By Lauren Delvalle, CNN Attorneys for Johnny Depp have asked a Virginia judge to deny Amber Heard’s post-trial motions asking for a mistrial, calling the legal arguments “frivolous.” Heard and Depp were both found liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other last month. The jury initially awarded $15 million in damages to Depp
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Darby has strengthened into a Category 4 storm while far out in the Pacific west of southern Mexico, with forecasters saying it poses no threat to land. Darby became a hurricane Sunday, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center says its maximum sustained winds had reached 140 mph by Monday afternoon.
Continue ReadingEL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Forwards Carl Grundström and Lias Andersson have agreed to contract extensions with the Los Angeles Kings. Grundström got a two-year, $1.3 million deal, and Andersson got a one-year deal for $750,000. Grundström scored a career-high 15 points in 54 games last season with the Kings. The 24-year-old Swede also scored
Continue ReadingFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict on multiple grounds, including an apparent case of mistaken identity with one of the jurors. In court papers filed
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap Inc. has announced that its CEO and president Sonia Syngal is stepping down from her roles after two years on the job, effective immediately. The move, announced Monday, comes as the San Francisco-based clothing company, which operates stores under its namesake, Old Navy and
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Dominguez and Steve Almasy, CNN The Tops Friendly Markets store in Buffalo, New York, where 10 people were shot and killed in May will “quietly and respectfully” reopen Friday morning, company officials said Monday. The day before the official reopening, the store will hold a gathering in the afternoon to remember the victims
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The largest trees on Earth by volume, giant sequoias soar upward like natural skyscrapers and are simply mesmerizing in their immensity. These trees have a limited range, though: They’re found only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California. And that’s put some of
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Our skies will stay clear Monday nigh,t with lows scattered through the 50s and low 60s. The wind will be gentle out of the north. While we may see a puff of a cloud or two, we will see plenty of sunshine for the next several days. Tuesday will be the hottest
Continue ReadingBy ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — A year ago, thousands of people filled Cuba’s streets and public squares in the country’s largest outpouring of protest in decades. On Monday’s anniversary, its main cities looked relatively normal. Students sat in at schools and people went to work, and as usual there were long lines
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s nationalist prime minister will speak at a conference of prominent U.S. conservatives, the latest sign of tightening relations between Hungarian and American conservatives. Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s office said Monday he has been invited to give an opening address at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Continue ReadingNAMPA, Idaho (AP) — An insurance company that covers counties and other public entities in Idaho says it won’t renew Canyon County’s insurance policy because of increasing risks and a high volume of claims. The Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, known as ICRMP, sent a letter to Canyon County officials on May 23, citing “numerous
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Vasconcelos Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — The Artist Tree is planting roots in Fresno. The cannabis dispensary, which doubles as an art gallery, will be the first to open within city limits. “It’s really bright, beautiful, we like to enhance the local community by bringing its own
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA brought 28 players from historically Black colleges and universities for a showcase at summer league. It could help give those players opportunities at playing professional basketball somewhere. NBA, G League and international scouts watched the workout, which was run by four former NBA
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — A man is in custody after an armed carjacking in Central Fresno. It happened around four Saturday afternoon in the area of Fruit and Shields Avenues. Police say a 45-year-old man pulled out a gun and demanded a FedEx driver get
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Jim Montgomery has a lot of work to do to prepare for his first season as the Boston Bruins’ head coach. And he knew just where to start. Montgomery made his first phone call to captain Patrice Bergeron to make sure the five-time Selke Award winner
Continue ReadingPRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man charged with killing three officers in an ambush while police were serving a protective order has been indicted on 20 charges. Forty-nine-year-old Lance Storz was indicted Monday on three counts of murder of a police officer and six counts of attempted murder of an officer. Police say Storz
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. “The truth is I’m not who you think I am,” the 39-year-old Farah told the BBC in a documentary called “The Real Mo Farah.” Farah, who became the first British track
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child. “The truth is I’m not who you think I am,” the 39-year-old Farah told the BBC in a documentary called “The Real Mo Farah.” Farah, who became the first British track
Continue ReadingBy Flora Charner and Shasta Darlington, CNN It should have been a happy occasion as Marcelo Arruda, a member of Brazil’s left-wing Worker’s Party, celebrated his 50th birthday with a politically-themed party over the weekend. Instead, deadly gunfire erupted at the gathering in the southern Brazilian city of Foz de Iguaçu, claiming Arruda’s life in
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Monday that grants from his office have recently helped local law enforcement agencies solve three cold cases using genetic genealogy, and 20 more investigations are underway. The Grays Harbor County Sheriff’s Office used one of the grants to solve the 2003
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