By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is imposing sanctions on five senior members of Mali’s transitional government, including Prime Minister Choguel Maiga. The bloc accuses them of working to obstruct and undermine the transition from military to civilian rule. Others hit Friday by the EU’s asset freezes and travel bans
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday touted the January jobs report that was significantly better than what most economists had predicted, given the rapid surge of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. “Our country is taking everything that Covid has to throw at us and we’ve come back stronger,” Biden said, speaking
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During the coming months, families and students will have the opportunity to learn about many schools and programs throughout the district and, in some cases, to apply for specific options. The following key dates offer families information about the opportunities available to students at Bend-La Pine Schools’ 33 schools.
Continue ReadingBy HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Hail to the “Hogs,” Washington’s fun-loving offensive line, and their partner, running back John Riggins, who set a Super Bowl rushing record and led the Redskins to the National Football League championship. Riggins kept following the Hog-made holes for a record 166 yards on 38
Continue ReadingBy MOSA’AB ELSHAMY and TARIK EL-BARAKAH Associated Press IGHRAN, Morocco (AP) — Rescuers are inching closer to reaching a 5-year-old boy trapped for three days in a well in Morocco, in an operation hampered by concerns about ground stability that has captivated the North African country. The boy, identified as Rayan, fell into a 32-meter
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer It figured that after a strike-disrupted season that saw the schedule reduced to nine games, two coaches headed for the Pro Football Hall of Fame would guide their teams into the Super Bowl. Joe Gibbs, who would go on to win three NFL championships, brought Washington to the
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal authorities say an alleged drug trafficker from the Dominican Republic has been extradited to the U.S. from the Dutch Caribbean territory of St. Maarten to face charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Friday that Justo Germán Rosario, known as “Papín,” is accused of importing thousands of kilograms of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries. But in a nod to his efforts to combat climate change and boost clean energy, Biden excluded tariffs on some panels used in large-scale utility
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has extended tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump on most solar panels imported from China and other countries. But in a nod to his efforts to combat climate change and boost clean energy, Biden excluded tariffs on some panels used in large-scale utility
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher, News Corp., says it has been hacked, with data stolen from journalists and other employees. The cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion, Mandiant, says Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation. The Journal reported that people briefed on
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and FRANK BAJAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Wall Street Journal’s publisher, News Corp., says it has been hacked, with data stolen from journalists and other employees. The cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion, Mandiant, says Chinese intelligence-gathering is believed to be behind the operation. The Journal reported that people briefed on
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una tormenta invernal en expansión cubrió el centro y el sur de Estados Unidos con hielo y nieve dejó a cientos de miles de personas en la oscuridad antes de dirigirse hacia el noreste, lo que promete más interrupciones el viernes. Más de 95 millones de estadounidenses estaban bajo advertencias
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers and organizers in Bessemer, Alabama, are making door-to-door house calls, sporting pro-union T-shirts and challenging anti-union messaging by Amazon-hired consultants as they try to convince their peers for the second time to unionize their warehouse. The union election starts Friday by secret ballot.
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona police say UCLA men’s basketball player Mac Etienne has been arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after he appeared to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost to Pac-12 rival Arizona. Local media outlets reported that fans jeered UCLA players Thursday night as they left
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — University of Arizona police say UCLA men’s basketball player Mac Etienne has been arrested and cited on suspicion of misdemeanor assault after he appeared to spit toward a fan after the Bruins lost to Pac-12 rival Arizona. Local media outlets reported that fans jeered UCLA players Thursday night as they left
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Singer Fantasia Taylor and actress Danielle Brooks are set to star in Warner Bros.’ big-screen adaptation of the award-winning musical “The Color Purple.” News that Taylor and Brooks will play leads Celie and Sofia, respectively, was announced Thursday during ABC’s “Soul of a Nation: Screen Queens Rising” special. Warner Bros., like
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Former Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks has rejoined the organization to take a role as an assistant in player development. The Brewers also have hired former Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles third baseman Pedro Álvarez as an assistant in baseball operations and player development. Weeks played for the Brewers in 2003
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Thousands of teachers across Puerto Rico have left their classrooms and took to the streets to demand higher wages, improved working conditions and better pensions amid an economic crisis. Several schools were completely void of teachers on Friday as protesters gathered in the capital
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. says 33-year-old
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a suspect was arrested in an altercation that badly injured a San Francisco 49ers fan in a parking lot outside SoFi Stadium during last weekend’s NFC championship game between the 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams. Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. says 33-year-old
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