By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS released details Thursday on how it plans to use an infusion of $80 billion for improved operations, pledging to invest in new technology, hire more customer service representatives and expand its ability to audit high-wealth taxpayers. While some Republicans have suggested without evidence that the
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The Deschutes County Mobile Crisis Assessment Team (MCAT) will be dispatched to some mental health crisis calls without Bend Police officers present, starting May 1.
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans on Thursday subpoenaed one of the former Manhattan prosecutors who had been leading a criminal investigation into Donald Trump before quitting last year in a clash over the direction of the probe. Rep. Jim Jordan, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, ordered Mark Pomerantz to
Continue ReadingBy Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story BOUNTIFUL, Utah (KSTU) — It’s the first week of April, but Kenny Kapp isn’t letting the Christmas spirit melt away. Seeing his Bountiful neighbors frustrated dealing with snow, he decided it was time to dig out the red suit. “With all the snow we’ve been
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story HERRIMAN, Utah (KSTU) — An off-duty officer for the Granite School District was in the right place at the right time when he saved a man from a burning building in Herriman. Officer Philip Afonso was taking advantage of his day off on Saturday to
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health advisory Thursday about the Marburg virus outbreak in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. Marburg is a rare but highly fatal viral fever that causes uncontrolled bleeding, similar to Ebola. The CDC’s warning says that although there are no cases in the
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MALIBU, California (KABC) — The operator of a crane who became trapped between power lines when the machine toppled over Wednesday evening in Malibu has died, authorities confirmed. The incident happened near Las Flores Canyon and Gorge roads, just about a mile north of the
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen and Katherine Dillinger, CNN On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration announced its final decision to withdraw its approval of Makena, a drug approved more than a decade ago to reduce the risk of preterm birth that had been the only medication approved for the condition. The FDA says that the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has denied a protest by the Dallas Mavericks over a confusing sequence that led to an uncontested basket for Golden State in a two-point win by the Warriors. The league says the Mavericks weren’t deprived of an opportunity to win because the sequence happened with almost 14 minutes remaining
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers had confidence in their rookie class well before the start of the season. Those newcomers wasted no time rewarding that faith. The Brewers have won five straight games while fielding a lineup that often features three rookies in outfielders Garrett Mitchell and Joey
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Una abogada defensora del expresidente de Perú, Alejandro Toledo, solicitó este jueves que la extradición del exmandatario a su país sea reconsiderada y que la corte en California proporcione una extensión de 14 días. Mara K. Goldman, asistente de la oficina del defensor público del Distrito Norte de California, señala que
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Details of how tech executive Bob Lee came to be fatally stabbed in downtown San Francisco early Tuesday were scarce as friends and family continued to mourn the man they called brilliant, kind and unlike others in the industry. San Francisco police found
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to report it. In a rare statement sent via the Supreme Court’s public information office, Thomas
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Maria Leistad’s “Sunriver’s Trumpeter” has been selected as Sunriver Music Festival’s poster artwork for 2023.
Continue ReadingBy ALEX DANIELS of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy The first comprehensive poll to measure public attitudes on foundations and nonprofits offers signs that charitable organizations are more trusted than other institutions, such as businesses, governments, and the news media. But it shows many warning signs for nonprofits, given how little Americans know
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN The banking crisis caused by the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has increased the odds of a US recession, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an exclusive interview on Thursday. Speaking in his first interview since the failure of SVB, Dimon said
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN The banking crisis caused by the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has increased the odds of a US recession, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon told CNN’s Poppy Harlow in an exclusive interview on Thursday. Speaking in his first interview since the failure of SVB, Dimon said that
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Forget the banking crisis — Main Street’s retail investors have barreled into embattled bank stocks. It looks like nothing tempts people to bet on an industry more than bargain prices, even if they’re caused by the fear of imminent collapse. In January and February, trading in First Republic Bank stock
Continue ReadingBy Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story FONTANA, California (KABC) — A Sequoia Middle School language arts teacher is being criticized after she was caught on video repeatedly using a racial slur in class. According to students, the class was reading a Mark Twain novel when someone asked the teacher about the
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas de EE.UU. (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) informó este miércoles en un comunicado que el fin de semana fue extraditado a EE.UU. Jorge Iván Gastélum Ávila, de 42 años, de nacionalidad mexicana, conocido con el alias de “Cholo Iván” y miembro
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