By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Major League Soccer has engaged an outside law firm to review the Portland Timbers’ handling of domestic abuse allegations involving former midfielder Andy Polo. The Timbers terminated Polo’s contract last week after his former partner accused him of abuse. Polo was initially suspended by
Continue ReadingBy WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story EAST SETAUKET, New York (WCBS) — A woman was killed and a man and 10-month-old boy were injured in an overnight house fire on Long Island. Lisa Ostrowski, 31, died in the blaze. Stephen Ortner, 30, and their son Leo Ortner were rushed to Stony
Continue ReadingTURIN, Italy (AP) — Torino captain Andrea Belotti scored to give his team a 1-1 draw at Juventus in a hard-fought Turin derby in Serie A. The Italy forward threw himself at Josip Brekalo’s cross from the left and equalized with a volley in the 62nd minute to cancel Matthijs de Ligt’s first-half goal for
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Deschutes County commissioners have approved another round of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investments for projects that total $1.3 million, improving senior services and making more economic impact grants to small businesses and nonprofits.
Continue ReadingBy DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself in 2015 amid an investigation into his theft of thousands of dollars from a youth program has pleaded guilty to a charge for her role in the scheme. Melodie Gliniewicz on Friday pleaded guilty to one
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Grymes Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A Long Island man is accused of threatening to shoot people at a children’s hospital in Queens. The NYPD says he was not only armed when the caught him Thursday, but he also had a cache of weapons and ammo at
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Kevin Liptak, CNN Multiple US and western government officials tell CNN that the US has intelligence that Russia has drawn up lists of current political figures that it would target for removal in the event it invades Ukraine and topples the current government in Kyiv. Sources familiar with the intelligence
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN To everyone whose been watching “Sister Wives” this season: I see you, I AM you, I am ashamed with you and I am also excited about the upcoming the third installment of the inexplicably long yet captivating tell-all interviews. In a just-released preview for Sunday’s episode, via E! Online, host Sukanya
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Patrik Schick’s 20th Bundesliga goal of the season wasn’t enough to stop Bayer Leverkusen slumping to a 3-2 loss at Mainz. The home team was wearing a special colorful jersey for the local carnival celebrations and it twice came from behind to ended Leverkusen’s high-scoring run.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una bandada de cientos de pájaros se precipitó al suelo frente a una casa. Los cadáveres yacen esparcidos por la calle, los pájaros muertos por el impacto. Esa es la imagen con la que se despertó un puñado de personas en Chihuahua, México, el 7 de febrero. Millones de personas de
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN On Friday, Major League Baseball (MLB) announced the cancellation of some scheduled spring training games due to the ongoing labor dispute between owners and players. Spring training games, which were set to begin on February 26 with some exhibition games beginning a day earlier, will now start no earlier than March
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The defending WNBA champion Chicago Sky have signed former All-Star and finals MVP Emma Meesseman. The 6-foot-4 forward from Belgium averaged 11.3 points and 5.3 rebounds over seven seasons for Washington. She was an all-star in 2015 and finals MVP in 2019, when the Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun in five games.
Continue ReadingBy Denise Koch Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The phrase ‘medical miracle’ gets thrown around a lot, but one local man’s story qualifies. At the height of the pandemic, infected with COVID-19, Christopher Stanley suffered a cardiac emergency that is almost always fatal. But today he’s alive to tell his
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Two wrestlers from the U.S. Army’s World-Class Athlete Program are scheduled to participate in wrestling workshops around the state, including visits to schools in Culver, La Pine and Redmond, during the upcoming Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) Wrestling Championships, Feb. 24-27.
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Staff Click here for updates on this story ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (WJZ) — Two Anne Arundel County dogs facing euthanization after allegedly killing a cat are able to return home after County Executive Steuart Pittman stepped in. Last January, Bill Dillion’s two dogs got loose and allegedly attacked and killed a cat. Anne Arundel
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Leave it to Elon Musk to stir up controversy without saying (or tweeting) a word. According to a regulatory filling, the Tesla CEO donated about 5 million shares of company stock worth roughly $5.7 billion to charity in November. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for
Continue ReadingBy GLENN GAMBOA and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers Leave it to Elon Musk to stir up controversy without saying (or tweeting) a word. According to a regulatory filling, the Tesla CEO donated about 5 million shares of company stock worth roughly $5.7 billion to charity in November. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for
Continue ReadingNicola Chilton, CNN There’s no in-flight service. No business class cabin. No sipping Champagne, choosing beef or chicken, or watching a movie. At just eight minutes from takeoff to landing, there’s no time for any of that. There are shorter flights — the hop from Westray to Papa Westray in Scotland’s Orkney Islands clocks in
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Phil Mattingly and Matthew Chance, CNN Biden administration officials have privately urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not to leave Ukraine and visit Munich on Saturday given concerns about a possible incursion from Russia, according to three US officials and one senior Ukrainian official. Some US officials are concerned that him leaving the
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Wenzel, Rebecca Cardenas Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — The jury announced Friday that they find Ashley Kroese guilty on all counts. The prosecution called their final witness, Heather Legieza, who tearfully held up a picture of her husband to the jury. Police charged Kroese with vehicular homicide
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