By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Jim Harbaugh was hired as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers on Wednesday, leaving Michigan after capping his ninth season as coach of college football’s winningest program with the school’s first national championship since 1997. Harbaugh signed a five-year deal a person close
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The voting technology company Smartmatic can move forward with its defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation, a New York judge ruled Wednesday, dealing a blow to the parent company of Fox News, which is already fighting the massive lawsuit over its repeated airing of 2020 election lies. The decision from Manhattan Supreme
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Una jueza invalidó este miércoles seis artículos del decreto de necesidad y urgencia (DNU) que el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, emitió en diciembre pasado, días después de haber asumido el poder. Los artículos invalidados tratan sobre temas como cuotas sindicales y negociación colectiva, indica la sentencia. La jueza del fuero
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer called on lawmakers to pass increased investments in education in an attempt to save residents money in her sixth State of the State address Wednesday night. The second-term Democratic governor announced a proposal to provide free community college for all high school
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — Relatives of some of the more than 200 people killed in 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali are testifying at a sentencing hearing at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Two Malaysian men, both longtime detainees at Guantanamo, have pleaded guilty in connection with the
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has approved a petition by abortion access advocates as eligible for signature gathering in their long-standing attempt to get abortion rights on the 2024 ballot. Carson City District Judge James T. Russell made the ruling Tuesday. A ballot question that could
Continue ReadingCNN By Paula Reid and Annie Grayer, CNN The House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz has reached out to the woman whom the congressman allegedly had sexual relations with when she was a 17-year-old minor, according to a source familiar with the committee’s work. The outreach, which has not previously been reported, is a sign that the
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer violated policing standards when he made callous remarks about the death of a graduate student from India who was struck by another officer’s vehicle in a crosswalk last year, the city’s Office of Police Accountability said this week. Police Chief Adrian Diaz will decide on discipline, which could
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Montana felon previously convicted of killing eagles to sell their parts on the black market has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for related gun violations. U.S. District Judge Susan Watters on Wednesday sentenced Harvey Alvin Hugs after he pleaded guilty in September
Continue ReadingBy DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — A new estimate shows hearing loss affects approximately 37.9 million Americans and is more common in rural areas than urban ones. The study by NORC at the University of Chicago and published Wednesday is The Lancet Regional Health-Americas Journal is the first to estimate rates of
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council, the region’s Council of Governments, is seeking three community members to serve on the COIC Budget Committee. This is a great opportunity to learn about the important programs and services provided in our region, the organization said. The COIC Budget Committee consists of the five-member
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Ibrahim Dahman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — A building sheltering hundreds of displaced people in the city of Khan Younis was hit by Israeli tank fire on Wednesday, according to the UN, as Israeli forces ramped up attacks on southern Gaza, forcing streams of Palestinians to flee the neighborhood. Wreaths of
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ROANOKE, Va. (KTVZ) — The e-commerce giant Amazon has bought a 50-acre piece of land in the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology from Bend, Oregon-based Deschutes Brewery, the city of Roanoke announced this month. Amazon plans to build a 125,000-square-foot “last mile” distribution center there to handle customer orders, Cardinal News reported. Terms of
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing CEO David Calhoun’s Wednesday was decidedly a mixed bag: The Federal Aviation Administration finally approved a set of inspection criteria for the 171 grounded 737 Max 9 planes that, if followed, could return the aircraft to service. But he also learned
Continue ReadingBy LAURA UNGAR AP Science Writer Gene therapy has allowed several children born with inherited deafness to hear. A small study published Wednesday documents significantly restored hearing in five of six kids treated in China. On Tuesday, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia announced similar improvements in an 11-year-old boy treated there. And earlier this month,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Aún no está claro por qué se estrelló este miércoles un avión de transporte militar ruso en la región de Belgorod, cerca de la frontera con Ucrania, si fue derribado por un misil o sufrió alguna falla técnica catastrófica. Pero las 74 personas que iban a bordo murieron, según las autoridades
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba y el resto de los jugadores del Inter Miami pasaron un día lejos de las canchas, dedicado a conocer, promocionar y disfrutar el Icon of the Seas, el nuevo crucero de Royal Caribbean. Este martes 23 de enero se llevaron a cabo, en
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors want to dismiss death penalty charges against a man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer in 2020 because doctors have found him to be mentally ill. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed a motion Wednesday to dismiss its request for a death sentence against Elliahs Dorsey, who’s accused of
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police departments to request doorbell camera footage from users, marking an end to a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset the “Request for Assistance” tool, which allows police
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities has voted to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with a law signed last spring by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The state Board of Governors approved the regulation in a voice vote on Wednesday. The law is
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