By JAMES ROBSON and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers Lionel Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season after two years with the French club, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers Lionel Messi is set to leave Paris Saint-Germain when his contract expires at the end of the season after two years with the French club, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because
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Good Wednesday evening, Central Oregon! We continued to warm up today, to what looks to be our warmest day this week. Today we’ve enjoyed temperatures in the mid 70s, but will begin a cooling trend tomorrow. Winds out of the north will be a bit gustier than yesterday, between 10-15 mph. Mostly clear skies this
Continue ReadingBy Alex Bozarjian, David Kalman Click here for updates on this story ST. CLAIR SHORES, Michigan (WXYZ) — Some metro Detroit seniors are soaking up their final month of high school with a wet and wild tradition. Until the end of May, students engage in what’s called “water wars.” We’re told essentially, kids chase each
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker A convicted sex offender this week fatally shot his wife and her three children in their Oklahoma home — as well as two teenage girls who there were for a sleepover — before killing himself, police said Wednesday, accounting for the bodies’ discovery days earlier. Authorities found the bodies Monday at a
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A ruling from a U.S. judge in Seattle could effectively shut down commercial king salmon trolling in Southeast Alaska — a valuable industry that supports some 1,500 fishermen — after a conservation group challenged the harvest as a threat to endangered killer whales that eat the fish.
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor visited the Bronx Children’s Museum Wednesday, marking a rare moment where a justice from the nation’s highest court appeared at an event with one of the White House principals. The two women visited with children and toured the
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A new Premier League goals record for Erling Haaland and three more points for title-chasing Manchester City. The Norway striker has scored 35 times in his first season playing in English soccer’s top division — surpassing the previous single-season record that was jointly held by
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN White House economists warned on Wednesday that a protracted debt default would cause the loss of more than 8 million jobs and cut the stock market in half. The new projections, published in a blog post by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, make clear the enormous stakes behind a
Continue ReadingBy KDKA Staff Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A pizza shop in Bloomfield was hit with a consumer alert after inspectors with the Allegheny County Health Department said they found rodent droppings near plates, spoiled food and no evidence of handwashing. The consumer alert was issued for Mia Pizza on
Continue ReadingLIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool moved to within four points of fourth-place Manchester United with a 1-0 win over Fulham in the Premier League. Mohamed Salah’s 39th-minute penalty earned the Merseyside club a fifth straight league win to keep alive its slim hopes of Champions League qualification. United has two games in hand over Liverpool.
Continue ReadingBy Matt Woods Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The St. Louis Circuit Court appointed Allison Schreiber Lee, a former assistant circuit attorney, as the special prosecutor in the indirect criminal contempt cases against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and former Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets. A judge called
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, intervino este miércoles en las Cortes Generales en Madrid como parte de su visita de Estado a España. Una cita que tuvo lugar en el Hemiciclo del Congreso de los Diputados y que aprovechó para destacar los vínculos que unen a ambos países a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Christian Walker homered twice before he drew a bases-loaded walk that put the Arizona Diamondbacks ahead to stay in a 12-7 win in Texas. The AL West-leading Texas Rangers had their four-game winning streak snapped. Walker had a three-run homer in the third, a solo
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Cameron Payne was a surprise hero for a few games during the Phoenix Suns’ run to the NBA Finals two seasons ago. The team might need a similar effort from the backup point guard on Friday. The Suns could be without veteran point guard Chris Paul
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Republican state senators in Oregon didn’t show up to work on Wednesday, denying the Democrats who control the chamber a quorum and casting doubt on planned votes later this week on legislation pertaining to gun safety, abortion rights and gender-affirming health care. The
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved a measure that would reinstate tariffs on solar panel imports from several Southeast Asian countries after President Joe Biden paused them in a bid to boost solar installations in the U.S. Lawmakers also approved a separate plan late Wednesday to undo federal protections
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN FOODY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois city is supporting a ban on the mailing or shipping of abortion pills. The Danville City Council’s vote Tuesday defies repeated warnings by the state’s Democratic attorney general and the American Civil Liberties Union that it violates Illinois law’s protection of abortion as a fundamental
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A decisive win by Democrats in hotly contested local races in Lincoln could be indicative of the party’s chances next year — including in a presidential election where Nebraska’s Omaha-centered 2nd Congressional District has twice given an electoral vote to Democratic presidential candidates. Nebraska and
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Republican has subpoenaed the FBI director for what he claims are bureau records related to President Joe Biden and his family. The demand from Rep. James Comer is based on newly surfaced allegations that Comer says an unnamed whistleblower has made to Congress. The
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