January 2023

First Project Turnkey 2.0 site chosen; building donated by Lincoln City to become shelter, transitional housing

January 30, 2023 2:15 pm KTVZ News Partners

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Housing and Community Services and the Oregon Community Foundation announced Monday the first emergency housing site for Project Turnkey 2.0, the second iteration of the state-funded grant program administered by OCF, which aims to increase the state’s supply of emergency and transitional housing. Helping Hands Reentry Outreach Centers (Helping Hands)

Driver in California cliff crash that injured 4 is charged

January 30, 2023 2:13 pm The Associated Press

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — The driver of a car that plunged off a treacherous cliff in northern California, seriously injuring himself, his wife and their two young children, has been charged with attempted murder. San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said in a statement Monday that 41-year-old Dharmesh A. Patel, of Pasadena, also

Why everyone’s debating Riseborough’s best actress Oscar nod

January 30, 2023 2:10 pm The Associated Press

By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nothing — not Tom Cruise’s snub nor Austin Butler’s lingering Elvis Presley inflections — has caused quite as much a stir around this year’s Oscars as the best-actress nomination for British actress Andrea Riseborough. Riseborough was unexpectedly nominated for her performance as an alcoholic Texas

‘Father of Peeps’ marshmallow candies Bob Born dies at 98

January 30, 2023 2:02 pm The Associated Press

By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Ira “Bob” Born, a candy company executive known as the “Father of Peeps” for mechanizing the process to make the marshmallow chicks, has died. He was 98. Born’s father, Sam Born, was a Russian immigrant who founded Just Born Quality Confections, a small candy company, in 1923. The family

Russian millionaire on trial in hack, insider trade scheme

January 30, 2023 2:02 pm The Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information about companies such as Miscrosoft and Tesla. Vladislav Klyushin is

Russian millionaire on trial in hack, insider trade scheme

January 30, 2023 2:02 pm The Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A federal prosecutor says a wealthy Russian businessman and associates made tens of millions of dollars by cheating the stock market in an elaborate scheme that involved hacking into U.S. computer systems to steal insider information about companies such as Miscrosoft and Tesla. Vladislav Klyushin is

What winter? NYC goes without any measurable snowfall so far

January 30, 2023 2:01 pm The Associated Press

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s winter, so where’s the white stuff? It’s not covering the ground in New York City. Since the end of summer, there hasn’t been any measurable snowfall in the city. According to the National Weather Service, that means at least one-tenth of an inch accumulating on

Chicago prosecutor dropping R. Kelly sex-abuse charges

January 30, 2023 1:58 pm The Associated Press

By CLAIRE SAVAGE and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago prosecutor said Monday that she’s dropping sex-abuse charges against singer R. Kelly following federal convictions in two courts that should guarantee the disgraced R&B star will be locked up for decades. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced the decision a day

Officer wants charges dismissed in shooting of stranded man

January 30, 2023 1:57 pm The Associated Press

By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — An attorney for one of two law enforcement officers indicted in the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man who was stranded along a road in a small mountain town and having a “mental health crisis” last year is trying to have the charges thrown out against him.

Court upholds Minnesota ‘Clean Car Rule’ tied to California

January 30, 2023 1:52 pm The Associated Press

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s “Clean Car Rule,” which ties the state’s vehicle emission standards to California regulations. A three-judge panel Monday rejected the arguments of Minnesota’s auto dealers, who argued that state pollution regulators exceeded their authority and unconstitutionally delegated

Court upholds Minnesota ‘Clean Car Rule’ tied to California

January 30, 2023 1:52 pm The Associated Press

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s “Clean Car Rule,” which ties the state’s vehicle emission standards to California regulations. A three-judge panel Monday rejected the arguments of Minnesota’s auto dealers, who argued that state pollution regulators exceeded their authority and unconstitutionally delegated

Bill Gates says he shouldn’t have had dinners with Jeffrey Epstein

January 30, 2023 1:51 pm CNN Newsource

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Microsoft founder Bill Gates said he “shouldn’t have had dinners” with Jeffrey Epstein during an interview with Australia’s ABC 7 .30. Gates and Epstein, the powerful financier who was accused of child sex trafficking before dying, of an apparent suicide, in a New York City jail cell while awaiting trial, had

Democrats in Washington state choose Conrad as new leader

January 30, 2023 1:32 pm The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington State Democratic Party has chosen Shasti Conrad, the former leader of King County Democrats, as its new chair. Conrad, 38, is a political consultant who ran for the post unopposed with the support of Gov. Jay Inslee, both of Washington’s Democratic U.S. senators, most of the state’s Democratic congressional delegation

SoFi Technologies, CACI International rise; Ford, Hess fall

January 30, 2023 1:29 pm The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Monday: SoFi Technologies Inc., up 74 cents to $6.68. The financial services company reported strong fourth-quarter financial results. Alliance Resource Partners L.P., up $1.83 to $22.54. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based coal miner’s fourth-quarter profit and revenue beat analysts’ forecasts. Colgate-Palmolive Co., up $1.29

How major US stock indexes fared Monday 1/30/2023

January 30, 2023 1:27 pm The Associated Press

The Associated Press Stocks closed lower on Wall Street ahead of a week full of potentially market-moving events. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% Monday as markets prepare for decisions on interest rates around the world and a slew of earnings reports. Wall Street ended last week at its highest level since early December in part

Treasury to increase borrowing amid debt ceiling standoff

January 30, 2023 1:26 pm The Associated Press

By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department said Monday it plans to increase its borrowing during the first three months of 2023, even as the federal government is bumping up against a $31.4 trillion limit on its legal borrowing authority. The U.S. plans to borrow $932 billion during the January-to-March quarter.

Officer Preston Hemphill has been “relieved of duty” following the January 7th traffic stop that led to the death of Tyre Nichols

3 fire personnel are terminated and 2 other Memphis officers were placed on leave over Tyre Nichols’ deadly beating, officials say

January 30, 2023 1:25 pm CNN Newsource

CNN By Steve Almasy, Mark Morales, Holly Yan and Nick Valencia, CNN Fallout from the deadly police beating of Black motorist Tyre Nichols now includes the firing of three Memphis Fire Department personnel, and an announcement that a total of seven police officers were placed on leave, as critics nationwide call for police reform. Two

US sanctions Mexican international cartel lieutenant

January 30, 2023 1:23 pm The Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department has announced sanctions on an international operator for the Sinaloa drug cartel whose activities spans the globe. On Monday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control blocked any U.S. properties of José Angel Rivera Zazueta and two other men. The department says Rivera Zazueta’s network “operates on

Ashley Judd dice que debió volver a terapia luego de ver la escena de la muerte de su madre en los medios

January 30, 2023 1:19 pm CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Ashley Judd dice que debió regresar a sus sesiones de terapia de trauma para lidiar con la reciente cobertura de la muerte de su madre en los medios de comunicación. La artista de música country Naomi Judd, cinco veces ganadora del Grammy, se suicidó en abril del año pasado después de

Brazil’s Bolsonaro applies for 6-month U.S. visitor visa

January 30, 2023 1:19 pm The Associated Press

By DAVID BILLER Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro has filed a request for a six-month visitor visa to stay in the U.S., indicating he may have no immediate intention to return home, where legal issues await. Bolsonaro left Brazil for Florida on Dec. 30, two days before the

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