WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration named U.S. Border Patrol veteran Jason Owens to lead the agency, replacing retiring chief Raul Ortiz. In a statement Friday announcing Owens’ promotion, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said, “Chief Owens is a talented, selfless, and inspiring leader who is dedicated to the Border Patrol’s law enforcement mission, the
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Toronto Blue Jays have designated pitcher Anthony Bass for assignment following an anti-LBGTQ post the 35-year-old shared on social media last month. The move comes hours before the Blue Jays’ first game of Pride Weekend when the team faces the Minnesota Twins. Bass was expected to take part
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A police commission says a Los Angeles police sergeant and five officers broke department policy when they opened fire last year on an armed man who refused to follow officers’ commands, killing him. The Board of Police Commissioners voted on May 23 to approve a Los Angeles Police Department internal investigation
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice. Oregon elections officials
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice. Oregon elections officials
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Democratic Party of Oregon said Friday it will send a half-million dollars to the U.S. Marshals Service that had been donated by a former executive at the disgraced cryptocurrency exchange FTX, to conform with a request from the U.S. Department of Justice. Oregon elections officials
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland Guardians left-hander Jaime Arias has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball following a positive test for a performance-enhancing drug under the minor league drug program. The commissioner’s office says the 21-year-old tested positive for a substance that modifies how a body metabolizes fat. Arias is 1-2 with
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has settled with Walgreens for $500 million over the pharmacy chain’s role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers. The agreement was signed in March, and state officials confirmed that a confidentiality provision on the agreement was lifted Friday. The settlement is in addition to $274 million in settlements
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The federal indictment against Donald Trump accuses the former president of illegally hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate after leaving the White House in 2021, and then scheming and lying to thwart government efforts to recover them. Justice Department prosecutors brought 37 felony counts against
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — When the temperature soared to 99 degrees Fahrenheit last month, Singapore resident Chee Kuan Chew saw just one option: cancel all plans and stay indoors in air-conditioned comfort. “You can’t survive without air con in Singapore,” Chee said. “It’s impossible with the heat.” The 20-year-old university student lives with
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A high school in Vermont is working with police to investigate after a swastika was painted with feces in a gender-neutral bathroom, according to the school’s principal. The symbol was reported at Montpelier High School on June 2, the second day of Pride Month, according to
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kole Klecker pitched seven shutout innings and was backed by two third-inning home runs, leading TCU to a 4-1 victory over Indiana State in the opening game of the Fort Worth Super Regional. Klecker allowed three hits, struck out nine and walked one. Luke Savage pitched the final two innings
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Carl Yuan has moved into position to turn around a forgettable rookie year on the PGA Tour. He shot a 5-under 67 in cool, rainy conditions on Friday to take a one-shot lead at the midway point of the RBC Canadian Open. Two-time defending champion Rory McIlroy gave himself a chance heading
Continue ReadingBy Annie Gimbel Click here for updates on this story RICHARDSON, Texas (KTVT) — Two tires flew off the back of a tractor-trailer truck on South Central Expressway, killing a mother in front of her baby who was strapped into a car seat. Police said it happened at noon on June 8. The victim, Micole
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday ordered three men detained on drug trafficking charges accusing them of supplying illicit fentanyl linked to a fatal overdose in Oregon, prosecutors said. A federal complaint charges Manuel Velasquez-Estrejo, 38, Jorge Rivera-Nunez, 27, and Dennis Palma-Hurbina, 23, with conspiring to possess and possessing with intent
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. magistrate judge on Friday ordered three men detained on drug trafficking charges accusing them of supplying illicit fentanyl linked to a fatal overdose in Oregon, prosecutors said. A federal complaint charges Manuel Velasquez-Estrejo, 38, Jorge Rivera-Nunez, 27, and Dennis Palma-Hurbina, 23, with conspiring to possess and possessing with intent
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Científicos aseguran haber documentado el primer “parto virgen” de un cocodrilo. Y aunque el concepto puede sonar extraño para los humanos, este tipo de reproducción no es del todo inaudito en el reino animal, según los investigadores. El cocodrilo en cuestión —Coquita— vivió solo en un zoológico de Costa Rica llamado
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The NHL is going to have another Connor to contend with very shortly. That’s the expectation NHL Central Scouting director Dan Marr has in comparing where Connor McDavid was before he was selected No. 1 by Edmonton in 2015, and Connor Bedard, this year’s top
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Wruter Folarin Balogun committed to the United States over England in mid-May. The 21-year-old forward is training with the Americans in Carson, California, ahead of a likely debut in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal against Mexico on June 15. Balogun was loaned from Arsenal to Reims in August. He scored
Continue ReadingBy Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Bogota, Colombia (CNN) — The Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) – one of the oldest and largest guerrilla groups still operating in the country – have agreed to implement a bilateral, six-month ceasefire starting on August 3. The agreement comes after months of private negotiations in Cuba, Mexico,
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