By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will “probably” meet before year’s end, the White House says, a step toward easing what had been a strained relationship but still short of the full-blown Oval Office invitation Netanyahu has long sought. “They have agreed that they will
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AND DOUG FERGUSON AP Sports Writers HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Matthew Jordan has been given the honor of hitting the first tee shot at the 151st British Open and he’ll know exactly where to put it. The 27-year-old Jordan lives in Hoylake and is a member at Royal Liverpool. He has been
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. mastered another Monday matinee to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 30 career Cup races at the track. Joey Logano finished second. Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five. Truex won his
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered F-35 and F-16 fighter jets deployed to the Middle East, as well as the destroyer USS Thomas Hudner, in response to Iranian activities in the Strait of Hormuz. “In response to a number of recent alarming events in the Strait of Hormuz,
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is sending additional fighter jets and a warship to the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to increase security in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. The Pentagon says the USS Thomas Hudner, a destroyer, and
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it’s easy to lose track of his accomplishments. So add one more to the roster: his early work in printing colonial paper currency designed to counter a constant threat
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — The family of a teenager killed in a crash involving a boat owned by the prominent South Carolina Murdaugh family has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the convenience store that Paul Murdaugh, then 19, purchased alcohol from the night of the crash. A “global settlement” for $15 million
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Nike has permanently ended its sponsor partnership with Hockey Canada. The sports apparel giant was one of several major partners that paused its sponsorship deal with Canada’s governing hockey body in 2022 amid heavy criticism of Hockey Canada’s handling of sexual assault allegations and settlement payouts. Hockey Canada said in a
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Bend will have special visitors the last weekend of July as a Subaru/Leave No Trace Traveling Team will be in town, working with the Bend Park and Recreation District and Upper Deschutes Watershed Council to educate community members with Leave No Trace education, as well as to partner on restoration and stewardship projects.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, joining the U.S. as the only countries to acknowledge the kingdom’s annexation of the disputed north African territory. Morocco’s Foreign Ministry in Monday’s statement said King Mohammed VI had received a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recognizing Morocco’s claim over the
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A prosecutor is asking jurors to impose a death sentence on the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying Robert Bowers targeted them because of their faith and has never once expressed remorse. Bowers lawyers’ argued Monday that life in prison would be sufficient punishment for the nation’s deadliest
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The bodies of four women began appearing in wooded areas in northwest Oregon in February, though police initially said the cases appeared to be unconnected. But on Monday, prosecutors dropped a bombshell, saying they are linked and “at least one person of interest”
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger Nota del editor: Jorge Dávila Miguel es licenciado en Periodismo desde 1973 y ha mantenido una carrera continua en su profesión hasta la fecha. Tiene posgrados en Ciencias de la Información Social y Medios de Comunicación Social, así como estudios posuniversitarios en Relaciones Internacionales, Economía Política e Historia Latinoamericana. Dávila Miguel es columnista
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — The leaders of several Western Balkan countries that want to join the European Union have met informally in Albania’s capital to prepare for a summit on their progress in preparing for future membership. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama welcomed his counterparts from Montenegro, Serbia and North
Continue ReadingFUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — Two commentators for Italy’s state television are facing disciplinary procedures for making sexual and racist comments live on air. Italy’s RAI state television has received numerous complaints from viewers following the comments made during a broadcast of the diving competition at the world aquatics championships in Japan. Journalist Lorenzo Leonarduzzi and
Continue ReadingBy Jacopo Prisco, CNN (CNN) — A phenomenon that scientists have called “underground climate change” is deforming the ground beneath cities, a study conducted in Chicago has found. This shifting of land under urban areas could pose a problem for buildings and infrastructure, threatening long-term performance and durability, according to the research. Technically known as
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Trump allies Michael Flynn and Steve Bannon have been subpoenaed by Smartmatic as part of the voting technology company’s massive defamation lawsuits against Fox News and Newsmax over their promotion of 2020 election lies. Court filings made public last week in New York and Delaware indicate that Flynn and
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — For Chicagoans planning a lengthy outdoor run Monday, “today is not necessarily the day for that,” according to Kim Biggs of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Extensive swaths of the northern United States awoke to unhealthy air quality Monday morning or were experiencing it by
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A prosecutor has added felony charges, including sexual assault, against a man accused of attacking Connecticut’s first Muslim state representative after a prayer service. But authorities did not file hate crime allegations Monday against Andrey Desmond as demanded by supporters of Rep. Maryam Khan. Desmond appeared
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The bodies of four women began appearing in wooded areas in northwest Oregon in February, though police initially said the cases appeared to be unconnected. But on Monday, prosecutors dropped a bombshell, saying they are linked and “at least one person of interest”
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