By Emma Tucker, CNN US Customs and Border Protection officers have seized $60,000 worth of methamphetamine hidden in child booster seats at a checkpoint in California, the agency said. Agents assigned to the Newton Azrak Border Patrol Station in Murrieta stopped a driver on an interstate north of the checkpoint on Wednesday. There were two
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An anonymous bidder has shelled out a record $19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse in New York City. The meal with the Berkshire Hathaway CEO was offered on an eBay auction to benefit the San-Francisco-based charity GLIDE, which helps homeless people and those in
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An anonymous bidder has shelled out a record $19 million for a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffet at a steakhouse in New York City. The meal with the Berkshire Hathaway CEO was offered on an eBay auction to benefit the San-Francisco-based charity GLIDE, which helps homeless people and those in
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has increased the Port of Morrow’s groundwater contamination fine to $2.1 million following additional wastewater violations. The agency added $800,000 to the Port’s original $1.3 million fine Friday for over-applying nitrogen-rich wastewater on agricultural fields in the Lower Umatilla Basin, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has increased the Port of Morrow’s groundwater contamination fine to $2.1 million following additional wastewater violations. The agency added $800,000 to the Port’s original $1.3 million fine Friday for over-applying nitrogen-rich wastewater on agricultural fields in the Lower Umatilla Basin, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law that requires equitable treatment of men and women in educational programs that receive federal assisstance. The ripple effects of the 1972 law have been acute in college athletics. An Associated Press series of stories from 1974 looked into the unfair
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Title IX law that requires equitable treatment of men and women in educational programs that receive federal assisstance. The ripple effects of the 1972 law have been acute in college athletics. An Associated Press series of stories from 1974 looked into the unfair
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN Two bodies were recovered and 10 people rescued after two boats collided in Florida’s Biscayne Bay Friday night, the US Coast Guard said. Coast Guard Station Miami Beach crews and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescued 10 people and recovered one body from the water, according to a Coast Guard statement
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Denim, fringe and chunky rubber sliders. These are the elements of next year’s summer wardrobe emerging from the second day of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews on Saturday. Milan designers Fendi, Armani and Dolce&Gabbana sought to invoke joy with collections that beckoned a return to leisure
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Denim, fringe and chunky rubber sliders. These are the elements of next year’s summer wardrobe emerging from the second day of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews on Saturday. Milan designers Fendi, Armani and Dolce&Gabbana sought to invoke joy with collections that beckoned a return to leisure
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El feriado del 19 de junio, el Día de la Emancipación o Juneteenth, conmemora el fin de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos. Sin embargo, el país todavía enfrenta problemas sistémicos de racismo e injusticia. Esas dificultades recobraron visibilidad el debate nacional de 2020 y durante las protestas masivas de Black Lives Matter
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Moore Click here for updates on this story DAVIS, California (KOVR) — Grape vines are easy to come by across Northern California, but a crop just outside of Davis is a one-of-a-kind treasure. “You have to think of it as the mother block for the entire nation when it comes to wine and
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By Marissa Armas Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Sports stores were busy and hotel lobbies were packed on Friday, as the Colorado Avalanche prepare for game two of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday. Over at Tom’s Watch Bar on 19th street, game one brought in massive crowds, and
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The race for Alaska’s U.S. House seat is taking shape. Republican Sarah Palin is seeking a return to elected office 13 years after she resigned as governor. Two of her rivals, Republican Nick Begich and independent Al Gross, are trying to paint her run as unserious
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Matteo Berrettini was unfazed by a rain delay in beating Botic van de Zandschulp to reach the Queen’s Club final for a second straight year and deftly handled a marriage proposal. The defending champion beat Van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-3 to extend his winning streak to eight games. During his on-court interview,
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By PAT HARVEY Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — As Samiel Asghedom stands next to a mural of late rap icon and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle, it’s hard not to notice the uncanny resemblance. “You gotta figure out how to keep pushing forward,” said Asghedom, the rapper’s older brother.
Continue ReadingBy Da Lin Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — New exclusive surveillance video obtained by KPIX shows the moments leading up to a deadly targeted shooting outside an Oakland sports bar Thursday night. The mass shooting on the 300 block of 14th Street killed one man and injured four others.
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — An Oahu school teacher is behind bars accused of distributing child pornography in incidents going back to 2019. According to the criminal complaint document, 34-year-old Alden Bunag committed the alleged crimes from November 2019 through at least October 2021. Federal investigators
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A federal grand jury indicted a Tigard man Friday with threatening a mass shooting at a local elementary school. According to a statement from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office, Brandon Richard Riess, 26, was charged with transmitting a threat in interstate
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press Created in 1872 as the United States was recovering from the Civil War, Yellowstone was the first of the national parks that came to be referred to as America’s best idea. Now, the home to gushing geysers, thundering waterfalls and some of the country’s most plentiful and
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