PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who drugged his daughter and her friends with fruit smoothies laced with a sleeping medication after they didn’t go to bed during a sleepover was sentenced to two years in prison. Michael Meyden, a 57-year-old from the Portland suburb of Lake Oswego, apologized during his sentencing Monday after
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the Hunter Biden gun case was deadlocked in an initial vote Monday night over whether to convict the president’s son, one of the jurors told CNN in an interview, adding that “no politics came into play” during deliberations before they arrived at a guilty verdict.
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer The two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces are off to a rough start as they have been inconsistent over the first month of the season. The Aces (5-4) have dropped three of their last four games. They didn’t lose their fourth game last season until August. “We’re one team
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A school district in eastern Tennessee has agreed to implement changes after a federal investigation found several incidents of race-based harassment. The Department of Justice announced the settlement Monday after initially alerting the school district in 2023 that it would launch an investigation because school officials
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain. The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, Rhode Island, on Jan. 27, 1971. Those aboard
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain is under investigation by a court-appointed watchdog who has been working to stamp out corruption at the union in wake of its stunning bribery and embezzlement scandal several years ago. The monitor, Neil Barofsky, disclosed that he was investigating
Continue ReadingWILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Special counsel David Weiss says ‘no one in this country is above the law’ after Hunter Biden is convicted in gun case.
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer The costs keep adding up for families trying to pay for their children to play in youth sports in North America. It’s a multi-year issue exacerbated by current battles with inflation. It impacts both the United States and Canada, where the expense of playing youth hockey is one of
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the Hunter Biden gun case was deadlocked in an initial vote Monday night over whether to convict the president’s son, one of the jurors told CNN in an interview, adding that “no politics came into play” during deliberations before they arrived at a guilty verdict. The
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Three cooling centers in Palm Springs are open today and will be available until the end of September. City officials have joined the Community Action Partnership of Riverside County to operate the cooling centers at no cost, Chief Communications Officer Amy Blaisdell said in a statement. The centers will be a place for residents to
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline was fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The idea is that thieves
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline was fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The idea is that thieves
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area. The
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — For many graduates, their college degrees come at the end of at least four years spent roaming the campus. Max, a 6-year-old tabby, is no different. Except now, he’s a Doctor of Litter-ature. He’s been visiting Vermont State University’s Castleton campus ever since his owner, Ashley Dow, began letting
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An Australian billionaire is offering to build a secure gate system on the Israel-Gaza border that he says could allow 10,000 metric tons of food aid to be delivered each day to starving Palestinians. Andrew Forrest, founder of the philanthropic Minderoo Foundation, was set to raise the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A defense contractor is being sued over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Boston accuses RTX Corp. of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers. RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, is an
Continue ReadingBy DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell on Wall Street Tuesday ahead of several key inflation reports this week and the Federal Reserve’s latest interest rate policy decision. The S&P 500 shed 0.1%. Roughly 70% of stocks in the benchmark index fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 205
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press The far right racked up wins across much of Europe in the EU Parliamentary elections that just concluded. Former President Donald Trump is trying to ride the same populist wave to return to the White House in November. But while the movements are propelled by similar forces, it’s far from
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of his other companies. Or he could even could walk away. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk’s $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of his other companies. Or he could even could walk away. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was
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