EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid each had a goal and three assists and the Edmonton Oilers snapped a two-game skid with a 6-4 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Zach Hyman, Ryan McLeod, Evander Kane and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers (2-2-0). Jack Campbell made 36 saves.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma is taking what could be a landmark case to a Los Angeles jury Friday. Matthew Gee died in 2018 from permanent brain
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles jury has heard opening statements in the case of a widow of a former University of Southern California football player suing the NCAA for failing to protect her husband from repetitive head trauma. It could be a landmark case. Matt Gee was on
Continue ReadingCALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Alex Tuch had his first career hat trick and the Buffalo Sabres handed Calgary its first loss of the season, beating the Flames 6-3 on Thursday night. Rasmus Dahlin scored for the fourth straight game to set an NHL record for defenseman to open a season. Eric Comrie made 40 saves
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The Great Oregon ShakeOut earthquake drill Redmond High and other Central Oregon students took part in Thursday isn’t just national – it’s global. Learn more at https://www.shakeout.org/
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Andy Dalton threw for four touchdowns. New Orleans had nearly 500 yards of offense. The Saints still found a way to lose. Dalton’s three interceptions, including two pick-6s, had something to do with it. So did the Saints’ shoddy tackling. Dalton had two interceptions returned
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The Columbia River Circuit Finals Rodeo is back at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds this weekend. We talked to some competitors Thursday about the big event.
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is visiting Australia for talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, says he wants to bolster military and energy cooperation between the two countries amid their shared concerns about China. The leaders are expected to upgrade a bilateral security pact signed
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is traveling to Australia for talks with his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese, says he wants to bolster military and energy cooperation between the two countries amid their shared concerns about China. The leaders are expected to upgrade a bilateral security pact
Continue ReadingWSVN By Andi Babineau, Jamiel Lynch and Melissa Alonso, CNN An officer with the US Customs and Border Protection was unintentionally shot and killed by a fellow officer during a training exercise at a Florida shooting range, police said Thursday. Jorge Arias was serving as a firearms instructor at Trail Glades Range in Miami on
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Astros star Jose Altuve was more than happy to oblige when a fan ran onto the field and asked the Houston second baseman to take a selfie with him during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Security at Minute Maid
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Christine Drazan talked of her plan to reduce homelessness during a campaign stop Thursday at the Central Oregon Veterans Village and a visit to KTVZ.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Turnbull and Andi Babineau, CNN Four former employees of a Mississippi daycare are facing child abuse charges after a viral video surfaced showing an adult wearing a Halloween mask and scaring the children in their care. On Monday, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuting attorneys “met with the parents of the children
Continue ReadingBy BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writers BOSTON (AP) — Vivian Kargbo thought her daughter’s Boston school district was doing the right thing when officials kept classrooms closed for most students for more than a year. Kargbo, a caregiver for hospice patients, didn’t want to risk them getting COVID-19. And extending pandemic
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Roslyn moved off Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday night, with forecasters predictng a weekend landfall between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Roslyn became a Category 1 hurricane in the evening and its maximum sustained winds increased to 85 mph (140 kph) late Friday.
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on a powerful gang leader. The United States and Mexico drafted the resolution, but had delayed the vote until Friday so they
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent MARIETTA, Ga. (AP) — On a crisp fall morning, eager volunteers fanned out in the leafy suburban Atlanta neighborhood to knock on doors, trying to persuade reluctant and skeptical conservatives to register to vote in next month’s midterm elections. It’s painstaking work anywhere, but especially pivotal in battleground Georgia,
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It was a deal that brought together oligarchs from some of America’s top adversaries. “The key is the cash,” the oil broker wrote in a text message, offering a deep discount on Venezuelan crude shipments to an associate who claimed to be fronting for the owner of
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Politically connected billionaires from Russia and Venezuela are at the center of a 49-page criminal indictment that reads like a how-to guide on circumventing U.S. sanctions. Charges were unveiled this week in New York against seven individuals who allegedly used a complex network of Hong Kong shell
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The decapitated body of a high school teacher was left on grotesque display at a school in central Myanmar after he was detained and killed by the military, witnesses said Thursday, marking the latest of many abuses alleged as the army tries to crush opposition to military
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