Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Al menos siete inmigrantes fueron arrestados el lunes después de que una orden de registro en una casa en el Bronx revelara una conexión con un patrón de robo que ocurría en cuatro distritos de la ciudad de Nueva York, dijeron funcionarios el lunes. Los sospechosos son parte de
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a torrent of criticism from conservatives, Senate Republicans on Monday resisted advancing on a bipartisan proposal intended to clamp down on illegal border crossings, signaling a likely defeat in Congress that would leave leaders with no clear path to approve
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Water is again flowing in an east Arkansas town that had been without service for more than two weeks, but the aging system needs more work to avoid future shortages. The state Department of Health on Friday lifted the boil order for Helena-West Helena, where
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, REBECCA BOONE and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Nearly six months after a wildfire destroyed the historic town of Lahaina, the Maui Police Department said Monday it is working on improving its response to future tragedies, including by obtaining better equipment and stationing a high-ranking officer in the island’s
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An appeals court panel is deciding whether to let stand the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil project in a federal petroleum reserve on Alaska’s North Slope. Environmentalists and a grassroots group called Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic are seeking to have last
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma jury has awarded a man $25 million after finding that the state’s largest newspaper defamed him. The jury in Muskogee County jury ruled in favor of broadcast announcer Scott Sapulpa in his defamation lawsuit against The Oklahoman newspaper and its parent company, Gannett.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has started treatment in London. The shock diagnosis comes a week after the 75-year-old British monarch left hospital following a separate procedure for an enlarged prostate. Here’s what we know. How was the cancer identified? Charles’
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What: Jefferson County Fire and EMS personnel are participating at the annual Seattle Stair Climb Event to raise money for the Leukemia/lymphoma Society. Firefighters will be at Black Bear Diner bussing tables and taking orders. Where: Black Bear Diner (237 SW 4th Street Madras, Oregon 97741) When: Friday, Feb. 16th 4:30pm to 8:30pm & Sunday,
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman, Frederik Pleitgen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Near Odesa, Ukraine (CNN) — All it took was six sea drones, powered by jet skis, to fell a Russian guided missile ship last week, according to a rare interview with the secretive Ukrainian unit behind the attack. Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence said at the time that
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend, in partnership with Art in Public Places, announced Monday it seeks to commission a large-scale work of art for the new Headquarters Building on the the city’s new $130 million Public Works Campus at Juniper Ridge, where ground was broken and construction began last month. The commission
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishermen who harvest one of the most valuable marine species in the country won’t get the chance to catch any more next year than they did last. That’s because regulators say they are keeping tight restrictions on fishing for baby eel. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Attorney General Dave Yost has told the Ohio Supreme Court that a lawsuit filed against him by a coalition of civil rights organizations behind a proposed voting rights amendment shouldn’t be expedited. Yost argued in a court filing Monday that the “Ohio Voters Bill
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale and Kate Sullivan, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed on Monday that he didn’t endorse Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, the primary Republican negotiator of a bipartisan immigration bill that Trump has sharply criticized. In an interview on Monday, right-wing radio host Dan Bongino noted to Trump that
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN and RALPH D. RUSSO AP Sports Writers A National Labor Relations Board regional official has decided that Dartmouth basketball players are employees of the school, clearing the way for an election that would create the first-ever labor union for NCAA athletes. All 15 members of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team signed a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco is planning on passing new laws and strengthening penalties to combat art forgeries in order to protect a multimillion dollar art market that officials believe will continue to grow. The North African nation’s chief prosecutor on Monday kicked off a series of meetings with the country’s ministry of
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap has tapped American fashion designer Zac Posen as the chain’s creative director. The hire announced Monday is among the first big personnel moves under the San Francisco-based chain’s new CEO. Richard Dickson took Gap’s helm in August and is aiming to turn around years
Continue ReadingBy JAVIER ARCIGA AND ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Nearly every day since September, hundreds of migrants from China, Colombia and other countries have wiggled through openings in the border wall with Mexico and walked dirt trails to surrender to U.S. agents and seek asylum. Some days, more than 1,000
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La mayoría de los estadounidenses quieren ver un veredicto sobre los cargos federales que enfrenta el expresidente Donald Trump relacionados con la subversión electoral en 2020 antes de las elecciones presidenciales de este año, según una nueva encuesta de CNN realizada por SSRS. Y de cara al futuro, la mayoría prevé
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — Tammy W. couldn’t breathe. She was on her daily 10-mile run when she felt a sudden constricting sensation in her chest. She went to see her doctor and learned that she needed open-heart surgery immediately. The news came as a shock to Tammy, who took pride in living a
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press A franchisee of fast food giant McDonald’s has agreed to pay a teenage girl $4.4 million to settle her lawsuit over having been sexually assaulted by a Pittsburgh-area restaurant manager who was a registered sex offender. The victim’s lawyers announced on Monday the deal between the girl, who was 14
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