Oregon utility regulators have rejected a request from PacifiCorp that sought to limit its liability in wildfire lawsuits. KGW reports that under the proposal, PacifiCorp would only have been responsible for paying out actual economic damages in lawsuit awards. In its rejection of the proposal, the Oregon Public Utility Commission said such a move would
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Marian Shields Robinson, the mother of Michelle Obama, has died at age 86. The former first lady and her brother Craig Robinson said their mother passed away peacefully on Friday morning. Mrs. Robison had moved with the first family to the White House after son-in-law Barack Obama
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani is one step closer to being disbarred. The professional responsibility board in Washington, DC, recommended Friday that the ex-New York mayor and federal prosecutor lose his law license because of his involvement in a bogus 2020 election fraud lawsuit. Giuliani’s
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Some of the most unforgettable photos of Princess Diana, such as her “revenge dress” that broke royal protocol and her handshake with an AIDS patient that changed the way the world treated those with the illness, have gone on display in a new exhibition in London. The exhibition,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tras múltiples retrasos, el esperado lanzamiento inaugural tripulado del Starliner de Boeing está listo para el sábado, y la nueva nave espacial transportará a un dúo de astronautas veteranos. El despegue de la misión Crew Flight Test de Boeing está previsto para las 12:25 p.m. ET desde la Estación Espacial de
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Staff members for the Illinois House speaker on Friday filed a lawsuit demanding the right to negotiate working conditions as a union, something the speaker has said he supports. The action by members of the Illinois Legislative Staff Association in Cook County Circuit Court seeks
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A key witness in the federal corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez testified Friday that the New Jersey Democrat told him to “stop interfering” when he raised concerns about a newfound food industry monopoly by a constituent of the senator’s. Ted McKinney, a former US Department of Agriculture official,
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Marian Robinson, la madre de la ex primera dama Michelle Obama, falleció, según un comunicado de las familias Obama y Robinson. Ella tenía 86 años. “Como hermana, tía, prima, vecina y amiga de tantas personas, fue amada más allá de las palabras por innumerables personas cuyas vidas mejoraron con su
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Mike Tyson’s highly-anticipated match against YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul has been postponed after Tyson suffered an ulcer flareup earlier this week, Tyson’s publicist and Netflix announced Friday. “I want to thank my fans around the world for their support and understanding during this time. Unfortunately, due to my ulcer flareup, I
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI, MARK VANCLEAVE AND JOSH FUNK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The shooting death of a Minneapolis police officer has stunned a department that has struggled to fill its ranks since the murder of George Floyd and the ensuing turmoil. Officer Jamal Mitchell’s death Thursday came days after the fourth anniversary of Floyd’s
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal officials say a former technology executive has pleaded guilty to fraud involving a scheme to artificially boost the share price of photo and video distributor Getty Images. Robert Scott Murray was charged with securities fraud for announcing a phony takeover of Getty in order
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Sean Lyngaas, CNN New York (CNN) — On online forums that have previously been linked to mass shootings, people are threatening violence and attempting to publicly identify the 12 New York jurors who on Thursday decided to convict former President Donald Trump. The calls for retribution began immediately after the verdict was announced.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — En el Mundial de Qatar 2022 Jude Bellingham tuvo un debut soñado: en la goleada 6-2 a Irán, el marcador lo abrió con un cabezazo certero. Pocos años después, como jugador del Real Madrid, Bellingham celebró la obtención de su primer título de LaLiga con su madre, publicando una foto en
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith has once again asked the federal judge overseeing the classified documents case against Donald Trump to impose a gag order against the former president, barring him from making statements about the law enforcement officers who searched his Mar-a-Lago resort. The gag order
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La historia de los últimos 27 meses desde que Rusia se lanzó a invadir Ucrania ha sido la del desmoronamiento de tabúes. Tras repeler la marcha inicial de Rusia sobre Kyiv, Ucrania ha pedido a sus aliados occidentales un apoyo cada vez mayor: primero munición, luego tanques, luego munición de racimo,
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press The Kansas Supreme Court’s majority has held that there is no state constitutional right to vote in the state. The assertion came in the court’s opinion on a ballot signature verification measure in a 2021 election law. It drew fiery protest from three dissenting judges. The Kansas Supreme Court
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — At a bribery trial, a former top U.S. agricultural official has cast Sen. Bob Menendez as a villain who tried to stop him from disrupting an unusual sudden monopoly that developed five years ago over the certification of meat exported to Egypt. Ted McKinney testified Friday
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Meteorological summer begins on June 1st (Saturday). The average high temperature for Palm Springs on the date is 100°. What does that mean for us? The need for extra ice cubes in our cups! Breezy to gusty evenings have been a part of our forecast almost every day. Saturday evening will be no exception, with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have marched on the Brooklyn Museum, setting up tents in the lobby and unfurling a “Free Palestine” banner over the building. Social media posts show New York City police confronting, tackling and arresting some of the protesters. Other posts show supporters holding banners, waving Palestinian flags and chanting boisterously
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The British foreign ministry apparently has removed its ambassador to Mexico, Jon Benjamin, following controversy generated by a video in which he jokes while pointing a high-powered rifle gun at staff inside a vehicle. The UK government’s official website described the seasoned diplomat on Friday as a former ambassador. It declined
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