By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Richard Childress and Kyle Busch were hardly on good terms 12 years ago, when they got into a fight after a Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Yet both say they have matured, and the fact that they’re not only working together but also winning
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Preakness winner National Treasure breezed five furlong Monday in his final workout for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes this weekend. National Treasure was timed in 59.55 seconds. It was the second workout on the track for the Bob Baffert-trained colt. National Treasure was fourth in the Santa Anita Derby prior to
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Monday announced a goal to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050 – a roadmap that, if successful, would cut around 10% of the country’s planet-warming pollution by the same date. For the US to transition to clean energy, it will
Continue ReadingBy Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — There are an estimated 10,000 homeless people in Sacramento County. No neighborhood is immune from its impacts, but now, one of the most high-profile spots in the capital city may no longer have problems with people setting up camp. Homelessness in
Continue ReadingCNN By Kit Maher and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, a frequent Republican critic of former President Donald Trump, said Monday in an exclusive interview with CNN’s Dana Bash that he will not seek the party’s 2024 presidential nomination. “We’ve taken the last six months to really kind of look
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Mutasa Click here for updates on this story SPENCER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An historic church in Spencer was destroyed in a fire that was apparently started after the steeple was struck by lightning. The First Congregational Church of Spencer stood on Main Street for 280 years as a place of worship. It quickly
Continue ReadingBy Betty Yu Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Family-owned small business Cigarettes R Cheaper suffered its biggest hit last month in its long history in San Francisco. Surveillance video shows two cars parked outside the smoke shop in the Richmond in the overnight hours on May 31. One thief
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Cristina Fernández, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime. Federal Judge Sebastian Casanello ruled that Fernández de Kirchner be removed from the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern became the first major freight railroad with deals to provide sick time to all of its workers Monday, but the other railroads are making progress with nearly 60% of all rail workers securing this basic benefit. All of the major freight railroads have
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN and STEPHEN McGRATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions on a group of people linked to Russian intelligence who it says has helped the Kremlin destabilize Moldova’s democratically elected government through protests in the Moldovan capital earlier this year. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press While Kyiv is keeping silent about the start of any counteroffensive, fighting is raging in several sections of the front line, signaling that the long-expected campaign could be getting underway. A video, released over the weekend by Ukraine, shows several of its soldiers in full combat gear raising a finger to
Continue ReadingBy CHARLIE NEIBERGALL, SCOTT McFETRIDGE and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The bodies of three Iowa men have been recovered from a collapsed apartment building in Davenport. Police said the last body was removed early Monday and nobody else is believed to have been killed. The dead are Branden Colvin Sr., Ryan
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are accused of misusing investor funds, operating as an unregistered exchange and violating a slew of U.S. securities laws in a lawsuit filed by the SEC. Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama defensive back Tony Mitchell said he feared his football career was over after his arrest on a drug charge. The Crimson Tide freshman said in a video posted on social media that he knew “something much bigger could have happened.” A judge in Holmes County, Florida, sentenced Mitchell to three
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Rod Ray, a lifetime Central Oregonian and former leader of Bend Research, Inc., will give the commencement address at the Oregon State University – Cascades commencement ceremonies on Sunday, June 18.
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — During NeighborWorks Week, June 3-10, NeighborImpact and other NeighborWorks network organizations across the country celebrate the achievements of communities and how, together with NeighborWorks, they are empowering communities for success, changing and enhancing lives. As a NeighborWorks Network organization, NeighborImpact is helping people in Central Oregon address challenges and succeed. NeighborImpact’s
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal regulators have sued Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, accusing the company of running an illegal exchange in the United States and commingling billions of dollars’ worth of customer funds. The Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street’s primary regulator, alleges the company acted in “blatant disregard”
Continue ReadingMONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal Canadiens have signed Cole Caufield to an eight-year, $62.8 million contract extension. The deal, which will pay the 22-year-old winger an average annual salary of $7.85 million, runs through the 2030-31 season. Caufield scored 26 goals and added 10 assists in 46 games in 2022-23 before he underwent season-ending surgery
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Anaheim Ducks have hired Greg Cronin to be their head coach. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision to hire the 60-year-old Cronin, who will be a first-time NHL head coach. Cronin has 12 years of experience as an NHL assistant with the
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — A statue of an antisemitic politician who is said to have inspired Adolf Hitler is to be tilted 3.5 degrees to the right. The monument to Karl Lueger, situated in Dr. Karl Lueger Platz in the center of Vienna, has long been a subject of fierce debate
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