By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings in Detroit Tigers’ 5-0 win over the Minnesota Twins. Jonathan Schoop drove in two of Detroit’s runs and his is hitting .438 with a home run and six RBIs in the five-game series against his former team.
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit that said the agency was responsible for an officer who killed his estranged wife, wounded her lover and then killed himself in 2018. The Sacramento Bee says the CHP had temporarily taken away Brad Wheat’s service
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Rhyne Howard scored 22 points, Kristy Wallace made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 18 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Minnesota Lynx 84-76. Wallace, a rookie from Baylor, entered with just five 3-pointers on the season. She finished 5 of 6 from long range to help Atlanta go
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Shuntaro Tanikawa used to think poems descended like an inspiration from the heavens. At 90, he sees poems as welling up from the ground. He told The Associated Press poetry has finally become fun, not the commissioned work it used to be. Tanikawa is among Japan’s most
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN) — Jude Bellingham tiene solo 18 años, pero ya ha llegado a la brutal conclusión de que el abuso racista es algo a lo que se enfrentará siendo un futbolista de raza negra en el siglo XXI. “Después de la mayoría de los partidos, recibo un mensaje racista en mis mensajes directos
Continue ReadingBy AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber and Nick Maton homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a five-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants. Phillies star Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the lineup due to right forearm soreness, and second baseman Jean Segura was
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — As weather transitions to summer, Pacific Power is encouraging customers to prepare for wildfire season. Fire-weather conditions, such as severe drought combined with summer windstorms or active wildfires, could lead to safety-related power outages. “We’re building our system to be more resilient long term – for all seasons and weather conditions –
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice The House select committee investigating the 2021 US Capitol insurrection has obtained a December 2020 proposal from a lawyer to Rudy Giuliani and others that sketched out an early, rough plan to halt Joe Biden becoming president by throwing the certification of the election into the hands
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu scored 23 points, Rebecca Allen added 17 and the New York Liberty beat the Indiana Fever 87-74 to snap a seven-game losing streak. New York was outscored 33-17 in the second quarter, but used two big runs in the second half to take control. New York went on a
Continue ReadingFRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys say former running back Marion Barber III has died. He was 38. Barber is fourth in franchise history with 47 rushing touchdowns, even without recording a 1,000-yard rushing season. He played a final season with Chicago in 2011 after spending his first six years with the Cowboys. He
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China’s carbon emissions have dipped notably over the past three quarters — but it’s not clear how long the drop will continue. An analysis of China’s economic data shows emissions dropped 1.4% in the first three months of the year, compared to the prior year, making
Continue ReadingBy BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — An onstage vocabulary round introduced a new element of randomness into the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The multiple-choice vocabulary questions forced spellers to demonstrate a different skill set and knocked out some of the bee’s most accomplished spellers during Wednesday’s semifinals. Among those who were
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The presiding justice of the California appeals court in Sacramento has retired as part of a punishment for delays in deciding 200 cases over a decade. The Commission on Judicial Performance said Wednesday that Justice Vance Raye agreed to step down from the Third District Court
Continue ReadingFLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons are bringing back their red helmets for their throwback uniforms this season. The Falcons have announced they will bring back the red helmets with black jerseys for the first time since 2012. The team will bring back the combination, which pays tribute to their first uniform in
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Bend police sought information from the public Wednesday to help find a suspect in a hit-and-run crash in northeast Bend late Tuesday afternoon that injured a 15-year-old e-bike rider.
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A judge has ordered a Portland, Oregon, man accused of three shooting deaths this year be committed to the state hospital for mental health treatment after finding he is unable to help in his own defense. Joseph Banks was living in a Portland group home for adults with mental illness when
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Donaldson was hurt when New York Yankees teammates didn’t back him after he made a remark to White Sox star Tim Anderson about Jackie Robinson that Chicago manager Tony La Russa called racist. Donaldson was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Roughly two dozen New Jersey residents are demanding federal officials speed up and improve disaster aid. They held an event Wednesday in Trenton, nine months to the day since remnant of Hurricane Ida hit the state. The storm killed 30 people and wrecked numerous properties. One
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Community members, staff and students are invited to share input on the World Language curriculum, grades 6-12, up for approval for adoption during the Bend-La Pine Schools’ Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, June 7. A team of Bend-La Pine Schools’ teachers and staff spent months reviewing options and gathering input
Continue ReadingDOHA, Qatar (AP) — Australia’s Socceroos have warmed up for next week’s World Cup playoff against United Arab Emirates with a 2-1 comeback win over Jordan. Mousa Al-Tamari’s powerful strike gave Jordan the lead in the 18th minute of the international friendly before Bailey Wright equalized in the 40th and Awer Mabil put Australia ahead
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