By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer The Department of Energy and several other federal agencies were compromised in a Russian cyber-extortion gang’s global hack of a file-transfer program popular with corporations and governments, but the impact was not expected to be great, Homeland Security officials said Thursday. But for others among what could be hundreds
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ AND AARON FAVILA Associated Press MALILIPOT, Philippines (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people have fled from an erupting Philippine volcano and taken shelter in schools, disrupting education for thousands of students, many of whom are having classes in chapels and tents or under trees, officials said Friday. The Mayon volcano in northeastern Albay
Continue ReadingBy DAVID ERICKSON and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — A tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, killing three people, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states. The National Weather Service in Amarillo confirmed that a
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Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies and Bend police are searching for the driver of an SUV who fled an attempted traffic stop in northeast Bend on Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federal judicial bench. The vote in the Democrat-led Senate narrowly passed along party lines. President Joe Biden nominated the civil rights
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Less than four hours before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was set to begin Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities in Nevada arrested a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the arena where the Golden Knights would capture
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Less than four hours before Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final was set to begin Tuesday on the Las Vegas Strip, authorities in Nevada arrested a man they say threatened to carry out a mass shooting at the arena where the Golden Knights would capture
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed into law Thursday a $380 million public financing package to help build a Major League Baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics on the Las Vegas Strip as MLB’s commissioner outlined a months-long approval process for the A’s proposed move there. The
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department officials on Friday are expected to announce the findings of a two-year long investigation of the policing practices of the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, people briefed on the matter said. The pattern or practice review
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried may face two criminal trials after a federal judge on Thursday granted a request by prosecutors to delay a trial on some of the charges until next year. Bankman-Fried faces trial in October on charges brought against him last year. Judge Lewis
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Mientras Qantas comienza la cuenta regresiva para el lanzamiento en 2025 de sus vuelos récord de larga distancia que conectarán Sydney con Nueva York y Londres directamente, la aerolínea reveló cómo será la clase económica en los aviones. Se ha especulado sobre el diseño de los asientos más baratos,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Max Homa’s biggest fear is getting too far behind after one day at a major. He has a lot of pressure on him this week, having grown up around Los Angeles with plenty of family friends in the gallery. He opened with a 68 at
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las ciudades y los condados que rodean la ciudad de Perryton, en Texas, empezaron a enviar ayuda después de que un tornado azotara el área la tarde de este jueves dejando al menos tres muertos, según dijo el jefe del Departamento de Bomberos de Perryton, Paul Dutcher, a la estación KAMR-television. Se
Continue ReadingBy Greg Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A series of controversial proposals to address the airline pilot shortage is complicating Congress’ consideration of a new slate of Federal Aviation Administration policies with one senator warning fellow lawmakers there will be blood on their hands if reduced pilot training causes a fatal accident. The measures presented by
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Legal Affairs Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts, by urging states to give them more time to pursue civil damages. More than
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A pregnant woman who was killed in what appears to have been a random shooting in downtown Seattle this week has been identified as the owner of a sushi restaurant near the city’s famed Pike Place Market. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said on Twitter Thursday that his condolences go out to the
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Several hundred janitors marched to join writers on the picket line outside Sony Pictures and Amazon Studios Thursday, as some custodial staff have lost their jobs while productions are halted. According SEIU United Service Workers West, about 50 of its members in the Los Angeles area have been laid
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez federal de Argentina giró este martes a Interpol órdenes de captura contra cuatro ciudadanos libaneses por su presunta participación en el atentado contra la Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA), en 1994. La orden de captura, compartida este miércoles por el tribunal del juez Daniel Eduardo Rafecas a CNN,
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