By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would prohibit government agencies from contracting with firms that refuse to do business with firearms companies is getting strong support from majority Republicans but tough criticism from the banking industry. GOP Rep. Frank Carroll’s bill would require companies doing business with the state
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Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Earl Blumenauer, Peter DeFazio and Suzanne Bonamici this week asked the U.S. Departments of Interior and Agriculture to follow congressional intent in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to protect and restore old-growth forests, as well as protect other carbon-rich mature forests in Oregon and nationwide.
Continue ReadingBy Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The judge presiding over Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial justified the former policewoman’s two-year sentence Friday by comparing the case to two other local police killings — one of them George Floyd’s. The law permits a judge to use her discretion depending on the facts, Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu told
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has accused Russia of being responsible for cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks. The announcement was made by Anne Neuberger, the White House’s chief cyber official, who said the U.S. rapidly linked Tuesday’s attacks to Russian military intelligence officers. Britain joined the
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer The Associated Press lists 10 college softball players to watch this season. Reigning USA Softball Collegiate Player Jocelyn Alo of Oklahoma leads the way. She is closing in on the NCAA career home run record after hitting a school-record 34 last season. Three other Oklahoma players are on the
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Division I college basketball committees say there won’t be a combined men’s and women’s Final Four in the near future. The unanimous decision announced Friday was made during a joint meeting of the committees that concluded several months of exploring the concept of one city hosting a joint Final Four. The
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Stacker investigated pothole complaints in Oregon using data from The Clunker Junker.
Continue ReadingBy BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona bill that would prohibit government agencies from contracting with firms that refuse to do business with firearms companies is getting strong support from majority Republicans but tough criticism from the banking industry. GOP Rep. Frank Carroll’s bill would require companies doing business with the state
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NeighborImpact, a nonprofit supporting people and strengthening communities, said Friday it is now accepting cryptocurrency donations via Every.org, including Bitcoin, USD Coin, Ethereum and more.
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott, who has given at least $8 billion in the past two years to mostly small nonprofits that serve people in need, used to release posts on Medium about her gifts and who got them. Then Scott stopped naming names. She announced in
Continue ReadingBy KRISTEN GRIFFITH of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy MacKenzie Scott, who has given at least $8 billion in the past two years to mostly small nonprofits that serve people in need, used to release posts on Medium about her gifts and who got them. Then Scott stopped naming names. She announced in
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has formally adopted sweeping new rules that will limit the ability of its top officials to invest in financial markets, a change intended to prevent conflicts of interest involving investments affected by Fed policies. The stricter rules emerged after an outcry over questionable
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve has formally adopted sweeping new rules that will limit the ability of its top officials to invest in financial markets, a change intended to prevent conflicts of interest involving investments affected by Fed policies. The stricter rules emerged after an outcry over questionable
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has accused Russia of being responsible for cyberattacks targeting Ukraine’s defense ministry and major banks. The announcement was made by Anne Neuberger, the White House’s chief cyber official, who said the U.S. rapidly linked Tuesday’s attacks to Russian military intelligence officers. Britain joined the
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is giving the Biden administration a quick hearing on its effort to scrap a Trump-era border policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S. immigration court. The justices agreed Friday to hear the administration’s appeal of lower court rulings that forced
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The antiparasitic drug ivermectin doesn’t prevent severe disease from Covid-19 any more effectively than symptom management and close observation by medical professionals, according to a study published Friday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine. The study enrolled nearly 500 people 50 and older who were at risk of severe Covid-19 because
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The inaugural Legacy Bowl in New Orleans is giving top football players from historically Black colleges and universities a new level of exposure to pro scouts and executives. South Carolina State defensive back Zafir Kelly says the event evens the field for HBCU players who’ve
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jennifer Korn and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN The fire on board the large car-carrying cargo ship Felicity Ace could soon be extinguished because there might not be anything left to burn. The 656 foot-long Felicity Ace roll-on/roll-off car-carrying ship caught fire in the North Atlantic last Wednesday as it carried around 4,000
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador dijo este viernes sentir orgullo de que el senador de Estados Unidos Ted Cruz lo haya criticado días atrás. “De verdad es un timbre de orgullo que un senador como esta persona se lance en contra del gobierno que represento”,
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities, and foreign exchange levels.
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