By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan and the Philippines have agreed to bolster security cooperation and expand joint drills between their forces, and shared concerns about China’s increasingly assertive military actions in the region. Japan’s Defense Ministry says Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his Philippine counterpart, Delfin Lorenzana,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A city audit is critical of the way the Portland Police Bureau collected and stored surveillance information regarding racial justice protests in 2020. KGW-TV reports auditors said police collected information about protesters who were not connected to any crimes, and kept some private information for too long. The audit was done
Continue ReadingVerónica Ojeda (CNN) — Un asteroide del tamaño de una casa pequeña pasó cerca de la Tierra este martes por la noche. La roca espacial se acercó a 127.000 kilómetros de nuestro planeta, es decir, un tercio de la distancia entre la Luna y la Tierra, según el Centro de Estudios de Objetos Cercanos a
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA has approved new financial monitoring rules for European soccer clubs and dropped the words “fair play” from the name. UEFA says the name “Financial Fair Play” was misinterpreted to mean it wanted to create a level playing field between teams. UEFA also lowered expectations
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at how Tiger Woods played the first round of the Masters on Thursday: No. 1, 445 yards, par 4: Driver down right side of fairway. Approach to front of green, rolling just back onto the fairway. Chip to 10 feet. One putt. Par. Score: Even. Status: tied for
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund have reached a tentative agreement on comprehensive economic policies that could eventually pave the way for unlocking billions of dollars in loans to the crisis-hit country. The agreement was announced by Prime Minister Najib Mikati after a meeting with IMF delegates
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods is back. The five-time Masters champion shot a 1-under 71 in his first competitive round since a devastating car wreck 14 months ago that could’ve cost him his right leg. Woods walked with the slightest hint of a limp, and he couldn’t quite
Continue ReadingThis will be one incredibly fair day on the mountain. Skies will be mostly sunny. Highs will be in the mid 50’s and southerly breezes will be pretty gentle at 5-10 mph. Skies will turn mostly cloudy tonight and temperatures begin to drop as the next system moves in. A chance of snow showers will
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board is asking the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a memo to the agency’s field offices Thursday that
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press The top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board is asking the board to rule that mandatory meetings held by some companies to persuade their workers to reject unions is a violation of federal labor law. NLRB General Counsel Jennifer Abruzzo said in a memo to the agency’s field offices Thursday that
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, her spokesman says. That’s a day after the 82-year-old Democratic leader appeared unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden. Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic, her
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy was once enamored with speed. It wanted lighter, faster ships to deal with threats during the war on terror, before pivoting to Russia and China and their modern navies. The Navy now wants to retire nine recently built littoral combat ships, which cost
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas votó para suspender a Rusia del Consejo de Derechos Humanos durante una reunión este jueves. El resultado de la votación fue 93 a favor y 24 en contra, mientras 58 se abstuvieron. Guerra de Rusia en Ucrania: última hora y noticias de la invasión En
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at how Tiger Woods played the first round of the Masters on Thursday: No. 1, 445 yards, par 4: Driver down right side of fairway. Approach to front of green, rolling just back onto the fairway. Chip to 10 feet. One putt. Par. Score: Even. Status: tied for
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Clare Foran, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19, a spokesman for the California Democrat said Thursday. “After testing negative this week, Speaker Pelosi received a positive test result for COVID-19 and is currently asymptomatic,” Pelosi’s deputy chief of staff Drew Hammill tweeted. “The Speaker is fully vaccinated
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Cuatro meses después de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, los combates siguen recrudeciendo en el este, en la región de Donbás donde separatistas prorrusos combaten con las fuerzas de Kyiv desde hace ocho años. Allí, Rusia ha lanzando una ofensiva tras su fallido intento de tomar la capital ucranianas a
Continue ReadingBy Anneken Tappe, CNN Business America’s labor market is on fire. There are far more available jobs than workers and the latest data on initial weekly unemployment claims underscores that imbalance. Initial claims for jobless benefits fell to 166,000 in the week ended April 2, adjusted for seasonal swings, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — “Ozark” will drop its final seven episodes of the series this month, wrapping up the story of a family’s descent deeper and deeper into a life of money laundering, drugs and murder. Tom Pelphrey had an important arc in season three of “Ozark” that continues to
Continue ReadingGOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A ridge of high pressure will deliver the sunniest and warmest day of the week, with highs for some that will be 20 or more degrees above average. Those highs will be around 80 degrees, and breezes will remain light and variable. A few clouds will press in toward the end
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN It sounds like Khloe Kardashian has finally had enough. After years of cheating scandals and other drama, Kardashian has spoken out about the state of her often-tumultuous relationship with NBA player Tristan Thompson. She talked to Robin Roberts for an ABC special about her family which aired Wednesday night. “With
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