By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Department of Justice says it wrongly made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners in up to six state-operated databases. That’s broader exposure than initially disclosed Tuesday. Attorney General Rob Bonta, who heads the department, said Wednesday he was
Continue ReadingBy LORI HINNANT Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Evidence suggests twin Russian airstrikes deliberately targeted a theater being used as a shelter in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol. That’s according to rights group Amnesty International. The report released Thursday calls the attack a war crime. Amnesty says there is no evidence the Donetsk Academic
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When a parole and probation officer came calling, a 35-year-old Bend man wanted on a felony warrant went back inside a southeast Bend home and refused to come out Wednesday afternoon, prompting police to surround the home until a crisis negotiator got him to come out.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors want a judge to sentence one of the four former Minneapolis police officers convicted of civil rights violations in George Floyd’s killing to as many as 6 1/2 years in prison, but to impose stiffer sentences on two others. They urged the court Wednesday to
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Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! A very fair air flow brought us a very pleasant day today, with sunny skies and highs close to our average of 82 degrees. NW breezes were a little gusty this afternoon, but will turn light and variable overnight. Skies will stay mostly clear tonight and our overnight lows will stay
Continue ReadingSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Religious leaders and others in Georgia’s oldest city have called for the police chief’s resignation and a federal probe into the fifth officer-involved shooting in Savannah this year. Authorities said a 31-year-old Black man, Saudi Arai Lee, was shot and killed by a white Savannah police officer after a short chase
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico are raising electric rates again — the seventh time in a year amid continuining power outages and the U.S. territory’s economic crisis. For a client that consumes 800 kilowatt hours, the new rate will be 33 cents per kwh, compared with the previous 29 cents.
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Officials in Puerto Rico are raising electric rates again — the seventh time in a year amid continuining power outages and the U.S. territory’s economic crisis. For a client that consumes 800 kilowatt hours, the new rate will be 33 cents per kwh, compared with the previous 29 cents.
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Julio Rodríguez claimed not taking a peek at where his 12th home run of the season finally came to rest. Maybe he should have. Not many homers at T-Mobile Park land where the 21-year-old deposited his latest longball. “That’s a long way to home run in
Continue ReadingBy JACK SOMMERS Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Clevinger outpitched Madison Bumgarner by throwing one-hit ball for six innings in his longest outing of the year, leading the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0. Jake Cronenworth broke out of a 0-for-26 skid with two doubles and a single, driving in two runs
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him. A day before Wednesday’s announcement by Pedro Guimarãe, the website Metrópoles reported that prosecutors are investigating accusations by at least five staffers against the bank official. The case is sealed, according to Brazilian
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — The head of Brazilian state-run bank Caixa Economica Federal has resigned amid a sexual harassment investigation against him. A day before Wednesday’s announcement by Pedro Guimarãe, the website Metrópoles reported that prosecutors are investigating accusations by at least five staffers against the bank official. The case is sealed, according to Brazilian
Continue ReadingYPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — One of the top recruits in the 2021 men’s basketball recruiting class says he’s transferring from Memphis to Eastern Michigan. Emoni Bates announced on Instagram he’s returning to his hometown of Ypsilanti to play for the Eagles of the Mid-American Conference. An EMU spokesman said he could not confirm Bates’ transfer.
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s
Continue ReadingBy ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer The NFL and Deshaun Watson’s legal team presented their arguments before a disciplinary officer for a second day with both sides holding firm as the hearing is scheduled to continue in Delaware on Thursday. The league is insisting on an indefinite suspension and Watson’s side is arguing there’s
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection issued a subpoena Wednesday to former White House counsel Pat Cipollone, whose reported resistance to Donald Trump’s schemes to overturn his 2020 election defeat has made him a long-sought and potentially revelatory witness. Cipollone is said to have stridently
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — LIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour. Brett
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un niño de 8 años fue encontrado vivo en una alcantarilla ocho días después de su desaparición en Oldenburg, al noroeste de Alemania. El niño, identificado por las autoridades únicamente como Joe, fue reportado como desaparecido la tarde del 17 de junio. El movimiento de un robot a través del sistema
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed a Republican running against Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, who last week gave powerful testimony to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection. Bowers is blocked by term limits from seeking another term in the Arizona House and
Continue ReadingCNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN The heartfelt messages spread across social media within hours of the seismic Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade: If you need assistance getting an abortion in another state, I can help. “We have to support each other, (let) people know that they’re not alone,” said Stephany Bolivar, who lives
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