Axel Witsel quits international soccer, ends 15-year career with Belgium
BRUSSELS (AP) — Veteran midfielder Axel Witsel is the latest member of Belgium’s so-called Golden Generation to end his international career. The…
Continue ReadingMonth: May 2023
Ochoco National Forest raises fees at six campgrounds, day-use sites
The Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland says it has authorized increased fees at some developed recreation sites, starting…
Continue ReadingAstros star Jose Altuve to begin injury rehab assignment at Triple-A
CHICAGO (AP) — Houston Astros star Jose Altuve was set to begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land on Friday. The eight-time All-Star and…
Continue ReadingBlack College World Series hopes to spur MLB careers for HBCU players
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The spectators were mostly Black kids, ranging from elementary school to high school. The…
Continue ReadingKentucky is latest battleground for secretaries of state facing election falsehoods during primaries
By DYLAN LOVAN and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s secretary of state has won bipartisan praise during…
Continue ReadingAssociated Press photographer Elise Amendola, who documented decades of sports and news, dies at 70
By CALEB JONES Associated Press Renowned Associated Press photojournalist Elise Amendola — a determined, joyous and patient journalist who…
Continue ReadingDriver in fatal migrant crash was intoxicated and said in Spanish ‘they got in my way,’ according to arrest report
By Nick Valencia, CNN The driver who police say crashed his car into a group of migrants outside a Brownsville, Texas, shelter on Sunday, killing…
Continue ReadingAtlantic City casino can’t live without a beach, so it’s rebuilding one
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — What’s an ocean without a beach? One Atlantic City casino that takes its name from…
Continue Reading
Crook County Sheriff’s Office, Prineville Police join in nationwide ‘Click it or Ticket’ seat belt enforcement effort
The Crook County Sheriff’s Office and the Prineville Police Department as well as agencies throughout Oregon are urging drivers to buckle up during…
Continue ReadingRemote Northern California reservoir stuck in drought despite winter’s water wealth
By Wilson Walker Click here for updates on this story WEAVERVILLE, California (KPIX) — There has been a lot of…
Continue ReadingInflation-weary shoppers flock to Walmart
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Inflation-fatigued shoppers are heading to Walmart for groceries while they’re…
Continue Reading‘Every family should be concerned’ about debt ceiling, consumer watchdog warns
By Matt Egan, CNN Leaders in Washington are running out of time to avoid an unprecedented default on US debt. The top consumer watchdog in the…
Continue Reading‘He wanted to live the American Dream’: Honduran teen dies in US immigration custody
By MARLÓN GONZALEZ and NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — The mother of a 17-year-old boy who died this week in U.S.…
Continue ReadingHezbollah leader denies reports linking the Iran-backed group to Syria’s drug dealer
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group has denied reports that linked one of Syria’s most well-known drug dealers who…
Continue ReadingUCLA shuts down Bruin Woods camp amid sexual assault and hazing lawsuit
By KCAL-NEWS STAFF Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — UCLA has opted to shut down the…
Continue ReadingCanadian diver charged with University of Utah dorm room rape
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former University of Utah diver has been arrested and charged with raping a young woman last…
Continue ReadingCanadian diver charged with University of Utah dorm room rape
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former University of Utah diver has been arrested and charged with raping a young woman last…
Continue Reading11-year-old girl OK after young mountain lion swats face at Colorado home, CPW euthanizes animal
By JACK LOWENSTEIN Click here for updates on this story BUENA VISTA, Colorado (KCNC) — A young, female mountain lion…
Continue ReadingHere we go again? Flyers push back at narrative recycled players run the show
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers hope long-time television analyst Keith Jones can turn the franchise…
Continue Reading“Glass was flying”: NorCal businesses clean up after 5.5-magnitude earthquake
By Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story PLUMAS COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A moderate earthquake rocked…
Continue Reading