By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian intelligence operatives accused of direct involvement in the 2020 poisoning of Alexei Navalny, a Russian politician and corruption investigator who is one of President Vladimir Putin’s fiercest critics. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned Alexei
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, Kayla Tausche and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — The United States and two of its closest allies in Asia on Friday announced renewed commitments in a show of solidarity and force in the face of an ascendant China. The leaders of the United States, South Korea and Japan put aside a fraught
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Officials say a scheduled performance by Russian opera singer Anna Netrebko in the Czech capital has been canceled. The announcement came after the Prague government said on Monday that all its coalition parties opposed the concert at a time Russia wages war on Ukraine. Prague’s Municipal House, where Netrebko’s Oct. 16 performance
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries tumbled more than 20% on Thursday following a report that the largest power provider in Hawaii could be considering restructuring as it faces an onslaught of costly lawsuits for the role it may have played in Maui’s devastating wildfires. The company’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Hawaiian Electric Industries tumbled more than 20% on Thursday following a report that the largest power provider in Hawaii could be considering restructuring as it faces an onslaught of costly lawsuits for the role it may have played in Maui’s devastating wildfires. The company’s stock
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Police in Paris have arrested a man for jumping off the Eiffel Tower with a parachute on Thursday, according to CNN affiliate BFMTV. A man scaled a pillar of the iconic landmark early morning local time, BFMTV reported, citing police sources. The tower’s management company, SETE (Société d’Exploitation de
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears and Sam Asghari are getting divorced after 14 months of marriage. Asghari, an actor and personal trainer, filed a petition to end the marriage with the Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, citing “irreconcilable differences,” according to a copy of filing obtained by CNN. The date of
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s powerful paramilitary has been singled out by a leading rights group and 30 United Nations experts with accusations of rape and sexual violence against women. The separate statements on Thursday come as Sudan has entered its fifth month of conflict. Human Rights Watch says the paramilitary
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor’s children have come to the defense of the actor. The teaser trailer for “Maestro,” which Cooper directs and stars in, debuted Tuesday and offered
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Aleena Fayaz, CNN Washington (CNN) — A dual citizen of France and Canada who sent letters containing homemade ricin to then-President Donald Trump and eight Texas law enforcement officials was sentenced Thursday to nearly 22 years in prison. Pascale Cecile Veronique Ferrier sent threatening letters containing the poison in September 2020,
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions on two Turkey-backed Syrian militias and the groups’ leaders accused of human rights abuses in Syria’s northwestern, opposition-held enclave. The groups sanctioned on Thursday are based in the town of Afrin, which has been under Turkish-backed opposition forces since 2018, following
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — When a hurricane undergoes rapid intensification, its maximum sustained winds increase by at least 35 mph in 24 hours or less – driving up the danger the storm could pose to life and property. “Rapid intensification is associated with a sharp increase in intensity in a short amount
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Vietnamese electric vehicle company Vinfast is already more valuable than Ford (F) and GM (GM), based on its stock price, despite just entering the US market. But you may not have even heard of it. Here’s what it’s all about, and what’s been happening with it. Enthusiastic investors pushed
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One of the truly joyful summer activities in Bend is riding your bike to the Old Mill District, grabbing dinner and catching a concert at the Hayden Homes Amphitheater. And it just got a whole lot easier for more people who’d rather ride their bikes there to do just that.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “ChiefsAholic” and familiar for attending games dressed as a wolf in the NFL team’s gear has been indicted by a federal grand jury that accuses him of armed robbery and money laundering in a string of bank heists across four states that netted
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon was found not guilty Thursday of aggravated menacing in a January traffic dispute. Hamilton County Municipal Court Judge Gwen Bender acquitted Mixon of the misdemeanor charge after a four-day bench trial. A woman had accused the 27-year-old of pointing a gun at her as their cars
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The dog days of summer are in full effect, with water levels lowering on many reservoirs and rivers in Oregon. And with low water levels, boaters need to alter how they launch and retrieve, along with taking the time to research where they plan on recreating.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — A New Jersey court ordered Starbucks to pay an additional $2.7 million to a former employee who successfully sued the company for wrongful termination, claiming she was fired for being White. In June, a jury had ruled in favor of Shannon Philips, who worked at Starbucks as
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Moda Health are excited to announce the route for their ninth annual Rip City Rally, including a Monday, Sept. 18 visit to La Pine that includes school visits and a community fair.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City has directed its employees to delete TikTok from their city-issued phones. The city joins the federal government and more than half of U.S. states in banning the use of the Chinese-owned social media app on government-owned devices. A spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams says the city’s top information
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