By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A larger panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has again blocked California’s first-in-the-nation ban on for-profit private prisons and immigration detention facilities. The panel ruled Monday that it is trumped by the federal government. The 2019 state law would have phased out privately
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Nigerian government official was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 in pandemic relief benefits in the United States. Abidemi Rufai was wearing a $10,000 watch and $35,000 gold chain when he was arrested at JFK International Airport in
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON The Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A former Nigerian government official was sentenced Monday to five years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 in pandemic relief benefits in the United States. Abidemi Rufai was wearing a $10,000 watch and $35,000 gold chain when he was arrested at JFK International Airport in
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — In the middle of putting the finishing touches on the largest and most complex contract in franchise history, the Seattle Mariners began discussions about another impact deal. Would newly acquired right-hander Luis Castillo be interested in talking about calling Seattle home for the long haul? When
Continue ReadingBy DENIS P. GORMAN Associated Press GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — It is a new day for the New York Knicks. That was the collective message by the Knicks on Monday during media day at the team’s training center. Coming off a 2020-21 season in which New York compiled a 41-31 record and qualified for the
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former Alaska attorney general has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually abused a minor three decades ago when he was the alleged victim’s high school coach. Fifty-eight-year-old Clyde “Ed” Sniffen entered his plea Monday through his attorney. The allegations date back to when Sniffen
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Happy Monday, Central Oregon! Under mostly clear skies, Monday night’s lows will stay fairly mild, in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Tuesday will stay equally mild, but the change on Wednesday will be fairly rapid. We will see partly cloudy skies, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70’s. There will also be a slight
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — When an Arizona judge ruled last week that prosecutors can resume enforcing a near-total ban on abortion that dates to the Civil War, it fell to the staff at Camelback Family Planning to break the news to the women scheduled for appointments in
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Coins and banknotes featuring King Charles III and Queen Elizabeth II will co-circulate, according to the Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins. “The first coins bearing the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III will enter circulation in line with demand from banks and post offices.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns are bringing back most of their star players in an effort to win an elusive NBA title. One man who apparently won’t be along on the journey is team owner Robert Sarver. The Suns met in downtown Phoenix for media day less than
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity’s first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:14 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in Laurel, Maryland. The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launched 10 months ago. While the asteroid, Dimorphos,
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers’ new starting duo of Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons has been years in the making. Even though Portland had a long-established backcourt with Lillard and CJ McCollum, behind the scenes Lillard helped guide Simons’ development. That mentorship became important last year
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trail Blazers’ new starting duo of Damian Lillard and Anfernee Simons has been years in the making. Even though Portland had a long-established backcourt with Lillard and CJ McCollum, behind the scenes Lillard helped guide Simons’ development. That mentorship became important last year
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andre Iguodala pondered retirement all summer and went back and forth a few times. Now, he has decided to play one more year and re-signed with the Golden State Warriors on Monday for the veteran minimum to play his 19th NBA season. Coach Steve Kerr
Continue ReadingCNN, WHDH, WCVB, WFTS By Maria Santana, CNN The migrant says he had been living on the streets of San Antonio for nearly a month when he met a woman named “Perla” who made a compelling offer. She offered him clothes, food and money, he told CNN, and in exchange, he would go out and
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will relocate football operations to the Miami area in preparation for next weekend’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of the potential impact of Hurricane Ian on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Buccaneers announced Monday night that the team will leave Tampa on Tuesday and relocate in
Continue ReadingFONTANA, Calif. (AP) — Police in Southern California say a woman was shot to death in a domestic violence incident, and the suspect is on the run with his 15-year-old daughter. Officers responded around 7:30 a.m. Monday to reports of shots fired at a home in Fontana. The woman was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La misión DART de la NASA se estrelló intencionalmente contra un asteroide en la primera prueba de defensa planetaria de la humanidad. El impacto ocurrió a las 7:14 p.m. ET según lo planeado, y hubo vítores en el control de la misión de la NASA en Laurel, Maryland, mientras la gente
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El exsurfista australiano Chris Davidson murió a los 45 años tras recibir un puñetazo a la salida de un bar en Australia. La policía dijo que fueron llamados a un bar el sábado por la noche en South West Rocks, Nueva Gales del Sur, después de informes de un hombre que
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Trail closures in the West Bend area south of Skyliners Road will shift as vegetation management work progresses through the area, the Deschutes National Forest said Monday. Trails are closed for public and operator safety during operations.
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