By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — With leader Kim Jong Un in attendance, North Korea opened a key political conference to discuss improving its struggling economy and reviewing defense strategies in the face of growing tensions with rivals, according to state media reports on Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck left Boston’s matchup with the Yankees after being struck in the face with a line drive. With Boston leading 10-1 in the fifth inning, New York’s Kyle Higashioka led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count, before lining Houck’s 92
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Deschutes County Sheriff Shane Nelson recently proposed a major change in county rules about camping on county-owned land, proposing a near-ban on the practice, except if and when county commissioners set aside specific sites for the homeless population.
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — Years before he said he was running for president to “defeat the cult of gender ideology,” Donald Trump welcomed and praised the inclusion of transgender women in the Miss Universe pageant. In since unreported radio and television interviews from spring and summer 2012, Trump celebrated the interest in
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Demoted All-Star right-hander Alek Manoah is making some strides since being sent to the Toronto Blue Jays’ complex in Florida less than two weeks ago. Manager John Schneider says the team was pleased with his second simulated game, and expects him to throw at least one more before getting into a
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wyndham Clark is among the contenders going into the weekend of the U.S. Open. He attributes some of that to understanding how to play Los Angeles Country Club. Of course, he had a good caddie. Clark is good friends with P.J. Fielding, an LACC member.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Entre los productos prohibidos que ingresan a las cárceles más temidas de Ecuador no solamente figuran armas, municiones y artículos tecnológicos, sino también animales. Las Fuerzas Armadas de Ecuador informaron este viernes en Twitter que decomisaron 26 armas blancas, 16 dispositivos electrónicos, 8 estufas, 12 gallos de pelea y 2
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and LISET CRUZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Balloons with rainbows and Minnie Mouse surrounded the casket of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody as dozens of people gathered Friday to remember Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez in New York City. Her family had been heading to the city
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cuando Tom Latkovic despertó, no podía creer su suerte. Había encontrado a la mujer de sus sueños y, menos de 12 horas después, la había perdido, quizá para siempre. Era el verano de 1998 y Tom, un joven de 22 años recién titulado por la Universidad de Michigan, estaba en una
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Brittney Griner did not play for the Phoenix Mercury in their first game in Washington since returning from her imprisonment in Russia. But the WNBA star was embraced by opponents and fans in the nation’s capital down the road from many of the folks in the
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants the state to have regulatory authority over boats that operate in caves and similar waterways following a fatal tour boat accident this week. The governor’s office said Friday that the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation regulates commercial boats, but currently lacks
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Max Muncy has landed on the injured list with a strained hamstring. The team had been hoping to avoid making the move, but Muncy needs more time to recover after getting hurt in last weekend’s game at Philadelphia. The move is retroactive to Tuesday, so he will
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and the key witness against him in his New York state criminal prosecution lost his bid Friday for early release from probation following a three-year prison sentence after federal prosecutors said he’s lying again. U.S. District Judge Jesse M.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says more than 200 retired Mexican boxers who fought in California may be eligible for pensions. The little-known pension fund holds around $2.5 million. Boxers of any nationality over age 50 were eligible, as long as they had fought one fight per year for four years, or 75 professional rounds
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico says more than 200 retired Mexican boxers who fought in California may be eligible for pensions. The little-known pension fund holds around $2.5 million. Boxers of any nationality over age 50 were eligible, as long as they had fought one fight per year for four years, or 75 professional rounds
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A New Jersey police officer has been hailed as a hero after helping save the life of a father who was struck by lightning. Woodbridge Township employee Eric Baumgartner, 39, was painting lines on a middle school’s practice soccer field Wednesday afternoon, hoping to wrap before the rain
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Eru Ishikawa, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — When Kaneko Miyuki reported her sexual assault as a seven-year-old in Japan, she remembers the police laughing at her. “I was already confused and scared,” she said. “They wouldn’t take me seriously as a child.” The following investigation made things worse. After being questioned,
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gun battles between drug cartels forced about 700 people to flee their rural villages in the western Mexico state of Michoacan, activists and a local priest said Friday. Rev. Jorge Armando Vázquez said dozens of people are sleeping in the nave of a parish church in
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The celebration of all things rhubarb takes place this weekend at the La Pine Senior Center. It’s their 13th annual Rhubarb Festival.
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances. The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change
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