New life for suit over Chicago police stop-and-frisk policy
By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed six years ago that alleged the Chicago Police Department’s stop-and-frisk policy…
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NY county worker charged in digital currency mining scheme
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Suffolk County employee secretly installed dozens of machines in his workplace in a cryptocurrency scheme…
Continue ReadingNY county worker charged in digital currency mining scheme
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a Suffolk County employee secretly installed dozens of machines in his workplace in a cryptocurrency scheme…
Continue ReadingThree people arrested in connection with identity theft of Surfside condo victims
By Kay Jones, Steve Almasy and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three people have been arrested in South Florida and accused of identity theft of victims of the…
Continue ReadingGlitches still plague bitcoin rollout in El Salvador
By MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Salvadorans trying to pay for a cup of coffee or receive money sent from…
Continue ReadingTexas man pleads guilty to cop assault at Portland protest
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Texas man has pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer with a hammer during a protest outside the federal courthouse…
Continue ReadingTropical Storm Mindy makes landfall on Florida Panhandle
MIAMI (AP) — A swath of the Florida Panhandle was under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall Wednesday night.…
Continue ReadingPolice planning to reinstall Capitol fence ahead of rally
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL BALSAMO and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Law enforcement concerned by the potential for violence at a…
Continue ReadingBob Odenkirk back on ‘Better Call Saul’ after heart attack
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Bob Odenkirk is back shooting “Better Call Saul,” six weeks after a heart attack. Odenkirk tweeted a photo of himself…
Continue ReadingBiden ousts 18 Trump military academy board appointees
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has removed 18 people appointed to U.S. military academy boards by…
Continue ReadingCollege football’s return boosts television ratings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the…
Continue ReadingCollege football’s return boosts television ratings
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Television viewers are ready for some football. Three college games from the opening weekend of the…
Continue ReadingRussian politician faces two near-identical opponents in election
By Anna Chernova, CNN A veteran Russian politician has complained that two opponents running against him in St. Petersburg have adopted his name and…
Continue ReadingProsecutors: School massacre not mitigated by others’ errors
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say attorneys for a former student accused of killing 17 people at a…
Continue ReadingGrief comes home to US towns week after Afghanistan war ends
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press BERLIN HEIGHTS, Ohio (AP) — One week has gone by since the 20-year war in Afghanistan came to an end. But the harsh…
Continue ReadingFighting Texas abortion law could be tough for federal gov’t
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Foes of the new Texas law that bans most abortions have been looking…
Continue ReadingTop Dems leave door open to trimming Biden’s $3.5T price tag
By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress’ two top Democrats seem like they’re leaving the door open to ultimately reducing…
Continue Reading2nd Circuit affirms conviction of former top Cuomo aide
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed the conviction of one of ex-New York Gov. Andrew…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Wednesday
The Associated Press Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Wednesday following a Federal Reserve report that shows U.S. economic activity slowed…
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Oregon reports 54 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2 from Deschutes County, 5,821 new cases in four days
There have been 54 new COVID-19 related deaths reported in Oregon over the past four days, raising the state’s death toll to 3,326, the Oregon…
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