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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man accused of assaulting a federal officer during protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland, Oregon, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Thursday. Under a plea deal, Robert Jacob Hoopes had pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon. According to court documents, Hoopes threw a rock that hit an officer […]

Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani exited Los Angeles’ Thursday game at Pittsburgh in the top of the seventh inning because of left knee inflammation. Ohtani was 2-for-2 with his second home run in as many games and had reached base four times before his departure. Santiago Espinal replaced him as the Dodgers’ designated hitter. Earlier in the game, the Dodgers also lost starting pitcher Justin Wrobleski, who took a 96.2 […]

June 12 (Reuters) – Two people were killed and another 10 injured in a Ukraine attack on Russia’s border region of Bryansk, Acting Regional Governor Yegor Kovalchuk said in a Telegram post late on Thursday. Two were killed and another two injured in shelling of the Suzemka area close to the border, with another seven wounded in an attack on petrol stations in Starodub some 110 kilometres away (68 miles), […]

Defenseman Darnell Nurse is asking the Edmonton Oilers to trade him, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday. Nurse, 31, has four years left on his eight-year, $74 million deal that carries a $9.25 million average annual value. His contract includes a full no-movement clause that prevents the Oilers from trading him without his permission. He has reportedly submitted a list of potential destinations to the team. Nurse has been with […]

By Mohammed Benmansour and Pearl Josephine Nazare VANCOUVER, June 11 (Reuters) – Fans arriving in Vancouver for the World Cup are braving steep ticket prices, but some are shrugging off the cost, drawn instead by personal journeys that extend beyond football – from honouring loved ones to sharing the tournament with family. The global showpiece event, co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, started on Thursday with Mexico beating […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP, the second such honor of his career after also winning the Hart in 2019. The league announced the news Thursday prior to Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final. Kucherov led all players with 1.71 points a game on 44 goals and 86 assists. With 130 points, he ranked second to only […]

BOSTON (AP) — A jury Thursday convicted the brother of Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell of sexually assaulting women while he posed as a rideshare driver. Jurors found Alvin Campbell, 45, guilty of 21 out of 22 counts for sex assaults from 2017 to 2019, the Suffolk County district attorney’s office said. The jury was deadlocked on one of the rape charges. “We will determine our action, if any, at […]

TRACY, Calif. (AP) — A fire at a medical equipment warehouse in Northern California sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky Thursday and prompted evacuations of other nearby facilities as authorities fought to get the blaze under control. The fire ignited at a distribution center for Medline, a major medical-surgical products provider, in Tracy, a city about 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) east of San Francisco. Officials worked to evacuate […]

By Steve Gorman June 11 (Reuters) – Two Guatemalan nationals pleaded guilty in a Texas federal court on Thursday to human smuggling charges stemming from the December 2021 crash of a tractor-trailer in Mexico that killed 55 of the 160-plus migrants packed inside. Josefa Quino Canil De Zavala, 43, and Alberto Marcario Chitic, 32, who were extradited to the U.S., admitted as part of their plea that they conspired to […]