Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department says a former CIA employee and senior official at the National Security Council has been charged with serving as a secret agent for South Korea’s intelligence service. Sue Mi Terry accepted luxury goods, including fancy handbags, and expensive dinners at sushi restaurants in exchange for advocating
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball will consider going back to having players wear their team uniforms for the All-Star Game. Club uniforms were used by the American League from 1933-2019 and by the National League from 1934-2019. When the game resumed in 2021 following the pandemic-related cancellation in 2020, MLB
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he has “no regrets” about falsely accusing two Georgia election workers of rigging the 2020 election. “I have no regrets at all. I’m on the side of justice, right and truth,” Giuliani said in an interview Tuesday on the convention floor of
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving lawmaker and a politician who was known for his bipartisanship and skills as a dealmaker, died Tuesday, officials said. He was 81. Courtney died of complications from cancer at his home in Salem, Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement. Courtney served 38 years in the Legislature,
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Peter Courtney, Oregon’s longest-serving lawmaker and a politician who was known for his bipartisanship and skills as a dealmaker, died Tuesday, officials said. He was 81. Courtney died of complications from cancer at his home in Salem, Gov. Tina Kotek said in a statement. Courtney served 38 years in the Legislature,
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering publicly endorsing major reforms at the Supreme Court, a move that would make him the first sitting president in generations to back seismic changes to the way the nation’s highest court operates, according to two sources familiar with the deliberations.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s prolonged outages following Hurricane Beryl has some fed-up and frustrated residents taking out their anger on repair workers who are trying to restore power across the city. Authorities say some workers have had guns drawn on them or rocks thrown their way, or had threatening messages sent to them.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden and Donald Trump are two presidents with unfinished business and an itch to get it done. Their track records and plans on abortion, immigration, taxes, wars abroad — you name it — leave no doubt that the man voters choose in November will seek to shape the landscape
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana judge says the Secretary of State’s Office was wrong to change the rules governing whose signatures should count on petitions for constitutional initiatives, including one to protect abortion rights. Officials had tried to omit the signatures of inactive voters after counties began verifying signatures. District Judge Mike
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Overland Expo Pacific Northwest, the second in the series of premier U.S. consumer events, continued its momentum with the recent Overland Expo Pacific Northwest, attracting over 16,000 attendees from 45 states and 10 countries. About 400 exhibitors participated, including: Goose Gear, premium vehicle-based storage solutions since 1952, GRID RACK™, known for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America WASHINGTON (AP) — Usha Chilukuri Vance, Yale law graduate and trial lawyer, was thrust into the spotlight this week after her husband, JD Vance, was chosen as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 presidential election. Chilukuri Vance, 38, was raised in San Diego, by Indian immigrants. Her mother is a
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge’s decision to toss out Donald Trump’s classified documents criminal case means the former president can now talk to his co-defendants and potential witnesses about what happened at Mar-a-Lago without facing consequences. The conditions of release the Southern District of Florida court placed on Trump and his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ohio police officers in Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention shot and killed a man who was wielding two knives near the convention, Milwaukee’s police chief said Tuesday. Five members of the Columbus, Ohio, police department fired on the man, who had a knife in each hand, refused police commands
Continue ReadingWINNEBAGO, Neb. (AP) — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska will soon get back about 1,600 acres of land the federal government took more than 50 years ago and never developed. A new law will require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to return the roughly 2.5-square-mile tract of land along the Missouri River in Iowa
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAGAYTAY, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say the suspect in last week’s killings of two Australians and their Filipina companion at a Philippine hotel in a popular resort city south of Manila has surrendered. They say he claims that he wanted to retaliate against the hotel for firing him and that he randomly
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) — On the heels of last month’s groundbreaking ceremony, and with Kirby Nagelhout Construction Company contracted for the project, Central Oregon Community College’s Madras campus transformation has made another major stride with the announcement that the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust is awarding a $500,000 grant to COCC’s “Growing Together” capital campaign. The
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and Department of Homeland Security are concerned about the potential for violent “follow-on or retaliatory attacks” in response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the agencies said in a joint intelligence bulletin obtained by CNN. “Individuals in some online communities” have threatened or encouraged violence in
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — How long does it take to reach Venus? For Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” it took nearly 14 minutes to travel all the way to the planet of love, a distance of about 158 million miles, NASA announced Monday. The agency transmitted the song to the planet
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New England Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte will not be prosecuted on charges related to illegal online gaming that police said took place while he was underage and still a player at Louisiana State University. A statement from the district attorney’s office in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, says the decision
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Covid-19 is on the rise again in the United States, with emergency rooms reporting that visits by people seeking treatment have been increasing for weeks. The virus also is showing up more often during wastewater testing. An expert explains what you should know about the
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