By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wayne McKinney III scored 21 points as San Diego beat Portland State 69-65 on Friday night. McKinney also contributed six rebounds and five assists for the Toreros (8-4). Kevin Patton Jr. added 14 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a kiosk and an office showing signs for “ Obamacare,” where they hope to renew their health coverage plans before the year ends. It’s areas near this mall where
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Lynne from the Humane Society of Central Oregon stops by with Timmy, a sweet 2-year-old guinea pig who could be the perfect addition to your place.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a complicated financial trial that aired the city state’s dirty laundry and tested its justice system. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen. He is one of hundreds of Palestinian men and boys who have been detained, many of them stripped and blindfolded, in recent weeks by Israeli forces conducting clearing operations in
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen. He is one of hundreds of Palestinian men and boys who have been detained, many of them stripped and blindfolded, in recent weeks by Israeli forces conducting clearing operations in northern
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first, privately raising concerns with the Biden administration over the direction of border security talks. Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla of California was on the phone constantly with administration officials questioning why the Senate negotiations
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer challenged Cameron Brink to stay on the court and out of foul trouble — and Stanford needed every bit of what the star senior delivered on both ends. Brink had 23 points, 15 rebounds and four blocked shots, and the ninth-ranked Cardinal pulled
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal secretly recording a conversation with the pope and a female security consultant accused of spending church funds on fashion brands. No, this isn’t the plot of a new historical thriller but what has
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College Hunks Hauling Junk is giving away clothing, furniture, toys and more. It’s actually a new monthly effort to repurpose and donate items left-over from moves, but Friday’s event was open to the public.
Continue ReadingBy LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — So much for women and children first. The phrase and its grave implications about who to save first in a catastrophe are rooted in the shipwrecks of centuries past and popularized by Hollywood’s treatment of the Titanic disaster. It is getting another airing at a time when,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The Dukes of Hazzard” and “The Jeffersons” were topping the TV charts. Yet the Federal Reserve now seems on the verge of defeating it — and without the surge in unemployment and the deep
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La Policía de Investigaciones de Chile (PDI) detuvo este jueves a 55 personas, en su mayoría empresarios, acusados de defraudar al fisco por más de US$ 273,6 millones, el mayor perjuicio fiscal en la historia del país austral, informó el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII). Según la Fiscalía Metropolitana Occidente,
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NewsChannel 21’s Les Schwab Toy Drive collected over 4,000 toys this year. On Friday, 14 different nonprofits across Central Oregon came to Les Schwab headquarters to pick up the bags of toys, Jillian Fortner was on hand to talk with a couple of the recipients, Every Child Central Oregon and Coco’s Kids.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken regularly to Israeli TV and news websites since October sharing their feelings and appealing for their relatives’ safe release. “During the day I’m busy with communications and PR. At night,
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Actor and author Mayim Bialik will no longer host the long-running game show “Jeopardy!” she announced Friday in a social media post. Bialik said Sony, which produces the show, informed her that she will no longer host the “syndicated version of Jeopardy!” she wrote on Instagram. “I am incredibly
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Skoove scoured the internet for 20 famous figures, from athletes to actors to politicians, who you might not know are also musicians.
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Grist looks into how in cities across the U.S., hundreds of refrigerators stocked with free food are reducing waste and methane emissions.
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An examination by The Markup of a typical college shows how students are subject to a vast and growing array of watchful tech, including homework trackers, test-taking software, and even license plate readers.
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This Old House Reviews Team investigated how much home $400,000 can buy you in the 100 largest U.S. cities.
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