the real estate appraiser business following scrutiny over whether her mother used her influence to aid her application for an appraiser license. Noem’s daughter, Kassidy Peters, slammed a legislative inquiry in a letter that was
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer The opening week of the college basketball season, as it usually is, was filled with marquee games. The second week is mostly filled with pay-to-play games, with one exception: the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament in Uncasville, Connecticut, this weekend. The mini-tournament at Mohegan Sun Arena features four AP
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans says forward Zion Williamson won’t participate in five-on-five drills for at least another week. Williamson has been cleared for one-on-one contact drills after doctors reviewed imaging of his fractured right foot late last week. He’s scheduled to have more scans done on his on Nov. 24. Team
Continue ReadingSIGOURNEY, Iowa (AP) — A 32-year-old Iowa man has been found guilty in the death of a Black man whose body was found burning in a ditch last year. Steven Vogel, of Grinnell, was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. Prosecutors said he killed 44-year-old Michael Williams, whose body was found
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Department of Homeland Security has stopped the practice of releasing migrants in the United States only with paperwork that tells them to report to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told senators Tuesday. The Biden administration continues to expel tens of thousands of migrants arrested at the
Continue ReadingUNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Bryce Thompson scored 14 points, Moussa Cisse had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Oklahoma State beat UMass Lowell 80-58 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase. Oklahoma State pulled away with a 10-0 run early in the second half to build an 18-point lead. Avery Anderson III scored five points
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State held their places in the College Football Playoff ranking, with Cincinnati still sitting at fifth. There was no movement in the top seven after all those teams won last week. Michigan was still No. 6 and Michigan State at seventh, heading
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Justin Lear, CNN As the holiday season approaches and many across the US are setting up their Douglas firs, white pines or spruce trees in the house, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has sent out an alarming warning. The CPSC took to Twitter Saturday, posting a striking image of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — En el Senado de Chile no se aprobó la acusación constitucional contra el presidente Sebastián Piñera. Los votos necesarios para avanzar la moción no se consiguieron: no fue posible alcanzar los dos tercios (29 votos) del Senado para la acusación. La acusación había sido aprobada el 9 de noviembre en la
Continue ReadingBy MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval. The vote comes as Biden’s administration pursues action against outsized market power it has condemned in several industries, including Big Tech, health care, airlines and agriculture. The vote
Continue ReadingBy MARCY GORDON AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s choice to lead enforcement of competition laws at the Justice Department has won Senate approval. The vote comes as Biden’s administration pursues action against outsized market power it has condemned in several industries, including Big Tech, health care, airlines and agriculture. The vote
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With mostly clear skies, our Tuesday night lows will drop to the low to mid-20s. Skies will stay mostly clear Wednesday, but we will also stay cold, as highs are expected to only reach the mid-40s. Southerly winds will pick up a bit, to a gusty 15 mph. Clouds will thicken Wednesday night and deliver a chance
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