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In Oregon, Democrats seek to end GOP boycotts of Legislature

Walkouts by Republican lawmakers in Oregon’s Legislature have become so frequent that Democrats want to sanction boycotters torpedoing progressive legislation with $500 daily fines and even disqualify them from holding office. The issue has become acrimonious, and Democrats say it harms the democratic functioning of the state. A Senate committee Thursday held a hearing on four measures that seek to deprive Republicans of the leverage from quorum rules. Oregon is particularly vulnerable to boycotts because it requires a two-thirds majority to be present for a quorum. Forty-six other U.S. statehouses require only a simple majority. Democrats have most of the seats in the Legislature, but lack the two-thirds majority to conduct business if Republicans stay away.

Montana lawmakers revisit dress code some call sexist

Montana lawmakers have revived a controversial dress code that drew accusations of sexism when it was first introduced ahead of the 2015 legislative session before being tabled without ever taking effect. The dress code made a reappearance Thursday after a Republican lawmaker objected to a male Democrat’s decision not to wear a tie on the House floor. That broke an unwritten expectation. Republicans want to cement the tie requirement in House rules. Democrats call it a waste of time when focus should be on the pandemic. Lawmakers in the GOP-controlled Legislature are scheduled to discuss the code next week.

US prosecutors say Honduras president took bribes in 2019

U.S. prosecutors say Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández accepted bribes from a drug trafficker as recently as 2019 — not just when he was running for office, as they earlier alleged. The allegation came Friday in closing arguments at the trial for accused Honduran drug trafficker Geovanny Fuentes Ramírez in New York. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Lockard said that the accused had met with Hernández twice in 2019 and bribed him. The repeated allegations against Hernández have overshadowed the allegations against Fuentes Ramírez, even though Hernández has not been charged. H with any crime. He denies wrongdoing.

Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80

Famed jewelry designer Elsa Peretti, a former Halston model turned Tiffany & Co. legend, is dead at age 80. A family statement says Peretti died Thursday night in her sleep at home in a small village outside Barcelona, Spain. Peretti’s sculptural cuff bracelets, bean designs and open-heart pendants are among her most recognizable work. She lent her classical aesthetic to functional goods, too, including bowls, magnifying glasses, razors and even a pizza cutter. She often worked in sterling silver, a metal she favored and helped popularize as a luxury choice. Peretti was born in Florence to wealthy, conservative parents. She made a name for herself as a model in Barcelona and with Halston, a close friend. It was Halston who introduced her to the highest echelons at Tiffany.

Michigan restaurant owner in jail for defying virus orders

A western Michigan restaurant owner has been ordered to jail until she pays $7,500 and closes her business. A judge says Marlena Pavlos-Hackney has put the public at risk during the coronavirus pandemic and defiantly refused to follow orders. She owns Marlena’s Bistro and Pizzeria in Holland. Investigators say Pavlos-Hackney was ignoring caps on restaurant capacity and wasn’t enforcing mask rules. Her food license was suspended Jan. 20, but the eatery remained open. Pavlos-Hackney’s attorney says she could immediately pay $7,500 and close the restaurant. Police arrested Pavlos-Hackney on Friday morning and detained her in Ingham County jail.

NY prosecutors interview Cohen an 8th time in Trump inquiry

New York prosecutors have met for an eighth time with former Donald Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen as part of a criminal investigation of the former president's finances. Cohen met with investigators Friday at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office amid a swirl of new activity in the case. Prosecutors are examining whether Trump or his businesses lied about the value of assets. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. recently obtained eight years of Trump’s tax records after a lengthy legal battle. Cohen was released to home confinement last year after serving federal prison time for tax evasion and campaign finance violations.

Greek police recover ancient statue of 'exceptional artwork'

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A man has been arrested on suspicion of antiquities smuggling for trying to sell an ancient marble statue of “exceptional artwork” that once likely adorned a temple on Athens’ famed Acropolis or the slopes around it,…

Belgium pauses re-opening plans as virus infections mount

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday that the country faces a few “crucial weeks” as the number of coronavirus infections rise, and that the government has decided to pause its plans to gradually ease restrictions.…

Calling shots, not blocking them, Ewing leads Hoyas to NCAAs

Patrick Ewing and Georgetown are back in the NCAA Tournament. The 7-footer who helped the Hoyas win one national championship and reach two other finals in the 1980s is now coaching at his alma mater. Georgetown is a No. 12 seed and will play No. 5 Colorado in the East Region on Saturday. This is Ewing's fourth season and he is embracing carrying on the legacy of his coach at Georgetown, John Thompson. Ewing's team entered last week's Big East Tournament with a losing record but won the title to earn a trip to the NCAAs for the first time since 2015.

