By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says a columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation jury award against Donald Trump can update a similar lawsuit in a bid for over $10 million more in damages from the ex-president. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan granted the request by
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An immigrant from Iraq pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland, Oregon, to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An immigrant from Iraq pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Portland, Oregon, to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group by producing and distributing propaganda and recruiting materials online. Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 33, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison
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Good Tuesday evening, Central Oregon! Today we’ve seen temperatures warm up to near our seasonal average. In the warmest part of the day, look for thermostats to reach the mid to upper 70s. Winds will remain blustery out of the northwest all evening long, at times gusting as high as 30-35 mph. They will subside
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District firefighters plan to resume prescribed burning operations Wednesday five miles northeast of La Pine along Paulina Lake Road (Forest Service Road 21) near Six Mile Sno-Park. If conditions are favorable, firefighters will ignite up to 83 acres starting at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. Smoke will be visible
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump hizo una visita inesperada al famoso restaurante cubano Versailles en Miami, después de su histórica comparecencia en una corte federal donde se declaró inocente de los 37 cargos penales que enfrenta por el caso de los documentos clasificados. Durante la parada no programada, antes de dirigirse al
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that the destruction of a section of I-95 will likely raise the cost of consumer goods because truckers must now travel longer routes. Speaking near the site where
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Johnny Depp has chosen the charities he plans to donate the $1 million settlement he’s owed from Amber Heard stemming from their highly publicized defamation trial, CNN has learned from a source close to Depp. On Tuesday, the source confirmed that Depp has chosen five charities to donate the
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and two others going topless for a time at Saturday’s Pride Month celebration on the South Lawn. “The behavior was simply unacceptable,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. “It
Continue ReadingBy DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Atlanta Braves slugger Marcell Ozuna has avoided a serious injury to his right wrist after being hit by a pitch Monday night. Ozuna was sent to a hospital for testing after leaving a 6-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers when he was struck by a pitch from
Continue ReadingBy MARK PRATT Associated Press Scientists monitoring the white shark population in the waters off Massachusetts’ Cape Cod are attaching improved sensors, including cameras, to the predators to help scientists keep track of their whereabouts and to keep beachgoers informed and safe, researchers said Tuesday. The program comes just as tourists are filling up hotels
Continue ReadingAmazon’s cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services experienced an outage on Tuesday, affecting publishers that suddenly found themselves unable to operate their sites. The company said on its website that the root cause of the issue was tied to a service called AWS Lambda, which lets customers run code for different types of applications. Roughly
Continue ReadingBy KEITH JENKINS Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — The question isn’t if Joe Burrow will be among the NFL’s highest-paid players. The question is when. The 2022 Pro Bowler and 2021 AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year is in negotiations with the Cincinnati Bengals on a long-term contract extension. After the Bengals ended their
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer The New York Jets signed former Green Bay Packers safety Adrian Amos to a one-year deal. The deal is reportedly worth as much as $4 million. Amos gives New York eight former Packers who are now on the Jets. That list also includes quarterback Aaron Rodgers, backup
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Vanna White still can’t believe she’s made it through nearly 41 seasons of “Wheel of Fortune” with her co-host Pat Sajak, who announced Monday that his time on the show is officially coming to an end. “When we started @WheelofFortune who could have imagined we’d still be at it
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Angels infielder Brandon Drury was suspended for one game and fined by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for making contact with umpire Ramon De Jesus. Drury appealed the discipline imposed by MLB senior vice president for on-field operations Michael Hill and will not have to serve the suspension until
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Raptors have introduced Darko Rajakovic as the 10th head coach in the team’s 28-year history. The 44-year-old Rajakovic replaces Nick Nurse, who was fired on April 21. Toronto went 41-41 this season and lost in the play-in tournament. Nurse led Toronto to its only NBA
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brooks Koepka is at a major and feeling as good as ever. No issues with his health. His major trophy count is at five. Koepka isn’t the least bit bothered about the future of LIV Golf or anything else involving the PGA Tour partnership with
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees’ Hal Steinbrenner says he’s open to other baseball owners’ consideration of proposing a salary cap for 2027, but only if small-market teams like the Oakland Athletics are subject to a payroll floor, too. Major League Baseball owners are meeting in New
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of the Mexican border city of Tijuana said she has decided to live at an army base for her own safety, after she received threats. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced the decision after confirming that police had found seven dead bodies stuffed in a pickup truck on Monday. Police said
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