By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — James Lewis, who was convicted of extortion for promising to stop the 1982 Tylenol poisonings for $1 million – but denied he was behind the seven deaths, has been found dead, police said Monday. The Massachusetts man served time for sending Johnson & Johnson a letter in 1982 vowing
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – In recognition of July as National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, the Oregon Division of Financial Regulation, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, urges vehicle owners to be aware of the ongoing threat of vehicle theft. Vehicle theft continues to be a significant concern in
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La Policía arrestó a Camilo Hurtado Campos, un “popular” entrenador de fútbol de Tennessee, después de que según las autoridades se encontraran múltiples videos en su teléfono celular en los que aparecen niños inconscientes siendo víctimas de violación. Hurtado Campos se encuentra detenido en Franklin, Tennessee, por violación de un menor
Continue ReadingSAO PAULO (AP) — A 23-year-old Brazilian woman has died two days after she was hit on the neck by a bottle of beer during a brawl between Palmeiras and Flamengo supporters. Police say a 26-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the death of Gabriela Anelli. She was a Palmeiras supporter. Anelli was
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fred S. Hoffman, a longtime Associated Press reporter who covered the Defense Department for more than two decades and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for an investigation into the black market in Vietnam has died. Hoffman was 100. Well known within the Pentagon,
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The American Red Cross Cascades Region says it continues to see a concerning trend – blood donations are being sent to hospitals faster than they are coming in. The Red Cross has collected about 50,000 fewer blood donations than needed over the last two months. Donors are asked to make an
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN Vilnius, Lithuania (CNN) — President Joe Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the NATO summit on Wednesday, an official familiar with the meeting has confirmed. The meeting will mark a sign of unity as Zelensky’s attendance at the summit had been in question. Russia’s war in Ukraine is
Continue ReadingBy Eli Masket and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — Police say they have arrested a “popular” Tennessee soccer coach after finding videos on his cell phone depicting unconscious boys being raped. Camilo Hurtado Campos is being held in Franklin, Tennessee, on charges of rape of a child and sexual exploitation of a minor with additional
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press A helicopter pilot faces up to $10,000 in fines and a year in jail for making an illegal lakeside landing in Grand Teton National Park. But whether he was justified by a weather emergency or set down just to have a picnic is in dispute. Peter Smith, owner of air
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — In what’s being a major step forward to bring affordable housing to hard-working folks in Deschutes County, and its cities, commissioners recently voted to provide $1 million to create the HOME Fund, or Home Ownership for Middle-Income Employees Fund. Supporters said in Monday’s announcement, “This innovative new fund will reduce the cost to build new homes in Deschutes County
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Por fin parece haber pruebas de que Jamie Foxx se está recuperando. En un video que publicó TMZ se observa a Foxx navegando por el río Chicago durante la tarde de este domingo y luciendo sano, mientras saluda a un grupo de navegantes que lo aplauden. Posteriormente, el actor ganador del
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Rikkie Kollé became the first openly trans pageant contestant to win the title of Miss Netherlands on Saturday, and she will go on to represent her country in Miss Universe later this year. “I did it!” Kollé wrote in a joyous Instagram post after her win at the AFAS
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers know this yet haven’t abandoned hope that the seven-time All-Star changes his mind. And whether he does or not, the Blazers insist that they’re in no hurry. General manager Joe Cronin,
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Silicon Valley Bank failed because regulators were far too slow to take action, San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said Monday in her first extended remarks about the collapse. SVB operated in Daly’s district before the regional bank’s stunningly rapid failure in March, but she
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Sean Casey was hired as hitting coach of the struggling New York Yankees, a day after the team fired Dillon Lawson. Casey, a three-time All-Star during a 12-year big league career that ended in 2008, had spent the past 15 years with the MLB Network, where
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defenseman Cam York to a two-year contract and agreed to terms with forward Noah Cates on a two-year deal. Flyers general manager Danny Briere announced the agreements Monday. The 22-year-old York signed a deal worth $3.2 million and the 24-year-old Cates agreed to a contract worth $5.25
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Five years after the death of Aretha Franklin, a battle over her estate is ongoing. A probate court trial involving three of her four sons began Monday in Michigan after Franklin failed to leave behind a typed estate plan. The Queen of Soul died in 2018 at age
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI participated in a flawed effort to stop Russian disinformation at the behest of a Ukrainian intelligence agency that instead ensnared authentic American accounts – even a verified Russian-language US State Department account, the House Judiciary Committee alleges in a new report obtained first by
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Ons Jabeur is getting another shot at Elena Rybakina a year after losing to her in the Wimbledon final. It’s just the quarterfinals this time around but the Tunisian player has to go through the defending champion to have a chance of winning her first
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Damian Lillard wants to be traded to the Miami Heat. The Portland Trail Blazers know this yet haven’t abandoned hope that the seven-time All-Star changes his mind. And whether he does or not, the Blazers insist that they’re in no hurry. General manager Joe Cronin,
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