Analysis: NFL 11-season broadcast deals are groundbreaking

The billions of dollars the NFL will be getting from broadcast partners over the next dozen years might seem like Monopoly money to fans. Then again, without that lifeblood, the NFL likely wouldn’t dominate as America’s most popular sport. The NFL negotiated 11-season deals — the league has an opt out after seven years — that will bring in $113 billion beginning in 2023. The contracts include a streaming service receiving pretty much equal treatment as Amazon Prime Video will be the home of “Thursday Night Football.”

2 Royal Caribbean lines to resume Caribbean cruises in June

Two Royal Caribbean lines will resume cruises in the Caribbean in June, ending a yearlong hiatus. Passengers 18 and older will be required to test negative for COVID-19 before getting on the ships. The company’s Celebrity Cruises subsidiary said its Celebrity Millennium ship will relaunch on June 5 from St. Maarten. One itinerary will stop in Aruba, Curacao and Barbados, and another will stop in Tortola, St. Lucia and Barbados. CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo said returning to the Caribbean “marks the measured beginning of the end of what has been a uniquely challenging time for everyone.”

4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol

Four men described by prosecutors as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been indicted on charges that they planned and carried out a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. A federal indictment ordered unsealed Friday presents new evidence of how federal officials believe group members planned and carried out the Jan. 6 attack. It says more than 60 people used an encrypted messaging channel to communicate when they joined the mob that attacked the Capitol. With the new indictment, at least 19 Proud Boys leaders, members or associates have been charged with federal offenses related to the riots.

Astrazeneca Vaccinations Resume In Germany After Clot Scare

AstraZeneca vaccinations resume in Europe after clot scare

Countries across Europe are resuming vaccinations with the AstraZeneca shot, as leaders sought to reassure their populations it is safe following brief suspensions that cast doubt on a vaccine that is critical to ending the coronavirus pandemic. France’s prime minister rolled up his sleeve to get the shot Friday and Britain’s planned to, as did a handful of other senior politicians across the continent. Inoculation drives in Europe have repeatedly stumbled and several countries are now reimposing lockdowns as infections rise in many places. The suspensions came after reports of blood clots in some recipients of the vaccine. On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency said that the vaccine doesn’t increase the overall incidence of blood clots.

Myanmar Junta Chokes Information Flow As Protests Intensify

2 journalists detained as Myanmar junta clamps down on press

Two more journalists have been detained in Myanmar, part of the junta’s intensifying efforts to choke off information about resistance to last month’s coup. Mizzima News reported that one of its former reporters and a journalist from the BBC’s Burmese-language service were detained by men who appeared to be plainclothes security agents. Than Htike Aung and Aung Thura were taken outside a court in the capital of Naypyitaw. The journalists were there to cover legal proceedings against Win Htein, a detained senior official from the National League for Democracy, the party that ran the country before the takeover. The coup reversed years of slow progress toward democracy after five decades of military rule.

Medical Workers Conflicted By France’s Lockdown That Isn’t

Medical workers conflicted by France's partial lockdown

PARIS (AP) — When nurse Anaelle Aeschliman started her 12-hour night shift caring for unconscious patients with COVID-19, the French prime minister was announcing new restrictions to combat the resurgent coronavirus epidemic in Paris. She was not impressed. The 26-year-old…

Twitter says it suspended Rep. Taylor Greene by mistake

Twitter has briefly suspended the account of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, but later said the move was a an error. Greene, a Georgia Republican, has in the past used social media to promote conspiracy theories about QAnon and the 9/11 attacks, as well as violence against Democrats. She was unable to post to her account for 12 hours on Friday. Twitter later said the suspension was the result of an error made by an automated system. In a tweet sent after her account was reinstated, Greene says she doubts Twitter's explanation.

