By Alex Marquardt, CNN SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Monday afternoon that the funding request the company had made to the Pentagon to start picking up the bill for satellite internet services for Ukraine has been withdrawn. Musk’s announcement on Twitter followed an exclusive CNN report that SpaceX made a request to the Pentagon in
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis have released a joint statement regarding the highly publicized end of their relationship. The former couple, who were together from 2011 until 2020 and share two children, spoke out on Monday in response to a story published by The Daily Mail, in which a woman described
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran senator’s objections over Egypt’s human rights record have trimmed a symbolically significant $75 million off annual U.S. military aid to that country. Senate Appropriations Chairman Patrick Leahy pointed Monday to Egypt’s holding of what rights groups estimate is 60,000 political prisoners. The
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two people have together been awarded $10.4 million at trial after a jury found they suffered hearing loss and emotional trauma when they narrowly escaped a natural gas explosion in Portland. Lawyers for gas leak investigator Eric Rader and stylist Kristen Prentice said both suffered life-altering changes, including post-traumatic stress disorder,
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two people have together been awarded $10.4 million at trial after a jury found they suffered hearing loss and emotional trauma when they narrowly escaped a natural gas explosion in Portland. Lawyers for gas leak investigator Eric Rader and stylist Kristen Prentice said both suffered life-altering changes, including post-traumatic stress disorder,
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SAIF will be touring the state over the next few months to once again offer free, in-person farm safety sessions.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Sao Paulo gubernatorial candidate’s campaign event in the Paraisopolis neighborhood came to an abrupt halt on Monday when gunfire erupted outside. Paraisopolis is one of Sao Paulo’s biggest favelas, or slums, and videos from local media show journalists and de Freitas crouching below windows.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Commanders quarterback Carson Wentz underwent surgery to repair a broken right ring finger. The team did not provide a specific timeframe of how much time Wentz will miss. Taylor Heinicke is expected to start Sunday against Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. Wentz was
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press They are precise, small in size and able to engage a target in relatively large numbers. And above all they’re cheap. Drones made by Iran and used by Russia have cemented their reputation as a potent, hard to stop and cost-effective weapon to seek out and destroy the enemy while simultaneously
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of the Los Angeles City Council stripped two members of much of their power Monday to pressure them to resign for participating in a private meeting in which they did not object to a colleague’s crude and racist remarks and at
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN Oath Keepers members spent tens of thousands of dollars in January 2021 on firearms, bullets and other equipment, according to prosecutors in Washington, DC, trying to prove members of the far-right extremist group were building an arsenal as it prepared to try to stop the peaceful transfer of
Continue ReadingINGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Center Corey Linsley and wide receiver Keenan Allen are inactive for the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night against the Denver Broncos. Linsley is out because of an illness. Coach Brandon Staley said on Saturday that he thought Linsley’s illness was considered “just a 24-hour thing.” Allen has missed five straight
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Families of four well-known opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua fear for their relatives’ lives because of bad conditions at the infamous El Chipote prison. The four prisoners began a hunger strike to protest a lack of medicines, bad food and mistreatment after they were arrested, placed on trial for vague charges
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has struck down the nation’s first tax on digital advertising as unconstitutional It’s a case attorneys for Big Tech have argued unfairly targets their clients. Judge Alison Asti of Anne Arundel County Circuit Court said the Maryland law violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland judge has struck down the nation’s first tax on digital advertising as unconstitutional It’s a case attorneys for Big Tech have argued unfairly targets their clients. Judge Alison Asti of Anne Arundel County Circuit Court said the Maryland law violates the U.S. Constitution’s prohibition
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Breezes will calm down Monday evening and we will see mostly clear skies overnight. Lows will be in the mid-20s to mid-30s. The rest of the week looks to be sunny and mild, so you may want to use these days to prepare for a big change this weekend. With our first
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Este martes se define el destino de millones de receptores de préstamos estudiantiles que esperan a la decisión de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos sobre un programa del Gobierno de Joe Biden para la cancelación de hasta US$ 20.000 de su deuda. Biden anunció el programa de condonación de préstamos
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN Kari Lake has proved to be a gladiator in an arena of Donald Trump imitators. And in the final weeks of the Arizona governor’s race, the Republican is driving the narrative as she taunts her Democratic opponent, Katie Hobbs, for refusing to debate her. The race has taken
Continue ReadingCNN By Tamara Qiblawi, Nima Elbagir, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Celine Alkhaldi and Muhammad Jambaz, CNN A teenage dissident trailed behind a group of smugglers in the borderlands of western Iran. For three days, Rezan trekked a rocky mountain range and walked through minefields along a winding path forged by seasoned smugglers to
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness. The Biden administration touts it as a simple, straightforward application that should only take about five minutes. Here’s how to
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