ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials say two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget’s death before his family was alerted. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday that the two deputies were each suspended for 81 hours without pay. An investigation report says
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 riot is set to hear live testimony from four witnesses during Tuesday’s hearing that will focus on how former President Donald Trump and his allies pressured state-level officials to overturn the 2020 election results. The committee will also
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press The House Jan. 6 committee is expected to hear testimony from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about the extraordinary pressure he faced from former President Donald Trump to “find 11,780” votes that could flip the state to prevent Joe Biden’s election victory. Raffensperger, along with his deputy Gabe Sterling
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — This month, Street Dog Hero marked its fifth year in operation as an international dog rescue and animal welfare nonprofit. The organization celebrated by hosting a five-year anniversary party and launching its first capital campaign for its new facility, dubbed ‘the Heroes Haven.’ The organization seeks to raise $50,000 to occupy
Continue ReadingBy Rodrigo Pedroso, CNN The boat in which British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were traveling before they were killed was found Sunday evening, according to the police. The pair had been traveling in the Javari Valley, in the far western side of the Brazilian Amazon, before they were killed. The boat
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET and FATIMA HUSSEIN The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The wealth-generating hot streak for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has turned brutally cold. As prices plunge, companies collapse and skepticism soars, fortunes and jobs are disappearing overnight, and investors’ feverish speculation has been replaced by icy calculation, in what industry leaders are
Continue ReadingTEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The man convicted last year of coordinating the killing of Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres has been sentenced to more than 22 years in prison. A judge on Monday sentenced Roberto David Castillo Mejía to 22 years and six months in prison for the murder of Cáceres. She was a member
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story BEMIDJI, Minnesota (WCCO) — Police say two groups of tubers on the Mississippi River engaged in a fight Sunday evening that eventually escalated into a stabbing. According to the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened at about 6:30 p.m. near Power Dam Road Northeast
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business President Joe Biden said he was “proud” of Apple’s retail workers in Towson, Maryland, who voted this weekend to form the first-ever labor union at one of the tech giant’s US stores. “I’m proud of them,” the President told reporters from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Monday. “Workers have a right
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and DOUG FEINBERG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — WNBA star Brittney Griner tried to call her wife nearly a dozen times through the American embassy in Russia on the couple’s fourth anniversary Saturday, but they never connected since the phone line at the embassy was not staffed, Cherelle Griner said Monday. The
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Four St. Charles Health System nurses have been honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses®, recognizing the outstanding, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day: Bend: Kathryn Phillips, Medical ServicesMadras: Kate Goodling, Family Birthing CenterPrineville: Julie Rariden, Emergency DepartmentRedmond: Susie Tuttle, Emergency Department Nominated by patients, families and colleagues, the award
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By Nick Starling Click here for updates on this story WISE COUNTY, Texas (KTVT) — A historic church that stood for over 120 years in rural Wise County just south of Bridgeport burned down on Friday. According to the Wise County Fire Marshal, no one was inside the Balsora Baptist Church at the time but
Continue ReadingBy JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — David Peterson pitched into the sixth inning with his wife expected to go into labor soon, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 6-0 despite losing Jeff McNeil to injury. Mets manager Buck Showatler joked Monday morning that New York was on “baby
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Three people have been critically injured after a taxi cab turning onto a narrow section of Broadway hit a bicyclist, swerved onto a Manhattan sidewalk and into a group of pedestrians. Police say Monday afternoon’s crash spurred onlookers into action. Bystanders rushed to try to lift the taxi off two women
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Boxing officials fighting to keep their sport in the Olympics have been warned to change its historical culture of breaking the rules. Investigator Richard McLaren says “corruption abounded” in recent years at the world boxing body formerly known as AIBA. He delivered the last part of his report commissioned by the
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO and ASTRID SUAREZ Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia for the first time elected a leftist as president, but the slim victory is a cue that a large portion of the country rejects the ambitious proposals of Gustavo Petro, who will have to consider their concerns and negotiate with a
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A $50,000 grant from The Roundhouse Foundation in Sisters will support the purchase of dental equipment for the new Mosaic Madras Health Center. The center is part of the new Jefferson County Health and Wellness Center, a partnership with Mosaic Medical and Jefferson County Public Health that recently opened. A community
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have finally sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after it passed the Legislature. Sen. Scott Wiener took the unusual step of holding his bill until Monday. It passed
Continue ReadingBy DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers have finally sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after it passed the Legislature. Sen. Scott Wiener took the unusual step of holding his bill until Monday. It passed
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