By Ryan Nobles, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, met with former White House deputy chief of staff Tony Ornato on two occasions in January and March as part of its investigation, according to a source familiar with his testimony. Among the topics Ornato discussed with the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Fordham has parted ways with women’s basketball coach Stephanie Gaitley the school announced. Gaitley took over the program in 2011 and in her 11 seasons at the school became the program’s winningest coach. She had nine postseason berths and won two Atlantic-10 championships. She has coached for 36 years and was
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer Deshaun Watson’s disciplinary hearing concluded Thursday with the NFL adamant about an indefinite suspension of at least one year and the quarterback’s legal team arguing there’s no basis for that punishment, two people with knowledge of the case told The Associated Press. Both sides presented their arguments over
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons despite a bond sale falling more than $200 million short of expectations. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority hoped to sell $725 million in bonds for the project. Instead, the authority was
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials said they are moving forward with plans to build two supersize prisons despite a bond sale falling more than $200 million short of expectations. The Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority hoped to sell $725 million in bonds for the project. Instead, the authority was
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nipsey Hussle was a hip-hop star who sought to raise up his neighborhood with him until a friend from the same streets gunned him down, a prosecutor said in his closing argument Thursday. “This man was different,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney John McKinney
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. were elected Thursday to start in the July 19 All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium. The pair were chosen under new rules that give starting spots to the top vote-getter in each league in the first phase of online voting, which
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Un valijazo con carteles que decían: “Quiero alquilar, pero también vivir”. Ese fue el modo que encontraron los inquilinos para protestar y reclamar frente al Congreso nuevas soluciones al problema del alquiler. “¡Alerta alerta alerta inquilina nos dejan sin vivienda en la República Argentina!”, gritaban. Según la Federación de Inquilinos
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn Nets have acquired forward Royce O’Neale from the Utah Jazz in exchange for a conditional 2023 first-round draft pick. The Nets announced the deal Thursday, noting the Jazz will receive the least favorable of the Brooklyn/Houston first-round pick swap and Philadelphia’s first-round pick that was previously acquired by Brooklyn.
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A cruise ship that struck an iceberg in Alaska has docked in Seattle for repairs. The Norwegian Sun arrived in Seattle on Thursday. It hit part of an iceberg on Saturday near Hubbard Glacier in Alaska. The ship was turned around to Juneau, where it underwent inspection. It was cleared to travel
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Public schools in Texas would describe slavery to second graders as “involuntary relocation” under new social studies standards proposed to the state’s education board. The Texas Tribune reports that a group of nine educators submitted the idea to the State Board of Education as part of Texas’ efforts to develop new
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN In decisions handed down in recent weeks, the conservative Supreme Court transformed the legal landscape around an assortment of hot-button issues, including abortion, gun rights, immigration and religious liberty. The cascade of sweeping rulings was the culmination of a generational effort to transform the high bench with the appointment of reliably
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon will receive nearly $1 million as part of a multi-state settlement with cryptocurrency financial institution BlockFi. Following investigations led by a group of state securities regulators and the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation brought legal action against BlockFi for violations of the Oregon securities law.
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted Thursday to reclassify a terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted Thursday to reclassify a terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted Thursday to reclassify a terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On a beautiful Central Oregon Friday evening, 200 business leaders and community stakeholders gathered to raise funds for local youth. Aperion Management Group, along with title sponsor Mike’s Fence Center, hosted the fifth annual Farm to Fork Dinner and Fundraiser on Friday, June 3rd at the beautiful Seventh Mountain Resort to benefit
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have hired two-time Stanley Cup-winning assistant Derek Lalonde as coach after a lengthy search process. Lalonde was on Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning staff the past four years in which they won the Cup twice and most recently reached the final. Lalonde is now in charge of a
Continue ReadingBy CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence’s chief executive officer said she’s been asked many times whether the Essence Festival of Culture is staying in New Orleans. On Thursday, Caroline Wanga made her answer very clear. She told a news conference held to welcome the festival back to the city after a
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The federal control board that oversees the finances of Puerto Rico’s government has approved a $12.4 billion general fund budget for the U.S. territory after legislators failed to approve one amid bickering. The board’s version of the budget approved Thursday had been rejected last
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