By Katelyn Polantz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN Michael Flynn, former President Donald Trump‘s onetime national security adviser, invoked his Fifth Amendment right during a deposition before the January 6 committee on Thursday, declining to answer the panel’s questions. Flynn — who met with the committee virtually — invoked the Fifth “on advice of counsel,” his
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Two days after Guatemala’s congress passed a bill increasing sentences for women who terminate their pregnancies, prohibiting same-sex marriage and banning discussion of sexual diversity in schools, President Alejandro Giammattei asked the congress to pull it back or face his veto. It was a surprising
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will meet Friday at Russia’s request to discuss what Moscow claims are “the military biological activities of the U.S. on the territory of Ukraine.” The Russian request announced in a tweet Thursday afternoon from its deputy U.N. ambassador follows the Biden
Continue ReadingMEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Two counties in southern Oregon have declared local states of emergency related to cannabis, paving the way for a moratorium on new hemp licenses. The Mail Tribune reports Jackson County commissioners declared a local state of emergency Thursday while Josephine County commissioners declared a similar state of emergency Wednesday. A new
Continue ReadingBy Gabriel Kinder, CNN Within 24 hours of reading a news story about Ukrainian refugees sleeping in a train station, Aaron Jackson left his Florida home for an area near the border between Poland and Ukraine. “There I saw the true cost of war,” Jackson wrote on Facebook of his visit to Poland. “Families fleeing
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese leader has warned of “rising uncertainties” and pledged tax cuts to shore up growth. The potential economic and geopolitical fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine loomed over an annual meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature. Premier Li Keqiang described the situation in Ukraine as “grave”
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese leader has warned of “rising uncertainties” and pledged tax cuts to shore up growth. The potential economic and geopolitical fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine loomed over an annual meeting of China’s ceremonial legislature. Premier Li Keqiang described the situation in Ukraine as “grave”
Continue ReadingGRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado county elections clerk who faces charges that she plotted to breach voting system technology that is used across the U.S. has had her first court appearance in the case. Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters made no comment during the brief hearing as she watched remotely from the county
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tommy Fleetwood and Tom Hoge share the lead after a long and wet start to The Players Championship. At this rate, they might not play again until Saturday and might not even share the lead. Only 66 players managed to finish the round
Continue ReadingBy GREGORY BULL and JULIE WATSON Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — U.S. authorities allowed a Ukrainian woman and her three children to seek asylum, a reversal from a day earlier when she was denied entry under the Biden administration’s sweeping restrictions for seeking humanitarian protection. The 34-year-old entered San Diego for processing Thursday after
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Federal prosecutors have filed a superseding indictment against Baltimore’s top prosecutor over charges that she made false statements on financial documents to take money from her retirement savings and purchase two Florida vacation homes. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Thursday that the changes add details that werent’in the original indictment against Marilyn
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An 83-year-old ex-convict who spent decades behind bars for killing two women is now charged in the dismemberment of a Brooklyn woman. Prosecutors identified the ex-convict as Harvey Marcelin, who was freed from prison in 2019. Marcelin was arrested in New York City last week on
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee House Republican lawmakers say they were duped into hiring a political consulting firm that an ex-lawmaker has pleaded guilty to using for an alleged fraud and kickback scheme. On Thursday, Caucus Chairman Jeremy Faison said caucus members even talked to the supposed leader of Phoenix
Continue ReadingCLEVELAND — Malique Jacobs had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Kent State topped Miami (Ohio) 85-75 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference tourney. Precious Ayah led the RedHawks on Thursday with 16 points.
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho — Dillon Jones had 23 points and 11 rebounds as Weber State defeated Montana 68-56 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tourney. Derrick Carter-Hollinger led the Grizzlies on Thursday with 12 points.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Immigration authorities in Mexico say the bodies of two children, apparently migrants, have been found in the waters of the Rio Grande. The National Immigration Institute said Thursday the U.S. Border Patrol had recovered the body of a girl who had been reported missing in the river on March 4. The
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand Russia has been using Belarus as a springboard for many of its air operations in Ukraine, according to intelligence collected by NATO surveillance planes flying over the Polish-Ukrainian border and radar seen by CNN. CNN accompanied NATO’s Flying Squadron 2 on one such surveillance mission on Thursday. Within two hours of taking
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Natasha Bertrand and Barbara Starr, CNN Last week, a drone flew more than 350 miles beyond Ukraine’s western border before crashing in Croatia, a NATO member country. The drone was carrying a bomb, Croatian officials said, and it’s still not clear whether it belonged to Ukrainian or Russian forces. Another drone
Continue ReadingSens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Thursday a number of crucial wins for Oregon in the Senate agricultural spending bill, which they said will invest in agriculture, rural housing, food assistance, and rural business priorities that will benefit farms and families in every corner of the state, including Central Oregon irrigation canal-piping projects.
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former water polo coach at the University of Southern California is on trial for his alleged role in the sprawling college admissions bribery scandal. Federal prosecutors and lawyers for Jovan Vavic delivered their opening statements Thursday in Boston federal court. Prosecutors say the 60-year-old coach faked
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