By KAREN MATTHEWS and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors in New York announced the repatriation of $5 million worth of looted antiquities seized from billionaire hedge fund manager Michael Steinhardt to Israel. The 39 items being returned to Israel on Tuesday include two gold masks dating from about 5000 B.C.
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has suspended construction work on a huge new business park that will house Amazon’s Africa headquarters in Cape Town after a challenge by Indigenous groups. The groups say the development will spoil an area that’s sacred to them. The First Nations Indigenous people
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court has suspended construction work on a huge new business park that will house Amazon’s Africa headquarters in Cape Town after a challenge by Indigenous groups. The groups say the development will spoil an area that’s sacred to them. The First Nations Indigenous people
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The National College Players Association says NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation. The group has filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The NCPA says that male Black college
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The National College Players Association says NCAA Division I schools are violating the civil rights of Black basketball and major college football players by prohibiting compensation. The group has filed a complaint with the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights. The NCPA says that male Black college
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge on Tuesday found Couy Griffin, a founder of Cowboys for Trump and the second January 6 defendant to go on trial as part of the Justice Department’s massive prosecution, guilty of trespassing on US Capitol grounds while Vice President Mike Pence was there.
Continue ReadingBy GARY SCHATZ Associated Press GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson pledge to avoid the “sophomore jinx” by setting new goals for the 2022 season taking on more responsibility in the Reds’ new lineup. India exceeded expectations by winning the Reds’ second base job last season and then National League Rookie of
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson starting guard Nick Honor has entered the NCAA transfer portal with the intention of playing his final college season elsewhere. Team spokesman Benjamin Winterrowd confirmed Honor’s decision. Honor is a 5-foot-10, fourth-year junior from Orlando, Florida, who started 25 of 33 games for the Tigers this season. He averaged 7.7
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two-time Olympic champion Mark Todd will face a disciplinary hearing on Thursday after a video on social media showed him striking a horse with a branch. Todd is now a notable racehorse trainer. A video posted on social media showed Todd repeatedly struck a horse that was refusing to jump into water
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. While many employees at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, did protest, it did not appear to be a massive showing across
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los casos de la subvariante BA.2 de ómicron aumentaron en marzo en Estados Unidos. Ahora, esta variante representa más de un tercio de los contagios de covid-19 en el país. La subvariante BA.2 de ómicron causó aproximadamente el 34,9% de los casos de coronavirus en Estados Unidos la semana pasada.
Continue ReadingBy Ariana Godoy, as told to CNN’s Sandra Gonzalez Ariana Godoy is a Venezuelan author, social influencer and middle school teacher in North Carolina. Her Wattpad novel, “A traves de mi ventana (Through My Window)” was adapted into a Netflix film, which is available for streaming now. Below, she writes to a friend who has
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Los pagos de ingreso solidario se terminarán el 31 de diciembre de 2022, pues el presidente Gustavo Petro anunció que por falta de presupuesto, el gobierno no podrá seguir pagando esta ayuda económica creada durante la pandemia de covid-19 en 2020. Hasta el pago de septiembre de 2022, los
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – La pizzería del italiano Alessio Lacco y la venezolana Sofía Aragón ha conquistado las calles de Atlanta y hasta los estómagos de los protagonistas de la serie “Cobra Kai”, Ralph Macchio y William Zabka. El camino para llegar a servir al elenco de una serie de Netflix puede sonar
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle policy meant to reduce evictions after the end of the city’s eviction moratorium has been struck down by the Washington State Court of Appeals. The Seattle Times reports an ordinance the City Council passed in May 2020 said tenants who fell behind on rent and faced eviction could, for six
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This week, the Oregon FBI’s Tech Tuesday segment focuses on building a digital defense against hacked email accounts. Last week, we talked about bad actors gaining access to your social media accounts. For those using email, though, the danger can be just as great. According to our partners at the Federal
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra are on a California tour working with music students at Santa Barbara’s Music Academy of the West. A partnership between the orchestra and the academy was launched in 2018 when five section principals spent 10 days teaching and picking a dozen students as
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $3 million contract with shortstop Adalberto Mondesi and five other players for the upcoming season, avoiding arbitration before Tuesday’s deadline for teams and players to submit numbers. The Royals also agreed to terms with right-hander Brad
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — The state agency that oversees public defense in Oregon says it will resume paying district attorneys discovery fees after cutting off the payments early this year. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that for years, prosecutors have charged public defenders for materials such as documents, recordings and other evidence relevant to a criminal
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network has received a $2,500 grant from BNSF Railway Foundation in support of FAN advocate services to disadvantaged children and their family members across Central Oregon. Having expanded in 2020, FAN now covers nearly every school site in Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties, providing crucial basic-needs services to disadvantaged
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