By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons addressed a need on their offensive line by selecting Syracuse offensive tackle Matthew Bergeron with the seventh pick of the second round of the NFL draft. Bergeron was introduced as a guard, an indication he will be given an opportunity to
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders have selected Illinois defensive back Quan Martin with the 47th pick in the NFL draft. It’s their second consecutive pick to bolster their secondary after taking Mississippi State cornerback Emmanuel Forbes in the first round. Washington went with Martin over several offensive
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions had a slew of selections entering the NFL draft and took advantage of those assets — and they may have found their quarterback of the future in Tennessee’s Hendon Hooker. Detroit traded up in the second round and made two deals
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan, CNN Select bags of Gold Medal flour are being voluntarily recalled by manufacturer General Mills for the possible presence of salmonella, according to a company announcement posted on the US Food and Drug Administration’s website. Salmonella was detected during a sampling of the 5-pound bag of the product, the company said. The
Continue ReadingRIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man accused of killing three teenage boys by intentionally ramming their car after they played a doorbell-ringing prank on him was found guilty Friday of murder. Anurag Chandra was convicted in a Riverside County courtroom of three counts of first-degree murder and three counts of attempted murder. “The
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love may have been the biggest winner on the second day of the Green Bay Packers’ draft The Packers got a few weapons for their new starting quarterback in the NFL draft on Friday night: They selected Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave
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After a series of meetings over several months, the joint City of Bend and Bend Park & Rec District’s Mirror Pond Fish Passage Advisory Committee on Friday recommended creating a “nature-like” fishway so fish in the lower Deschutes could swim around the Newport Dam, into Mirror Pond and the upper Deschutes River.
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gary Payton II beamed as he shared the special news: He’s now a college graduate. The Golden State guard promised his mother he would one day earn his degree from Oregon State, and on Friday morning ahead of Game 6 of the first-round playoff series
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — James Corden se despidió de su programa de televisión, pero dejó un legado de risas para su público (y para internet) en sus segmentos de “Carpool Karaoke”. A lo largo de nueve temporadas, el presentador condujo hasta su trabajo con algunas de las figuras más famosas del mundo, cantando y hablando
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother charged in a triple murder case took part in a complex conspiracy that included unusual spiritual beliefs and efforts to kill those who stood in the way of her goals. Here, a look at the defendants and some of the witnesses in
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s government has made a new contract offer to the country’s biggest public workers union as thousands of federal employees remained on strike Friday for a 10th day. The office of Treasury Board President Mona Fortier calls it a “comprehensive offer″ but has provided no details. The Public Service Alliance of
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korea’s leader says her country would stage more provocative displays of its military might in response to a new U.S.-South Korean agreement to intensify nuclear deterrence to counter the North’s nuclear threat, which she insists shows their “extreme” hostility toward
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Un número cada vez mayor de personas dicen estar varadas en Sudán porque funcionarios de las embajadas occidentales escaparon del país sin devolver los pasaportes que se entregaron en procesos de solicitud de visas. Los diplomáticos de al menos tres delegaciones occidentales no han podido dar acceso a documentos de viaje
Continue ReadingBy HAVEN DALEY and AMY TAXIN Associated Press TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. (AP) — Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack. Park officials say the eastern section of Yosemite Valley will stay
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — An Arizona man has been charged in South Florida with illegally smuggling diamonds into the United States. Court records show that 41-year-old Guilherme Cipriani was arrested Wednesday in his home state. He made his first court appearance in Arizona, but his next court date is scheduled for May 24 in Miami. That’s
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN We’ve seen it before. Those cutaways during the NFL Draft to hopefuls waiting for their names to be picked as other players are chosen ahead of them. Expressions range from confusion and disbelief to awkwardness and anger. Some eventually iconic names have had to run the NFL Draft greenroom gauntlet in
Continue ReadingCNN, KOLN, WJLA, KAKE By Chandelis Duster, CNN Measures that would have severely restricted abortion failed Thursday in Nebraska and South Carolina, which both have Republican-controlled legislatures, a reflection of the growing unease among Republicans over the political popularity of strict bans. In Nebraska, a “Heartbeat Act” would have banned most abortions after six weeks
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Gov. Tina Kotek and Oregon Housing and Community Services announced Friday that funding contracts for the Homelessness State of Emergency have been signed and funding will start being distributed to the regional multi-agency coordination groups.
Continue ReadingCNN By Chandelis Duster, CNN Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday spoke out against antisemitism and hate, pointing to his family history in the hope it would stand as an example for others. “My father was, and so many other millions of men were, sucked into a hate system through lies and deceit. And
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — El gobernador demócrata de Colorado, Jared Polis, firmó cuatro proyectos de ley el viernes para reducir la violencia armada y aumentar la seguridad pública. Esta decisión fue tomada después de varios incidentes de tiroteos que tuvieron lugar en Colorado a lo largo de varios años. Por ejemplo, el año pasado en
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