By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels fans have seen very little return on owner Arte Moreno’s investment in third baseman Anthony Rendon. They’ve seen very little of Rendon at all. They weren’t allowed in Angel Stadium during his debut season in 2020, and he played only 30 home
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) – La Asamblea Nacional de Nicaragua canceló este jueves la personería jurídica de 25 organizaciones no gubernamentales, entre ellas la histórica Asociación de Periodistas Pedro Joaquín Chamorro, así como organismos de observación electoral, defensores de derechos humanos y un centro ambientalista. La medida legislativa fue aprobada con el voto favorable de
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill rolling back part of the state’s sweeping police reform legislation from last year after law enforcement and key Democratic lawmakers agreed the original bill went too far. The measure, House Bill 2037, makes clear police can use force to
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill rolling back part of the state’s sweeping police reform legislation from last year after law enforcement and key Democratic lawmakers agreed the original bill went too far. The measure, House Bill 2037, makes clear police can use force to
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT and DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jussie Smollett walked out of a Chicago jail after serving six days and walked into months, if not years, of uncertainty — from what’s next for his career to whether he’ll eventually be back behind bars. The former “Empire” star was sentenced last week
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Constitucional de Perú dio lugar a un recurso de habeas corpus a favor del expresidente Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) presentado por el abogado Gregorio Parco Alarcón, tras lo cual el exmandatario abandonaría la cárcel. La decisión restableció los efectos del indulto humanitario otorgado en 2017 y que luego fue anulado
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a contaminated island on the Columbia River to the Superfund list of toxic waste sites. That starts the process for eventual cleanup of the uninhabited Bradford Island. It is part of the federal Bonneville Dam complex on the
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a contaminated island on the Columbia River to the Superfund list of toxic waste sites. That starts the process for eventual cleanup of the uninhabited Bradford Island. It is part of the federal Bonneville Dam complex on the
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has added a contaminated island on the Columbia River to the Superfund list of toxic waste sites. That starts the process for eventual cleanup of the uninhabited Bradford Island. It is part of the federal Bonneville Dam complex on the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Florida Gulf Coast is a No. 12 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, something some outside of the committee that put the bracket together seems to understand. And the Eagles’ conference wants answers. ASUN Commissioner Ted Gumbart said Thursday that his league will ask how the Eagles merited such
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell is staying with the Green Bay Packers. Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst announced Thursday they had re-signed Campbell, who arrived in Green Bay last year and produced a breakthrough season. Terms weren’t disclosed. Campbell was the Packers’ first inside linebacker to earn first-team All-Pro honors since
Continue ReadingMINOT, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of her roommate more than a decade ago, with authorities citing shifting statements from the woman and her parents as they pursued a cold-case investigation. Thirty-four-year-old Nichole Erin Rice had a court appearance Thursday afternoon in Ward County.
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN Republicans are leveraging voter frustration with high prices to hammer Democrats in midterms campaign ads. GOP groups and campaigns up and down the ballot have produced 93 distinct TV ads mentioning inflation, spending $13 million on more than 30,000 airings from the start of 2021 through Thursday. By comparison, their Democratic
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s attorney general office says state investigators are probing the voter registration of Mark Meadows, a former chief of staff to President Donald Trump. That step comes amid questions about him listing a home he never owned on voter records. The N.C. Department of Justice, acting on a request from
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Majlie de Puy Kamp, CNN The sprawling billion-dollar palace that sits on a hilltop overlooking the Black Sea is seen by some Kremlin critics as the ultimate emblem of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s legacy of corruption. Dubbed “Putin’s Palace,” the 190,000 square-foot mega-mansion was purportedly built for his personal
Continue ReadingCNN By Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in their custody following a March 2020 traffic stop in Los Angeles County. Bronstein is heard repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,”
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Justice has hired a special prosecutor dedicated to locating, investigating, and prosecuting poachers. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports the new position comes as the state has seen a spike in the unsolved illegal killing of deer, elk and wolves. Jay Hall was hired last month to be the
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs stayed busy, agreeing to contracts with infielder Jonathan Villar and pitchers Mychal Givens, Daniel Norris and Robert Gsellman. The Cubs also finalized right-hander Chris Martin’s one-year deal and placed left-hander Brad Wieck on the 60-day injured list with a left elbow strain. The
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a three-year contract with receiver Allen Robinson. He has been one of the NFL’s most dependable veteran pass-catchers during his eight seasons in the league. Robinson has three 1,000-yard seasons during a productive career split between Jacksonville and Chicago. Last season with
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Sam Burns is off to an ideal start in his bid to back-to-back at Innisbrook. Burns twice made bogey in the opening round. Both times he answered with consecutive birdies. That carried him to a 64 and a four-way share of the lead in
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