Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, canceló dos días de campaña de unas inminentes elecciones cruciales tras enfermarse durante una entrevista televisada en vivo. La entrevista del martes con el presidente, que se enfrenta a una batalla para retener el poder en la votación del próximo mes, se cortó en
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S. debt legislation passed by House Republicans, dooming his mass cancellation s, scrapping a more generous loan repayment option and permanently barring future regulation around student debt. Republicans see it as a victory
Continue ReadingAs Central Oregon continues to warm under sunny skies, i’ts setting up for a perfect week of bluebird skiing as the resorts start to wind down their open season. The bases are being affected by the warming and continue to melt down a few inches each day. A new cold front may bring some new
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez and Michelle Watson, CNN One of three teens accused of killing a 20-year-old Colorado woman after hurling a large rock through the windshield of her car snapped a photo “as a memento” of the crime, according to arrest affidavits released Thursday. Alexa Bartell was killed April 19 after her vehicle and several
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alec Burleson and Paul DeJong homered, Miles Mikolas pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. Mikolas scattered four hits and two walks, striking out six to end the Giants’ five-game winning streak. Webb allowed two runs in
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Cuarto Tribunal Colegiado del Distrito Nacional de República Dominicana dictó este miércoles una condena de 30 años de prisión contra Fausto Miguel Cruz de la Mota en conexión con el asesinato del ministro de Medio Ambiente, Orlando Jorge Mera, en junio de 2022. Según un comunicado del
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jets forward Morgan Barron will go back to his regular visor after using a full cage on his helmet for most of Winnipeg’s first-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights. Barron needed more than 75 stitches after he was cut in the face by Vegas goaltender Laurent Brossoit’s skate blade during
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a packed New York courtroom, Ed Sheeran picked up his guitar Thursday and launched into a tune that has him locked in a copyright dispute over Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get it On” as the only audience that mattered — a jury — looked
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani earned another win on the mound despite giving up five runs in a nightmare fourth inning, and he also tripled, doubled and singled in the Los Angeles Angels’ 8-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Ohtani had his rockiest start in recent memory, yielding
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, Cheri Mossburg and Veronica Miracle, CNN The suspect accused of using a metal pipe to attack a former San Francisco fire department official was released from custody Thursday and is to appear in court for a preliminary hearing in late May. Prosecutors say former San Francisco Fire Department Commissioner Don Carmignani sustained
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed in state court alleges California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County also says that inmates reported to U.S. immigration are denied access to rehabilitative programs. The California
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Racing Writer Horse racing’s new antidoping program won’t get underway until after the Kentucky Derby and Preakness in mid-May. That’s according to an order issued by the Federal Trade Commission, which oversees the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority. HISA had planned to get the program underway on May 1, the start
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist The potential for severe weather in the South will continue through the rest of the week, as nearly 50 million people face strong storm threats. A level 2 out of 5 “slight risk” of severe weather exists for portions of the Gulf Coast, Southeast coast and mid-South, according to the
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — He is a senior at 16. His grade point average is 4.98. Even before graduating from high school, he has earned 27 college credits and, perhaps the most impressive numbers of all, he has scholarship offers from around 130 colleges and universities that, as of Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyer sought to pick apart a decades-old rape claim against the former president, questioning why accuser E. Jean Carroll did not scream or seek help when Trump allegedly attacked her in a department store. But Carroll on Thursday rebuffed Joseph
Continue ReadingBy MATT CARLSON Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks could go out on a rehab assignment next week in a big step in his recovery from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Hendriks announced his diagnosis in January and completed his final round of chemotherapy three weeks ago. The 34-year-old right-hander announced last week
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell earlier this year held a video chat about the global economy with someone he thought was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Except it wasn’t Zelensky. Powell appears to have been pranked. In clips posted online of the January conversation, Powell discussed global politics and the economy. He
Continue ReadingBy TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — A EuroLeague basketball game between Real Madrid and Partizan Belgrade has been called off with less than two minutes left after a brawl left the teams without enough players to keep playing. Madrid was losing 95-80 at home when a hard foul by Madrid guard Sergio
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Devan Cole, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence testified on Thursday to a federal grand jury investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the actions of then-President Donald Trump and others, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The testimony marks a momentous juncture in the criminal investigation and the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN Brittney Griner said during a news conference on Thursday that she’ll “never go overseas again” to play basketball, unless it’s for the Olympics after being detained in Russia. The two-time Olympic gold-medalist spent nearly 300 days in Russian custody following her detention in February 2022 and was sentenced
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