CINCINNATI (AP) — An attorney for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has questioned the fitness of U.S. District Judge Timothy Black to preside over the Republican’s corruption trial. Attorney Mark Marein raised the issue Tuesday, as Householder’s trial resumed after a week’s pause due to a juror’s positive COVID-19 diagnosis. Marein described bad “vibes”
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press A car with dark tinted windows circles the block a few times before swerving onto the sidewalk. A handful of armed plainclothes police officers jump out and order everyone out of a double-parked car so they can search it, striking terror in the seconds before red and blue lights flash
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI searched President Joe Biden’s former office at the Penn Biden Center in Washington in November. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a law enforcement action. The search occurred at
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN PayPal said Tuesday it plans to lay off about 2,000 employees, or roughly 7% of its staff, making it the latest tech firm to announce significant job cuts in recent months amid broader economic uncertainty. In a memo to staff announcing the layoffs, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman referred to the “challenging
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press A state agent insisted Tuesday he heard a possible confession from Alex Murdaugh even after defense attorneys for the disgraced South Carolina lawyer slowed the audio down during Murdaugh’s double murder trial. At question is whether Murdaugh said “I did him so bad” or “They did him so bad” as
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Benchmark U.S. crude oil for March delivery rose 97 cents to $78.87 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for March delivery fell 41 cents to $84.49 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for February delivery rose 4 cents to $2.54 a gallon. February heating oil rose 7 cents $3.18 a gallon. March natural gas was
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is faulting Russia for failing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections, accusing Moscow of endangering arms control efforts. The administration delivered its assessment Tuesday in a report to Congress. The State Department summarized the findings. The administration’s tough words come after months of more hopeful
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn More than four years after Instagram’s founders left the company, they’re back with a new app. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger on Tuesday announced the launch of Artifact, an app that promises “a personalized news feed” powered by artificial intelligence. In an Instagram post, Krieger said he and Systrom “have been working
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, canceling more than 1,700 flights nationwide and snarling highways. At least two people died on slick roads in Texas and two law officers in the state were seriously
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A new dog day care service will pick your pooch up and take them to a 20-acre ranch for off-leash hikes, using a bright yellow school bus as their mode of travel.
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“It’s been 13-plus years, and for me to remember how to walk again — it’s kind of been a journey,” Sisters resident Erik Himbert said Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business In a first-of-its-kind proposal in the United States, some Maryland lawmakers want to subsidize employers that choose to experiment with a 4-day workweek. More precisely, it would subsidize employers that agree to try out a 32-hour workweek without reducing their full-time employees’ weekly pay, which is based on 40 hours
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The bond between a pet and its owner led to a Guinness World Record for a Bend teen and her pet guinea pig.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Bad boys for life! Will Smith and Martin Lawrence announced Tuesday that they are reuniting for another sequel in their “Bad Boys” franchise. Smith took to social media with the news of “Bad Boys 4” with a video on his verified Instagram account. In the video, Smith amps his followers
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — A recovery center in Gresham is soon expanding its services to offer those seeking help a warm bed for the night and it’s thanks to Measure 110 funds. Club Hope is a recovery drop-in center during the day that offers free
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — One of Penguin Random House’s top executives, U.S. CEO Madeline McIntosh, is stepping down. Her decision comes just weeks after the resignation of the global CEO, Markus Dohle, and the retirement of Random House Publishing Group publisher Gina Centrello. The departures all follow last fall’s ruling by a federal judge to
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — “Long, Long Time”, de Linda Ronstadt, apareció no una sino tres veces en el episodio de este domingo de “The Last of Us”. Y los fanáticos del éxito más reciente de HBO quedaron claramente conmovidos por la canción de Ronstadt, ya que las reproducciones de su balada se dispararon desde que
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Fifteen grade school students in Mexico have been treated after apparently taking part in an internet “challenge” in which groups of students take tranquilizers to see who can stay awake the longest. The incident occurred Monday in the north-central city of Guanajuato. It came just days after health authorities issued a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Madeline Holcombe and Josh Campbell, CNN The initial Memphis police statement on the events of January 7 was vague. There had been a “confrontation” between officers and a driver suspected of reckless driving, police said. The suspect fled the scene on foot, and another “confrontation occurred” as officers tried to take him
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Sneakers designed to feel like running barefoot used to be the hottest phenomenon in exercise. Now, the opposite is true. The ugliest, chunkiest sneaker brand is flying off the shelves. Hoka, which started in 2009 in France as a running shoe for hardcore marathoners, is growing rapidly with casual runners, hikers
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