January 2023

Battle scores 19 as Montana State defeats Idaho State 81-68

January 12, 2023 9:36 pm The Associated Press

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Raequan Battle scored 19 points as Montana State beat Idaho State 81-68 on Thursday. Battle was 7-of-15 shooting and went 5 for 6 from the line for the Bobcats (11-7, 4-1 Big Sky Conference). Darius Brown II scored 18 points while going 6 of 10 from the floor, and added five

Biden and Kishida discuss Japan ‘stepping up’ security

January 12, 2023 9:30 pm The Associated Press

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Japan sealed an agreement to bolster their cooperation on space. It’s the latest in a series of moves by Japan as it looks to build security cooperation with allies in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean military action. President Joe Biden and

Speaker McCarthy’s tidy 1st week disguises trouble ahead

January 12, 2023 9:26 pm The Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Chaos? In the House of Representatives? Republican Kevin McCarthy wrapped his first full week as House speaker in the most outwardly orderly way, with hardly a hint of the chaotic, rebellious fight it took for the Republicans to arrive here, having barely installed him as the

Japan eyes delay of Fukushima plant water release

January 12, 2023 9:24 pm The Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated radioactive wastewater at the Fukushima nuclear plant to “around spring or summer,” indicating a delay from the initial target, after factoring in the progress of a release tunnel and the need to gain

Biden’s Delaware home is now a player in document drama

January 12, 2023 9:18 pm The Associated Press

By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s President Joe Biden’s refuge from Washington — a place that’s part home office, part Sunday family dinner venue, a safe place for his treasured 1967 Corvette and a makeshift campaign studio during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Biden’s home in Wilmington, Delaware, is coming under fresh

Deschutes County Health gives viruses update

January 12, 2023 9:18 pm KTVZ

A Deschutes County health official provides an update on flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases and says recommended precautions amid word of a new, more contagious COVID strain are much the same as they have been for some time.

Here are the winning numbers for the Mega Millions $1.35 billion jackpot — the 2nd largest in history

January 12, 2023 9:14 pm CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Friday the 13th might have ended up being someone’s lucky day. The winning numbers for the Mega Millions lottery drawing on Friday were 30-43-45-46-61 with a Mega Ball of 14. Officials said the estimated annuitized jackpot could be worth $1.35 billion — the second-largest in the lottery’s history — while the

Bolivia: Opposition blockades push for leader’s release

January 12, 2023 9:13 pm The Associated Press

By DANIEL POLITI Associated Press SAN CARLOS, Bolivia (AP) — Trucks are snarled and people in the Santa Cruz region have to find ways to skirt blockades that opposition leaders set up across the area considered to be Bolivia’s economic engine to protest the detention of Gov. Luis Fernando Camacho late last year on “terrorism

S. Korean police seek manslaughter charges over deadly crush

January 12, 2023 9:04 pm The Associated Press

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police are seeking criminal charges including involuntary manslaughter and negligence against 23 officials, about half of them law enforcement officers, for a lack of safety measures they said were responsible for a crowd surge that killed nearly 160 people. Despite anticipating a weekend

Remembering Lisa Marie Presley: ‘I would never take back any part of who I am or where I came from’

January 12, 2023 9:02 pm CNN Newsource

By Dan Heching, CNN As the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, singer Lisa Marie Presley spent her life in the spotlight from the start. And the public interest in her life — from her marriages to her private tragedies — never waned until, much like her father, she was taken

As climate warms, drier air likely more stressful than less rain for Douglas-fir trees, OSU study finds

January 12, 2023 8:58 pm KTVZ News Partners

Douglas-fir trees will likely experience more stress from drier air as the climate changes than they will from less rain, computer modeling by Oregon State University scientists shows.

Baz Luhrmann, Austin Butler mourn loss of Lisa Marie Presley

January 12, 2023 8:58 pm The Associated Press

By The Associated Press The death of Lisa Marie Presley at age 54 is being met with shock, tribute and mourning. Baz Luhrmann, director of “Elvis” said on Instagram that those involved in the movie had the privilege of her kind embrace. He says her loss has devastated people around the world. “Elvis” star Austin

First on CNN: Afghanistan withdrawal investigation launched by top Republican on House Foreign Affairs Committee

January 12, 2023 8:51 pm CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, CNN The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday requested from the State Department a vast number of documents related to the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, marking the official launch of the newly Republican-led panel’s investigation into the chaotic exit. Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the chairman of the

Forest Service seeks applicants for Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee

January 12, 2023 8:42 pm KTVZ News Partners

Self-nominations are due by next Tuesday, Jan. 17 for anyone interested in serving on a Federal Advisory Committee for national forests in the Northwest Forest Plan area of Washington, Oregon and northern California.

Balanced Arizona State jumps out early, routs Oregon 90-73

January 12, 2023 8:16 pm The Associated Press

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 21 points to lead four in double figures as Arizona State rolled to a 90-73 victory over Oregon on Thursday night. Arizona State (14-3, 5-1 Pac-12) pulled away early with a 30-9 run for a 44-20 lead late in the first half. Cambridge scored 12 points, Devan

Detienen a 12 personas posiblemente vinculadas con el intento de asesinato en contra del periodista Ciro Gómez Leyva

January 12, 2023 7:57 pm CNN Newsource

Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía General de la Ciudad de México informó que detuvo a 12 personas posiblemente vinculadas con el grupo criminal responsable del intento de asesinato contra el periodista Ciro Gómez Leyva. Según información que compartió la Fiscalía de la ciudad el viernes en redes sociales, se realizaron 12 cateos donde

Rubio returns to Cavs more than a year after knee injury

January 12, 2023 7:48 pm The Associated Press

By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ricky Rubio played for Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night for the first time since injuring his knee more than a year ago. Listed as questionable on the pregame injury report for the game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Rubio came in off the bench

UN extends Lebanon tribunal until Dec. 31 to wrap up work

January 12, 2023 7:48 pm The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended the mandate of the international tribunal that investigated the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former prime minister Rafik Hariri until the end of the year to complete non-judicial functions so it can cease operation. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Thursday that a completion plan, developed and agreed