By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two former investment executives arrested in Japan have been sentenced to five years in a U.S. prison for their roles in a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme with 10,000 victims in the U.S. and abroad. Junzo Suzuki and his son, Paul Suzuki, apologized Tuesday before each
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kansas’ comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship was the most-viewed title game on cable television. The Jayhawks’ 72-69 win averaged 18.1 million viewers on TBS, TNT and truTV. That’s a 4 percent increase over last year’s title game between Baylor and Gonzaga on CBS. This
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Kansas’ comeback victory over North Carolina to win the NCAA men’s basketball championship was the most-viewed title game on cable television. The Jayhawks’ 72-69 win averaged 18.1 million viewers on TBS, TNT and truTV. That’s a 4 percent increase over last year’s title game between Baylor and Gonzaga on CBS. This
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Punter Riley Dixon has signed with the Los Angeles Rams. Dixon joined the Super Bowl champions on Tuesday after spending the past four seasons with the New York Giants, posting the two highest single-season net punting averages in franchise history during his tenure. New York released him last month. The
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Happy Tuesday, Central Oregon! Our skies will be mostly clear Tuesday night, with lows on the chilly side, in the low to mid-20s. We will be sunny Wednesday and Thursday, with highs reaching the upper 70s to low 80s on Thursday. We will see a few clouds move in Friday, but we will stay dry for the
Continue ReadingIn the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood Meadows reported 14 new inches. Timberline reported 15 new inches. Hoodoo reported 2 new inches. Mt. Bachelor reported 21 new inches. Ski Bowl reported 12 new inches.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN NASA is still aiming for a June launch after a second attempt at a final test for its Artemis I mission to the moon was scrubbed on Monday. “We’re not ready to give up” on the June launch window, Artemis mission manager Mike Sarafin told reporters in a Tuesday news conference.
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN Oksana Kostychenko walks down a narrow pathway, leading to her back garden in Borodianka. The flower beds on one side are surprisingly well arranged, contrasting with the wanton destruction all around. Near her garden shed is the body of a man laying face-down
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Macht Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — Sacramento community activist Berry Accius described Sunday’s deadly shooting in downtown Sacramento as another “senseless act of violence” in the city. Three men and three women were killed and 12 others shot after gunfire broke out around 2 a.m., police said.
Continue ReadingJesús Aguilar and the Miami Marlins have reached agreement on a one-year contract that guarantees him $7.5 million. The 31-year-old first baseman will get a $7.3 million salary this season. The deal includes a mutual option for 2023 with a $200,000 buyout. Aguilar hit 22 home runs with 93 RBIs and batted .261 for the
Continue ReadingBy ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An anti-abortion group says the five fetuses found last week in a member’s home came from the medical waste being disposed by a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic. The group, known as the Progressive Anti-Abortion Uprising, claims it contacted the police to collect the fetuses in hopes that
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit related to Oregon leaders’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic inside its prisons. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports U.S. Magistrate Judge Stacie Beckerman signed off on a wrongful death class that will include the estates of 45 adults who died in the state’s custody and
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple has named Diane Richardson as its new women’s basketball coach. She spent five seasons at Towson. Richardson went 80-66 at Towson and led the team to a school-record 24 wins and a berth in the NIT. She also led Towson to the NCAA Tournament in 2019. Towson finished that season with
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Prosecutors say a rural Nevada man accused of kidnapping and killing an 18-year-old Fernley woman last month fatally shot Naomi Irion and buried her body in a remote high-desert area. Lyon County District Attorney Stephen Rye filed an amended criminal complaint Tuesday adding first-degree murder and
Continue ReadingBy Elijah Westbrook, Kevin Rincon Click here for updates on this story New York (WCBS) — An innocent woman is dead after she was shot Monday in front of a bodega in the Bronx. Police said Juana Esperanza Soriano De-Perdomo was struck when two groups started firing at each other. It’s the latest incident of
Continue ReadingBy Ali Bauman Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A child fell out of a sixth story window and survived Tuesday. As CBS2’s Ali Bauman reports, the child was conscious and alert when police officers rushed the child to Lincoln Hospital in their patrol car. He is expected to survive.
Continue ReadingFOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots looked within their division to find some help at receiver, completing a trade with the Dolphins to acquire veteran DeVante Parker. New England sent a 2023 third-round draft pick to Miami for Parker and a 2022 fifth-round pick. Parker, a 2015 first-round pick, arrives in New England with 338
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland State has hired longtime Iowa State assistant Daniyal Robinson as its next men’s basketball coach. It’s the fourth coach in seven years for Cleveland State. Robinson spent seven seasons over two stints with the Cyclones. He will be introduced Wednesday. Robinson replaces Dennis Gates, who
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN Matt Mowers, the former Trump administration aide who is running for Congress in New Hampshire, voted twice during the 2016 primary, according to voting records obtained by CNN, opening the Republican candidate up to criticism from his opponents and charges of hypocrisy from Democrats. Mowers, then a top aide in New
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio has pleaded not guilty to charges that he remotely led a plot to stop Congress’ certification of Joe Biden’s 2020 victory. Though he wasn’t at the Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot, prosecutors say Tarrio organized encrypted chats with Proud Boys members in the weeks
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