By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The families of two people who died during last year’s Astroworld music festival have settled wrongful death lawsuits they had filed, according to attorneys. Ten people were killed and hundreds of others injured during a massive crowd surge at the Nov. 5 concert in Houston, headlined
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Zachary Cohen and Casey Gannon, CNN Kash Patel, a top adviser to former President Donald Trump who has been deeply involved in disputes over classified records Trump kept from his presidency, appeared recently before the federal grand jury looking into the handling of documents at Mar-a-Lago, sources familiar with the matter tell
Continue ReadingBy Matt Foster, CNN The cheating scandal that has consumed the chess world has taken its latest twist as American grandmaster Hans Niemann filed a defamation lawsuit against world champion Magnus Carlsen amongst others in a Missouri court on Thursday. In the lawsuit, Niemann and his attorneys state that they are seeking at least $100
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Happy Thursday evening, Central Oregon! Look for partly cloudy skies Thursday night, with lows in the upper 20s to low 40s. Thursday’s clouds will be the first indicator of the change headed our way. The second indicator will be the cooler temperatures Friday. Highs will be in the upper 50s to low 60s. Clouds will thicken
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is shutting down a subsidiary that’s been selling fabrics for nearly 30 years, the latest move by the online retail giant to cut costs. In a note posted on its website, fabric.com said it will no longer sell products and directed customers to shop
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer RIDGELAND, S.C. (AP) — Gary Woodland and Trey Mullinax share the lead at the CJ Cup with a 65. Rory McIlroy and Tom Kim got most of the attention. They were one shot behind at 66. McIlroy is the FedEx Cup champion who can reach No. 1 in the
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN Two researchers are urging health-care providers to educate and screen pregnant women about intimate partner violence, as women in the United States are more likely to be murdered during pregnancy or postpartum than to die of common obstetric causes such as high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis. Other research suggests that
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The San Diego Padres and Philadelphia Phillies are tied 1-1 in the National League Championship Series. The series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday. The Phillies also will host Game 4 on Saturday and Game 5 on Sunday, if necessary. The Padres send hometown
Continue ReadingLEICESTER, England (AP) — Harvey Barnes scored his sixth goal in as many games against Leeds to secure a 2-0 win for Leicester in the Premier League. Victory eased growing pressure on manager Brendan Rodgers and extended Leeds’ winless run to seven, leaving it above the drop zone on goal difference only. Barnes’ strike added
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Former US Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said on Thursday that it’s “substantially” more likely than not that the United States will enter a recession next year. Recession became “almost inevitable” once inflation rates grew above 5%, he said. On an annual basis, prices rose by 8.2% in September. But this
Continue ReadingCNN By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Inflation is relentlessly high and food prices in particular are soaring. In this environment, customers are turning to McDonald’s — even as the burger chain raises its own prices. In the third quarter, McDonald’s US prices were up about 10% year-over-year on average. Even so, the brand is gaining
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A school board member from a small city in Washington state has resigned after he and his stepson were charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Slaughter, 40, of Orting, Washington, northwest of Mount Rainier, and his 20-year-old stepson, Caden Paul
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A school board member from a small city in Washington state has resigned after he and his stepson were charged in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Slaughter, 40, of Orting, Washington, northwest of Mount Rainier, and his 20-year-old stepson, Caden Paul
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia sheriff on trial for abusing the rights of jail detainees who were strapped into restraint chairs has denied wrongdoing. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill took the witness stand to defend himself at his federal trial Thursday. Federal prosecutors say the metro Atlanta sheriff misused restraint chairs that are intended to
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Republican secretary of state candidate Kim Crockett says the Minnesota Legislature should mandate that the secretary of state’s office proofread every county’s ballots before they’re mailed out. Crockett held a news conference Thursday to decry ballot printing errors in four counties. She acknowledged that state
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe, CNN Former Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin testified on Thursday during the foreign lobbying trial of Tom Barrack, a former adviser to then-President Donald Trump, as the defense tried to knock down allegations that Barrack was acting as a foreign agent for the United Arab Emirates. Mnuchin testified about a meeting with Barrack
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, CNN As Swifties around the world countdown to midnight and the release of Taylor Swift’s tenth album “Midnights,” she’s tried to keep her fans happy by dropping a few hints about her new music in recent days. Among them, she has listed song writing credits attributed to actress and friend Zoë Kravitz
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Roslyn has formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast and forecasters expect it will strengthen to a hurricane before hitting land somewhere between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan over the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says that Roslyn had winds of about 45 mph Thursday and was
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN BET announced the host, nominees and premiere date of this year’s “Soul Train Awards” on Thursday. Actor, comedian and writer Deon Cole will host the awards show which will be filmed November 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “Hosting the ‘Soul Train Awards’ is a dream come true. I grew up
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON and BEN FINLEY Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Police say they believe the shooting rampage that left five dead in North Carolina’s capital city last week began when the 15-year-old suspect shot his older brother. Details about the shooting emerged from a four-page preliminary report that Raleigh’s police chief provided
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