By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is stretching his legs this week with a rare overnight visit to the Pacific Northwest, heading to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. The trip is part of an expanded travel schedule ahead of the November elections as Biden tries to demonstrate he’s made progress on
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians placed three players on the COVID-19 injured list, including league batting leader Owen Miller. Right-handed starter Cal Quantrill and righty reliever Anthony Castro also tested positive for the virus and were moved to the IL prior to Cleveland’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
Continue ReadingBy Stella Chan, Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN A$AP Rocky was detained by police at Los Angeles International Airport on Wednesday in connection to a November 2021 shooting, according to a press release from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). The rapper was arrested on a charge of “assault with a deadly weapon (firearm)”
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky has been taken into custody at Los Angeles International Airport in connection with a shooting in Hollywood last year. The performer, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, was detained on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police say the 33-year-old was wanted
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity is seeking individuals interested in volunteer service as Financial Mentors for Habitat Partner Families. Interested parties should have knowledge or experience with financial accounting and/or record-keeping, coaching and budgeting. Mentors will also need basic computer skills and some experience using Google Sheets. Training will be provided on
Continue ReadingBy JIM RENDON of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy A new effort to help grantmakers change the way they work so they can better support Black-led nonprofits was announced Monday. Abundance is a collaboration between three Chicago-area grantmakers, Chicago Beyond, the Grand Victoria Foundation, and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Ukraine’s Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko walked out of a Group of 20 meeting Wednesday as Russia’s representative started talking. Several finance ministers and central bank governors also left the room, according an official familiar with the meetings who spoke on the condition
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — The second of four men accused in a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant in Vermont using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors’ money raised through a special visa program has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Seventy-three-year-old William Kelly, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, also was sentenced
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million in a variety of pandemic-related scams, including selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and submitting claims for unnecessary medical tests. The charges brought in nine separate federal court cases
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Curry Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — City sanctioned 420 celebrations are set to return to San Francisco this year after they were cancelled for two years due to the pandemic. Now that they are returning, cannabis business owners think this will be a big boost for all
Continue ReadingBy KGO Staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A 32-year-old San Francisco woman faces charges in Michigan. Police say she was planning an inappropriate “meet-up” with a teenager she met online. Investigators say Stephanie Sin had been in communication with the 15-year old boy for more than a year.
Continue ReadingBy Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story TIBURON, California (KGO) — Nearly two years after Yema Khalif and his wife Hawi Awash say they were racially profiled by police while working inside their own store in Tiburon, the couple announced they’ve reached a deal with the town. Tiburon has agreed to pay
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN Finance ministers from multiple nations walked out of a closed-door G20 session in Washington on Wednesday when the Russian delegate began his prepared remarks, a show of protest against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen participated in the walkout, as did European and
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Big Ten basketball tournaments are coming to Minneapolis. The conference says the women’s tournament will be held at Target Center in 2023 and 2024. The men’s tournament will be played there in 2024. All 14 teams are automatic entrants in both events. Chicago will host the men’s tournament next year to
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer U.S. women’s hockey star Amanda Kessel is joining the Pittsburgh Penguins for an executive management program that could put her on track to work in an NHL front office. Kessel is the first participant in the new program. She follows the lead of retired U.S. star and Hockey Hall
Continue ReadingBy Paul Vercammen, Julia Jones, Josh Campbell, Cheri Mossburg and Chloe Melas, CNN The crew on the set of the movie “Rust” “willfully violated” safety rules and “demonstrated plain indifference to employee safety” which led to the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, according to a report released Wednesday by New Mexico Environment Department’s Occupational
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — El enfrentamiento entre Johnny Depp y su exesposa Amber Heard entró este mes en una nueva etapa: el comienzo de un juicio por difamación tras una demanda que presentó la exestrella de ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ contra la actriz a raíz de un artículo publicado en 2018. La relación entre
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — At least 1,900 children under 5 have died from malnutrition in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region in the past year, according to a study conducted by regional health officials and seen by the Associated Press. The deaths were recorded at health facilities across Tigray between June and April 1.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Former President Donald Trump does not have any documents subpoenaed by the New York attorney general’s office as part of its civil investigation into the Trump Organization’s finances and shouldn’t be held in contempt, he told a state court. “After conducting a diligent search and review, Respondent’s counsel determined that Respondent was
Continue ReadingBy ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted. So far this year, however, over half of GOP lawmakers have used the proxy voting system at least once, along with nearly
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