By Brad Parks The upcoming state trial for former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng for their alleged role in George Floyd’s killing has been moved to January 2023, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled Monday. Jury selection in the trial for Thao and Kueng, charged with aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The projected field for the Belmont Stakes is down to eight after two withdrawals the day before the post position draw. Neither Ethereal Road nor Howling Time will run in the third leg of the Triple Crown on Saturday. Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas says Ethereal Road has a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Un anuncio de televisión de un spray corporal para hombres fue retirado del aire en la India, después de que los críticos dijeran que hacía referencia a la violación en grupo. Celebridades de Bollywood como Priyanka Chopra, Richa Chadha y Farhan Khan se encuentran entre los que han arremetido contra
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A British journalist and an Indigenous affairs expert are missing in a remote part of Brazil’s Amazon region, a local Indigenous association said Monday. The area has been marked by violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents. Dom Phillips, who has been a regular
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday following a bond sell-off on Wall Street amid anxiety about higher U.S. interest rates. Shanghai and Tokyo advanced while Hong Kong and Seoul declined. The yen, already trading at two-decade lows, fell further to below 132 to the dollar. Wall
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The United States has sanctioned two prominent Bosnian officials. The Treasury Department on Monday accused them of threatening the peace, stability and prosperity in their country which has never fully recovered from its brutal inter-ethnic war in the 1990s. The Bosnian war pitted the country’s three main ethnic factions against each
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The United States has sanctioned two prominent Bosnian officials. The Treasury Department on Monday accused them of threatening the peace, stability and prosperity in their country which has never fully recovered from its brutal inter-ethnic war in the 1990s. The Bosnian war pitted the country’s three main ethnic factions against each
Continue ReadingBy TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The public defenders representing Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz tried to withdraw from his death penalty trial after the judge ordered them to move forward with jury selection even though one member of their five-member team has COVID-19. Judge Elizabeth Scherer rejected the withdrawal motion
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies swept the Los Angeles Angels and enter a pivotal stretch to revive their season. The Phillies open a three-game series Tuesday at NL Central-leading Milwaukee. The series could show if the Phillies were one-weekend wonders in the wake of the enthusiasm of a
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Budget airline Ryanair says it’s forcing South African travelers to the U.K. to do a test in the Afrikaans language to prove their nationality in an apparent effort to weed out those with phony passports. Dublin-based Ryanair, Europe’s biggest airline, mainly operates routes around Europe and doesn’t
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Matt Egan The gas price spike keeps getting worse. The national average jumped to $4.87 a gallon on Monday, according to AAA. That’s up 25 cents in the past week and 59 cents in the past month. There are now 10 states where the average price of gasoline is $5 a gallon
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — Elon Musk hizo este lunes su amenaza más directa hasta el momento de cancelar la compra de Twitter, al acusar abiertamente a la compañía de violar el acuerdo de fusión por no proporcionar los datos que él solicitó sobre spam y cuentas falsas. Cronología del accidentado camino de Elon Musk hacia la
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New Yorkers under age 21 will be prohibited from buying semiautomatic rifles under a new law signed Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, making the state one of the first to enact a major gun control initiative following a wave of deadly mass shootings. Hochul,
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Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gran ciclista estadounidense Greg Lemond reveló que le diagnosticaron leucemia mielógena crónica. LeMond, ganador del Tour de Francia en tres ocasiones, anunció la noticia a través de un comunicado en su página web. LeMond, de 60 años, dijo en su declaración que se había sentido mal durante algún tiempo antes
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications from residents for its 2022 County College program. County College gives members of the community the opportunity to learn more about County services and programs. Participants will get a unique look at how Deschutes County functions by hearing from staff in various departments, participating in group
Continue ReadingBy Adam Pourahmadi and Jeremy Herb, CNN Iran is only a few weeks away from having a “significant quantity of enriched uranium,” the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Director General Rafael Grossi said on Monday. “Having a significant quantity does not mean having a bomb,” Grossi told a press conference following the start of the quarterly
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is accepting applications from interested residents with banking industry experience to serve on the Facility Project Review Committee. The committee provides recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on pending and upcoming County building and facility projects, as requested by the Board. The seven member committee includes members with
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — En Carolina del Sur y Texas, a las víctimas les dispararon en una fiesta de graduación de su escuela secundaria. En Kentucky, los asistentes a un funeral fueron atacados afuera de una iglesia. Múltiples atacantes acribillaron a balazos a una multitud en Filadelfia. En Chattanooga, Tennessee, los disparos ocurrieron en una discoteca.
Continue ReadingEDMONDS, Wash. (AP) — A student at Edmonds-Woodway High School in Washington state was arrested after authorities said he made a threat against the school. A 16-year-old male was booked into juvenile jail early Monday for felony harassment, according to the Edmonds Police Department. KOMO reports that the school’s principal said in an email to
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