Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read launches campaign for governor
Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read on Monday launched his campaign for governor.
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What we were not allowed to see at R. Kelly’s trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN Before the federal trial for R. Kelly even began, it was shrouded in secrecy, with journalists and the public barred from the courtroom where prosecutors laid out their racketeering case against the singer — charges that could send him to prison for decades. US District Judge Ann Donnelly decided to keep
Continue ReadingDeSantis asks secretary of state to investigate Facebook
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking Florida’s secretary of state to investigate Facebook based on a news article that reported the social media company gives preferential treatment to prominent people. DeSantis wrote to Secretary of State Laurel Lee on Monday to see if Facebook’s policies violated Florida election law. The Republican
Continue ReadingDeSantis asks secretary of state to investigate Facebook
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is asking Florida’s secretary of state to investigate Facebook based on a news article that reported the social media company gives preferential treatment to prominent people. DeSantis wrote to Secretary of State Laurel Lee on Monday to see if Facebook’s policies violated Florida election law. The Republican
Continue ReadingGas blowout near Los Angeles leads to up to $1.8B settlement
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for families sickened and forced from their Los Angeles homes after the nation’s largest-known natural gas leak say they’ve reached a settlement of up to $1.8 billion with a utility. The settlement announced Monday with Southern California Gas Co. and its parent company will compensate
Continue ReadingChryst says Wisconsin’s troubles on offense go beyond Mertz
By TAMIRA MADSEN Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst says the Badgers’ problems on offense don’t rest solely with their struggling quarterback. Graham Mertz was 18 for 41 for 240 yards with four interceptions and a fumble in the Badgers’ 41-13 loss to Notre Dame. He threw two pick-sixes in the
Continue ReadingPreguntas de la audiencia sobre el coronavirus: ¿Hay que volver a vacunarse con algún antígeno permitido por EE.UU. para entrar al país?
Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Esta semana, en nuestro episodio de preguntas y respuestas, el Dr. Elmer Huerta responde dudas de la audiencia sobre las vacunas que deben tener personas para poder entrar a Estados Unidos. También respondemos preguntas sobre las infección posvacunación, el uso de las mascarillas, entre otras. Puedes escuchar este episodio en
Continue ReadingBiden to name African-born doctor to lead HIV/AIDS response
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says he intends to nominate Dr. John Nkengasong to lead the U.S. response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic worldwide. If confirmed by the Senate, Nkengasong would become the first person of African descent to oversee the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR. He is a U.S.
Continue ReadingGoats get loose in Atlanta’s tony Buckhead neighborhood
ATLANTA (AP) — A herd of goats brought in to clear weeds got loose, briefly becoming a thorn in the side of Atlanta’s tony Buckhead neighborhood. News outlets report that Atlanta police responded Monday after a driver called to report the goats were wandering in the road. Police say they had been brought in to
Continue ReadingAt UN, Belarus diplomat bemoans Western actions against it
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The foreign minister of Belarus is accusing Western nations of carrying out “a large-scale hybrid war” against the country because it failed to change the government in elections last year. He insisted those elections were won by President Alexander Lukashenko. Vladimir Makei spoke to the
Continue ReadingUdoka misses Celtics media day, to be ready for camp
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer CANTON, Mass. (AP) — Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka tested positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19 this month and was in his last day of isolation when the team convened for media day. Udoka is vaccinated and says he was asymptomatic except for a slight headache. He will
Continue ReadingWhite Sox hold off Tigers with 8-7 win after benches clear
By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Eloy Jiménez hit a two-run home run, Yasmani Grandal homered to spark a six-run fourth inning and the AL Central champion Chicago White Sox held off the Detroit Tigers in a testy 8-7 win. The benches cleared after Chicago first baseman Jose Abreu and Detroit shortstop Niko
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IRS: Oregon drought-hit farmers, ranchers have more time to replace livestock
Oregon farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought may have an additional year to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales, according to the Internal Revenue Service.
Continue ReadingAmtrak train derails in remote part of Montana, killing at least 3 people
By Deanna Hackney, Eric Levenson and Alta Spells, CNN An Amtrak train traveling from Chicago to the Pacific Northwest derailed in a remote part of Montana on Saturday afternoon, killing three people and hospitalizing five others, authorities said. Eight cars from Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27 headed westbound to Seattle/Portland derailed at about 4 p.m.
Continue ReadingCalifornia to mail every voter a ballot in future elections
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will mail all registered voters ballots in future elections under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. His signature makes permanent a change adopted during the pandemic for the 2020 election and the recent recall. California will join other Western states including Oregon, Washington, Utah
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s government, opposition end latest round of talks
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Delegates from Venezuela’s government and opposition have concluded another round of talks in Mexico City after a delay that saw the government’s side arrive a day later than scheduled due to an apparent unhappiness with mediator Norway. The meetings had been scheduled to begin Friday, but were suspended when government representatives
Continue Reading2 top Fed officials retire in wake of trading disclosures
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In a rare moment of ethical controversy for the Federal Reserve, two top officials resigned Monday in the wake of revelations about their financial trading that exposed potential shortcomings in the Fed’s rules on investments. Eric Rosengren, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston,
Continue ReadingChiefs signing former All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are signing former All-Pro wide receiver Josh Gordon, who was recently reinstated by the NFL after violations of its policies on substance abuse and performance-enhancing substances. Gordon’s agents, Eric Dounn and Matt Leist, confirmed that Gordon was headed to Kansas City on
Continue ReadingMichigan man arraigned in fatal shooting of 3 relatives
WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 23-year-old Michigan man suspected of fatally shooting three of his relatives at a house near Lansing has been arraigned on three murder counts. The Eaton County sheriff’s office says Daniel Sougstad was arrested without incident early Saturday. A judge on Monday ordered him held without bond on three counts
Continue ReadingMary Johnson, an Indigenous woman, went missing nearly a year ago. While the FBI recently offered a reward, activists say that’s not enough
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN In the months before Mary Johnson disappeared, her sister said she wasn’t herself. Johnson and her husband, who had been living in the home of her sister Gerry Davis in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, abruptly left and moved to Marysville about 40 miles away, Davis said. She rarely answered her phone when Davis
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