By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An elected official who was a central figure in a New Mexico county’s refusal to certify recent election results based on debunked conspiracy theories about voting machines has avoided more jail time for joining the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol. Couy Griffin was
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, CNN A Dallas County judge granted a motion Friday to strike the Texas Attorney General’s intervention in a case where a doctor is fighting to continue providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth at Children’s Medical Center, a decision which essentially removes Ken Paxton’s office from the case. The decision was another victory
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Giggster compiled data on marriage rates in Oregon using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Fredreka Schouten and Andrew Millman, CNN Couy Griffin, a New Mexico county commissioner, ardent election-fraud conspiracy theorist and founder of Cowboys for Trump, avoided more jail time on Friday for his role in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack. He was sentenced to 14 days with time served, fined $3,000 and
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok has moved its US user data to Oracle’s cloud platform, the short-form video app announced Friday. The decision addresses concerns from US officials that the social media company’s Chinese ties could pose national security risks. In a blog post, TikTok said it has “changed the default storage location of
Continue ReadingCNN, KOVR By Brian Fung, CNN Business TikTok has moved its US user data to Oracle’s cloud platform, the short-form video app announced Friday. The decision addresses concerns from US officials that the social media company’s Chinese ties could pose national security risks. In a blog post, TikTok said it has “changed the default storage
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Oregon is experiencing increasingly extreme fire seasons, with devastating impacts. Keeping fires small is critical to protecting Oregonians, their communities and the state’s natural resources from wildfire and mitigating those impacts. The sooner a new fire is spotted, the faster resources can be sent out to fight it.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn As the Golden State Warriors and their star point guard Steph Curry surged ahead of the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Thursday to win their fourth NBA championship in eight seasons, it should also have been a win for the crypto industry. The Warriors were said to have previously inked a
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The Country Club fans have been welcoming to the golfers who decided to take the money and run to the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour. The U.S. Open course itself, not so much. Only four of the players who have signed on with the breakaway tour
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Most Deschutes County offices will be closed on Monday, June 20, in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and was declared a federal and a state holiday in 2021. This is the first year that Deschutes County is observing Juneteenth. Since Juneteenth falls on
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Un barco de guerra que transportaba a unas 330 personas, incluyendo a Jacobo Estuardo, futuro rey de Inglaterra, encalló y se hundió el 6 de mayo de 1682. Ahora, la ubicación del naufragio fue revelada finalmente frente a la costa de Inglaterra 340 años después. Cuando el HMS Gloucester se hundió, quedó
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries that do not take full measures to combat money laundering and terror financing. However, the Financial Action Task Force raised hopes that Pakistan’s removal from the list would follow an upcoming visit
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international watchdog says it will keep Pakistan on a so-called “gray list” of countries that do not take full measures to combat money laundering and terror financing. However, the Financial Action Task Force raised hopes that Pakistan’s removal from the list would follow an upcoming visit
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says Florida doctors will be able to order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government. The announcement came after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would not order and distribute the shots in the state. The state was the only
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN There are hundreds of heat-related deaths in New York City each summer but the rate at which Black people die is twice as high compared to other racial and ethnic groups, the city’s health department says. As millions of people in over a dozen states are under some of type of
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Nguyen Click here for updates on this story EL MONTE, California (KCAL, KCBS) — After a deadly shooting in El Monte, Olga Garcia only has memories of her son left. Garcia’s son, 31-year-old Joseph Santana was one of the two El Monte Police officers killed during a gunfight outside of the Siesta Inn
Continue ReadingBy AHMED HATEM Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say a building collapse has killed 6 people in the capital of Cairo. The city’s deputy governor said in a statement that a family of six was believed to have been inside the five-story building when it gave way in the early hours of Friday
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Longtime Davidson coach Bob McKillop is retiring, ending a run that included coaching NBA star Stephen Curry with the Wildcats and ranking among the Division I men’s basketball’s winningest active coaches. McKillop announced his retirement at a campus news conference, effective at the end of the month. His son,
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA has cleared its own executive committee member Nasser al-Khelaifi of any punishment despite finding his club Paris Saint-Germain guilty of misconduct. The case investigated reported attempts to confront match officials after PSG lost in the Champions League in March. PSG president al-Khelaifi and sporting director
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Fashion Writer MILAN (AP) — Caught between the pandemic and war in Europe, Milan luxury fashion designers on Friday open four days of mostly menswear previews for next spring and summer in a challenging economic climate. Runway shows have mostly returned to live format with pre-pandemic tight seating, but a longed-for
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