By ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writer ST. ALBANS, England (AP) — The Saudi-funded golf breakaway has started outside London, attempting to bring a sense of faux regal pageantry to the rebellion splitting the sport. On a course just outside north London, a band dressed as imitation infantrymen were there to proclaim the arrival of Dustin
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have hired a Utah company to appraise federal land in three counties to determine how much tax revenue the land would generate if it was privately owned and subject to property taxes. Republican Sen. Steve Vick and Republican Rep. Sage Dixon, co-chairmen of the
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By Carter Williams Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — City leaders saw potential in a small 1.5-mile section of Union Pacific’s railroad line when the company abandoned it amid a route realignment in the northern end of Salt Lake City’s Poplar Grove neighborhood in 2008. They viewed the suddenly
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By Carter Williams Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — While it’s rare, state wildlife officials point out that the highly pathogenic avian influenza spreading across wild animals in the country can infect mammals. Case in point, a pair of red foxes found dead last month in Salt Lake County
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has threatened to strike a gas rig Israel is setting up in the Mediterranean Sea and that Lebanon claims is in a disputed maritime area between the two countries. Israel says the location is part of its U.N.-recognized exclusive economic zone. Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah denounced
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has threatened to strike a gas rig Israel is setting up in the Mediterranean Sea and that Lebanon claims is in a disputed maritime area between the two countries. Israel says the location is part of its U.N.-recognized exclusive economic zone. Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah denounced
Continue ReadingBy MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Shane McClanahan pitched eight superb innings to win his fifth consecutive start and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-1 victory. McClanahan allowed one unearned run, two hits, walked one and struck out nine, The lefty,
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace Federal investigators are expanding their probe of Teslas that have slammed into parked first responders’ vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Thursday its investigation now encompasses 830,000 vehicles with similar driver assist technology. Investigators have reviewed approximately 200 Tesla crashes and are focusing on 16 crashes involving emergency or road
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York congressional candidate Carl Paladino says he was wrong to invoke Adolf Hitler when he said in an interview last year that he was “the kind of leader we need today” because of his ability to rally crowds. The Republican responded after the comments made
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Online clothing retailer Stitch Fix will lay off 15% of its salaried staff — around 330 employees — amid slowing e-commerce growth across the retail sector. Stitch Fix, an online styling service launched in 2011, boomed a year ago but has struggled this year as more shoppers head to stores
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, dijo este miércoles que estaba sopesando las acciones ejecutivas que podría tomar si la Corte Suprema anula la sentencia Roe vs. Wade sobre un derecho constitucional federal al aborto. El presidente, durante una aparición en el programa “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” en Los Ángeles, volvió
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman A father and son were sentenced by a federal judge Thursday for their role in the January 6 US Capitol attack after pleading to a misdemeanor charge earlier this year. DC District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced William Michael Sywak to 4 months home confinement and 2 years’ probation and his son William
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Wyndham Clark started the week with a late charge to play his way into the U.S. Open in a qualifier, and then he stayed hot Thursday in the RBC Canadian Open for a 7-under 63 to take the first-round lead. Clark opened with five birdies in nine holes and kept bogeys off
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who jumped onto train tracks to rescue someone who had fallen onto an electrified rail during a fight at an L station earned more than praise for his heroic act. Twenty-year-old Anthony Perry was surprised Wednesday with a 2009 Audi A8 from the founder of a local anti-violence group.
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN Betsy DeVos, who served as former President Donald Trump’s secretary of education, is acknowledging publicly for the first time that she discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment with other Cabinet members and then-Vice President Mike Pence following the January 6 US Capitol attack. DeVos resigned from
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press The first public hearing of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack put a spotlight on two far-right extremist groups whose members are accused of plotting for weeks to stop the peaceful transfer of power. Top leaders and members of the Proud Boys
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for July delivery fell 60 cents to $121.51 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for August delivery fell 51 cents to $123.07 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for July delivery rose 6 cents to $4.28 a gallon. July heating oil rose 9 cents to $4.40 a gallon. July natural gas
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas and Ray Sanchez, CNN A police officer was charged Thursday with one count of second-degree murder in the killing of Patrick Lyoya, who was shot in the back of the head during a struggle after an April traffic stop, a Michigan prosecutor said. Lyoya, a Black man, was shot to death on
Continue ReadingMOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Authorities in Alabama say a 13-year-old boy is charged with criminally negligent homicide after he allegedly shot a 3-year-old in the head while playing. Mobile County sheriff’s officials say the two children were playing at a residence when the older child hid in a closet and discovered an air rifle. News
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The Bend Senior High Unified basketball team is representing Team Oregon in Florida for the USA Games and is expected to win a gold or silver medal on Friday.
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