INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge says restorative justice was successfully used in Indiana to remediate a confrontation in which a Black man said a group of white men assaulted him and threatened to “get a noose” while at a southern Indiana lake more than a year ago. The alleged assault gained national attention in July
Continue ReadingJOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Illinois man charged in a 2017 crash that killed a pregnant woman and her three sons after jurors told him that they were deadlocked. Will County Judge Daniel Rippy declared the mistrial Wednesday for 30-year-old Sean Woulfe of Orland Park. A
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona on Wednesday signed two bills into law targeting transgender youth in the state, including one that restricts access to gender-affirming health care for minors. Ducey’s approval of the health care ban, as well as a law prohibiting transgender athletes from competing on women’s and girls’
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is looking at invoking the Defense Production Act this week to increase the mining of critical minerals for the batteries used in electric vehicles. That’s according to a person familiar with White House plans who insisted on anonymity to discuss the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden promulgó este miércoles nuevas sanciones contra el programa de misiles balísticos de Irán en respuesta al ataque con misiles en Erbil, en Iraq, a principios de este mes. El Departamento del Tesoro anunció las nuevas sanciones contra la unidad de los Cuerpos de la Guardia Revolucionaria
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen Federal election regulators fined Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and the Democratic National Committee earlier this month for not properly disclosing the money they spent on controversial opposition research that led to the infamous Trump-Russia dossier. The DNC was fined $105,000 and the Clinton campaign was fined $8,000, according to a letter
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK KING Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Albert Pujols went 1 for 3 against Washington in his spring training debut with St. Louis on the same day his wife underwent successful brain surgery. In his third at-bat, Pujols smacked a line drive to the right side through a hole created by
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Dos presuntos pandilleros de la Mara Salvatrucha murieron este miércoles al enfrentarse a policías cuando realizaban un patrullaje en el cantón Las Lajitas, en el departamento Morazán, a 171 kilómetros de San Salvador, informaron las autoridades. De acuerdo con la Policía Nacional Civil, los hechos ocurrieron en una zona
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Though the playoffs are out of the picture, the Buffalo Sabres are showing signs of maturing during a late-season run which has them on an 8-3-3 roll. That’s a major difference from where the team was a year ago during a 18-game slump to match
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers have narrowly ruled against an experimental drug for the debilitating illness known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Wednesday’s vote by the Food and Drug Administration panel is a potential setback for patient groups who have lobbied for the medication’s approval for ALS for more
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Max Fried has been named the Atlanta Braves’ opening day starting pitcher. Fried capped his 2021 season as the starter in Atlanta’s decisive Game 6 World Series win over Houston. The Braves announced Fried will start against Cincinnati in their April 7 opener in Atlanta. It will be Fried’s second consecutive opening
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon auditors say the breach of the state Capitol in December 2020 and a standoff with police capped a year of heightened politically-motivated violence. The Statesman Journal reports in an advisory report released Wednesday, auditors say the state could do more to prevent these events and improve coordination between levels of
Continue ReadingBy Jorge Engels and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Some 130 people have been killed and more than 3,000 have been forcibly displaced this year as violence has surged in eastern Colombia, according to the United Nations and the Catholic Church. The institutions have called on armed groups to stop the violence and respect international humanitarian law
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN A multi-faceted cyberattack at the onset of Russia’s war on Ukraine knocked out internet service for tens of thousands of satellite modems in Ukraine and elsewhere in Europe, the US-based telecommunications provider that owns the network said Wednesday. It’s the most detailed public account yet of one of the most consequential
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — A Costa Rican court has sentenced a former priest to 20 years in prison for a 2003 sexual abuse case. The country’s judicial branch said in a statement Wednesday that ex-priest Mauricio Víquez had used his position as a priest to sexually abuse at least one teenager in 2003,
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The Bend City Council will hold a work session at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 6 on controversial proposed code amendments that would increase the availability of shelter beds by providing updated standards for group, multi-room and outdoor shelters.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Chris Rock received several standing ovations before he told one joke at his first comedy show since Will Smith slapped him in the face onstage at the Oscars. Rock only briefly addressed the slap to the sold out crowd Wednesday in Boston, saying he was “still kind
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — Se suponía que los problemas de las cadenas de suministro globales iban a mejorar a estas alturas. En cambio, los expertos dicen que están empeorando. La invasión rusa de Ucrania, que cortó las exportaciones de este país y sancionó a las empresas rusas, ha desencadenado una serie de
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Chris Rock made an emotional return to the stage on Wednesday night for the first time since Will Smith slapped him at the Academy Awards. Rock made his first public remarks about the incident. In his first of two shows, he was greeted by the audience at Boston’s Wilbur Theater with
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Wanda Sykes said she felt physically ill after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face at the Oscars. And she’s angry Smith was permitted to stay and collect his award. Sykes co-hosted the Oscars on Sunday at the Dolby Theatre with Amy Schumer and Regina Hall. Sykes told Ellen DeGeneres
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