Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying that he made Nichols’ young son fatherless, and that he’s sorry and wishes he had stopped the punches. Desmond Mills took the stand Tuesday in the federal criminal trial
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With the Mt. Bachelor ski and snowboard resort on the market, you might wonder if changes are on the way for the upcoming season, with a targeted opening date of November 29th – snow willing, of course.
Continue ReadingCNN By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre revealed Tuesday he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. The famed quarterback was speaking in front of the House Ways and Means Committee in a hearing on reforming Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), where he was called to testify before Congress
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of dollars. The complaint filed Tuesday says San Francisco-based Visa penalizes merchants and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California judge has been taken into custody after another judge contended that he lied about drinking alcohol while out on bail on a charge of killing his wife. Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson’s new bail was set at $2 million. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge
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(Update: Adding 2nd, Hillsboro video of fireball) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Thousands if not tens of thousands of people across the Northwest observed a very bright fireball streak across the sky late Monday night, some capturing it on home doorbell or security cameras. Some of the many who weighed in on Reddit’s Bend subreddit (among
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused on economic policy, slamming Vice President Kamala Harris for lying about “Charlottestown.” The former president was talking about imposing tariffs and other steps he’d take to bolster U.S. manufacturing in Savannah, Georgia, when
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — While grilling Novo Nordisk’s chief executive over the price of its blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs, Ozempic and Wegovy, on Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders alleged that 40,000 people a year in the US could die if the company doesn’t make the medicines more affordable. “From a
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A woman accused music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and his bodyguard of drugging and assaulting her in 2001 and filming the attack, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in a federal court in New York. Thalia Graves alleged that she met Combs when she was 25 through her boyfriend,
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After a quick round of 90° temperatures today, a cold front will arrive Wednesday and cool the region down. The front will be accompanied by some brisk south or southwest winds ahead of the passage, then some dry and cooler air pushes in behind it from the west or northwest. Gusts near 30mph are possible
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Peter Skene Ogden Scenic Viewpoint, located just north of Terrebonne along US Highway 97, offers a welcome place to stop and take in some breathtaking views of the Crooked River Canyon. Jillian Fortner takes us there in this week’s Park Pick. Jillian learned about who Ogden was, and why it’s a great spot to bring
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN New York (CNN) — The US Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing Visa of illegally monopolizing the debit card market. For more than a decade, the department alleges, Visa has abused its dominant positionin the debit card market to force businesses to use Visa’s network instead of competitors’, and to stop new alternatives from entering the market. “We allege that
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — You have by now probably heard a few things about “Megalopolis.” Maybe you know that Coppola financed the $120 million budget himself, using his lucrative wine empire to realize a long-held vision of Roman epic set in a modern New York. You might be familiar with the film’s
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AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 is suing the Mountain West over what it calls an unlawful and unenforceable “poaching penalty” that would cost the rebuilding conference more than $40 million for adding Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in federal court. The antitrust complaint
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Prepare for spine-chilling thrills as the Deschutes Public Library delves into eerie delights, frightful films and youthful child’s play for “Know Horror” this October. Create haunting imagery in a macabre poetry workshop and use India ink to create a creepy forest painting. Screen a 1922 highly influential silent film and explore
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Hurricanes aren’t what they used to be. As the planet warms, they are morphing into something more dangerous — intensifying faster, producing more rainfall and generating bigger storm surge. To protect ourselves from these increasing threats, researchers say hurricane preparedness and the way people perceive storms need to proactively
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se refirió a la desigualdad económica durante su discurso este martes ante la Asamblea General de la ONU, donde calificó a Venezuela y Cuba como “países rebeldes que no encajan” en el dominio de la “oligarquía global”. Petro afirmó que el “1% más rico”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The leader of a nonprofit representing the Haitian community has invoked a private-citizen right to file charges against former President Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance. The charges are over the chaos and threats experienced by Springfield, Ohio, since Trump first spread false claims about legal immigrants
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — There was a time when one of the hottest summer tickets belonged to anyone who was able to score an invite to party with Sean “Diddy” Combs. These days, people aren’t rushing to be associated with the now disgraced and detained businessman and producer. Combs faces up to
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Lady Gaga isn’t joking around about releasing new music. The Oscar-winner announced on Tuesday that she’s releasing a new album titled “Harlequin,” which she said in an Instagram post is a companion album to the upcoming film “Joker: Folie à Deux,” in which she stars alongside Joaquin Phoenix. “Harlequin”
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