Injured and locked-out fans file first lawsuits over Copa America stampede and melee
Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend’s melees that broke out when…
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‘Every summer, we’re dodging bullets’: Gunnels hopes ruling prompts feds to move homeless campers away from cities
Deschutes County District Attorney Steve Gunnels told county commissioners Wednesday that “every summer, we’re dodging bullets,” in terms of…
Continue ReadingTen Commandments won’t go in some Louisiana classrooms until at least November as lawsuit plays out
Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana won’t take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in…
Continue ReadingWhat Usha Vance’s rise to prominence means to other South Asian and Hindu Americans
Associated Press Usha Chilukuri Vance has entered the spotlight this week as the wife of JD Vance, former President Trump’s running mate in the…
Continue ReadingMarine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the Capitol riot gets almost 5 years in prison
Associated Press A Marine accused of flashing a Nazi salute during the U.S. Capitol insurrection has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison…
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Oregon AG Rosenblum joins coalition urging FEMA to update disaster rules to address extreme heat, wildfire smoke
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency…
Continue ReadingGerman sentenced to death in Belarus, Europe’s only nation to perform executions, rights group says
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian human rights group says that a German citizen has been sentenced to death for terrorism and other charges…
Continue ReadingGovernor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’
Associated Press The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities in order to…
Continue ReadingUtah State says Blake Anderson fired for interviewing potential victim after Aggies player’s arrest
AP College Football Writer Utah State’s Blake Anderson was fired for contacting a potential domestic violence victim and a witness to the…
Continue ReadingMexican president calls Donald Trump ‘a friend’ and says he’ll warn him against closing border
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president has called Donald Trump “a friend,” and says he will write the former U.S. president a letter to…
Continue ReadingUS appeals court allows EPA rule on coal-fired power plants to remain in place amid legal challenges
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is allowing a Biden administration rule aimed at limiting planet-warming pollution from…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this week: Ice Spice, Ghostbusters, Bob Marley, Wayne Brady and new ‘Futurama’
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include the long-awaited debut album from Ice Spice, the movie “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”…
Continue ReadingWeird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’
AP Music Writer Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, hit No. 1 on the Billboard…
Continue ReadingA massive tech outage is causing worldwide disruptions. Here’s what we know
NEW YORK (AP) — Much of the world faced online disarray Friday as a widespread technology outage affected companies and services across industries…
Continue ReadingMember of eBay security team sentenced in harassment scheme involving bloody Halloween pig mask
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A former manager for eBay Inc.’s. global security team has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role…
Continue ReadingAlabama names Bryant-Denny Stadium field after Nick Saban
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Alabama football teams will soon be playing on Saban Field. University trustees approved a resolution naming the field at…
Continue ReadingSome convictions overturned in terrorism case against Muslim scholar from Virginia
Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was…
Continue ReadingSundance Film Festival narrows down host cities — from Louisville to Santa Fe — for future years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the prolific film festival Friday. The…
Continue ReadingHow Russia’s espionage case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich unfolded
Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges…
Continue ReadingVenice officials defend day-tripper tax, but delay the decision on extending it
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that…
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