By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Barack and Michelle Obama are expected to attend a celebratory groundbreaking on Chicago’s South Side for the Obama Presidential Center. Tuesday’s event follows years of legal battles, concerns about gentrification and a federal review. Construction officially began last month in Jackson Park along Lake Michigan. Barack Obama
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Cyber Ninjas failed to prove fraud in the Arizona 2020 election, but former President Donald Trump’s election fraud crusade is now proceeding as if they’d won — pushing for more “forensic audits” and restrictive voting in that state and elsewhere across the country. Trump’s allies are
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Fredreka Schouten, CNN The Cyber Ninjas failed to prove fraud in the Arizona 2020 election, but former President Donald Trump’s election fraud crusade is now proceeding as if they’d won — pushing for more “forensic audits” and restrictive voting in that state and elsewhere across the country. Trump’s allies are already
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s governing party chooses a new leader on Wednesday to succeed outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. They’ll have to turn around the country’s pandemic-hit economy, shape a newly empowered military and face security headaches in the region amid China’s rise. Four candidates are vying to become leader
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A Portland man injured while hiking on Middle Sister on Sunday afternoon was rescued in a ground and air operation that involved Deschutes County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue volunteers and an AirLink helicopter crew.
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns in his first home game since he suffered an ankle injury on the same field almost a year ago, Trevon Diggs returned an interception 59 yards for a score and the Dallas Cowboys dominated the Philadelphia Eagles 41-21.
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott threw for three touchdowns in his first home game since he suffered an ankle injury on the same field almost a year ago, Trevon Diggs returned an interception 59 yards for a score and the Dallas Cowboys dominated the Philadelphia Eagles 41-21.
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Hometown kid Brandon Nakashima has come back after trailing by a set and then from a break down in the third to edge Fabio Fognini 6-7 (5), 6-1, 7-5 in the first round of the San Diego Open. The 20-year-old Nakashima is ranked a career-high No. 83 and was given a
Continue ReadingSUDBURY, Ontario (AP) — An operation is underway to evacuate 39 miners trapped underground for more than 24 hours after a mechanical problem blocked the entrance shaft to a mine in northern Ontario. Mining company Vale said Monday that a rescue team had reached the workers, who were in several different “refuges″ between 900 and
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, Caitlin Hu and Ben Westcott, CNN A heated back-and-forth between China and Canada kicked off in the final hours of the UN General Assembly Monday, after Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau referenced the “two Michaels” recently released from detention in China. Garneau suggested Canadian nationals Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig were imprisoned
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Republicans are trying to shore up their slipping dominance in America’s biggest red state with redrawn voting maps. New Texas congressional districts offered Monday by GOP lawmakers would bolster Republicans’ chances of reclaiming control of the U.S. House in 2022. Booming
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Business For Beijing, the return of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to China after a prolonged extradition fight with the United States has been celebrated as a resounding victory. From the moment a government-chartered plane lifted Meng out of Canada — where the CFO spent nearly three years living under house arrest
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Zack Wheeler pitches Tuesday night for Philadelphia in the opener of a pivotal three-game series at Atlanta. Charlie Morton is on the mound for the Braves, who lead the NL East by 2 1/2 games over the Phillies with a few days left in the season. Atlanta has led the division
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A statewide grant funds nearly 140 preschool slots in Central Oregon, and several are available at Bend Preschool. Learn more at: https://earlylearninghubco.org/growcokids/
Continue Readingolivertapia Holbrook, Nueva York (CNN) — Mientras las autoridades continúan su segunda semana de búsqueda a lo largo de miles de hectáreas de tierras pantanosas en busca del prometido de Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie, también están buscando nuevas pruebas en la investigación. Los agentes del FBI regresaron el domingo a la casa de Florida que
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Activision Blizzard will pay $18 million to settle a lawsuit by a US government agency alleging harassment and discrimination, the firm said Monday. The gaming company, which owns hugely popular titles such as “Call of Duty,” “World of Warcraft” and “Candy Crush,” announced it had reached a settlement agreement with
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe and Rebekah Riess, CNN Investigators have learned that the shooter identified in an attack Thursday at a Tennessee Kroger, which killed at least one person and wounded 14, was asked to leave his job that morning, according to an update provided by the Collierville Police Department on Monday. The shooter, identified by
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La princesa Mako de Japón va a desistir a un pago único de US$ 1 millón por renunciar a su estatus real para casarse con un compañero de universidad, dijeron los medios locales el sábado, despejando el camino para un matrimonio retrasado durante años por la controversia sobre su prometido.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says the coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that virus restrictions will be eased gradually. With the lifting, Japan will be free of emergency requirements for the first time in more
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government says the coronavirus state of emergency will end Thursday to help rejuvenate the economy as infections slow. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that virus restrictions will be eased gradually. With the lifting, Japan will be free of emergency requirements for the first time in more
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