By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency has cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to move forward with a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted Thursday to reclassify a terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — On a beautiful Central Oregon Friday evening, 200 business leaders and community stakeholders gathered to raise funds for local youth. Aperion Management Group, along with title sponsor Mike’s Fence Center, hosted the fifth annual Farm to Fork Dinner and Fundraiser on Friday, June 3rd at the beautiful Seventh Mountain Resort to benefit
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings have hired two-time Stanley Cup-winning assistant Derek Lalonde as coach after a lengthy search process. Lalonde was on Jon Cooper’s Tampa Bay Lightning staff the past four years in which they won the Cup twice and most recently reached the final. Lalonde is now in charge of a
Continue ReadingBy CHEVEL JOHNSON Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Essence’s chief executive officer said she’s been asked many times whether the Essence Festival of Culture is staying in New Orleans. On Thursday, Caroline Wanga made her answer very clear. She told a news conference held to welcome the festival back to the city after a
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The federal control board that oversees the finances of Puerto Rico’s government has approved a $12.4 billion general fund budget for the U.S. territory after legislators failed to approve one amid bickering. The board’s version of the budget approved Thursday had been rejected last
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, Daniella Diaz and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden intends to nominate an anti-abortion Republican lawyer to a federal judgeship, two Kentucky Democrats informed of the decision say. The prospective nominee, conservative lawyer Chad Meredith, would serve in a lifetime appointment to the US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The parade through the streets of Denver to celebrate the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup title offered a little bit of everything. That included dogs wearing Avalanche sweaters, Nathan MacKinnon jumping off the fire truck to shake hands with the swarm of fans and defenseman Bowen Byram
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The days surrounding the 4th of July are the Humane Society of Central Oregon’s busiest week of the year.
Continue ReadingPAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic has gone from draft pick No. 41, to two-time MVP, and now the holder of the largest contract in NBA history. Jokic and the Denver Nuggets agreed Thursday to a $264 supermax extension, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations who spoke
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants could have far-reaching consequences for the energy sector — and make it harder for the Biden administration to meet its goal of having the U.S. power grid
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s highest court has thrown out a murder conviction for a once-prominent Atlanta attorney who fatally shot his wife as they rode in an SUV. The unanimous opinion says the jury should have had the option of a misdemeanor involuntary manslaughter charge. Seventy-nine-year-old Claud “Tex” McIver was
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Con la llegada del verano a Europa se inicia también la competencia de ciclismo más famosa del mundo. La edición 109 del Tour de Francia reunirá por tres semanas a los mejores ciclistas del mundo que competirán por llevar el prestigioso maillot amarillo durante el recorrido que abarcará cuatro países:
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizards have agreed on a five-year contract that could pay him as much as $251 million — one of the largest contracts in NBA history. Beal’s announcement was made by his agent, Mark Bartelstein of Priority Sports. The decision came almost immediately after this
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, anunció su renuncia “irrevocable” al partido Perú Libre. La decisión la dio a conocer a través de su cuenta de Twitter. Castillo dijo en la red social que su salida de esta organización política fue respetando el “partido y a sus bases
Continue ReadingCENTREVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities said an Alabama deputy sheriff has died after after being shot by a fleeing suspect. District Attorney Michael Jackson said Deputy Brad Johnson was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon. The 32-year-old deputy had been wounded along with another deputy in a shooting Wednesday that involved a fleeing suspect. Jackson said the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La prueba más reciente de un arma hipersónica estadounidense fracasó después de que se produjera una “anomalía” durante el primer ensayo del sistema completo, informó este jueves el Pentágono. La prueba, llevada a cabo en las instalaciones del polígono de misiles del Pacífico en Hawái, debía lanzar el cuerpo de planeo
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive instructing the Washington State Patrol to not cooperate with out-of-state abortion investigations, a preemptive move in case states where abortion is banned or significantly restricted seek to investigate whether their residents have traveled to the state. The order,
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Gov. Jay Inslee has issued a directive instructing the Washington State Patrol to not cooperate with out-of-state abortion investigations, a preemptive move in case states where abortion is banned or significantly restricted seek to investigate whether their residents have traveled to the state. The order,
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, CNN Usher capped off Black Music Month with a soulful and smooth “Tiny Desk Concert” at NPR’s offices in Washington, DC on Thursday. Backed by his band, the R&B singer performed a stripped-down set of his hits, including “You Make Me Wanna…,” “U Don’t Have to Call” and “Confessions Part II.” “Being
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has distributed about $92 million in additional compensation from money forfeited by convicted officials and associated companies resulting from the government’s prosecution of corruption in soccer. The money is for compensation for losses sustained by FIFA, the Confederation of North and Central American amd Caribbean Football, the
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