By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills moved one major step closer to breaking ground on their new stadium by June 1 after formally submitting the final contractual agreements — including a 30-year lease — to the county. The county’s approval would clear the way for construction on the
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Good Tuesday evening, Central Oregon! We’ve seen some on-and-off snow showers across the High Desert today, and have between a 20-40% chance of that continuing through this evening. Westerly winds have slightly subsided from yesterday and are being felt around 8-10 mph throughout Central Oregon. It was another chilly day, and the lows overnight look
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says former Arizona Cardinals front office executive Terry McDonough has filed an arbitration claim against the team that accuses owner Michael Bidwill of cheating. McDonough claims he was eventually demoted after he objected to a scheme that would
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Johnson & Johnson is earmarking nearly $9 billion to cover allegations that its baby power containing talc caused cancer. The amount more than quadruples that which the company had previously set aside to pay for its potential liability. Under a proposal announced Tuesday, a J&J subsidiary will re-file for bankruptcy
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will lead his first international trade mission later this month, a trip to Asia that will include a meeting with the president of Taiwan. His office made the announcement Tuesday. The trip in late April will include stops in Taiwan, Japan
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tom Kim will leave the Masters with great memories no matter how he plays. He was invited to play a practice round with Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Fred Couples. Not so great was messing up his tee shot that he tried to skip across
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Honduras informó este lunes que enviará un número no determinado de militares a siete departamentos del país para combatir el crimen, en el marco del estado de excepción decretado por la presidenta Xiomara Castro a fines de 2022. La medida, aprobada la semana pasada y a la
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN First lady Jill Biden appeared to walk back suggestions that the White House might invite both LSU and Iowa’s women’s basketball teams after Tigers star Angel Reese called it “A JOKE” on Monday. Speaking on Monday, Biden congratulated both teams on their performance in Sunday’s national championship game, as well as
Continue ReadingCNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Louisiana State University star Angel Reese says that neither she, nor her team, would be visiting the White House after the Tigers defeated the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 to win their first NCAA women’s basketball national championship. Traditionally, the national champions would be invited to the White House. But
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will receive a total of nearly $108 million to improve drinking water infrastructure across the U.S. territories. Officials said Tuesday that Puerto Rico is slated to get $62 million and the U.S. Virgin Islands nearly $46
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian soldier is on trial before a Russian military court on charges including murder and mistreatment of civilians. Anton Cherednik pleaded “partially guilty” as the proceedings began Tuesday in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don. He is accused of stopping two men from Mariupol in March 2022, ordering them to lie on the ground
Continue ReadingHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Ronald Sarasin, a three-term Republican congressman from Connecticut in the 1970s who later went on to lead the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, has died. He was 88. Sarasin died at his home in McLean, Virginia, on March 27, according to an obituary prepared by his family that did not disclose a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The criminal charges that Donald Trump is now facing in New York stem from three separate instances in which the former president and his associates are accused of making hush money payments during his 2016 campaign. Prosecutors say payoffs were made to two women to suppress information about extramarital sexual encounters
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For the first time in history, a former U.S. president has appeared in court as a criminal defendant. Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday after being indicted by a New York grand jury on charges related to hush-money payments at the height of the 2016
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A former researcher who was accused of hiding work he was doing in China while employed by the University of Kansas is asking a judge to reverse his conviction for making a false statement. Feng “Franklin” Tao was originally convicted of four counts, but three of the convictions were thrown
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN The home arena for NBA’s Miami Heat is getting rid of FTX in its name, months after the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange’s fall from grace. Security software company Kaseya acquired naming rights for the formerly named FTX Arena in a $117 million deal. Kaseya Center, the new name, comes into immediate effect.
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — All-Star second baseman Andrés Giménez gets a $4 million signing bonus as part of his $106.5 million, seven-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians. The 24-year-old gets salaries of $1 million this season, $5 million next year, $10 million in 2025, $15 million in 2026 and $23 million in each of the
Continue ReadingLEICESTER, England (AP) — Leicester slipped to 19th place in the Premier League after conceding another late goal in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the club’s first game since the departure of manager Brendan Rodgers. It was a similar story to Saturday’s defeat at Crystal Palace when Leicester lost by the same scoreline
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Iowa standout Caitlin Clark said there’s no reason for LSU’s Angel Reese to be criticized on social media for waving her hand in front of her face while staring down Clark during the women’s NCAA championship game. Clark, The Associated Press Player of the Year, made a similar gesture to no
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A year removed from a labor lockout that postponed opening day, major league players are enjoying their biggest salary spike in more than two decades. The average Major League Baseball salary was up 11.1% to a record $4.9 million to start this season, the largest
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