BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s national championship women’s basketball team has returned to campus where thousands of fans gathered to welcome them back. LSU coach and Louisiana native Kim Mulkey says “timing is everything“ and that it was time for her to come home. Mulkey and her players climbed onto a stage inside the
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU’s national championship women’s basketball team has returned to campus where thousands of fans gathered to welcome them back. LSU coach and Louisiana native Kim Mulkey says “timing is everything“ and that it was time for her to come home. Mulkey and her players climbed onto a stage inside the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — El tradicional ícono de pájaro de Twitter desapareció y fue reemplazado con la imagen famosa de un perro Shiba Inu, en un aparente guiño a dogecoin, la criptomoneda que se creó a partir de una broma y por la que Elon Musk, CEO de la red social, enfrenta una
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Opponents of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope lost the first round of their legal battle over the Willow project but said they would not give up. A federal judge on Monday rejected requests by environmental groups and an Alaska Native organization to
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Opponents of a major oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope lost the first round of their legal battle over the Willow project but said they would not give up. A federal judge on Monday rejected requests by environmental groups and an Alaska Native organization to
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced $40 million in grants to extend high-speed internet to extremely remote farms, homes and businesses in New Mexico. The former Iowa governor made the announcement Monday as Joe Biden and top administration officials travel the country to buttress the president’s message on investments and
Continue ReadingWTKR, ABBY ZWERNER, CNN By Brian Todd and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The first-grade teacher shot by a 6-year-old student in her Newport News, Virginia, classroom earlier this year filed a lawsuit against school administrators and the school board Monday alleging they were aware of the student’s “history of random violence” and did not act proactively
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media says Israel has staged airstrikes on the southern suburbs of the Syrian capital of Damascus causing some material damage. State TV, quoting an unnamed military official, did not mention any casualties, saying there was only material damage after a military post was struck early Tuesday south of the capital.
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. new-vehicle sales rose 7.5% in the first quarter. The increase came as supplies improved and sky-high prices eased a bit while the global shortage of computer chips started to wane. But the average auto-loan rate hit 7% during the quarter, leaving open the question of
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Two Idaho men were killed in the crash of a small plane Sunday morning in the Hells Canyon area of northeast Oregon, authorities said.
Continue ReadingOXBOW, Ore. (AP) — Two men died in a small plane crash near the Oregon-Idaho border on Sunday, according to the Baker County Sheriffs Office. Two deputies spotted an airplane just before 10 a.m. that appeared to be in distress and then crashed into a hillside in the Oxbow area, the sheriff’s office said in
Continue ReadingOXBOW, Ore. (AP) — Two men died in a small plane crash near the Oregon-Idaho border on Sunday, according to the Baker County Sheriffs Office. Two deputies spotted an airplane just before 10 a.m. that appeared to be in distress and then crashed into a hillside in the Oxbow area, the sheriff’s office said in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — David Villar hit two of San Francisco’s seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A lawyer for the family of a teenager found dead nearly eight years ago says a second autopsy of the exhumed body is complete. Attorney Eric Bland, who is representing the family of Stephen Smith, says this weekend was a “bittersweet” and “trying time.”
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Happy Monday evening, Central Oregon! We’re starting the work week off with a 20-30% chance of mixed precipitation tonight. This will turn into a 30-50% chance tomorrow, with Sisters and La Pine areas seeing the more likely side of that range, and the rest of the region seeing the less likely side. Skies will remain
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A group of CSX conductors will soon become the first train crew employees at one of the major freight railroads to have paid sick time. CSX said Monday that it had reached an agreement to give about 2,400 members of a union that represents some
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators have given final approval to a bill that would make it easier to pursue criminal charges or file lawsuits over childhood sexual abuse years after the abuse occurred. The House approved the measure Monday, and it goes to Gov. Laura Kelly because the Senate approved it last week. No
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Leonardo DiCaprio, ganador de un premio Oscar, fue el primer testigo estrella en subir al estrado este lunes en el juicio contra el rapero Pras Michel, exmiembro de Fugees. Se espera que en el proceso testifiquen múltiples celebridades. A Michel lo acusan de participar en un complot mundial de financiamiento de
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf and Chris Isidore, CNN A jury ordered Tesla to pay over $3 million Monday in a racial discrimination case brought by a former employee of its assembly plant in Fremont, California. The case was brought by Owen Diaz, who worked as an elevator operator at the plant. He reported he regularly heard
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about
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