By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will sit out because of a sprained right knee when the Philadelphia 76ers try to complete a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The 76ers added the All-Star center to the injury report Friday night, a night after he was limping multiple times
Continue ReadingBLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Police say a man with a shotgun was taken into custody after a standoff in a parking lot at the Mall of America. The standoff began shortly after 4 p.m. Friday after a 911 caller said a man had a large gun. The Bloomington Police Department says crisis negotiators went to
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A former Marine who for years helped smuggle drugs from Mexico into the United States and even tried to get a song written to glorify his exploits was sentenced Friday to 12 years in federal prison. Roberto Salazar II, 26, of San Diego was sentenced for importing fentanyl and for conspiracy
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Kansas City Royals left-hander Kris Bubic will have Tommy John surgery next week. Bubic experienced forearm tightness last weekend during his start against Atlanta, and further examination revealed he needed major surgery. Dr. Neal ElAttrache will perform the procedure in Los Angeles. Bubic went 0-2 with a 3.94 ERA in three
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Si alguna vez has soñado con escapar del ajetreo de la vida cotidiana y mudarte a una isla remota sin más habitantes, esta podría ser tu oportunidad. Situada frente a la costa sur de Escocia, la isla de Barlocco está a la venta por más de 150.000 libras (US$ 190.000). “Todavía
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, “We’re not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore.” Speaking
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Houston man for allegedly calling the office of California U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters several times last year and leaving voice mails threatening to harm the Democratic congresswoman. A statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles says Brian Michael Gaherty
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN)– Incendios provocados. Obispos torpes. Una esposa despechada golpeando la puerta de la abadía. Pueden parecer ficción, pero en realidad son situaciones que marcaron las coronaciones británicas a lo largo de la historia. Las coronaciones en la Abadía de Westminster se remontan hace casi 1.000 años. Se han convertido en una máquina afinada que
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Interior Secretary Deb Haaland defended her department’s approval of the contentious Willow oil project on Friday, saying that despite President Joe Biden’s campaign promise to end new drilling on federal lands, “We’re not going to turn the faucet off and say we’re not drilling anymore.” Speaking
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Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity recently celebrated the completion of eight affordable townhomes in Northeast Bend. The homeowners moving into these homes work in our local community in the areas of retail, customer service, manufacturing, child care, public transportation, and the non-profit sector.
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have placed promising rookie catcher Logan O’Hoppe on the 10-day injured list due to a problem with his left shoulder. Manager Phil Nevin says O’Hoppe is still undergoing tests before the Angels determine the severity of his injury. O’Hoppe first injured his shoulder on a swing Monday
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James declined to respond to Dillon Brooks’ taunts before the Los Angeles Lakers host the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Brooks said the top scorer in NBA history was “old” in Memphis following Game 2. The 38-year-old James
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A commission that oversees how the Rio Grande is managed and shared among three Western states has adopted a recommendation that could set the stage for more involvement by Native American tribes that depend on the river. The Rio Grande Compact Commission voted unanimously Friday
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie center fielder Garrett Mitchell is at risk of missing the rest of the season after an MRI revealed significant damage to his left shoulder. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said Friday that Mitchell is getting a second opinion. Counsell said surgery would “definitely put
Continue ReadingCNN By Rebekah Riess and Joe Sutton, CNN A number of Republican lawmakers from the Montana Freedom Caucus are demanding Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr be censured by the state House for “using inappropriate and uncalled-for language” during a floor debate over amendments concerning a bill that bans medical care for transgender minors. “If you
Continue ReadingBy Selina Wang, CNN Wearing surgical masks to cover their faces, dozens of people demonstrated outside a branch office of China’s central bank in the landlocked province of Henan early this month to demand their savings back. They’re among thousands of depositors in China that protesters say are still campaigning for compensation after last year’s
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La edición número 22 del Mundial Sub-20 de la FIFA, que se llevará a cabo entre el 20 de mayo y el 11 de junio en Argentina, tuvo este viernes en Zúrich, Suiza, su sorteo para definir la fase de grupos de los equipos participantes. La FIFA dispuso seis grupos
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced she replaced her director of early childhood education over the use of a teacher training book, written by a nationally recognized education group, that the Republican governor denounced as teaching “woke concepts” because of language about inclusion and structural
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In response to the recent Pacific Fishery Management Council’s recommendation to close all commercial ocean fisheries for Chinook salmon from Cape Falcon on the north Oregon coast to the California border through August, Gov. Tina Kotek is requesting that the U.S. Department of Commerce make an expedited declaration of a federal fishery resource disaster.
Continue ReadingA huge amount of accumulation being reported by resorts over the last 24 hours. The Cascades did a good job of shielding Central Oregon from much of the precipitation yesterday. A warming trend under increasingly clear skies will start tomorrow and looks to affect the bases.
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