By Ivana Kottasová, Tamara Qiblawi and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Eight years after a pro-European protest movement toppled a Kremlin-backed president in Kyiv and Russia fomented a grinding war in the country’s east, people in Ukraine have been on tenterhooks wondering what Russian President Vladimir Putin might do next. Their worst nightmare began to unfold as
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic is on a scoring surge unlike any in the Dallas superstar’s four seasons. His 41.5-point-per-game average in the four games before Doncic’s third All-Star appearance are a first for the soon-to-be 23-year-old. The Mavericks know their playoff hopes rest with their star point guard
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Calling all ski bums, backcountry adventurers, thrill-seekers and winter enthusiasts! Get ready for the annual celebration of winter wildlands through this collection of short films. The 17th annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival will be hosted in Bend on the evening of Saturday, March 12 at our first-ever outdoor screening. All proceeds will go to support the efforts of local nonprofit Discover Your Forest.
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A new class-action lawsuit says police in Mississippi’s capital city are violating people’s constitutional rights by using roadblocks in majority-Black and low-income neighborhoods to try to catch crime suspects. Mississippi Center for Justice filed suit Thursday over the Jackson Police Department’s “Ticket Arrest Tow” initiative.
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Actor and filmmaker Sean Penn is in Ukraine, attending press conferences and meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky as Russia begins its invasion of the Eastern European country. Ukraine’s Office of the President said that Penn came to Kyiv to “tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of our country,” according
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Coach Steve Pikiell and Rutgers are just about to finish one of the toughest stretches in college basketball history. The Scarlet Knights will wrap up a run of six of seven games against ranked teams when they host No. 13 Wisconsin on Saturday. Rutgers has
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The Oregon Senate gave final legislative approval Thursday to House Bill 4133 on a vote of 18-7, allowing Oregonians to register to vote online with the last four digits of their Social Security number and an image of their signature.
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said defenseman Tony DeAngelo could miss a month due to an injury. Brind’Amour didn’t specify the nature of the injury Thursday, saying only that he “did something in his midsection.” DeAngelo, who left the Hurricanes’ victory Monday night win at Philadelphia early, has nine goals and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Arsenal kept its Premier League top-four push moving in the right direction as a last-gasp winner secured a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over Wolves on Wednesday. The Gunners had looked on course to lose ground on the sides above them after gifting Wolves an early lead, but Alexandre Lacazette’s effort from a tight
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kim Kardashian is asking a court to ignore Ye’s attempts to slow down their divorce and end their marriage as soon as possible. She filed documents in Los Angeles Superior Court late Thursday saying Ye, who legally changed his name from Kanye West, is causing
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Democrats in Oregon’s Legislature have proposed a $400 million investment package on Thursday to urgently address some of the state’s biggest challenges — homelessness and affordable housing. With the proposed package, officials are hoping to not only provide relief to people currently experiencing homelessness
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Lawmakers in Oregon’s Legislature on Thursday proposed a $400 million package to urgently address affordable housing and homelessness in a state that has one of the highest rates of unhoused people in the country.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall says Valery Gergiev, a conductor who is close to Russian President Vladimir Putin, will not lead the Vienna Philharmonic in a five-concert U.S. tour that starts Friday night in response “due to recent world events.” The 68-year-old Russian conductor is music director of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg,
Continue ReadingCNN, WKYT By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst Back in the day when Donald Trump was just a problem child, he wound up in detention so much after school that his classmates began calling it the DT’s. The Detention Club became his special place. Decades later, in 2016, when Trump was elected president, he
Continue ReadingBy Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst Back in the day when Donald Trump was just a problem child, he wound up in detention so much after school that his classmates began calling it the DT’s. The Detention Club became his special place. Decades later, in 2016, when Trump was elected president, he automatically became
Continue ReadingBy Laura Ly, Holly Yan and Amir Vera, CNN The parents of Michigan school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter, a judge ruled Thursday. “After hearing extensive testimony, as well as evidence, and reviewing and viewing extensive exhibits, the court finds that the deaths of the four victims could have been
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed legislation aimed at ensuring more effective coordination among law enforcement agencies when it comes to cases involving missing or slain Native American women. The measures also will boost data collection and education as well as provide grant funding to improve reporting
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe plans to announce soon that he is retiring from Congress. That’s according to a person with direct knowledge of the senator’s plans who was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive details. Inhofe is expected to serve until the current
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers have begun a process to remove racist language from the state’s 121-year-old Constitution. The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday voted 94-0 for the resolution that removes the lingering Jim Crow language. The resolution now moves to the Alabama Senate. If approved, it would go before voters in November.
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Florida moved one step closer on Thursday to banning teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in classrooms for young students, with the state’s GOP-led House of Representatives approving a controversial bill that’s facing intense opposition from LGBTQ advocates and the White House. HB 1557, titled the Parental Rights in
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