By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The nation’s biggest and most complex banks will need to hold additional capital on their balance sheets under an initial proposal by the Federal Reserve designed to help banks better withstand risks to their businesses that go beyond a recession or financial crisis. The proposal
Continue ReadingBy OMAR AKOUR Associated Press AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The lower house of Jordan’sia parliament has passed legislation to punish online speech that the government deems harmful to national unity. The measure has drawn criticism from human rights groups. They say it is another crackdown on free expression in a country where censorship and repression
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar have filed a lawsuit claiming school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case. The suit filed Thursday in Michigan names the school and its trustee
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to murder in the starvation death of her 6-year-old son was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Thursday after witnesses described the horrors of the tiny closet that reeked of urine where
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill to procure 3,000 megawatts of electricity from offshore wind turbines by 2040, enough to power about half of the state’s electricity load. Mills said Thursday that responsible offshore wind promises “abundant clean energy, stable energy prices, good-paying jobs and a healthier
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Interior Ministry has confirmed that former British rap artist and alleged jihadist Abdel-Majed Abdel Bary has died in custody while awaiting a trial verdict. The cause of death has yet to be confirmed. He was found dead Wednesday. Abdel Bary, 32, left London in 2013
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and SAM METZ Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Poor track conditions that should have been flagged by a freight railroad company’s inspectors caused the derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people and injured 49 others in 2021, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein had to be corrected and told to vote during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday. The California Democrat, who has been in frail health following a shingles diagnosis in the spring, has appeared confused at times since her return to the Capitol. Feinstein, who
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Disney’s latest renovation of “Haunted Mansion” is certainly clever in building off the foundation of the theme-park ride, with a darker streak than the last stab 20 years ago that starred Eddie Murphy. Yet even with a solid cast yielding good moments, there’s a general flatness to
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los hospitales suelen tener un sistema para atender rápidamente a los pacientes que más lo necesitan. En esos casos, se emiten alertas para prepararse para pacientes que llegarán con derrames cerebrales, problemas cardíacos, traumatismos graves o hemorragias. Lo que no suele haber es ninguna disposición de este tipo para los golpes
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Hamstring pulls, ligament tears and ankle sprains can be as formidable an opponent for NFL teams as a high-scoring offense or stingy defense. Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady once said there’s a 100% injury rate in the NFL. Navigating those injuries could make the difference between
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer Hamstring pulls, ligament tears and ankle sprains can be as formidable an opponent for NFL teams as a high-scoring offense or stingy defense. Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady once said there’s a 100% injury rate in the NFL. Navigating those injuries could make the difference between
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According to Compass Real Estate Services, Bend vacancies in all types of commercial space, including office, retail and industrial, rose in the second quarter of 2023.
Continue ReadingBy TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Star running back Saquon Barkley followed his heart in signing his franchise tag and joining the New York Giants for the start of training camp. Speaking for the first time since signing a one-year, $11 contract Tuesday, Barkley said he wanted to play the
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The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency extended an air quality advisory Thursday for Deschutes County and eastern Lane County due to smoke from the Bedrock Fire burning between Bend and Eugene.
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The derailment of an Amtrak train in Montana that killed three people in 2021 was caused by a railroad track that was bent along a curve near the accident site, federal investigators said Thursday in a final report. The National Transportation Safety Board’s finding Thursday
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patriots defensive lineman Lawrence Guy says he is at training camp and for now at least is ready to play football. The veteran reported to camp this week after skipping the team’s optional offseason program in the spring, and last month’s mandatory minicamp. He says
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Five Florida school system employees were arrested and charged with failure to report suspected child abuse after being made aware of the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old student in 2021, according to criminal complaints in the case. The school staffers were identified in court records
Continue ReadingRodrigo Aguiar (CNN) — Una mujer murió y otra quedó herida luego de que fueron atacadas por un tigre siberiano durante un safari en China, reportó la prensa estatal el lunes. Parte del horrible ataque en el parque Badaling Wildlife World cerca de Beijing fue captado por una cámara de seguridad. El video fue facilitado a
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein had to be corrected and told to vote during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Thursday. The California Democrat, who has been in frail health following a shingles diagnosis in the spring, has appeared confused at times since her return to the Capitol. Feinstein, who at
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