NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of Nikola Corp. has been found guilty on charges he duped investors with exaggerated claims about his company’s production of zero-emission 18-wheel trucks. A jury reached the verdict on Friday in the case against Trevor Milton after deliberating for about five hours in federal court in Manhattan. In closing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Carolina Panthers will play their first game under interim coach Steve Wilks when they visit the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Following a 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina fired coach Matt Rhule and defensive coordinator Phil Snow on Monday. Los Angeles has lost its past two games,
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers nearly always win whenever they force at least one turnover. The problem is they aren’t producing enough yet this season and they are off to their worst five-game start since coach Matt LaFleur’s arrival in 2019. The Packers will try
Continue ReadingGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Hoffenheim scored two penalties after video review as it beat Schalke 3-0 in the Bundesliga to end a three-game winless run and deepen relegation-threatened Schalke’s problems. The win sends Hoffenheim up four places to third ahead of the weekend’s games. Schalke and its under-pressure coach Frank Kramer are 16th in the
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks ended broadly lower on Wall Street, leaving most major indexes in the red for the week, as more concerns emerged about inflation. Markets fell after a report showed U.S. consumers raising their expectations for inflation, yet another signal that the Federal Reserve will have to continue aggressively raising interest rates. The
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — En contra de la tradición, y pese a la oposición que presentaron en un principio los principales equipos europeos, el Mundial de Qatar se celebrará en noviembre y diciembre, la temporada invernal del país de Medio Oriente, para evitar los meses de mayor calor. Sin embargo, “invierno” es un
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: JPMorgan, UnitedHealth Group rise; Kroger, Chevron fall.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En las declaraciones de apertura del juicio por la pena de muerte de Nikolas Cruz, su defensa expuso el plan para persuadir al jurado de que le perdonara la vida. Planeaban presentarlo como un ser humano perturbado y mentalmente enfermo. “Al contarles la historia de Nik, al contarles los capítulos de
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Robbie Coltrane, the actor who brought to life the lovable gamekeeper Hagrid in the Harry Potter film franchise, died on Friday, according to his agent, Scott Henderson. He was 72. The Scottish-born actor’s other credits included the British series “Cracker” and James Bond films “GoldenEye” and “The World Is Not
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican state lawmakers involved in Ohio’s political map-making process have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review an Ohio Supreme Court decision finding the state’s second set of congressional maps unconstitutional. The appeal by Ohio Senate President Matt Huffman, Ohio House Speaker Bob Cupp and
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said Friday he had inadvertently broken the central bank’s trading rules. New documents highlighted multiple violations. Bostic, who has led the Atlanta Fed for five years, made personal trades during blackout periods, when officials are prohibited from making financial transactions. The disclosures
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The Connecticut medical examiner’s office says two Bristol police officers who were killed in an apparent ambush both died from multiple gunshots to their heads and torsos. The chief medical examiner’s office released the findings Friday, two days after Sgt. Dustin Demonte and Officer Alex Hamzy were gunned down. A
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man found guilty of murder, robbery and other charges in the 2015 killing of an Indianapolis pastor’s wife during a break-in was sentenced Friday to 86 years in prison. Larry Jo Taylor Jr. in September also was convicted after a four-day bench trial of burglary, theft, criminal confinement and carrying a
Continue ReadingBy Katie Bo Lillis and Natasha Bertrand, CNN The CIA inspector general has completed a review that has criticized the agency’s handling of the initial cases of a mysterious affliction known colloquially as “Havana Syndrome,” US officials said Friday. The review, which was delivered to both CIA Director Bill Burns and Congress this month, found
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The Oregon Health Authority’s COVID-19 Monthly Data Report, released Thursday, shows a decrease in COVID-19-related cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Ben Stevens, a former Alaska Senate president and a son of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens, has died. He was 63. The Alaska State Troopers say they responded to a report Thursday evening of a hiker having a medical emergency on the Lost Lake Trail
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A week after the second conviction of a man charged in the deaths of 22 elderly women, family members of those he is accused of killing gathered at a Dallas courthouse Friday to face him. In Ellen French House’s victim impact statement, she told Billy Chemirmir, who
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall ran down the field, dragged a few defenders along the way and made some team history in the process. The New York Jets rookie running back had 197 total yards Sunday in the win over Miami. It was the most
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Redmond Proficiency Academy will join more than 100 high schools and community-based organizations around the state in hosting Oregon College Application Week from Oct. 24-28.
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Steve Almasy, CNN Baseball Hall of Fame reliever Bruce Sutter, who saved his career while popularizing the split-finger fastball, has died at the age of 69, Major League Baseball announced Friday. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred called Sutter’s 12-year career in which he led the National League five times in
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