‘I just want to take care of people’: It’s been a fine, fun half-century at the Bend ballpark for ‘Hot Rod’ Foster
Rod Foster is a Central Oregon legend, when it comes to Bend Elks baseball. You may also know him as “Hot Rod.”
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GOP commission refuses to certify New Mexico primary vote
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Votes in a New Mexico community are at risk of not counting after a Republican-led commission refused to approve primary election results over distrust of Dominion vote-tallying machines. Democratic Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver on Tuesday asked the court to order the three-member Otero
Continue ReadingEl Salvador’s Bitcoin investment suffers amid crypto meltdown
By Philip Wang and Tara Subramaniam, CNN El Salvador has embraced Bitcoin like no other country, with the government purchasing hundreds of coins last year as it announced that the cryptocurrency would become legal tender. But as the cryptocurrency market cools off, El Salvador’s investment is rapidly losing value — to the tune of at
Continue ReadingAstros reliever Neris serving reduced 3-game suspension
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Houston Astros right-hander Hector Neris began serving a reduced suspension Tuesday night, a week after his ejection from a game in which he plunked one Seattle batter and nearly hit another in the head. Neris was initially suspended four games by Major League Baseball for his actions June 6 game against
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Estamos en una semana crucial para la economía. Esto es lo que hay que saber
Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — Los precios en Estados Unidos mejorarán, llueve, truene o relampaguee. Ese fue el mensaje del presidente Joe Biden este martes a medida que Estados Unidos se enfrenta a una semana crucial para la economía, que de entrada se encuentra en un año turbulento. La combinación del incremento en los precios
Continue ReadingAbortion amendment moving quickly in California legislature
By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrats are moving quickly to make sure abortions are a constitutional right in California. A proposed amendment to the California Constitution would explicitly ban the state from denying or interfering with abortions or contraceptives. The amendment cleared two legislative committees on Tuesday. Voters must approve the
Continue ReadingRichard Sherman joins Amazon’s Thursday Night lineup
NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Sherman has been hired by Amazon Prime Video as an analyst for their first season as the exclusive network for “Thursday Night Football.” Sherman, a three-time Associated Press All-Pro selection, will be part of Prime Video’s pregame, halftime and postgame coverage. He had an 11-year career in the NFL, and
Continue ReadingSouthern Baptists agree to keep list of accused sex abusers
By DEEPA BHARATH and PETER SMITH Associated Press ANAHEIM, California (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to create a way to track pastors and other church workers credibly accused of sex abuse and launch a new task force to oversee further reforms in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The vote came three
Continue ReadingNew Charger Mack making progress during busy offseason
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — It has been a busy offseason for Khalil Mack since being traded from the Chicago Bears to the Los Angeles Chargers. In addition to becoming familiar with new teammates and getting up to speed on a new defense, the outside linebacker has been rehabbing
Continue ReadingShimabukuro inks another 4 years as US speedskating coach
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer Fresh off the best Olympic showing by the U.S. speedskating team in a dozen years, Ryan Shimabukuro is staying on as coach of the American squad. Shimabukuro posted a picture on his Facebook page showing him signing a new contract at the Utah Olympic Oval in suburban Salt Lake
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Bend Park and Rec hosts first Health and Wellness fair in three years
For the first time since 2019, the Bend Park and Rec District’s Health and Wellness Fair at the Larkspur Community Center has returned.
Continue ReadingLamar Jackson back at practice for start of Ravens’ minicamp
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Lamar Jackson is back at practice for the Baltimore Ravens. As expected, the star quarterback was present Tuesday when the Ravens began mandatory minicamp. He’d been absent during voluntary OTAs. Jackson is expected to talk to reporters Thursday. That’s when he’ll surely be asked
Continue ReadingSigns Point to Lightning star returning for Cup Final Game 1
By The Associated Press Indications are Brayden Point will return for the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final at the Colorado Avalanche. Point has missed the past month after injuring his right leg in Game 7 of the first round against Toronto. Coach Jon Cooper says things
Continue ReadingSmall plane makes emergency landing near downtown Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A small airplane that had run out of fuel made an emergency landing Monday evening in a commercial area neighboring downtown Anchorage. The plane landed safely on a street and pulled into a nearby parking lot. The Anchorage Daily News reports once it was refueled, the plane taxied to the nearby
Continue ReadingBears’ progress at minicamp comes without DE Robert Quinn
By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields and wide receiver Darnell Mooney continued building a passing connection as the team’s mandatory minicamp opened Tuesday, but the defense is trying to get by without no-show pass rusher Robert Quinn. Although coach Matt Eberflus had expressed the belief Quinn
Continue ReadingNo charges for officers in fatal South Carolina shooting
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prosecutor in South Carolina has decided not to charge two police officers in the fatal shooting of a Black man who lunged at them with a broken piece of wood after family members warned them the victim was mentally ill. Solicitor Byron Gipson said the
Continue ReadingRusia sufre una “hemorragia” de millonarios
Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN Business) — Los millonarios están saliendo en masa de Rusia desde la invasión a Ucrania y las sanciones de Occidente al país. Se espera que este año abandonen el país casi tres veces más millonarios rusos que en 2019, el año anterior a la pandemia, según un informe de Henley &
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina congressman who voted for impeachment will fall to Trump-backed challenger, while another incumbent who defied Trump will survive primary, CNN projects
By Gregory Krieg, CNN South Carolina Republican voters on Tuesday split on two US House incumbents who defied former President Donald Trump, renominating Rep. Nancy Mace but souring on Rep. Tom Rice, the first of the 10 House Republicans who voted for Trump’s impeachment last year to fall in a primary. State Rep. Russell Fry,
Continue ReadingAvs’ Bednar longs to swap spots with Lightning’s Cooper
By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Jared Bednar is four wins shy of becoming hockey’s first head coach to win the Kelly Cup, the Calder Cup and the Stanley Cup. “Yeah, well, I mean, my focus is on this cup. I want to add it, I want our team to finish the
Continue ReadingJudge to decide trial for Confederate flag-toting dad, son
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors have urged a federal judge to convict a Confederate flag-toting man and his son of storming the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden didn’t immediately issue a verdict Tuesday after hearing attorneys’ closing arguments
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