By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Former deputies say they repeatedly reported a Texas sheriff who’s faced years of complaints about dysfunction and corruption to state and federal law enforcement. But they say an outside investigation never gained momentum. The agencies appear to have done little to intervene in what an Associated Press
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press ANDOVER, Vt. (AP) — Volunteers pulled out their snow shovels Wednesday to clear inches of mud after torrential rain and flooding inundated communities across Vermont, trapping people in homes, closing roadways and littering streets and businesses with debris. The water drained off most streets in the state capital of Montpelier,
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down US military reconnaissance planes flying over nearby waters. The launch follows several other recent tests of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which have
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — North Korea fired what it said was a solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, just days after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down US military reconnaissance planes flying over nearby waters. The launch follows several other recent tests of North Korea’s intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), which have
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has sent navy ships and a large group of warplanes, including fighter jets and bombers, toward Taiwan over the past two days. It comes ahead of the island’s annual military and exercises aimed at defending itself from an invasion. China sent some 68 warplanes flying
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los alguaciles estadounidenses arrestaron este martes a un hombre de 25 años en relación con el tiroteo masivo del domingo en Cleveland, Ohio, que dejó a nueve personas heridas, dijo el jefe de policía de Cleveland. El arresto ocurrió en Lorain, a unas 48 kilómetros al oeste de Cleveland, dijo el
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen homes have been evacuated in Rolling Hills Estates, California, after the ground shifted, causing extensive damage, city and Los Angeles County officials said. Twelve homes were red-tagged as of Monday night, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said on Twitter. Sixteen residents had
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Doyle was awarded the Outstanding Prosecutor Award by the Oregon Narcotics Enforcement Association and the Oregon-Idaho HIDTA (High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas) on Tuesday during an award ceremony in Eagle Crest. This award recognized DDA Doyle for consistently developing and utilizing innovative and unique prosecutorial approaches to drug-related cases
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had an entire stadium asking him in unison to come to Seattle in free agency. “Never experienced anything like that, but I definitely heard it,” the two-position star said through his interpreter. “But I was trying to focus on my at-bat.” Ohtani was the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — The union representing 160,000 actors said on Tuesday it has agreed to a request from studios and streaming services to meet with federal mediators over contract negotiations but is still prepared to go on strike at 11:59 pm PDT on Wednesday unless a deal
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and
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Fire crews continued to mop up hot spots and watched over the Devils Peak Fire on Wednesday. Very few hot spots were found within the fire, and local Type 4 IC Team will be taking over command of the fire Thursday. As of Wednesday evening, the fire was 75% contained and remained at 2,865 acres.
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thai media say police have arrested two Germans in connection with the abduction and slaying of another German, whose dismembered body was found in a freezer in a southern Thailand home. A report Wednesday in the Khaosod newspaper said a 52-year-old German man was apprehended Tuesday evening in Bangkok after a 47-year-old
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Justicia penal condenó este martes a prisión perpetua a tres agentes de la Policía de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires por el “homicidio agravado por alevosía y odio racial” de Lucas González, un joven de 17 años que falleció en 2021 tras recibir varios disparos, según el fallo del
Continue ReadingBy Dhruv Tikekar, Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s struggling efforts to reintroduce the cheetah species have been dealt another blow, with the death of a seventh cheetah in Madhya Pradesh state’s Kuno National Park, according to CNN affiliate CNN News18. The male cheetah, named Tejas, was one of 12 that were
Continue ReadingBy Dhruv Tikekar, Irene Nasser and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — India’s struggling efforts to reintroduce the cheetah species have been dealt another blow, with the death of a seventh cheetah in Madhya Pradesh state’s Kuno National Park, according to CNN affiliate CNN News18. The male cheetah, named Tejas, was one of 12 that were
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Jackie Young scored 23 points to lead three players with at least 20 points and the Las Vegas Aces coasted to a 98-72 win over the Phoenix Mercury. Chelsea Gray had 21 points and 11 assists and A’ja Wilson 20 with eight rebounds in the rout. Michaela Onyenwere scored 18 points
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — This summer, millions of Americans with student loans will be able to apply for a new repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms ever. Interest won’t pile up as long as borrowers make regular payments. Millions of people will have payments of $0.
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TERREBONNE, Ore. (KTVZ) — Over the Edge Taphouse at Crooked River Ranch and Perfection Plus Auto Salon in Redmond have presented the $4,000 they raised at Saturday’s Car Show Cruisin’ to Don DeLand, vice president of Honor Flight of Central Oregon. DeLand said such generous donations from the community allow the organization to take Central
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN Vilnius, Lithuania (CNN) — Security guarantees from leading nations and assurances that Ukraine’s future lies in NATO on Wednesday appeared to calm brewing worries that Ukrainian frustrations at not being admitted to the alliance would overshadow one of the most significant bloc summits in recent memory. President Joe Biden and G7
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