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By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Trail Blazers have fired Neil Olshey, the team’s president of basketball operations and general manager, after an investigation into workplace conduct. The Blazers promoted director of player personnel Joe Cronin to interim general manager. The team says Olshey violated its code of
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zion National Park in Utah will soon require reservations to hike a famed trail perched on the edge of a red-rock cliff. Park officials announced Friday that people who want to hike the narrow Angels Landing hike will need permits provided through a lottery system
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Observadores de la Unión Europea (UE) que se desplegaron a Venezuela para las elecciones regionales y municipales del 21 de noviembre se retiran antes de lo programado debido a que el gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro no les extendió las visas, dijo este viernes a CNN una integrante de
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team has apologized for the way the team announced its partnership with a company involved in a London high-rise where a fire killed 72 people. The team announced a sponsorship deal this week allowing building products maker Kingspan
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One racing team has apologized for the way the team announced its partnership with a company involved in a London high-rise where a fire killed 72 people. The team announced a sponsorship deal this week allowing building products maker Kingspan
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif (AP) — A wildfire in Santa Barbara County that burned a total of 27 square miles (70 square kilometers) and had forced a key highway to close earlier this year has been officially declared out, officials said Friday. Los Padres National Forest Officials said the Alisal Fire, which started during high winds
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By MARK PRATT Associated Press A clergy sex abuse survivor whose courage to go public and resolve to hold abusers and their enablers accountable was remembered by his brother as someone who inspired and strengthened survivors from around the world. Phil Saviano died Sunday at age 69 after a battle with gallbladder cancer and was
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Gregg Berhalter thinks American players will adjust to a freeze with ease. The U.S. picked Columbus, Ohio, for its World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Jan. 27 and St. Paul, Minnesota, for its Feb. 2 match against Honduras, games wrapped around a Jan. 30 meeting with Canada in
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Gregg Berhalter thinks American players will adjust to a freeze with ease. The U.S. picked Columbus, Ohio, for its World Cup qualifier against El Salvador on Jan. 27 and St. Paul, Minnesota, for its Feb. 2 match against Honduras, games wrapped around a Jan. 30 meeting with Canada in
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall. It’s also a little more than a week away from breaking
Continue Reading By THOMAS PEIPERT and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better. The Mile High City has already shattered its 87-year-old record for the latest measurable snowfall. It’s also a little more than a week away from breaking
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have presented an alternative scheme to the Spanish league’s own future investment plan. The clubs refused to participate the league’s scheme with private equity firm CVC to inject $3.2 billion into Spanish soccer. The three clubs did not specify the source of the proposed investment they
Continue Reading WINNSBORO, S.C. (AP) — A mother in South Carolina is charged with murder after investigators say she shot her 6-year-old son in the chest with a deer rifle, saying she wanted him to go to heaven. A police report says 31-year-old Mary Rosborough was arrested shortly after the shooting on Thanksgiving Day. Fairfield County deputies
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A troubled Chinese developer struggling under $310 billion in debt has warned it may run out of money to “perform its financial obligations.” Regulators rushed to reassure investors that China’s financial markets can be protected from a possible impact. Evergrande Group’s struggle to comply with official
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — A troubled Chinese developer struggling under $310 billion in debt has warned it may run out of money to “perform its financial obligations.” Regulators rushed to reassure investors that China’s financial markets can be protected from a possible impact. Evergrande Group’s struggle to comply with official
Continue ReadingBy Esha Mitra and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A boy snatched by a leopard is lucky to be alive after the animal let go of him when his mother gave chase. The unnamed child, believed to be around 5 years old, was sitting in his hut with his mother and siblings when the big cat approached,
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of two teens he found smoking marijuana inside a vehicle in his garage. Victor Santana of Dayton will be sentenced later this month after being convicted of murder and felonious assault on Thursday. Authorities say Santana shot the two 17-year-olds when
Continue Reading CARLISLE, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say an Iowa high school basketball player has been arrested following an apparent assault on an opposing player at the end of a game as the two teams lined up to shake hands. The attack reportedly followed a boys’ high school basketball game between Nevada High School and Carlisle High
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s interior minister says Serbia and Russia have pledged to jointly combat popular revolts known as “color revolutions.” Serbian Interior Minister Aleksandar Vulin met Friday in Moscow with the powerful secretary of the Kremlin’s Security Council. The meeting came amid growing public discontent in Serbia with
Continue Reading By EDGAR H. CLEMENTE, FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — Benjamín Villalta, a 39-year-old Nicaraguan, couldn’t believe that a Mexican immigration office would open in the middle of the night to give him and some 40 other migrants humanitarian visas that would allow them to move about Mexico and work.
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