By COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dozens of the nation’s top law enforcement officials have signed a letter urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. It’s unusual for police officials to engage so specifically in politics. Those named in the letter represent the nation’s biggest and
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper has paused construction on the team’s $800 million practice facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina citing concerns over a lack of funding from the city needed to complete the project’s infrastructure. Tepper has invested $170 million into the project, according to a statement from a spokesman
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There are 35 newly reported COVID-19-related deaths in Oregon, one from Deschutes County, raising the state’s death toll to 6,743, Oregon Health Authority reported Monday.
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moved three high-profile destinations to its highest-risk Level 4 category for travel on Monday. Hong Kong and New Zealand have spent much of the pandemic in near isolation with relatively few infections and had been lauded as Covid success stories.
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH The Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A judge has named a former Kansas attorney general to represent an 18-year-old high school football player who is charged in a shooting that wounded an administrator and school resource officer at a suburban Kansas City high school. Jaylon Desean Elmore was charged Saturday with
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Athletic Bilbao has rebounded from a poor streak with a 3-1 win over last-placed Levante in the Spanish league. Mikel Vesga, Iñaki Williams and Oier Zarraga scored in the final half-hour to give Athletic the home win and move the Basque Country club closer to the European places. Athletic was coming off
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN For most New Mexico residents, college will now be officially tuition-free. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed on Friday Senate Bill 140, otherwise known as the New Mexico Opportunity Scholarship Act. First introduced in 2019, the plan will waive tuition for any students attending any in-state public school or tribal
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — One teenager was killed and two others were critically wounded Monday after gunfire that appeared to come from a passing vehicle struck them outside an Iowa school, authorities said. Des Moines police said in a news release that potential suspects have been
Continue ReadingBy ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill to limit discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in schools is nearing final passage in the statehouse. The proposal, dubbed by opponents as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, is expected to pass the GOP-controlled legislature this week. Republicans have argued that it
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Biden administration filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking it to freeze a lower-court opinion requiring the Navy to deploy special operations forces even though they have refused to get vaccinated for Covid-19. “This application seeks relief from a preliminary injunction that
Continue ReadingBy KOVR Staff Click here for updates on this story MURPHYS, California (KOVR) — A motorcycle rider was killed after he crashed head-on into a car while leading an officer on a high-speed chase in Calaveras County over the weekend. California Highway Patrol says, early Sunday evening, an officer was out on patrol in the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley has been suspended indefinitely for gambling on NFL games during the 2021 season, the league announced Monday. The suspension will last at least through the conclusion of the 2022 season, the NFL said. Ridley, 27, may petition for reinstatement on or after February 15, 2023.
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The Fresno County sheriff said Sunday afternoon that a missing USF student has been found dead inside the Tesla he rented for a road trip. 21-year-old Chris Liang had been missing since Monday. He was scheduled to return the car on
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Pedro Pierluisi, anunció este lunes que, por decreto, a partir del 10 de marzo quedará eliminado en la isla el uso obligatorio de mascarilla en áreas interiores o exteriores, con algunas excepciones. Pierluisi explicó en un comunicado de prensa que “se mantiene el mandato del
Continue ReadingBy KCAL/KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Garden Grove Police Department officers Sunday arrested Gustavo Pablo Munguia for stabbing his roommate in their front yard on Saturday morning. The stabbing was first reported at 10:10 a.m. Saturday on Safford Street in Garden Grove. Upon investigation, it was
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The Oregon Legislature’s 2022 session ended Friday with approval of several key Oregon State University initiatives, including conversion of the Elliott State Forest in southwestern Oregon into an OSU-managed research forest, funds for helping to launch an innovation district at OSU-Cascades in Bend and a housing project serving OSU’s marine studies programs and the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that suspends Oregon’s ban on personal notes nicknamed love letters from prospective homebuyers to home sellers. The judge last week said the ban violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by restricting free speech too broadly. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the conservative Pacific
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that suspends Oregon’s ban on personal notes nicknamed love letters from prospective homebuyers to home sellers. The judge last week said the ban violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by restricting free speech too broadly. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the conservative Pacific
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction that suspends Oregon’s ban on personal notes nicknamed love letters from prospective homebuyers to home sellers. The judge last week said the ban violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by restricting free speech too broadly. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the conservative Pacific
Continue ReadingPENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Starr Jacobs scored 28 points for the third straight game and No. 2 seed UT Arlington beat and top-seeded Troy 76-61 to clinch its first Sun Belt Conference tournament championship. UT Arlington, which joined the Sun Belt in 2014-15, won its first league tournament since being a member of the Southland
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