macamilarincon (CNN) –– La ajedrecista iraní Sara Khadem, también conocida como Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, participó sin hiyab en un torneo internacional, informó este martes el medio de comunicación de Irán Jamaran. Khadem es la deportista más reciente que participa en una competencia sin el hiyab desde que estallaron las protestas antigubernamentales en septiembre. La escaladora iraní
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By Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Community members in Oakland’s Chinatown have banded together in recent days to come up with additional solutions to crime in the neighborhood. Organizers hope the new plan of attack against break-ins will help keep the area safe while they continue to
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN Hackers accessed the personal data of nearly 270,000 patients in an attempted ransomware attack on a Louisiana health care system in October, a spokesperson for the system told CNN Wednesday. Lake Charles Memorial Health System, which includes a 314-bed hospital, thwarted the hackers’ attempt to encrypt its computers and prevented any
Continue ReadingBy PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley knows that experience at point guard is probably needed more than any other position. The top-ranked Gamecocks enter Southeastern Conference play trying to find the best way to run the attack despite having an inexperienced group at the point. Georgia
Continue ReadingFOREST LAKES, Ariz. (AP) — A mother and father of two as well as another parent, all Indian nationals, were the drowning victims recovered from a frigid Arizona lake. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the identities of 49-year-old Narayana Muddana and his wife, Haritha Muddana, and 47-year-old Gokul Mediseti. Authorities say deputies in Forest
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Police say a man who put three failed explosive devices inside a worship hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in suburban Denver before killing his wife and himself there on Christmas morning is suspected of causing an explosion at a union building. Shortly before Sunday’s murder-suicide, police say Enoch
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Colorado’s regulation of air pollution from industrial facilities discriminates against Hispanic residents and other racial minorities, according to a letter released by the agency Wednesday. Advocates say the Suncor refinery too often malfunctions, spiking emissions. They say
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans music legend Walter “Wolfman” Washington, a cornerstone of the city’s musical nightlife for decades, has died of cancer, just days after turning 79. Washington died Dec. 22 at Passages Hospice, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reported. Funeral services are scheduled for Jan. 4. at 2 p.m. at Jacob Schoen
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Oregon State University has received $4.8 million from the National Science Foundation to help the United States close a big gap between the number of cybersecurity job openings and the number of qualified applicants for those positions.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Denver Broncos linebacker Randy Gregory and Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Oday Aboushi won’t serve a one-game suspension for fighting in Sunday’s game. Both players appealed their suspensions and instead will pay a fine. NFL hearing officer Derrick Brooks overturned Gregory’s punishment and gave him a $50,000 fine. Hearing officer James
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The recent round of winter weather, with snow, ice and then the melt-off has led to a rise in calls to the city about potholes. “Pothole season” came early this year — the City of Bend says it typically starts in the spring.
Continue ReadingVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Several parties to a wrongful death lawsuit over the fatal police shooting of a Black man on the Virginia Beach oceanfront last year have asked a judge to enforce a settlement agreement announced earlier this month. The city of Virginia Beach and the family of Donovon Lynch announced the $3
Continue ReadingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have signed veteran linebacker Jarrad Davis off the Detroit Lions’ practice squad and placed guard Shane Lemieux on injured reserve. Davis has spent five of his six NFL seasons with the Lions. He played for the Jets in 2021. The 28-year-old has played in 67 regular-season
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man who allegedly broke into U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and beat her 82-year-old husband in October pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six charges, including attempted murder, prosecutors said. The suspect, David DePape, had planned to kidnap the speaker — who was in Washington at the time of the
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr has missed only three games in nine years, all because of injury. Now, for the first time, he won’t play because of what coach Josh McDaniels said Wednesday were offensive performance reasons. McDaniels not only will start Jarrett Stidham
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The city of Bend said Wednesday it has declared the area of Northeast Hunnell Road as an “unsafe campsite” (as defined in a city administrative policy), which will initiate an outreach process to support those living in the area and will eventually result in clearing the long-standing camps in March.
Continue ReadingLUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire has a new six-year contract with a raise after leading the Red Raiders to their first winning Big 12 record since 2009 in his debut. The $26.6 million, six-year deal has annual $100,000 increases that peak at $4.6 million in the final season in 2028. That
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — More than one month later, Ohio State players still can’t seem to shake their one loss of the season. Even though they’re playing for a shot at the national championship in the Peach Bowl’s College Football Playoff semifinal against No. 1 Georgia on Saturday, No. 4
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star guard Devin Booker will miss at least four weeks with a left groin strain. The team confirmed Booker’s injury on Wednesday and said he’ll be re-evaluated after the four weeks. The 26-year-old Booker has missed six of the past nine games because of hamstring and groin ailments. He tried
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La hija de la leyenda del fútbol brasileño Pelé compartió una foto en Instagram de su familia en el Hospital Judío Albert Einstein en São Paulo. FOTOS | Pelé, famoso entre los famosos: su vida en imágenes Ni el hospital ni la familia han compartido una actualización sobre el estado de salud
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