By Daniel Dale, CNN Businessman Mike Gibbons has gained ground in Ohio’s competitive Republican primary for the state’s open US Senate seat. And like some of his rivals, Gibbons has been making wildly inaccurate claims about the 2020 election. At a debate on March 18, Gibbons said, “I know this: Five million more people voted
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Andrew Vaughn feared the worst when he got hurt making a diving catch for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. Same for his team, which is looking for the slugger to play a key role this year. They’re all feeling much better now. Vaughn was
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by autocratic governments who are often decried by human rights activists. The build-up to the World Cup draw on Friday is only reinforcing how toxic the tournament has
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Qatar is the next stop on the global tour of major sports events to nations led by autocratic governments who are often decried by human rights activists. The build-up to the World Cup draw on Friday is only reinforcing how toxic the tournament has
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer A brain disorder has sidelined actor Bruce Willis and drawn attention to a little-known condition that has many possible causes. A stroke, tumor, head injury or other damage to the language centers of the brain can cause aphasia. Brain infections or Alzheimer’s disease can also trigger it. The
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Documents released Wednesday show the public cost for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium will exceed $1.1 billion once long-term capital and maintenance costs are factored in. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that state and county governments would pay $850 million of the $1.4 billion cost to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Documents released Wednesday show the public cost for the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium will exceed $1.1 billion once long-term capital and maintenance costs are factored in. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that state and county governments would pay $850 million of the $1.4 billion cost to
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Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut judge says Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will be fined for each weekday that passes without him appearing for a deposition in a lawsuit brought by relatives of some victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Judge Barbara Bellis issued the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Meiler Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — A New York man is facing dozens of disturbing charges, accused of secretly using a camera to record upskirting images of unsuspecting women in Boston. Damon Deteso, 49, of Saratoga Springs, was arraigned via zoom at Boston Municipal Court Wednesday. He pleaded
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That rebound comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin resorts to extreme measures to blunt the West’s penalties and inflate
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec, hired by the New York Yankees as the first woman to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team, is nearing a return after being hit in the face by a batted ball during a drill last week. Balkovec was struck on March 22, causing her
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Ukrainian parliament visited Capitol Hill, pleading for wartime aid, an air raid siren suddenly blared. The alert came from one of the visitors’ cell phones, a wrenching reminder from the war-torn country back home. The Ukrainians are meeting this week with their
Continue ReadingBy KCNC Staff Click here for updates on this story BOULDER COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — Prosecutors have dropped charges against Okey Payne, a man authorities say killed a maintenance worker at his assisted living center in Lafayette last year. Doctors have ruled Payne incompetent and now say his delusions and several mental conditions are related
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Continue ReadingBy Anica Padilla Click here for updates on this story FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KCNC) — On Sunday night in Fort Collins, a man called 911 multiple times — to report himself. Others called emergency dispatch to report the man sitting near a restaurant in midtown with a handgun pointed at his own head. Now, the
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto. This year’s wedding boom is projected to be big, according to a new report from wedding planning site The Knot. It anticipates as many as 2.6 million
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business Two years of pandemic uncertainty forced many couples to postpone or even cancel their nuptial celebrations. But weddings are coming back with gusto. This year’s wedding boom is projected to be big, according to a new report from wedding planning site The Knot. It anticipates as many
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Russian ruble has bounced back to almost its full value since before the West imposed economic sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. That rebound comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin resorts to extreme measures to blunt the West’s penalties and inflate
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The effects the pandemic has had on many small businesses have been devastating. We’ve seen hiring shortages, businesses closing for good, and a divide between communities. However, Central Oregon is beginning to make a comeback.
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