NEW YORK (AP) — The remains of a U.S. Marine veteran who was missing in Ukraine for more than a year returned to the United States on Friday and were headed to his hometown in eastern North Carolina. A Turkish Airlines plane flying from Istanbul with the remains of retired Marine Capt. Grady Kurpasi landed
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The Giving Plate is Central Oregon’s largest food pantry, serving over 3,500 people a month, 90% of who are housed, hard-working neighbors in the community, according to their website. And this summer, they are hitting the road, to help keep hungry kids fed.
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Nearly four years after an abandoned newborn girl was found alive in a plastic bag left in a wooded area of northern Georgia, authorities have identified and arrested the child’s mother. Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Karima Jiwani, 40, Thursday on charges of criminal
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Here is the ODOT Region 4 construction update for the week of May 19-26.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Rep. George Santos briefly named himself the treasurer of his campaign committee before naming a new person in that role Saturday, marking the latest twists in a monthslong saga over puzzling filings that his campaign has made with federal regulators. The initial filing, made late Friday afternoon with the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer American Airlines and JetBlue must give up their partnership in the northeast U.S. That’s what a federal judge in Boston ruled on Friday. The Justice Department and several states sued to break up the airline alliance. Judge Leo Sorokin accepted the government’s argument that the deal reduces competition. The
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cualquiera que haya pasado una tarde de verano espantando mosquitos, o un día rascándose las picaduras, estará de acuerdo: los mosquitos son lo peor. Pero los olores que producimos los humanos son una parte importante de lo que atrae a los mosquitos hacia nosotros. En un estudio publicado este viernes, los
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office and the Department of Social and Health Services have been ordered to pay more than $122,000 in attorney’s fees for withholding evidence in a continuing lawsuit. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Ryan imposed the new costs in a ruling Friday, The Seattle Times reported.
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After four hours of deliberation, a Jefferson County Circuit Court jury convicted a 22-year-old Madras man of murder and other charges Friday in the July 2020 fatal shooting of an 18-year-ol Madras resident.
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Navajo leaders have unveiled an operation to find and get needed services to hundreds of tribal members they predict will soon be on the streets of metro Phoenix amid a state crackdown on Medicaid fraud that affected as many as 7,000 people recruited in recent years by
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Opposing attorneys are clashing over whether a Mississippi school district can require a transgender girl to abide by a boys’ dress code as she and her classmates graduate from high school this weekend. Court records show that attorneys for the two sides did not reach
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks took another step in his comeback from cancer by throwing live batting practice. But it remains unclear when he will return to the bullpen. Manager Pedro Grifol says Hendriks threw about 20 pitches and “felt good.” But he also says
Continue ReadingCarolina Calero (CNN) — Más de 36,5 millones de personas están llamadas a las urnas este domingo 28 de mayo en los comicios municipales y autonómicos de España, según datos del Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Es una cita en la que deberán escoger a los alcaldes de más de 8.000 municipios y a los representantes
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Treasury Department is steadily draining the funds it has to pay the nation’s bills during the debt ceiling impasse. Treasury had $57.3 billion in cash on hand as of Thursday, according to federal data. The amount bounces around as the agency takes in revenue and makes payments, but
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California athletic director Mike Bohn has resigned. USC confirmed the 62-year-old Bohn’s resignation roughly 3 1/2 years after he succeeded Lynn Swann in the high-profile job. The Trojans’ athletic department experienced a surge of success during Bohn’s tenure. The football team made a dramatic
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado has been placed on the 10-day injured list because of a hairline fracture in his left hand. Machado was hit by a pitch Monday night. The move is backdated to Tuesday and manager Bob Melvin says there’s a possibility Machado can return when the Padres
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The FBI improperly searched an intelligence database for information on suspects in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot and people arrested at 2020 protests after the police killing of George Floyd, according to a court opinion that was unsealed and released Friday. The new details
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to fast-track hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of construction projects throughout the state. That includes two water projects that have languished for years amid permitting delays and opposition from environmental groups. One project would build a
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de México expropió tres tramos ferroviarios a Ferrosur, propiedad del Grupo México Transportes, según un decreto publicado este viernes en el Diario Oficial de la Federación. El documento detalló que la ocupación a favor de la empresa estatal Ferrocarril del Istmo de Tehuantepec es en su carácter de
Continue ReadingWALLACE, Idaho. (AP) — A 33-year-old pregnant woman and her toddler son were found shot to death in a home in northern Idaho, authorities said. Deputies responded at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a death at the home, Shoshone County Sheriff Holly Lindsey announced on Facebook. There they found the bodies of
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