By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A major California gas utility must pay a nearly $10 million fine and reimburse customers for money it improperly spent related to the development of more energy efficient building codes. The penalties that Southern California Gas Co. faces were issued Thursday by the California Public Utilities
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La justicia de Uruguay imputó este viernes a tres hombres por el delito de “abuso sexual especialmente agravado” y a uno de ellos, además, por “difusión de material de contenido íntimo sexual sin consentimiento de la víctima”. A pedido de la Fiscalía, la jueza Marcela Vargas ordenó la prisión preventiva
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Transportation has spent the last several months talking to stakeholders and the public about how to spend the additional $1.2 billion in transportation funding that is coming to Oregon under the federal infrastructure law, known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Here’s their update, issued Friday:
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Ryan, CNN Last year’s Tokyo Olympics are destined to be remembered for many reasons. They took place amid a state of emergency in the Japanese capital — declared as the city was dealing with a surge in coronavirus cases — and events were staged with little to no spectators to cheer athletes on.
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The light westerly wind we had Friday night was up to 10 mph Friday and will calm by Saturday morning. From here, it will warm up even more, and we will see plenty of sunshine for the next several days. Highs Saturday will be around 50 degrees once again, but Sunday will see highs in the upper
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Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago community organizers are vowing to continue protests calling for federal charges against Jason Van Dyke, the former Chicago police officer released from a state prison Thursday after serving less than half of his nearly seven-year sentence for killing Black teenager Laquan McDonald. The group spoke Friday
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Cohen, CNN The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday blocked the state’s new Republican-drawn congressional and legislative maps, ruling 4-3 that they violate the state constitution. “We conclude that the congressional and legislative maps enacted … are unconstitutional beyond a reasonable doubt under the free elections clause, the equal protection clause, the free
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, first announced by ESPN, moved the Trail Blazers under the luxury-tax threshold. The move comes less than a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers traded Norman Powell and Robert Covington to the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday for Eric Bledsoe, Justise Winslow, rookie Keon Johnson and a second-round pick in 2025. The trade, first announced by ESPN, moved the Trail Blazers under the luxury-tax threshold. The move comes less than a
Continue ReadingCNN, KNXV, WCVB By Tierney Sneed, Caroline Kenny and Pamela Brown, CNN Recent revelations about the political activism Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, have renewed scrutiny about how the Supreme Court approaches questions of potential conflicts of interest with the cases that the justices are reviewing. Supreme Court justices make their own
Continue ReadingBy DOUG GLASS Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The killing of a Black man by Minneapolis police left his family and activists angry and questioning the credibility of a department widely criticized for its initial portrayal of George Floyd’s death. Amir Locke was shot just before 7 a.m. Wednesday after officers quietly entered a downtown
Continue ReadingFORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Leona Maguire and Marina Alex shared the lead Friday in the LPGA Drive On Championship after another windy round at Crown Colony. Maguire birdied the par-5 18th for a 7-under 65, and Alex closed with birdies on the par-4 eighth and par-5 ninth for a 66. They were at 13-under
Continue Readingposadasimon (CNN) — Dos personas murieron por un brote de listeria relacionado con ensaladas empaquetadas de Dole. Aquí, todo lo que debes saber sobre esta bacteria. “La listeria es un organismo que puede causar infecciones graves y, en ocasiones, fatales en niños pequeños, personas frágiles o de edad avanzada y otras personas con sistemas inmunitarios
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — Former NHL enforcer Chris Nilan says he was fired from a Montreal sports radio station for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccine.In a letter posted to social media Thursday advising listeners of his departure from TSN 690, the 63-year-old Nilan said a request for an exemption was refused and he received a
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing Alabama’s request to freeze a court order requiring the state to draw new congressional lines and create a second district with a significant number of Black voters. Alabama has asked the court to halt an injunction issued by a three-judge panel blocking the use of
Continue ReadingLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have hired James Rowe as defensive backs coach. Rowe is the latest assistant to follow new coach Matt Eberflus from Indianapolis to Chicago after coaching the Colts’ cornerbacks this past season. The list includes defensive coordinator Alan Williams, linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi and assistant defensive backs coach
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court has struck down the state’s new maps for congressional and General Assembly seats and has ordered legislators to redraw them within two weeks. The 4-3 decision by the justices Friday declared that the Republican-controlled legislature violated the state constitution when
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin O’Connell realizes there are going to be plenty of questions about his next steps after the Super Bowl. The Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator prefers to focus on the immediate task at hand. O’Connell is expected to become the Minnesota Vikings’ next head coach
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Arson investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fire and explosion at a barn in rural Oregon that killed a volunteer firefighter. The governor ordered flags at state buildings flown at half-staff in Austin Smith’s honor. The scene of Thursday’s fire and explosion was
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