Click here for updates on this story Oakland, CA (Bay Area News Group) — OAKLAND — Chinatown Chamber of Commerce president Carl Chan was attacked on a public sidewalk Thursday afternoon, and police officers were able to detain a suspect, authorities said. In preliminary information, authorities confirmed that officers responded to reports of a victim,
Continue ReadingThe family of a Black man fatally shot by Delaware police officers after he was found resting in his rental car earlier this year filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging the officers used excessive and deadly force and they are demanding a trial by jury. Lymond Moses was fatally shot by New Castle County Police (NCCP)
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The Detroit Lions have selected Oregon offensive tackle Penei Sewell with the No. 7 overall pick in the NFL draft.
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Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research by Oregon State University scientists.
Continue ReadingAt least 44 people have been killed in a crush at a mass religious gathering on Mount Meron in northern Israel, emergency responders say. Attendees were celebrating the religious Lag B’Omer holiday, the largest annual public event in Israel. It commemorates the death of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, a second-century Mishnaic sage whose book “The
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The top US general met his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii Thursday, emphasizing America’s commitment to “long-term peace and stability in the region” and underscoring a broader US shift from the Middle East to China. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley reaffirmed the US commitment to two of its closest allies in Asia,
Continue ReadingAlmost half of Myanmar’s population could be forced into poverty by the end of the year as the country teeters on the brink of economic collapse caused by the double shock of a bloody military coup and the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new United Nations report. Rising food costs, significant losses of income and
Continue ReadingAnne Douglas, widow of the late legendary Hollywood actor Kirk Douglas, died Thursday at the age of 102, her family said. “It is with great sadness that the Douglas family announces the passing of their matriarch, Anne Douglas, peacefully at home in Beverly Hills this afternoon at age 102,” family spokesperson Marcia Newberger said in
Continue ReadingA former Louisiana police officer has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly punching, pistol-whipping and kicking a man who was under arrest. Dylan Hudson of the Shreveport Police Department was arresting a man in Caddo Parish in August 2019, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice, when he allegedly
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Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping India belongs “first and foremost” to the government, according to Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “We are in power, we are the government in India so of course responsibility is first and foremost ours, good or bad, whatever it
Continue Reading Republican Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned Thursday afternoon, hours after the state’s House Ethics Committee had unanimously recommended he be censured and stripped of the powers of his office without pay. Von Ehlinger was accused of pursuing inappropriate relationships with women who worked in the state Capitol, including sexual contact with a 19-year-old
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With demand for Covid-19 vaccines falling off, mass vaccination sites around the country find themselves facing a dilemma of how to deliver vaccines without wasting precious doses. State and local leaders have been asking Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers to scale down the size of vaccine vials and how much is being distributed. “Many of our health
Continue Reading President Joe Biden has invited Sen. Shelly Moore Capito back to the White House to discuss infrastructure, the President told reporters Thursday, a week after the West Virginia Republican unveiled a counterproposal to the White House’s $2 trillion package. “I invited her to come with anyone she wants to bring with her to the White
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Great photos of Mother Nature this week in Central Oregon. The “super moon” takes top honors this week.
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Yes, we say goodbye to the author of this goofy segment, producer Megan Tonti. She is a B.E.A.U. TI FUL person, and we wish her the best! Oh, and we have some great catches too.
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A local group, Heartwarmers, gets $500 for this month’s Pay It Forward. They make blankets, teddy bears, and even pet toys for those in need.
Continue Reading When Mike Pence underwent heart surgery earlier this month, he had alerted only a few family members and aides beforehand. Several onetime Pence aides were caught off guard when he released a statement that after experiencing “symptoms associated with a slow heart rate” for two weeks, the former vice president had a pacemaker implanted at
Continue Reading At least five federal civilian agencies appear to have been breached in the latest hack to hit the US government, a discovery that follows emergency measures to mitigate potential damage from the incident, according to a top official at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Hackers with suspected ties to China repeatedly took advantage of
Continue Reading The Biden administration has been consulting “nonstop” with the Indian government on their priorities as the country grapples with a catastrophic coronavirus surge that has left its healthcare system on the brink of collapse, according to a top US Agency for International Development official. Jeremy Konyndyk, the senior advisor coordinating agency-wide Covid-19 efforts at USAID,
Continue ReadingFederal agents executed search warrants Wednesday at the Manhattan apartment and office of Rudy Giuliani, his attorney said, advancing a criminal investigation by federal prosecutors that has been underway for more than two years. Giuliani, who served as former President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has been the focus of an investigation concerning his activities in
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