By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods fell short of his goal of winning the Masters golf tournament in his stunning return from serious injuries suffered in an auto accident, but he was a winner for the television networks who followed the event. The Nielsen company said CBS’ coverage of
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Taijuan Walker has been put on the 10-day injured list because of bursitis in his pitching shoulder. It’s the latest setback to the team’s rotation. Walker threw two perfect innings Monday night at Philadelphia in his season debut, then was pulled after 30 pitches. He received a cortisone
Continue ReadingFARGO, N.D. (AP) — A Florida man linked to dozens of motorized cart thefts in North Dakota and several other states has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. The FBI began investigating Nathan Rodney Nelson in July 2019 after the Cass County Sheriff’s Office in Fargo, North Dakota, asked for help in solving
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Kara Scannell, CNN Federal prosecutors may soon reach a charging decision regarding Rudy Giuliani‘s foreign lobbying efforts involving Ukraine, after he helped investigators unlock several electronic devices that were seized by the FBI, according to multiple sources familiar with the probe. Giuliani has also offered to appear for a separate interview
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Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Our winds will become gentler through Tuesday night and stick around up to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25. Lows will be in the teens and 20s, with a chance of scattered snow showers. Cold temperatures are expected to stay with us through the end of the week and into the
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden says Russia’s war in Ukraine amounts to “genocide,” accusing President Vladimir Putin of trying to “wipe out the idea of even being a Ukrainian.” Speaking Tuesday in Iowa shortly before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington, Biden
Continue ReadingBy DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The widow of a northern Illinois police officer who killed himself amid an investigation of his alleged theft of thousands of dollars from a youth program has been sentenced to two years probation for her role in the scheme. Lake County Judge James Booras said Tuesday there
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Thirty-nine-year-old Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy, admitting he presented at a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in 2019. That was even after
Continue ReadingBy JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A cryptocurrency expert has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for helping North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Thirty-nine-year-old Virgil Griffith pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy, admitting he presented at a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in 2019. That was even after
Continue ReadingCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers have signed linebacker Troy Reeder, who spent three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. Reeder was originally a restricted free agent, but the Rams decided not to offer him a contract extension, which made him an unrestricted free agent. He started seven games in 2020, when
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Instituto Nacional de Migración de México identificó a 133 migrantes centroamericanos que se encontraban en la caja refrigerada de un tractocamión y que eran transportados en situación de hacinamiento por la carretera Río Verde en el estado de San Luis Potosí, informaron este martes en un comunicado. Las autoridades
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has declined a request this week from the House oversight committee regarding the contents of records that former President Donald Trump took to his Florida residence after leaving the White House. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The
Continue ReadingMIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman has sued claiming her decades-old drug conviction was one of more than 300 cases tainted by a prosecutor who was simultaneously doing legal work for the judges hearing those cases. The federal lawsuit filed Monday by Erma Wilson is part of the continued fallout from Weldon Petty’s years
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Shirley Spork did more than help found the LPGA Tour. She spent her life teaching the game and that was always going to be her legacy. The LPGA says Spork died Tuesday at her home in California at age 94. Her death comes two weeks after Spork learned she would
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes it legal for most residents to carry a concealed firearm without a license. The measure — which supporters call “constitutional carry” — passed the legislature April 1 and allows anyone who was previously eligible for
Continue ReadingBy BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans and San Antonio Spurs both made it to the postseason through patience and perseverance. First-year Pelicans coach Willie Green had to adjust to star forward Zion Williamson being unavailable because of injury the entire season and also had to overcome a
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Bend police and Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies pursued and tried to pull over a suspected drunken driver on Highway 97 early Tuesday morning, but it took “Stop Sticks,” a pursuit intervention tactic and the bite of DCSO K-9 Ronin to stop and arrest the combative Salem man.
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks are keeping head coach Dallas Eakins in charge next year for his fourth season with the struggling club. New general manager Pat Verbeek says the Ducks are picking up Eakins’ contract option for the 2022-23 season. The Ducks are finishing up their third consecutive losing season under Eakins,
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An epidemiologist testifying at West Virginia’s ongoing trial against three major pharmaceutical companies said the influx of prescription opioids into communities was the main driver of the state’s drug crisis. Dr. Katherine Keyes is the director of Columbia University’s Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program. She said supply
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Speaking at the U.N. Security Council for the first time, Colombian President Ivan Duque is touting his government’s accomplishments in building peace, including steps to reintegrate more than 12,800 former rebels into society. But he warned Tuesday that drug trafficking remains the “greatest enemy” to
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