By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Religious organizations have long been involved in the debate over Idaho’s strict abortion laws, with Catholic priests, evangelical Christian groups and others frequently lobbying lawmakers and filing legal briefs in support of abortion bans. Now The Satanic Temple is also weighing in. The Salem, Massachusetts-based group,
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Sevilla has made official the departure of coach Julen Lopetegui after the team’s 4-1 home loss to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League. The Spanish club is expected to announce the return of Jorge Sampaoli in the coming days. The loss to Dortmund virtually ended Sevilla’s
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Manchester City and Real Madrid each won a third straight game in the Champions League on Wednesday. Erling Haaland scored two in the first half of City’s latest rout, 5-0 against Copenhagen. Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 after having 35 attempts on goal. Former Madrid coach
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Rookie quarterback Bailey Zappe appears likely to make his first start this weekend for the New England Patriots against the Detroit Lions. Zappe played most of last week’s loss at Green Bay after Brian Hoyer was knocked out of the game with a concussion. Hoyer
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Al menos 20 personas murieron, incluido el alcalde de una localidad del sur de México, tras un ataque armado a la alcaldía, según la coordinadora de paz del estado de Guerrero. El grupo dijo que civiles armados ingresaron el miércoles a la alcaldía de San Miguel Totolapan y comenzaron a disparar.
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the 2016 slayings of six members of a Chicago family who were slaughtered in their home. Wednesday’s verdict means that 28-year-old Diego Uribe Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. During the trial, prosecutors told the
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More imperiled Snake River sockeye salmon returned to central Idaho this year than in nearly a decade, but biologists are disappointed that few of them came from fish that spawned naturally in the wild. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Wednesday that 736 adult
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Thorns have dismissed a pair of team executives in the wake of an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns’ move Wednesday came a day after owner Merritt Paulson removed himself from a decision-making role with the team. Chicago Red Stars owner
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The Portland Thorns have dismissed a pair of team executives in the wake of an investigation into misconduct in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Thorns’ move Wednesday came a day after owner Merritt Paulson removed himself from a decision-making role with the team. Chicago Red Stars owner
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea on Thursday, prompting the South to scramble 30 military aircraft in response, Seoul officials said. The highly unusual incident came hours after North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea
Continue ReadingSEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Jude Bellingham led Borussia Dortmund to a 4-1 win at Sevilla in the Champions League with home fans bidding farewell to coach Julen Lopetegui after what proved to be his last game in charge of the Spanish club. Sevilla fired the Basque coach immediately after the match following a poor start
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis and Justin Gamble, CNN Latronia Latson said she feels like she has been neglected in the recovery efforts from Hurricane Ian. Latson, who lives in the Dunbar neighborhood in Fort Myers, Florida, said she can’t get to a relief center to get bottled water and other necessities being distributed because she
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN A federal appeals court largely upheld a district court ruling finding that the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is unlawful but sent the case back to the lower court to decide the legality of a new rule fortifying the program. DACA, created in 2012, was intended to provide temporary
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As she vies to become Arizona’s next governor, Kari Lake has told supporters they can call her “Trump in a dress any day.” She has courted female voters by describing herself as a “Mama Bear” compelled to run by her anger about Covid-19 restrictions. And she warns drug
Continue ReadingCNN By Maeve Reston and Kyung Lah, CNN As she vies to become Arizona’s next governor, Kari Lake has told supporters they can call her “Trump in a dress any day.” She has courted female voters by describing herself as a “Mama Bear” compelled to run by her anger about Covid-19 restrictions. And she warns
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Breezes will be calm Wednesday night and stay calm overnight. Under mostly clear skies, lows will be in the low 30s to low to mid-40s. The ridge of high pressure giving us these conditions isn’t moving much over the next few days. In fact, there is evidence to say that it will gain a
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A super app called X? A bot-free free speech haven? These are some of Elon Musk’s mysterious plans for Twitter, now that he may be buying the company after all. After months of squabbling over the fate of their bombshell $44 billion deal,
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadia Kounang, CNN According to a source familiar with discussions between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over changes to the league’s concussion policy, updates to the concussion protocol could come as early as Thursday. “The urgency on getting it done before tomorrow is that we’ll have new protocols heading into Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang, CNN According to a source familiar with discussions between the NFL and the NFL Players Association over changes to the league’s concussion policy, updates to the concussion protocol could come as early as Thursday. “The urgency on getting it done before tomorrow is that we’ll have new protocols heading into Thursday night’s
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Matt Rhule remains confident he can turn around the Carolina Panthers even as pressure mounts on the team’s third-year coach to win. Rhule is 11-26 so far in three seasons with the Panthers. At 1-3, the Panthers are off to another rocky start with their
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