By LEA SKENE BALTIMORE (AP) — In one of his first high-profile decisions after taking office earlier this month, Baltimore’s new top prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges against a local police officer who fatally shot a fleeing teenage driver last year. The decision came despite an investigative review released Tuesday that found the driver
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean, CNN A source familiar with the near-collision of two airliners on a John F. Kennedy International Airport runway tells CNN that special flashing lights which warn pilots against taxiing across a runway were in fact working. The new development further raises the possibility that human error contributed to the Friday evening incident.
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Midfielder Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir has been awarded more than $88,000 in back pay that was withheld by her French club team, Lyon, in violation of FIFA’s rules protecting maternity rights. Gunnarsdóttir, who now plays for Juventus in Italy, wrote her account of the salary dispute for The Players’
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A Santa Fe district attorney will announce Thursday whether charges will be brought in the fatal 2021 film-set shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal of the Western “Rust.” Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies said a decision will be announced
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Firefighters on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District conducted pile burning operations Wednesday west of La Pine, next to the Ponderosa Pines subdivision along Forest Service Road 4320 (Ponderosa Way).
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican human rights group has launched an online guide for people searching for missing relatives, a real need in a country where authorities have been slow to act. Mexico has almost 110,000 people listed as missing, but many of the most effective searches are carried out by relatives or activists.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — En el primer capítulo de “The Last of Us”, la nueva serie de HBO basada en el videojuego del mismo nombre, una pandemia devasta al mundo entero después de que un virus parasitario de origen fúngico infecta a las personas y las convierte en zombis. Este género de hongos que
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Poco después de cumplir 20 años, Isaac Danian desapareció de su casa en Grand Rapids, Michigan, a principios de septiembre de 2020, dejando una nota para sus hermanos menores en la que les advertía que “no se vacunen” o “no entrarán al cielo”. Sus padres, Abigail y John Danian, declararon a
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein on Wednesday launched his campaign to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and sought to portray himself as an alternative to politicians who “spark division” and “ignite hate.” The Democrat’s announcement video highlighted homophobic remarks made by North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, a potential
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The CEO of United Airlines says it could be another rocky year for air travelers. He says plenty of airlines won’t be able to handle all the flights they plan to operate, leading to more cancellations and disruptions for travelers. Scott Kirby said Wednesday that a shortage of pilots,
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN A bill introduced by Democrats in Washington’s state legislature would prevent private health data that is collected by apps — particularly those that track menstrual cycles — from being shared without consumers’ consent. The proposed law, called the My Health, My Data Act, reflects fears by some women that, following last
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A passing motorist alerted Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies to a man in a ski mask who was breaking into a Sisters bookstore Tuesday evening, and he was caught, armed with a hatchet, and arrested after he left the store.
Continue ReadingCNN By Joseph Ataman and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country’s pension system that, if implemented, will require most people in France to work two years longer before retirement. Eight of France’s largest unions – covering transportation, education, police, executives and
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN French workers are set to take to the streets Thursday to protest radical reforms to the country’s pension system that, if implemented, will require most people in France to work two years longer before retirement. Eight of France’s largest unions – covering transportation, education, police, executives and public
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Prosecutors say a failed GOP candidate accused of orchestrating a series of drive-by shootings at the homes of Democratic elected officials in New Mexico’s largest city is a danger to the community and should be detained pending trial. They filed a motion Wednesday, asking that
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is calling for legislation to require student and parental notification about certain scholastic awards. His Wednesday announcement comes in response to widening concerns about how some northern Virginia school districts recognized student achievements on a standardized test. Youngkin’s office said in a
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After six years of planning and meeting with thousands of community members, the La Pine Library is about to undergo remodeling to bring the building and its resources into the 21st century.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove — but no weapon — when they searched the Washington state apartment of a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to newly unsealed court documents.
Continue ReadingBy ALI SWENSON Associated Press A movement to retrofit telephone kiosks with defibrillators across the U.K. is more than a decade old and didn’t result from the coronavirus or vaccines, according to Community Heartbeat Trust, the nonprofit that originated the idea. Still, widely shared social media posts falsely claim that the phone booth defibrillators are
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government lawyer says the Capitol riot was the culmination of weeks of preparation and was a moment of triumph for members of the far-right Oath Keepers. A federal prosecutor has told told jurors in his closing argument that the Jan. 6 riot was everything that members
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