By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed a massive expansion of Arizona’s private school voucher system. The governor’s action on Thursday came despite a promised effort by public school advocates to put the bill on hold until voters can block it in November’s election. Arizona has the most
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SHAW AND ALVIEANN CHANDLER Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WHNS) — The search resumed Thursday morning for a missing boy last seen playing near the Saluda River. The family said 12-year-old Ayden Chastain was at the water with a neighbor. According to deputies, the kids were playing
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SHAW Click here for updates on this story LAURENS, South Carolina (WHNS) — To increase safety, Laurens School District 55 announced students will be required to carry clear backpacks starting in August. The district said backpacks must be fully clear. Students are still allowed to carry non-transparent lunchboxes, pencil bags and purses, but
Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A NATO senior official says Western Balkan countries don’t face an “imminent threat” from the war in Ukraine, and are of strategic interest to the alliance. NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana was in Kosovo’s capital, Pristina, to meet with local officials and
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention may soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap or a pardon from President Vladimir Putin. But Russian courts often move slowly, Russian resentment over the high-profile
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — When Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug possession in a Russian court, hopes rose that her months of detention may soon be over, either through a U.S.-Russia prisoner swap or a pardon from President Vladimir Putin. But Russian courts often move slowly, Russian resentment over the high-profile
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Rafael Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon because of a torn abdominal muscle on Thursday, a day before he was supposed to play Nick Kyrgios in the semifinals. It is the first time since 1931 that a man pulled out of the oldest Grand Slam tournament before
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and DAVE KOLPACK Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Attorneys for Mississippi’s only abortion clinic filed papers Thursday asking the state Supreme Court to block a new law that bans most abortions and to let the clinic reopen next week. The clinic, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, is at the center of
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Rafael Nadal se ha retirado de Wimbledon por una lesión abdominal. Durante una conferencia de prensa el jueves, Nadal dijo: “Tengo que retirarme del torneo. … Tengo un desgarro en el músculo (abdominal)”. El 22 veces campeón de Grand Slam estaba programado para enfrentar a Nick Kyrgios en su partido de
Continue ReadingBy TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors have announced charges against a government agent and private investigator in a widening probe of an alleged scheme to stalk and harass Chinese dissidents in the United States. Department of Homeland Security Deportation Officer Craig Miller and former DHS worker Derrick Taylor were named
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French government has unveiled a 20 billion-euro ($20.3 billion) package of measures meant to help struggling households cope with the consequences of the war in Ukraine, including rising energy and food prices. The proposed legislation was presented at a Cabinet meeting Thursday. The measures are to be debated in parliament later
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — James Caan, un veterano actor de cine conocido por su trabajo en películas como “El padrino”, “Misery” y “Elf”, murió, dijo su familia en un comunicado en su cuenta verificada de Twitter. Tenía 82 años. “Es con gran tristeza que les informamos del fallecimiento de Jimmy en la noche del 6 de
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A 35-year-old Bend woman who lost control of her pickup and crashed into the front of a downtown Bend bank suffered only minor injuries but was arrested on a charge of drunken driving, police said.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Raja Razek, CNN “Cheer” star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois Joseph D. Fitzpatrick. “The sentence is 12 years in prison, to be followed by 8 years of court-supervised release,” Fitzpatrick said to CNN
Continue ReadingOpinion by Henry Fernandez for CNN Business Perspectives If the world hopes to limit the increase in global temperatures to 1.5 degrees Celsius — the level scientists say is necessary to avoid the worst impacts of climate change — total greenhouse gas emissions must peak before 2025 and decline 43% by 2030, according to the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — A medida que una crisis tras otra ha ido envolviendo a Boris Johnson en los últimos meses, los rivales del atribulado primer ministro británico han estado conspirando a puerta cerrada para sustituirlo. A raíz del escándalo del “partygate” por las reuniones ilegales celebradas en Downing Street, desafiando los confinamientos por
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, frequent targets of Donald Trump’s ire during his presidency. IRS spokesperson Jodie Reynolds said Thursday the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Victor Oladipo went into free agency with his eyes open, determined to find what would be the best place for him. Turns out, he was already there. Oladipo signed his new contract with the Miami Heat on Thursday. It’s a two-year deal with the second of those years at
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, anunció que Alejandro Gaviria será el próximo ministro de Educación. Gaviria, exministro y exrector universitario, viene de ser aspirante presidencial por la Coalición Centro Esperanza. “Tiene como retos lograr la educación superior pública y gratuita. Lograr centros de excelencia universitarios públicos centrados en
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Griggs, CNN James Caan, the veteran screen actor known for his work in such films as “The Godfather,” “Misery” and “Elf,” has died, his family said in a statement on his verified Twitter account. He was 82. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the
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