Young swimmers with the Bend Swim Club welcomed a pair of special visitors Saturday for a clinic at the Juniper Swim and Fitness Center, for the second year in a row.
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Seattle Mariners placed left-hander Marco Gonzales on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a left forearm strain. Manager Scott Servais said he didn’t have any details on Gonzales’ injury. The 31-year-old didn’t make the trip to Texas. Right-hander Bryan Woo was set to make his major league debut in Gonzales’
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A dual Haitian-Chilean citizen who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise has been sentenced to life in prison, Florida court records show. Judge Jose E. Martinez handed down the sentence to Rodolphe Jaar on Friday
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has vacated a stay of execution granted to a Missouri inmate who was convicted of killing two jailers. The order issued Friday reinstates the death penalty for 42-year-old Michael Tisius. He is scheduled to be executed on Tuesday. Tisius was convicted of killing two Randolph County jailers
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan leaned over the podium and had a brief word with club chairman Khaldoon Al-Mubarak moments before raising aloft the FA Cup trophy. City fans will be hoping the topic of the conversation was a new deal for a player who continues
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands of people have rallied for a fifth time in a month after two mass shootings in Serbia that shook the nation, even as the country’s populist president rejected any responsibility and ignored their demands to step down. The crowd, chanting slogans against President Aleksandar Vucic,
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz remains confident he will return sometime this season. Cruz hasn’t played since fracturing his left ankle during an awkward slide home against the Chicago White Sox in early April. The 6-foot-7 Cruz is still using crutches and a walking boot to
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tens of thousands of Israelis are protesting judicial overhaul plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, the most hard-line in Israel’s history. The weekly protests, now in their 22nd week, continue despite Netanyahu’s March announcement that the contentious legal proposals were delayed. Several rallies were held across Israel, with
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — If politics doesn’t work out, US Rep. Maxwell Frost might just have a backup career as a rock star. The Gen-Z Florida congressman appeared on stage at Paramore’s concert Friday night at the Capital One Arena in Washington, DC. Videos by fans in the audience captured Frost, 26, singing
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story WINTHROP, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Winthrop woman is out a set of wheels after rats devoured the wiring in her car. Mechanics told her the wires are made with a common food product. Sharonle Bolger knew something was wrong when the lights on her dashboard
Continue ReadingHALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia is now contained, while a second wildfire remains out of control, officials said Sunday. Nova Scotia’s natural resources department said the Tantallon fire northwest of Halifax is now under control, meaning it
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO MUÑOZ and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — The chief suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway is being transferred to a prison near Peru’s capital ahead of his pending extradition to the United States to face charges linked to her vanishing, officials said Saturday. The government
Continue ReadingBy KEN POWTAK Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox signed outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a $2 million, one-year contract for the 2024 season, with a club option for 2025. The team announced the move before Saturday’s day-night doubleheader against the Tampa Bay Rays. The 2025 club option year is for $2 million
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have detained eight people on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown. The arrests are a sign of the city’s shrinking freedom of expression. Police said late Saturday that four people had been arrested for allegedly disrupting order in
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Residents escaped a fire late Friday night that heavily damaged a home northeast of Redmond – caused by the heat of a butane lighter on a bed – but two dogs were taken from the home by firefighters and given oxygen to recover.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Illinois (KMOV) — A North St. Louis teenager who walked miles to his 8th grade graduation now has two new ways to get around. “I wasn’t expecting this,” says 14-year-old Xavier Jones. Jones was gifted a $5,000 Ryan Pritchard Electric Bike during a
Continue ReadingBy Adrian Thomas Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — This year’s Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade coincides with a national gathering happening in Portland to celebrate the hardworking women who stepped up during World War II. When the United States entered WWII after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor, many
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — First baseman Jon Singleton is back in the major leagues for the first time in eight years after getting promoted by the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers called up Singleton and outfielder Blake Perkins from Triple-A Nashville on Saturday and put first baseman Darin Ruf and outfielder Tyrone Taylor on the 10-day injured
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — The head of St. Peter’s Basilica performed a special rite Saturday after a man stripped naked and hopped on the main altar with the words “Save children of Ukraina” written on his back. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti performed the penitential rite following the desecration of the altar with other priests and members
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By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Just beyond a bridge over I-70, near E. 41st Street and Pittman Road, balloons and stuffed toys sit on a small hill marking the entrance to the area a passerby discovered a baby’s body. Squeezed into a small cutout
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