There are 30 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,244, the Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El Partido Libertad y Refundación (Libre) firmó este lunes un acuerdo que reconoce que el presidente del Congreso Nacional es Luis Redondo para respetar el pacto entre esa institución y el Partido Salvador de Honduras, al que pertenece. Manuel Zelaya, expresidente de Honduras, esposo de la actual presidenta Xiomara Castro
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A former Chicago bank executive was sentenced to one year and one day in federal prison Monday for conspiring with one-time Donald Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to exchange risky bank loans for a high-ranking position in the presidential administration. Stephen Calk, the former chairman and CEO of The Federal
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson initially supported Joe Rogan, but has “become educated” since learning of Rogan’s use of a racial slur. Rogan has been the center of controversy over his podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience” where he has made inaccurate claims about vaccinations and Covid-19. Spotify has come under
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A Multnomah County man was sentenced to more than 8 1/2 years in federal prison Monday for transporting an adult victim from California to Bend and selling access to her for sex.
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL is taking a hard look at special teams, which had a disproportionate number of injuries this season. While league executive vice president Jeff Miller stopped short of saying rules changes to further limit kick plays could be coming, the concern over the
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Efforts to reduce a backlog of tens of thousands of cases in Texas’ busiest court system got a boost with the reopening of a newly restored building for jury selection. Officials and attorneys say bringing some normalcy back to the jury selection process is one of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal records show a corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time. Collins Pipeline Company disclosed in an accident report submitted to
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal records show a corroded pipeline that ruptured and spilled 350,000 gallons of diesel fuel into a New Orleans area wetland did not have a fully functioning leak detection system at the time. Collins Pipeline Company disclosed in an accident report submitted to
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a civil contempt order over jail conditions in Mississippi’s largest county. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves says Hinds County officials have failed to fix problems in a jail plagued by violence and lax security. The U.S. Justice Department sued the
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two people familiar with the decision say the New Orleans Saints have promoted defensive coordinator Dennis Allen to head coach. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Saints have not announced their chosen replacement for Sean Payton, who resigned
Continue ReadingMIAMI — Jackson Threadgill had a career-high 21 points as Charlotte defeated Florida International 81-68. Eric Lovett led the Panthers on Monday with 23 points.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson apoyó inicialmente a Joe Rogan, pero se ha “educado” desde que se enteró del uso de Rogan de un insulto racial. Rogan ha sido el centro de la polémica por su podcast “The Joe Rogan Experience”, en el que ha hecho afirmaciones inexactas sobre las vacunas y
Continue ReadingBy Sara Murray and Devan Cole, CNN The Atlanta-area district attorney investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia cast doubt Monday on the argument by the ex-President’s attorneys that he can’t be prosecuted for potential crimes committed during his time in office. “Of course, I’ve given thought to if —
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker has been sentenced to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort to gain influence in the Trump administration. Manafort served as a campaign manager to former President Donald Trump in the
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chicago banker has been sentenced to a year in prison for his conviction in a scheme to make $16 million in loans to Paul Manafort to gain influence in the Trump administration. Manafort served as a campaign manager to former President Donald Trump in the
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nearly $725 million in federal funding is available this fiscal year to 22 states and the Navajo Nation for the reclamation of abandoned coal mines and cleanup of acid mine drainage. The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the funding Monday. It’s included in President Joe
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden and Germany’s leader sought to put on a united front Monday at the White House, but one key sticking point appeared to remain despite their pledges of unity: The future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. At the White House and in an interview on CNN’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN German Chancellor Olaf Scholz insisted to CNN that the United States and Germany are on the same page when it comes to Russia and Ukraine, even as he refused to discuss the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany. Scholz declined to address the pipeline in an exclusive interview Monday
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking found them to be less helpful than more traditional smoking cessations aids, a new study found. The study, published Monday in the journal BMJ, analyzed the latest 2017 to 2019 data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study, which follows tobacco use among
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