By KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A California man led police on a chase in a stolen ambulance for more than 20 miles on I-5 Friday night before being arrested, according to Oregon State Police. OSP said just after 7:30 p.m. Friday, troopers responded to a single-vehicle
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CNN By Zoe Sottile, CNN Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to watch the first solar eclipse of the year. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking part of the sun’s light from our
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Today, people in some parts of southern South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern Oceans will be able to watch the first solar eclipse of the year. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves between the sun and the earth, blocking part of the sun’s light from our view
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State Police say they arrested a 30-year-old Winnetka, California, man who led them on a wild chase in a stolen ambulance. Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 5 near Portland on Friday night, KPTV reported. The driver started to run, but returned and stole the Woodburn ambulance that
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Current and former Delaware politicians, family and friends of Pierre S. “Pete” du Pont IV have gathered to remember the late governor, U.S. House member and presidential candidate nearly a year after his death. Friday’s memorial service at a Wilmington theater had been delayed due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The Republican
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MUNICH (AP) — Danish teenager Holger Rune will play Botic van de Zandschulp in the final of the BMW Open after they came through the semifinals in Munich. Rune has defeated home favorite Oscar Otte 6-4 6-4 in both players’ first ATP Tour semifinal, and Van de Zandschulp rallied to defeat Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 7-6
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer DOVER, Del. (AP) — Chris Buescher is the surprise pole winner at Dover Motor Speedway. The RFK Racing driver turned a lap of 160.149 mph on Saturday. He will be joined on the front row by Denny Hamlin. Hamlin was ordered this week by NASCAR to begin sensitivity training
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Alaa Elassar, CNN Basketball Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer is retiring after 50 years as a women’s college head coach. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights coach, who led Cheyney State, Iowa, and Rutgers to 1,055 wins, four Final Fours and 28 NCAA Tournament appearances, announced her retirement on Saturday. “My life
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace against Southampton in the English Premier League. Oriol Romeu gave Southampton an early lead but Eberechi Eze scored his first goal of the season in the second half and a moment of magic from Zaha saw Palace
Continue Reading LENS, France (AP) — Ten-man Lens has salvaged a 2-2 draw with Nantes in the French league to keep its slim European hopes alive. The hosts were down to 10 men from the 18th minute when goalkeeper Jean-Louis Leca was sent off for fouling Moses Simon outside the area. Chasing a clearance, Simon outsprinted Lens
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The only team to register a first-round sweep, the Boston Celtics enter their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup with the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks loaded with confidence. Boston’s defense stymied a Brooklyn Nets team featuring two of the league’s elite scorers in Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
Continue Reading CNN By René Marsh, CNN Lake Powell, the country’s second-largest reservoir, is drying up. The situation is critical: if water levels at the lake were to drop another 32 feet, all hydroelectricity production would be halted at the reservoir’s Glen Canyon Dam. The West’s climate change-induced water crisis is now triggering a potential energy crisis
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN) — Es un sofocante día de primavera en la ciudad de Nueva York, pero Dana Aber está de pie en la plataforma del metro de Times Square-42 Street con una chaqueta de cuero grueso. Sus manos están enguantadas y metidas en sus bolsillos para esconder sus joyas. Aunque intenta parecer
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices for Russian credit default swaps — insurance contracts that protect an investor against a default — plunged sharply overnight after Moscow used its precious foreign currency reserves to make a last minute debt payment on Friday. The cost for a five-year credit default swap
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Real Madrid wrapped up the La Liga title with a comprehensive 4-0 victory against Espanyol on Saturday. It is Real’s second league title in three years and one Carlo Ancelotti’s side has claimed with relative ease having moved an unassailable 18 points ahead of Barcelona — which has five games left
Continue Reading BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Norwich has been relegated from the English Premier League after Dean Smith’s return to Aston Villa ended in a 2-0 defeat. A 10th loss in 12 leaves Norwich 13 points from safety with four matches remaining. It is a painful way for Smith to mark his return to the ground where
Continue ReadingBy Yenny Sanchez, CNN Looking for a juicy alternative to oat bran and milk? Tropicana is introducing a new cereal that’s made specifically for orange juice. Tropicana Crunch, a crispy honey almond cereal, will be available starting May 4, which also happens to be National Orange Juice Day. “Prepare your mind and cereal bowl for
Continue Reading By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say the problem of foul-smelling seaweed-like algae on the country’s Caribbean coast beaches is “alarming.” The arrival of heaps of brown sargassum on the coast’s normally pristine white beaches comes just as tourism is recovering to pre-pandemic levels, though job recovery in the country’s
Continue Reading WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Brighton has achieved its most points in an English Premier League after dominating Wolverhampton 3-0. Alex Mac Allister recovered from an earlier penalty miss to score from the spot then Leandro Trossard and Yves Bissouma wrapped up the victory. Brighton is up to ninth in the standings with 44 points, its
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Burnley has scored two late goals and taken a huge step toward English Premier League survival with a 2-1 win over struggling Watford, which became the first team in top-flight history to lose 11 straight home games. Josh Brownhill scored the winner in the 86th minute at Vicarage Road less than
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