By The Associated Press The Washington Spirit have signed Trinity Rodman to a contract extension that will make her the highest-paid player in the National Women’s Soccer League over the life of the deal. The four-year deal with the 19-year-old daughter of NBA great Dennis Rodman is worth at least $1.1 million. Octagon Soccer, which
Continue ReadingYAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Sadio Mané set up one goal and scored the last one himself as Senegal beat Burkina Faso 3-1 to reach its second successive African Cup of Nations final. Mané scored on a breakaway in the 87th minute to seal the win in Yaounde after Senegal went 2-0 up before seeing Burkina
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has confirmed purchasing NSO Group’s powerful spyware tool Pegasus, whose chronic abuse to hack journalists, dissidents and human rights activists has long been established. The FBI suggested its motivation was to “stay abreast of emerging technologies and tradecraft.” It said in a
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The Redmond Kiwanis will be selling limited quantities of See’s Candy for Valentine’s Day at discounted prices.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El organismo rector de la natación competitiva en Estados Unidos emitió este martes una nueva política sobre los atletas transgénero que quieran competir en eventos de élite. Con efecto inmediato, USA Swimming dijo que un panel de tres personas de expertos médicos independientes decidirá ahora si “el desarrollo físico previo del
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN. Photographs by Will Lanzoni, CNN Orecchiette is a pasta specialty from the Puglia region — down in Italy’s southern “heel.” It’s one of the country’s flattest and most fertile regions, with wheat and olive oil produced in abundance. This is where Stanley Tucci‘s friend and writer Kay Plunkett-Hogge picked up the
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To meet the surge in COVID-19 cases, the Latino Community Association continues to host drop-in vaccination clinics in Bend, Redmond and Madras. Whole families can get vaccinated against COVID and flu, get tested for COVID, enjoy tasty Latin food and pick up a box of food to take home.
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Lawyers for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and other groups told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it should leave in place a lower court opinion ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional map. A panel of three federal judges, including two appointees of former President Donald Trump,
Continue ReadingBy Rick Sallinger Click here for updates on this story ARVADA, Colorado (KCNC) — July 11, 2020, is a night the Denver band ‘Nightwolf’ will always remember. They were playing at Jake’s Roadhouse in Arvada when rival motorcycle gangs got in a deadly dispute. The band members were taking a break when they heard popping
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state sheriff’s deputy who mistakenly shot and killed an off-duty police officer over the weekend had been involved in a prior fatal shooting. Authorities identified the Clark County deputy as Jonathan Feller, who joined the sheriff’s office in 2018. Feller killed off-duty Vancouver police officer Donald Sahota on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif and Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Four men have been arrested for allegedly being part of a drug trafficking organization that sold deadly fentanyl-laced heroin to actor and producer Michael K. Williams, according to a press release from the United States Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York. Williams, best known for
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HIDALGO, Texas (KTVT) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted 5,000 rounds of ammunition on Jan. 27. “The undeclared exportation of weapons and ammunition into Mexico is illegal. Our CBP officers prevented this ammunition from reaching Mexico thanks to
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What does marathon running have to do with aerial skiing? Everything if you’re Winter Vinecki, who fittingly will become the first Winter Olympian named “Winter” when she makes her Olympic debut for Team USA.
Continue ReadingBy Louisa Moller Click here for updates on this story MILTON, Massachusetts (WBBM) — Twenty swastika symbols and one racist graffiti were found on the walls at Curry College in the last week, college President Kenneth Quigley said in a recorded video address to the campus. “These disgusting acts of antisemitism and racism will not
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A classified satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office has been launched into space from California. The NROL-87 satellite lifted off at 12:27 p.m. Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Falcon’s first stage flew back to the seaside
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press An energy company already charged with violating Pennsylvania environmental laws during construction of the multibillion-dollar Mariner East pipeline system is facing more legal trouble. Prosecutors on Wednesday filed a new criminal case alleging the company’s negligence led to the 2018 explosion of a different pipeline near Pittsburgh. The state attorney
Continue ReadingBy Tara Molina Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — New surveillance video obtained by CBS 2 shows burglars caught on camera before leading police on a wild chase from the suburbs to the city. As CBS 2’s Tara Molina reported Tuesday, the burglars were finally caught in the Albany Park neighborhood.
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., will hold a remote and telephone town hall for constituents in Deschutes County next Wednesday, Feb. 9.
Continue ReadingFORSYTH, Ga. (AP) — A middle Georgia teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and arson in the 2020 fire death of her mother and brother. Candace Walton entered the pleas in Monroe County, admitting guilt in the death of 36-year-old Tasha Vandiver and 21-year-old Gerald Walton. The 18-year-old was convicted of malice murder, felony murder,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NHL players and coaches are welcoming the more lenient COVID-19 protocols announced earlier this week. The league and players’ union agreed to drop daily testing requirements for fully vaccinated players, citing a “declining positivity rate” in virus cases. Vancouver Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau said the change was long overdue. Winnipeg defenseman
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