WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy; Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D.; Timothy Parlatore, former attorney for Donald Trump. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Manchin; Rep. Garret Graves, R-La.; Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan; Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Paul Skenes threw a complete game and turned a stunning fifth-inning double play to key LSU’s 7-2 win over Tulane in the Baton Rouge Regional. The Tigers (44-15) face the winner of the game between Sam Houston and Oregon State Saturday. Tulane faces the loser of that game in a
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, un ciudadano de los Países Bajos preso en un penal de máxima seguridad en el sur de Perú, sería trasladado este viernes a Lima, donde será puesto a disposición de las autoridades de Estados Unidos, que solicitaron su entrega por cargos de fraude y extorsión, dijo a CNN una fuente cercana
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Five soccer club executives and stadium officials arrested for their alleged roles in the stampede at an El Salvador league game that left nine fans dead and dozens injured will avoid prison by making payments to the injured and relatives of dead. A court on Friday ended the criminal
Continue ReadingSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Five soccer club executives and stadium officials arrested for their alleged roles in the stampede at an El Salvador league game that left nine fans dead and dozens injured will avoid prison by making payments to the injured and relatives of dead. A court on Friday ended the criminal
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama now has an official state cookie: the Yellowhammer Cookie. Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday signed legislation naming the confection created by a Montgomery fourth-grader as the official state cookie. Students at Montgomery’s Trinity Presbyterian School came up with the idea of a state cookie. WSFA-TV reports fourth-grader Mary Claire Cook
Continue ReadingFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Kendall Diggs had a three-run single in a five-run fourth inning and top-seeded Arkansas never looked back in a 13-6 victory over Santa Clara to begin the Fayetteville Regional. Arkansas (42-16), ranked third in the coaches poll, rallied to take the lead for good in the fourth. Parker Rowland drove in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Bears say they are considering abandoning their plan to build an enclosed stadium and entertainment complex on a suburban tract of land they recently purchased in favor of constructing one elsewhere in the region. The Bears say building on a 326-acre site in Arlington
Continue ReadingBy Jimena de la Quintana, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway, will be temporarily transferred to US custody on June 8 to face extortion and fraud charges, Peruvian authorities told CNN. Javier Llaque Moya, the president of Peru’s National Penitentiary Institute, said,
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have placed outfielder Lars Nootbaar on the 10-day injured list with a lower-back contusion. Nootbaar was injured when he collided with the outfield wall in St. Louis during a 7-0 loss to Kansas City on May 28. Nootbaar is hitting .266 with four home runs and 21 RBIs
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI and DAVID BILLER Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around a UNESCO world heritage site. Prosecutors announced the decision late Thursday, arguing that Iphan, a federal agency
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population. But they stopped far short of a bear hunt and restrictions on people unintentionally feeding the hungry animals. The legislation, which cleared the House of Representatives on a 115-32 vote after being revamped by
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Three women who claim Cuba Gooding Jr. sexually abused them — including one upset she never got her day in court when Gooding resolved criminal charges without trial or jail — can testify at a federal civil trial next week to support a woman’s claim that
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer After last season’s wet-and-wild debut in Portland, the NASCAR Xfinity series returns under considerably sunnier conditions. Saturday’s 75-lap race on the 12-turn road course at Portland International Raceway is set to be run under a clear sky in temperatures hovering around 80. That’s a big difference from the
Continue ReadingCNN By Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — At their modest home in Kenya’s western Bungoma County, Rodgers Shibutse noticed that his mother Pamela had become captivated by a popular but controversial televangelist known as Paul Mackenzie. Pamela Mukalasinga, 54, a small-scale trader and mother of five, would tune in religiously to Mackenzie’s
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The owner of Churchill Downs, the racetrack that hosts the Kentucky Derby, is set to temporarily suspend all racing operations at its legendary namesake track to review protocols in the wake of a series of horse deaths, the company announced Friday. According to Churchill
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Friday they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced legislation that seeks healing for stolen Native children and their communities.
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The Deschutes Trails Coalition has announced awards totaling $32,711 for their annual Small Projects Grant program. This program funds trail-related projects within the Deschutes National Forest.
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer DENVER (AP) — Memphis guard Ja Morant not being charged with a crime for twice displaying a gun on social media will not prevent the NBA from handing down more discipline, Commissioner Adam Silver said Friday. Silver is preparing to announce whatever penalty is coming Morant’s way for the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers are demanding that the judge in his New York City criminal case step aside, echoing the former president’s complaints that he’s “a Trump-hating judge” with a family full of “Trump haters.” Trump’s lawyers said Friday that Judge Juan Manuel Merchan has shown
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