ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Algerian Football Federation says a bus crash has killed two members of its Ligue 1 side Mouloudia El Bayadh and that it would postpone all games scheduled for this week. The federation said the accident killed reserve goalkeeper Zakaria Bouziani and assistant coach Khalid Muftah. Local media said the bus
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon decided late Wednesday that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies are invalid. The program, started in 2022, is one of the strongest climate programs in the nation. State environmental officials said the court’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A state appeals court in Oregon decided late Wednesday that the rules for a program designed to limit and drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel companies are invalid. The program, started in 2022, is one of the strongest climate programs in the nation. State environmental officials said the court’s
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on the once outspoken city. On Monday, hearings began in the closely watched trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai,
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The fates of many of Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy figures are at stake in two ongoing trials that spotlight the impact of the Beijing-imposed national security law on the once outspoken city. On Monday, hearings began in the closely watched trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai, a
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine are straining China’s ties with the West. A U.S.-China leaders’ summit helped
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Electric scooter company Bird Global announced Wednesday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection in an attempt to stabilize its wobbly finances. The move marks a sobering comedown for a formerly high-flying startup that was trying to make it easier to get around big cities in an environmentally friendly way with its
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT AND GABE STERN Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Video released Wednesday by Las Vegas police shows officers shouting over blaring alarms and knocking down reports of additional gunfire while responding to a shooting at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Three professors were killed in the Dec. 6 shooting. In one
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer The NHL and Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, have reached an agreement that will keep local broadcasts for 11 teams on Bally Sports through the end of this season. The agreement, which was contained in a court filing made Wednesday, is subject to court
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Street Dog Hero says it received an urgent plea last weekend for help from an animal shelter in Central California, asking if the Bend-based animal rescue could take in eight 3-week old husky puppies, or else they were going to be euthanized.
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that an international astronaut will be landing on the surface of the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. While the United States had previously committed to flying international astronauts around the moon on future Artemis missions, today’s announcement takes that commitment a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — In this year’s earnest and charming “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,” titular preteen Margaret (“Transparent” star Abby Ryder Fortson) pleads with the divine about the vagaries of growing up, which in her case include the prospect of moving to a new town as well as her desperate
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — It’s beginning to look a lot like New Year’s Eve in New York. The numerals “2024” were delivered Wednesday to Times Square for its famous street party to ring in the New Year. Organizers said the lighted display arrived in the famous square following a coast-to-coast road trip covering more than
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Once again another dry day with temperatures on the mild side for the mountains this time of year. Plenty of sunshine today allowed the mercury in the thermometer to get into the 40s. Chilly tonight and dry with more sunshine expected Thursday. Snow is in the forecast Friday, but not much more than a couple
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The Crook County Sheriff’s Office says it will be accepting applications for their ninth Citizen’s Academy, beginning February 7th through May 1st. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older with no criminal background. The application process closes January 12th. Topics to be covered include; Office of the Sheriff, Pathway to a deputy sheriff,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Countertenor David Daniels is no longer a member of the union for singers following his guilty plea to a charge of sexual assault. The 57-year-old and his husband, Scott Walters, pleaded guilty to sexual assault of an adult, a second-degree felony, on Aug. 4. They both were sentenced to eight years’
Continue ReadingSarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A 30-year-old Chicago man who was wrongfully convicted of murder on the testimony of a blind witness walked out of the Cook County Jail this week as a free man. Darien Harris had served 12-and-a-half years of his 76-year sentence before prosecutors decided not to move forward with their case
Continue Readingmondemanola (CNN Español) — Este miércoles se llevó a cabo la primera manifestación contra el Gobierno de Javier Milei, en rechazo a las medidas económicas y en el marco del aniversario de las jornadas de las protestas del 19 y 20 de diciembre de 2001, que terminaron con el Gobierno de Fernando de la Rúa.
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A former NBA G League player allegedly admitted to fatally strangling a woman whose remains were found earlier this month near Las Vegas, according to court records obtained Wednesday. Chance Comanche, 27, was taken into custody last week in Sacramento, California, where he described for Las Vegas detectives the alleged murder
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