By Jennifer Hansler and Jack Forrest, CNN Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was freed from Russia late last year after being wrongfully detained, is writing a memoir due out next spring. “After an incredibly challenging 10 months in detainment, I am grateful to have been rescued and to be home. Readers will hear my
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Los Angeles auctioneer has agreed to plead guilty in a cross-country art fraud scheme where he created fake artwork and falsely attributed the paintings to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The paintings ultimately wound up at the Orlando Museum of Art in
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Kashiwagi, CNN A recent shooting at a Louisville, Kentucky, bank was especially personal for the city’s mayor, Craig Greenberg. Greenberg, a survivor of workplace gun violence himself, revealed that he had lost a close friend in the Monday morning attack. “Last year, I survived a workplace shooting. And now yesterday, I’ve lost a
Continue ReadingBRAMPTON, Ontario (AP) — Ronja Hark and Nicola Eisenschmid scored and Germany advanced to face the United States in the women’s world hockey championship quarterfinals, beating Hungary 2-1 on Tuesday.Sandra Abstreiter made 36 saves to help Germany finish second behind Finland in Group B, with the top three in Group B and all five in
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Tami Luhby, CNN The Justice Department said Tuesday it plans to seek a court order to put on hold a federal judge’s ruling from last month that put in jeopardy some of the Affordable Care Act’s mandates for insurers to provide no-cost coverage of preventive care treatments, including certain cancer and
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York-area doctor has been charged with the yearslong sexual abuse of multiple patients, including two males who authorities say were initially attacked before becoming adults. Darius A. Paduch of North Bergen, New Jersey, was charged in an indictment unsealed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court
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The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department will open the gate to the summit road at Pilot Butte State Scenic Viewpoint on Friday at 10 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy KATHIA MARTÍNEZ Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — The United States, Panama and Colombia announced Tuesday that they will launch a 60-day campaign aimed at halting illegal migration through the treacherous Darien Gap, where the flow of migrants has multiplied this year. Details on how the governments will try to curb the flow of
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joey Gallo has been placed on the 10-day injured list by the Minnesota Twins after his sore right side didn’t show enough improvement in pregame workouts. The slugging first baseman is dealing with a right intercostal strain that had already sidelined him for three games. The move
Continue ReadingEAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State forward Malik Hall has announced on social media he’s returning for a fifth season. Hall is the second Michigan State senior to return for a fifth year, making his announcement a day after standout guard Tyson Walker said he’s also taking advantage of the extra year granted to
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bend Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Board is asking for public input on the Draft 2024-27 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program for the next three weeks. The Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program includes federally funded and major transportation projects expected for the Bend area during fiscal years 2024 through 2027. Public comment can be provided via
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN Police dogs are nothing new — but a bunny in uniform is something that sound more like a character in an animated children’s movie than real-life recruit. Not anymore. “We would like to introduce Wellness Officer Percy,” wrote police department in Yuba City, California in a recent Facebook post, sharing a
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been less than a week since news of highly classified military documents on the Ukraine war surfaced, sending the Pentagon into full-speed damage control to assure allies and assess the scope of the leak. The information on scores of slides has publicized potential
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities urged people to evacuate Tuesday near a large industrial fire in an Indiana city near the Ohio border that sent massive clouds of black smoke into the sky. The fire occurred at a former factory site in Richmond, 70 miles (112.6 kilometers) east of Indianapolis, that lately had been used
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Three construction workers were injured Tuesday when part of an upper floor collapsed inside Savannah’s 124-year-old federal courthouse, which has been undergoing extensive renovations for more than a year. All three workers were taken to a hospital, none of them with life-threatening injuries, after part of
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson’s successor is unlikely to be determined until a couple weeks before UCLA’s season opener on Sept. 2 against Coastal Carolina. But coach Chip Kelly is going to give his five quarterbacks plenty of opportunities during spring practices the next four weeks to prove
Continue ReadingBy Julia Fello Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WTMJ) — A community is in mourning after two Wisconsin police officers died in the line of duty. We now know the officers who died in the line of duty Saturday afternoon in Northwest Wisconsin. In a news conference Monday, it was revealed the
Continue ReadingBy Kelsey Gibbs Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — There were three rallies all led by different organizers after the Covenant School shooting. Students rallied to honor the lives of The Covenant School victims by asking lawmakers to end gun violence. One of the larger rallies happened last Thursday, prior
Continue ReadingBy Chris Davis Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — In light of recent mass shootings, some Tennessee lawmakers want to adopt red flag laws in the Volunteer State. Under the law, family members, physicians and law enforcement could petition a court to remove weapons from a person who is a
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press The Arizona Supreme Court has ruled that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can refuse to answer questions or turn over documents under a state law that exempts religious officials from having to report child sex abuse if they learn of the crime during a
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