By Eric Levenson and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and victims’ families who criticized golfers for working with Saudi Arabia, who they say was complicit in the 2001 terrorist attacks. “Saudi Arabia is trying
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN From 2020-2021, California recorded the highest surge in reported hate crimes since the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to the state’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta. Bonta announced the findings of a new California Department of Justice report on Tuesday. The number of hate crimes reported in the state went
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court “took a wrecking ball” to the ability of the federal government to limit pollution and said that states must redouble their efforts to address climate change. With a 6-3 vote, the court said that
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday that the U.S. Supreme Court “took a wrecking ball” to the ability of the federal government to limit pollution and said that states must redouble their efforts to address climate change. With a 6-3 vote, the court said that
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum reacted with dismay to Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for August delivery fell $4.02 to $105.76 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery fell $1.45 to $114.81 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery fell 18 cents to $3.65 a gallon. July heating oil fell 14 cents to $3.90 a gallon. August natural gas fell $1.08
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — En un revés para el gobernador de Florida, Ron DeSantis y los legisladores republicanos, un juez de Florida dictaminó que una nueva ley estatal que prohíbe los abortos a las 15 semanas es inconstitucional y tiene la intención de impedir que entre en vigencia el viernes. En un fallo verbal realizado
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Republican Michigan congressional candidate John Gibbs is falsely claiming that the 2020 election results could not possibly be correct — and citing irrelevant statistical tidbits as his supposed evidence. “I think when you look at the results of the 2020 election, there are anomalies in there, to put it very lightly,
Continue ReadingMAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, park officials said Thursday. The announcement means most of the park will be open again after June 13 flooding closed America’s first national park and forced 10,000
Continue ReadingMAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is reopening its flood-damaged north loop at noon on Saturday, in time for the Fourth of July holiday weekend, park officials said Thursday. The announcement means most of the park will be open again after June 13 flooding closed America’s first national park and forced 10,000
Continue ReadingQUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government and the country’s main Indigenous group have reached an agreement to end 18 days of often-violent strikes that had virtually paralyzed the country. The deal, which includes a decrease in the price of fuel and other concessions, was signed Thursday by Government Minister Francisco Jiménez, Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza
Continue ReadingOTTAWA (AP) — Canada’s chief public health officer is warning of a possible COVID-19 resurgence in the fall and winter. Theresa Tam said Thursday the circulating omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are even more transmissible and able to evade immunity than previous versions, making a rise in cases likely in coming weeks. Tam and federal
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays put left-hander Brooks Raley and right-hander Ryan Thompson on the restricted list before opening a five-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays. Tampa Bay added righties Javy Guerra and Phoenix Sanders from Triple-A Durham. To enter the country, the Canadian government requires a person to have received
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Years before “Bridgerton” and the Regency-era fashion moment it helped inspire, director Emma Holly Jones was dreaming of an early 19th century romantic comedy with a diverse cast. The result, “Mr. Malcolm’s List,” a lively Jane Austen inspired romp about a high society marriage mart and a woman seeking
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Kevin Durant may be taking his quest for more titles elsewhere. Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision that undoubtedly will have teams scrambling to put together offers for the perennial All-Star. The Nets have been working
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A Crooked River Ranch man who was arrested in a raid on his home Wednesday for alleged child pornography also faces several other charges for allegedly molesting a 2-year-old he was babysitting at the child’s Redmond home, Oregon State Police said.
Continue ReadingCIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s president says the killing of a reporter in the northern border state of Tamaulipas may be linked to local politics. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that federal prosecutors had taken over the investigation of the killing of reporter Antonio de la Cruz as a crime against freedom
Continue ReadingGULFPORT, Miss (AP) — LGBTQ advocates say the recent fatal shooting of a 27-year-old Black transgender woman along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast reflects a disturbing pattern of violence against an already marginalized group. Shawmaynè Giselle Marie was shot June 21 after an argument ensued outside an apartment complex. Police arrested 20-year-old Makhari Seven Gasaway, of Gulfport,
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches students the fundamentals of coding, design, marketing and project management, celebrated its unique accomplishment during a ceremony held Thursday. The academy in Detroit is the first in North America and was launched as
Continue ReadingBy MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The inaugural class of the Detroit Apple Developer Academy, a free program that teaches students the fundamentals of coding, design, marketing and project management, celebrated its unique accomplishment during a ceremony held Thursday. The academy in Detroit is the first in North America and was launched as
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