LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Former New Mexico State University basketball coach Greg Heiar says he was made the scapegoat for hazing and other problems within the program that administrators chose to ignore. He outlined the claims in a document related to an arbitration case in which he claims the university wrongfully fired him. The
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Seis exagentes de Mississippi se declararon culpables de cargos relacionados con la tortura de dos hombres negros, informó el fiscal federal del distrito sur de del estado, Darren LaMarca, en una conferencia de prensa este jueves. El anuncio ocurre después de que se presentaran cargos federales contra los exagentes, que “se
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US is considering putting troops on commercial vessels in critical Middle East waterways to prevent Iranian seizures, a US official familiar with the plans said Thursday, a decision that could bring US and Iranian forces closer to direct confrontation. The move would place teams of approximately 20 sailors
Continue ReadingBy Stephy Chung, CNN (CNN) — A group of men lie at the foot of a sofa, their naked bodies peeking out through a carpet of rose petals. Some look toward the photograph’s protagonist, an Asian woman in a lime green dress laying across the cushioned loveseat. Others gaze away, seemingly indifferent, as if caught
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The son of Colombian President Gustavo Petro has acknowledged that his father’s 2022 election campaign received money of dubious origin, according prosecutors investigating Nicolás Petro for alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering. Nicolas Petro agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the probe after being charged on Tuesday. Prosecutor Mario Andrés Burgos,
Continue ReadingThe managers of the Panama Canal say they expect income from the waterway to drop, after authorities were forced to limit the number of ships passing through each to 32 due to a lack of rainfall. The canal’s administrator said Thursday income in 2024 could drop by as much as $200 million because of the
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals will allow the Biden administration to carry out a controversial asylum policy while it appeals a lower court’s ruling. A district court judge had blocked the policy last week but put that ruling on hold for 14 days for a possible appeal.
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year was on a long drive by himself around the time of the deaths, his defense attorneys wrote in new court documents filed this week. Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year was on a long drive by himself around the time of the deaths, his defense attorneys wrote in new court documents filed this week. Bryan Kohberger is charged with four counts
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand plans to boost its defense capabilities as tensions rise in the Pacific, due in part to a military buildup by China. Defense Minister Andrew Little said Friday that current defense spending amount to about 1% of the nation’s economy, a proportion he expects
Continue ReadingREBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — An appeals court Thursday allowed a rule restricting asylum at the southern border to temporarily stay in place. The decision is a major win for the Biden administration, which had argued that the rule was integral to its efforts to maintain order along the U.S.-Mexico border. The new rule makes
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — Attorneys for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year say they will be using an alibi defense, but do not have one specific location for where he was, they said in a court document filed Wednesday. The defense attorneys for Bryan Kohberger made the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Wells Fargo is dealing with a technical issue that has resulted in customers reporting that their direct deposits had disappeared from their bank accounts. On Thursday, a torrent of customers contacted Wells Fargo via Twitter, now officially branded as ‘X,’ claiming they could not access money that
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Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center, or SBDC, is now accepting applications for its popular Small Business Management Program, with a new cohort launching on Oct. 11 at the Bend campus.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A rare attack by a river otter in southern Montana injured three women floating on inner tubes and inflicted wounds serious enough that one victim had to be airlifted to a hospital, authorities said Thursday. The attack happened near the town of Cardwell on a remote
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The College Board is encouraging school districts in Florida not to offer Advanced Placement Psychology classes after it was informed the state’s education board reportedly told districts the course can no longer be taught in the state if it includes lessons on sexual orientation and gender
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Millones de niños empezarán el colegio en agosto durante la peor ola de calor de la historia de la humanidad. Los niños de Atlanta y San Bernardino, California, comenzaron el curso escolar esta semana con temperaturas muy superiores a los 32 °C (90 °F). “Empezamos a entrar en territorio realmente peligroso
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former City College chemistry adjunct professor has been charged with plotting to rape and sexually assault three women from El Salvador after convincing them to travel to the U.S. for a better life. Jorge Alberto Ramos was arrested Thursday on charges in an indictment returned
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Staff from Think Wild, Bend’s wildlife hospital and conservation center, transported two orphaned, rehabilitated American Badger cubs from their facility to a remote area of BLM land near Steens Mountain last Friday for release back to the wild.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in a Washington, DC, federal courthouse Thursday to federal criminal charges stemming from his plots to overturn the 2020 election, in a 27-minute proceeding where the first flashes of the defense’s tactics emerged. It was the third occasion that Trump was arraigned on
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