By RONALD BLUM Associated Press Kaija Saariaho, who wrote acclaimed works that made her the among the most prominent composers of the 21st century, died Friday. She was 70. Saariaho died at her apartment in Paris, her family said in a statement posted on her Facebook page. She had been diagnosed in February 2021 with
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — The trial of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli and 14 others for alleged money laundering related to their purchase of a publishing company concluded on Friday, starting the clock on the 30 days the judge has to issue a verdict. Martinelli, a 71-year-old supermarket magnate who hopes to seek re-election next
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two federal officials say Mexican authorities have arrested a second migrant for his alleged involvement in a March fire set inside a border detention center that left 40 migrants dead and dozens injured. One of the officials, who both requested anonymity because they were not authorized
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer DETROIT (AP) — Monty Williams is taking over the Detroit Pistons. The team said Friday it reached an agreement with Williams to fill its coaching vacancy. Terms of the deal were not announced, but a person familiar with the situation told the AP on Wednesday night it was a
Continue ReadingMOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Washington oyster farmer accusing a former county deputy of falsifying an arrest report and urging a person to lie during a domestic-violence investigation has been settled for $250,000. Gerardo Rodarte, the owner of Samish Gold Seafoods, sued Skagit County and former deputy Joseph Gutierrez in
Continue ReadingMOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by a Washington oyster farmer accusing a former county deputy of falsifying an arrest report and urging a person to lie during a domestic-violence investigation has been settled for $250,000. Gerardo Rodarte, the owner of Samish Gold Seafoods, sued Skagit County and former deputy Joseph Gutierrez in
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Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook announced Friday the selection of two new elementary principals and seven assistant principals for the coming school year.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A frantic 911 call to report at least one person had been fatally shot led law enforcement to discover four bodies at a home in Maine and eventually to arrest a man who fired at vehicles on a nearby highway. That’s according to heavily redacted transcripts
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — An international team of astrophysicists has discovered hundreds of mysterious structures in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. These one-dimensional cosmic threads are hundreds of horizontal or radial filaments — slender, elongated bodies of luminous gas that potentially originated a few million years ago when outflow from Sagittarius
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN (CNN) — While he was imprisoned, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein sent a letter to Larry Nassar, the former Olympic doctor who sexually abused girls for decades, new documents reveal. The Associated Press first reported the discovery, which was found in the midst of over 4,000 pages of documents the news agency
Continue ReadingMOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man who was trying to summit Mount Rainier this week collapsed and died near the top of the mountain in the national park, officials said. National Park Service officials said Friday that Brian Harper, of Bremerton, collapsed about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday near the top of
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Wild, not mild — it’s not an official tagline for the range of ingredients and dishes that fall into the category of fermented foods, but it could be. Many fermented foods contain probiotics, which are live microorganisms that, when ingested, can work in conjunction with the existing good bacteria
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest (CNN) — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday signed into law a ban on gender-affirming care for most minors in the state, making Texas the largest state in the US to place restrictions on transgender youth’s access to critical care. Senate Bill 14 bars health care providers from providing gender transition surgeries,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Qué mejor regalo de cumpleaños para el gran maestro de ajedrez Dommaraju Gukesh que derrotar al número 1 del mundo y cinco veces campeón, Magnus Carlsen. El día de su 17 cumpleaños, la joven estrella india del ajedrez venció a Magnus Carlsen en la prueba de blitz previa al torneo de
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The march from a snowy late winter to a warm, sunny summer for Central Oregon lovers of the outdoors hit another milestone Friday as five more campgrounds, including Cultus Lake, opened on the Deschutes National Forest. But others remain closed for more hazard tree removal and maintenance work.
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $1.02 million for wrongful convictions, just a day after a prosecutor dropped murder charges and ruled out a second trial. “Jeff Titus is 71 years old.
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes was ejected from a series opener against the Cincinnati Reds. The score was 3-3 when Burnes made a sliding, over-the-shoulder catch of Stuart Fairchild’s blooper to end the sixth and celebrated by spiking the ball. He and plate umpire D.J. Reyburn exchanged words, and Reyburn ejected the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los requisitos de trabajo en dos programas de la red de seguridad para los estadounidenses de bajos ingresos están a punto de cambiar bajo el paquete de compromiso de techo de la deuda negociado por el presidente Joe Biden y el presidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy. La ampliación
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jack Eichel didn’t know what to expect when the NHL playoffs began in April. He just knew he was eager to experience the postseason for the first time in his eight-year career. What a time it’s been for him. Eichel is a major reason why
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers will wait until Jacob deGrom returns from Florida for the birth of his third child before determining the next steps for the injured two-time National League Cy Young Award winner, who hasn’t pitched in more than a month. General manager Chris Young
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