By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Voters in an extremely liberal Seattle district are deciding whether they want to keep socialist Kshama Sawant on the City Council. Sawant is the longest-tenured council member. She’s credited with having helped Seattle become the first major city with a $15-an-hour minimum wage. A recall vote that
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A British woman has testified that Ghislaine Maxwell pressured her into giving Jeffrey Epstein sexual massages when she was still a teenager, assuring her she would have “fun” with him. The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions. A Florida jury
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Craig Wright, a computer scientist who claims to be the inventor of Bitcoin, prevailed in a civil trial verdict Monday against the family of a deceased business partner that claimed it was owed half of a cryptocurrency fortune worth tens of billions. A Florida jury
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Henning Click here for updates on this story BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (The Journal Times) — A Burlington High School football player accused of using a racial slur during a Sept. 10 game against Westosha Central was originally barred from participating in extracurricular activities. That decision has since been reversed. The student was suspended from
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The public is invited to comment on proposed amendments to the Oregon Administrative Rules guiding hunting within Oregon state parks. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is seeking to clarify where hunting is allowed while ensuring safety for all visitors.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has defended a recent meeting of European populist leaders by saying that his government is seeking allies in its challenge of what he called a “centralized Europe.” Morawiecki also distanced himself Monday from comments by France’s Marine Le Pen, who said that Poland’s neighbor Ukraine belongs
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses. It’s a move China has vowed to greet with “firm countermeasures.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Monday
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Dos hipopótamos en un zoológico en Amberes, Bélgica, dieron positivo por covid-19, en lo que se cree que es la primera infección de este tipo reportada en la especie. Los hipopótamos, llamados Imani y Hermien, no han mostrado ningún síntoma “aparte de nariz mocosa”, según un comunicado de prensa del zoológico.
Continue ReadingBy Cornell Barnard Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — There is growing reaction and backlash following a San Francisco restaurant’s decision to deny service to three on-duty police officers. On Sunday, an apology was issued from restaurant owners who now say they regret the move. North Beach business owner Joseph
Continue Reading The Oregon Heritage Commission has awarded $380,000 in grants to 31 organizations throughout the state. The grants will help fund a variety of projects, including collection preservation and access, research, oral history, exhibits and performance projects.
Continue ReadingBy Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — An Oakland woman narrowly missed getting her purse snatched after her kids sprang into action to stop her attacker. The older sister, Jamie requested we only use her first name. She described how she was driving her 54-year-old mother home last
Continue ReadingSPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Tyson Foods said Monday that it plans to spend roughly $50 million on year-end bonuses for over 80,000 hourly workers at its meatpacking plants that will give them between $300 and $700 apiece. Those bonuses are on top of wage increases that drove the average value of the wages and benefits
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer Purdue is No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers were a unanimous No. 1 in the poll to move up from No. 2 last week. Reigning national champion Baylor moved up to No. 2, with Duke, UCLA and Gonzaga rounding
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Por primera vez en dos meses, EE.UU. tiene un promedio de más de 100.000 casos nuevos de covid-19 cada día, poco después de que millones de estadounidenses viajaron para el feriado de Acción de Gracias. El promedio móvil de siete días de casos nuevos fue de 121.437 hasta el sábado,
Continue ReadingBy CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — South Africa’s president says travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations for telling the world about the omicron variant are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science. President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking Monday at the Dakar International Forum for Peace and Security, said the
Continue ReadingBy CARLEY PETESCH Associated Press DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — South Africa’s president says travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations for telling the world about the omicron variant are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science. President Cyril Ramaphosa, speaking Monday at the Dakar International Forum for Peace and Security, said the
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — Right-hander Robert Suarez is guaranteed $11 million over two seasons in his contract with the San Diego Padres. Suarez gets a $1 million signing bonus payable by Jan. 15 as part of the deal announced just before the start of Major League Baseball’s lockout. He has a $5 million salary next
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister is urging people to “remain prudent” about COVID-19 over the holidays as Christmas festivities at one Spanish hospital are suspected of infecting dozens of staff. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday that Spaniards can’t “let their guard down” because the coronavirus continues to spread. One regional hospital said 170
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The National Museum of Afghanistan is open once again and the Taliban, whose members once smashed their way through the facility, now appear to be among its most enthusiastic visitors. The museum, which hosts artifacts from the Paleolithic period to the 20th century, reopened just over
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