ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed outside linebacker Charles Harris to a $13 million, two-year contract and wide receiver Kalif Raymond to a one-year deal worth nearly $1 million. Detroit announced the moves Friday, retaining unrestricted free agents that flourished last season under first-year coach Dan Campbell. Harris had career highs
Continue ReadingCNN By Christina Maxouris, Alaa Elassar and Joe Sutton, CNN A central Texas sheriff’s deputy died Thursday while going door to door and helping people evacuate as several wildfires ravaged the area, authorities said. Deputy Sgt. Barbara Fenley, 51, was assisting evacuation efforts in Carbon and was last heard from when she was on her
Continue ReadingCNN By Sean Lyngaas, Kylie Atwood and Brian Fung, CNN The information campaign over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is in full swing as a wide cast of characters — from the US State Department to Ukrainian hackers to Arnold Schwarzenegger — tries to circumvent Russian censors to get the truth about the war on Ukraine
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The 94th Academy Awards are set to air Sunday. It’s a long awaited return to Hollywood’s glamourous normalcy after a muted ceremony and ratings low last year. The academy addressed one controversy by confirming that “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler will present at the show, days after she noted she
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have signed punter Pat O’Donnell as an apparent replacement for Corey Bojorquez. Bojorquez is an unrestricted free agent. The 31-year-old O’Donnell has spent the past eight seasons with the Chicago Bears. He has a career gross punting average of 45.1 yards and a net average of
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mega moon rocket will undergo some tweaks before NASA’s next attempt at a crucial prelaunch test. The NASA team is preparing to roll the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) Artemis I rocket stack, including the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oregon assistant coach Chris Crutchfield has been hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at Omaha. He was a two-sport athlete for the Mavericks in the 1990s. Athletic director Adrian Dowell announced Crutchfield’s hiring less than two weeks after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired after a second straight five-win
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Oregon assistant coach Chris Crutchfield has been hired as the new head men’s basketball coach at Omaha. He was a two-sport athlete for the Mavericks in the 1990s. Athletic director Adrian Dowell announced Crutchfield’s hiring less than two weeks after longtime coach Derrin Hansen was fired after a second straight five-win
Continue Reading
Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Friday the hiring of Megan Filiault (pronounced fill-ee-oh) to serve as the next principal at Silver Rail Elementary School.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN DREW Associated Press Republican lawmakers in North Carolina have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to curtail the powers of state courts to intervene in the drawing of congressional districts. The renewed effort is not expected to change maps for the current election cycle. The justices allowed North Carolina to use maps approved by
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — Shaun Norris has opened a three-shot lead with a second-round 62 at the Steyn City Championship in South Africa. The home player moved to 18 under par with a near flawless round that contained eight birdies and an eagle. He picked up four shots in his last four holes by finishing birdie-eagle-birdie-par.
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Inflation is everywhere: grocery stores, gas stations, retailers and the housing market. But one important part of the economy has remained immune to higher prices: cell phone bills. And telecom stocks are paying for it. Even as Americans pay more for just about everything else, the average price
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kris Bryant and the Colorado Rockies finalized their $182 million, seven-year contract. The third baseman and outfielder gets a $7 million signing bonus, payable within 15 days of the signing. He receives a $17 million salary this year, $27 million in each of the next
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Everyone’s buzzing about tiny Saint Peter’s University after its stunning NCAA Tournament upset of Kentucky, except maybe Saint Peter’s University. Students and staff are savoring the Peacocks’ 85-79 overtime win. But Friday began as a typically quiet day on the Jersey City, New Jersey, campus.
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN Police are holding two men on homicide charges and are seeking a third in the killing of a former police officer who was working security for a TV news crew in Oakland, California, last fall, the city’s Police Chief, LaRonne Armstrong, said Thursday. Kevin Nishita was shot during a robbery attempt
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los sobrevivientes al asedio ruso a la ciudad ucraniana de Mariupol informan que algunos residentes se ven obligados a recoger la lluvia y la nieve derretida para obtener agua potable. Para Doc Hendley, la crisis del agua en Ucrania es cada vez más urgente. “El agua embotellada y a veces incluso
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has restructured his contract to give the team salary cap relief. His agency announced a new deal that gives him $18 million guaranteed. Thielen’s previous contract was carrying a cap hit for 2022 of more than $16.8 million that the Vikings can now reduce by lowering
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Sergiño Dest will miss the United States’ last three World Cup qualifiers after straining his left thigh and was replaced on the roster by left back George Bello. Dest, the top American choice at right back, was hurt Thursday during Barcelona’s Europa League win at Turkey’s Galatasary. His injury left DeAndre Yedlin
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book has fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction. It’s known as the Marvel Comics #1 “pay copy.” New York-based auctioneer ComicConnect sold the book Thursday night. Chief Operating Officer Vincent Zurzolo says it’s arguably one of the top three
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JOHN RABY Associated Press A former Virginia police officer has pleaded guilty to storming the U.S. Capitol with another former officer who is scheduled to be tried next month on charges related to the riot. Former Rocky Mount, Virginia, police officer Jacob Fracker pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to obstruct
Continue Reading