By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA has ended a standoff with broadcasters in five major European television markets by agreeing to a Women’s World Cup rights deal just five weeks before the first match. FIFA struck the deal collectively with the European Broadcasting Union. The price was not announced. It ended
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The Bend Heroes Foundation conducted its traditional, annual Flag Day ceremony at the Bend Heroes Memorial in Brooks Park on Wednesday morning, and this year’s event included a special flag presentation.
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Whether it’s been Justin Jefferson or Stefon Diggs, Adam Thielen always seemed to have an elite running mate at wide receiver during his tenure with the Minnesota Vikings. That isn’t the case with his new team, the Carolina Panthers. Thielen caught 534 passes for 6,682
Continue ReadingSTUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Third-seeded Frances Tiafoe has overcome stubborn resistance from Jiri Lehecka to beat the Czech player 7-6 (2), 6-4 in his first appearance at the Stuttgart Open. The American player saved a break point at 4-4 in the first set. He won the tiebreaker and saved two more in the second set
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — Two activists on Wednesday smeared red paint and then glued their hands to the protective glass on “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny,” a painting by the French Impressionist Claude Monet on display in an exhibition at Stockholm’s National Museum, a video released by the organization Aterstall
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Once a stark example of the drastic effects of California’s yearslong megadrought, Lake Oroville has rebounded and is once again filled to capacity, data from the state’s Department of Water Resources shows. California’s drought-stricken reservoirs have seen a remarkable recovery in recent months after a barrage
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Babcock’s son, Michael, as a skills coach. He and former defenseman Mike Weber are joining Craig Berube’s staff. Weber will work under Berube as an assistant. Babcock finished this past NHL season with the Ottawa Senators, helping the coaching staff with developing game plans,
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber’s absence from New York City’s stages will be at most 14 months, with “Cats” returning in June 2024 at the World Trade Center’s new Perelman Performing Arts Center. The $500 million building, the next-to-last element of the World Trade Center redevelopment to open
Continue Reading,MOSCOW (AP) — More than 20 Ukrainian soldiers who were taken prisoner during fighting in Ukraine are facing trial in southern Russia. The captured soldiers were members of the Azov battalion that fought Russian troops in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol last year. They went on trial on Wednesday. Russia captured Mariupol last
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan tribunal has convicted newspaper founder and editor José Rubén Zamora of money laundering, concluding a trial press freedom groups decried as a political persecution aimed at silencing a critical voice. Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei, and specifically his justice system, have been criticized internationally
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Redmond officials plan to draft proposed regulations for marijuana dispensaries, not allowed currently in the city, to put before voters in November, Mayor Ed Fitch announced at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Continue ReadingBy LESLEY MARIN Click here for updates on this story SANTA MONICA, California (KCAL) — Doctors are trying their best to save an 18-year-old’s last remaining leg after he was hit by an alleged drunk driver earlier this month. Gelvy Ortiz, a West Adams High School student was waiting at a bus stop near Wilshire
Continue ReadingNOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Maria Sakkari and former champion Donna Vekic were eliminated from the grass-court Nottingham Open at the last-16 stage. Sakkari was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Alize Cornet and fourth-seeded Vekic lost Viktorija Golubic 6-4, 6-1. Vekic was the winner of the event in 2017 and the runner-up in ’19. Defending champion
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN Associated Press BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Just last week, former Vice President Mike Pence said he hoped federal prosecutors would not bring charges against former President Donald Trump. On Wednesday, a day after Trump was arraigned on dozens of felony counts related to classified documents, Pence described the allegations
Continue ReadingHAHNVILLE, La. (AP) — A 28-year-old woman who enrolled at a Louisiana high school and posed as a 17-year-old student has been arrested along with her mother. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said Martha Jessenia Gutierrez Serrano and her mother, 46-year-old Marta Elizabeth Serrano Alvarado, both of Boutte, were arrested Tuesday on one count
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Reserva Federal de EE.UU. anunció este miércoles que suspenderá la racha histórica de aumento de las tasas de interés y las mantendrá estables, mientras espera que los efectos se extiendan a lo largo de la economía. La votación para evitar un nuevo aumento de tasas en esta reunión fue unánime.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Premier League clubs have agreed to measures for tackling the rise in tragedy-related chanting at matches. The move comes in response to incidents of chants and other behavior taunting victims and survivors of soccer-related tragedies. A Manchester United supporter was arrested following the FA Cup final at Wembley this month after he
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in stadiums and arenas, including some with on-site betting. Major League Baseball — long the most gambling-averse of the U.S. leagues — now permits its players to be ambassadors for gambling companies. It’s the backdrop
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Según con quién hables, la inteligencia artificial (IA) va a salvar el mundo o a destruirlo. Mientras Hollywood se encuentra en plena huelga de guionistas, en parte debido a la preocupación por la IA, hemos elaborado una lista de algunas de las películas que puedes ver para recordar el poder (y los
Continue ReadingBULL VALLEY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Olympic ski jumper Patrick Gasienica has died at the age of 24. Gasienica died after being involved in a motorcycle accident on Monday night in the northwest Chicago suburbs, according to the Bull Valley Police Department. He competed for the United States last year in the Beijing Games. Gasienica
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