Hospital job make Marlins prospect grateful for baseball

Miami Marlins pitching prospect Will Stewart says he has an new appreciation for baseball. Stewart landed a $10-an-hour offseason hospital job in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and saw people in their 20s die. He says he’s more determined than ever to succeed after working in his hometown of Huntsville, Alabama, for a cardiologist. Stewart was acquired two years ago in the trade that sent catcher J.T. Realmuto to the Philadelphia Phillies. Now 23, he has yet to advance beyond Single-A, and the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season for him.

Brian Stokes Mitchell on how theater community can rebound

While recovering from the coronavirus, Brian Stokes Mitchell began belting “The Impossible Dream” outside his Manhattan window every evening. That beloved show tune could be an appropriate theme as workers in live theater wait to return. Mitchell has a double reason to dream. In addition to being a Tony Award-winning performer, Mitchell as serves as chairman of the national human services organization The Actors Fund. He calls the past 138 years of the fund “a dress rehearsal” for these desperate times. Mitchell think it may be five years before Broadway recovers.

Plans solidify for 93rd Oscars: No Zoom, no sweatshirts

With nominations set and just over a month until showtime, details are trickling out about the 93rd Oscars and neither sweatshirts nor Zoom have made the cut. Producers Jesse Collins, Stacy Sher and Steven Soderbergh say in a statement Friday that their plan is for the Oscars to “look like a movie, not a television show.” They’ve enlisted Emmy and Tony Award winning director Glenn Weiss to direct the live broadcast on April 25. Although considerably scaled down from a normal year, the producers have said they are committed to holding an in-person event at Los Angeles’ Union Station for nominees, presenters and limited guests.

Volleyball parents want answers from Oregon St president

Parents of former Oregon State volleyball players urged the school’s trustees to consider president F. King Alexander’s handling of abuse allegations in that program while they’re discussing his future because of unrelated cases while he was at LSU. An independent investigation at that school found a “serious institutional failure” in LSU’s handling of abuse cases during Alexander’s tenure there, which ended in 2019. The volleyball parents pointed out that the board didn’t have to look that far back to get a glimpse into how Alexander handles such cases.

New Mom, Army Vet Among 8 Killed In Georgia Spa Shootings

Slain spa worker toiled tirelessly to support her family

One of the eight people killed by a gunman who opened fire at three massage businesses in the Atlanta area was a single mother who worked tirelessly to support two sons. Hyun Jung Grant also loved music and dancing. Authorities on Friday named Grant as one of the victims. Her 22-year-old son Randy Park says he learned the moonwalk dance move as a child watching his mother do it while vacuuming. He says she worked almost daily at one of the massage businesses to support him and his younger brother.

Report: DOJ investigating Visa over debit card business

Visa is under investigation by the Department of Justice’s antitrust division over whether the company pushes merchants into more expensive forms of debit card payments. That's according to a report Friday in The Wall Street Journal. The Journal cited unnamed sources and said the investigation is focused on how merchants route debit card transactions when a consumer makes an online transaction. San Francisco-based Visa declined to comment on the Journal’s report.

'We're owed a March': Hoop fans flock to bet on NCAA tourney

Last year, it was March sadness as the NCAA college basketball tournament got canceled days before it was supposed to start, because of the coronavirus. This year it's March gladness, particularly for college hoops fans who like to bet on the big dance. Fans flocked to casinos and tracks around the country, and many more used their phones to bet online in what is the biggest gambling event of the year in terms of sports betting, exceeding even the Super Bowl. Jonathan Price of Staten Island, New York, went to Atlantic City's Borgata casino to watch and bet after last year's washout. “We're owed a March,” he says.

Amid border surge, confusion reigns over Biden policies

A new migrant camp in Tijuana, Mexico, shows how confusion has undercut the message from U.S. President Joe Biden that it's not the time to come to the United States. Badly misinformed, some 1,500 migrants who set up tents across the border from San Diego harbor false hope that Biden will open entry briefly and without notice. Or they think he may announce a plan that will put them first in line to claim asylum, though he hasn’t said anything to support that theory. Biden has promised to create "a humane asylum system” but hasn't detailed the new approach or said when it will be unveiled, creating an information void.

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