By RALPH D. RUSSO and ERIC OLSON AP College Sports Writers In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024. The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN A group of Senate Democrats on the Armed Services Committee led by Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono wants Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to take immediate steps to ensure that military service members’ access to abortion is protected no matter what state they are stationed in. In a new letter provided first
Continue ReadingBy Sara Sidner, Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN Family members of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teen whose murder in the Jim Crow South spurred the civil rights movement in America, say they have unearthed an unserved arrest warrant for the White woman who accused him of making advances toward her, sparking the events
Continue ReadingBy JUAN LOZANO and ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The tractor-trailer at the center of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead had passed through an inland U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint with migrants inside the sweltering rig earlier in its journey, a U.S. official said Thursday. The truck went through the
Continue ReadingBy FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Mario Draghi insists his government won’t collapse despite rising political tensions among coalition allies. Draghi told a news conference in Rome Thursday evening following a Cabinet meeting that his predecessor, Giuseppe Conte, confirmed the populist 5-Star Movement won’t yank support. Conte had raised doubts about
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities have announced a suspension of the operations of Puerto Rico-based Euro Pacific International Bank, which officials previously said was under suspicion of facilitating money laundering and offshore tax evasion. The investigation was launched by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.
Continue ReadingDALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a man who sold a pistol to a man who used it to hold four hostages inside a Texas synagogue before being fatally shot by the FBI in January pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal gun crime. Prosecutors say 32-year-old Henry “Michael” Dwight Williams pleaded guilty to being a
Continue ReadingPLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — A crewless robotic boat retracing the 1620 sea voyage of the Mayflower has landed near Plymouth Rock. The sleek Mayflower Autonomous Ship met with an escort boat as it approached the Massachusetts shoreline Thursday, more than 400 years after its namesake’s historic journey from England. It was towed into Plymouth Harbor
Continue ReadingTHOMASTOWN, Ireland (AP) — New Zealand’s Ryan Fox says he was surprised to find himself leading the Irish Open after the opening round despite his impressive form this season. Fox had eight birdies in a flawless 8-under 64 at Mount Juliet. The 56th-ranked Fox said a 64 did not look likely early in his round.
Continue ReadingLIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) — The leather-clad figurehead of the Hells Angels motorcycle club has died. Sonny Barger was 83. Barger’s death Wednesday was announced in a post on his Facebook page that said he had a brief bout with cancer. Barger was a founding member of the Oakland, California, chapter of the Hells Angels in
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The La Pine community is preparing for four days of fun-filled activities. It’s the La Pine Frontier Days starting on Friday. People were busy Thursday with preparations at the site, getting it ready for the public.
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park officials said Thursday. A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison Wednesday as they were returning to their vehicle at a Yellowstone Lake trailhead.
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — For the second time in three days, a visitor to Yellowstone National Park was gored by a bison, park officials said Thursday. A 71-year-old woman from West Chester, Pennsylvania and her daughter inadvertently approached the bison Wednesday as they were returning to their vehicle at a Yellowstone Lake trailhead.
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers began a special legislative session seeking to limit the proliferation of firearms in public after the Supreme Court gutted the state’s century-old handgun licensing law. The court ruled that ordinary citizens have a right to arm themselves in public for self-defense.
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. The purchase would be part of ongoing efforts to bolster Greece’s defense capabilities amid continuing tensions with neighboring Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Madrid Thursday during a
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his country has sent a letter of request to the United States to buy a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. The purchase would be part of ongoing efforts to bolster Greece’s defense capabilities amid continuing tensions with neighboring Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Madrid Thursday during a
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Minimum-wage workers will get a raise when Oregon’s minimum wage rates go up on July 1, the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries said.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana informó este jueves en conferencia de prensa que, tras llegar a un acuerdo con el gobierno nacional, los movimientos indígenas decidieron terminar las manifestaciones y bloqueos que llevaban 18 días. “Y de conformidad con lo que aquí estipulado, los presidentes de la Conaie, Feine y Fenocin
Continue ReadingCNN By Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country’s power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control. It is a major
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate planet-warming emissions from the country’s power plants, just as scientists warn the world is running out of time to get the climate crisis under control. It is a major loss
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