Lavish lifestyle included $4.5 million Portland home, beach house, Rolls Royces and Bentleys PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) —A former Oregon securities broker was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison Monday for willfully evading payment of more than $2.5 million in personal income taxes and using the excess cash to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Continue ReadingBy PETER DEJONG and MIKE CORDER Associated Press VOORSCHOTEN, Netherlands (AP) — A passenger train slammed into a construction crane and derailed near The Hague in the early hours of Tuesday, morning sending two carriages into a field next to the tracks. One person died and 19 were hospitalized, Dutch emergency services said. Police opened
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason Heyward slammed a two-run homer as part of a seven-run rally with two outs in the fifth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 13-4 on a wind-whipped night. Chris Taylor and Will Smith also had two-run homers for the Dodgers,
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 3.6% at its latest monthly meeting following evidence that inflation is falling.The meeting on Tuesday was the first at which the Reserve Bank of Australia board did not hike the cash rate since April
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has left its benchmark interest rate on hold at 3.6% at its latest monthly meeting following evidence that inflation is falling.The meeting on Tuesday was the first at which the Reserve Bank of Australia board did not hike the cash rate since April
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Roy McGrath, quien fuera jefe de gabinete del gobernador de Maryland, Larry Hogan, murió después de que una persecución nacional terminara este lunes en un enfrentamiento con el FBI en Knoxville, Tennessee, según el abogado de McGrath. “El FBI confirmó que Roy [McGrath] sucumbió a las heridas infligidas a primera hora
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Australia has joined other Western countries in banning the use of TikTok on government devices as the Chinese-owned video app comes under increasing pressure over claims it presents a security concern. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced the ban on Tuesday after receiving advice from intelligence and security agencies, saying the directive would
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT McFETRIDGE and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — People still sorting through the wreckage of their homes after deadly weather hit over the weekend braced for another wave of strong storms, including tornadoes, that began rolling into parts of the Midwest and South beginning Tuesday evening. Officials warned residents
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants in Pakistan shot at the country’s police force in a volatile northwestern province overnight, killing two officers. Officials said Tuesday that two officers were on their way on motorcycle for protection duty at a mosque during the special night prayers in the holy month of Ramadan. They said the gunmen
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A drone strike carried out by the American-led coalition in northwestern Syria has killed a senior member of the Islamic State group who was in charge of planning attacks in Europe, the United States military said Tuesday. The man killed Monday in the strike was identified by
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race Tuesday, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state’s abortion ban on the line. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Janet
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When groundwater levels are low, the state of Oregon can declare critical groundwater areas to help preserve and protect water.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN The Philippines on Monday identified the locations of four new military bases the US will gain access to, as part of an expanded defense agreement analysts say is aimed at combating China. The four bases include three on the main island of Luzon, close to Taiwan, and one in Palawan province
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected as Chicago’s next mayor Tuesday in a major victory for the Democratic Party’s progressive wing as the heavily blue city grapples with high crime and financial challenges. Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The Atlanta Braves will retire No. 25 in honor of Andruw Jones later this season. The Braves announced Monday the outfielder will be honored in a special number retirement ceremony Sept. 9. The Braves will play the Pittsburgh Pirates after the ceremony. During his 12 seasons with the Braves, Jones won
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Adama Sanogo led the way for Connecticut as it claimed its fifth NCAA championship. The big man from Mali was named the Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four after Monday night’s 76-59 win against San Diego State. He had 17 points and 10 rebounds for
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Researchers at Oregon State University have created a means of speeding up and improving the evaluation process for drugs used to combat cervical cancer.
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press UConn was not a top seed in the NCAA Tournament. Even so, the Huskies sure played like one. In a March Madness unique because of early exits from the favorites, it was No. 4 seed UConn that emerged victorious with a 76-59 win over No. 5 seed San Diego State in the
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani provided the first big punch and the Los Angeles Angels kept adding on from there. Ohtani hit his second home run of the season, Taylor Ward added a two-run shot in the eighth inning and the Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium. But it also
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