HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — American player Bernarda Pera has stunned top-seeded Anett Kontaveit 6-2, 6-4 to win the Hamburg European Open for her second title in seven days. The 81st-ranked Pera won her first WTA title in Budapest last week. It’s Pera’s 12th straight victory going back to the Budapest qualifiers after losing her previous
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By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than 24 hours after the unprecedented leak of the draft opinion that overturned Roe v. Wade, Chief Justice John Roberts ordered an investigation into the “egregious breach. “ Since then? Silence. The Supreme Court won’t say whether it’s still investigating. The court also won’t say whether
Continue Reading By JAKE BLEIBERG and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — After the massacre at Uvalde’s Robb Elementary School in May, Jesse Rizo was worried about his old friend, police chief Pete Arredondo. Blame for the botched police response was being directed heavily at Arredondo when Rizo texted him just days after the shooting:
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By Kevin Dotson and Sana Noor Haq, CNN American runner Sydney McLaughlin broke her own 400-meter hurdles world record to take gold on Friday night at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. She blazed to a time of 50.68 seconds, beating her previous record time of 51.41, which she set at the US Championships
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By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Tennessee officials are investigating an officer’s violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police trying to stop him after allegedly running a stop sign, officials said. Brandon Calloway, 25, was tased and eventually subdued with a police baton during an arrest captured on cellphone and body-worn camera video,
Continue Reading By FREIDA FRISARO and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — When a naked man in southwestern Florida recently raised a ruckus outside his house and threatened a deputy with a kitchen knife, the SWAT team swooped in and apprehended him. Soon afterward, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno stood on the man’s driveway
Continue Reading LE CASTELLET, France (AP) — Charles Leclerc used help from Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. to beat Formula One leader Max Verstappen and take pole position for the French Grand Prix. Sainz had nothing at stake since he was starting from the back of the grid after multiple engine-part changes. Ferrari used him to give
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El dilema de la cena del lunes por la noche: estás sumando todo el dinero que has gastado en comida durante el fin de semana y piensas: “En verdad debería cocinar esta noche”. Pero eso requiere hacer la compra y limpiar. Y ahora tienes hambre. Así que tomas el teléfono y,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Ataques de misiles rusos alcanzaron el puerto de Odesa, en el sur de Ucrania, solo un día después de que Ucrania y Rusia lograran un acuerdo que permitiría la reanudación de las exportaciones de granos vitales de la región. Serhii Bratchuk, portavoz de la administración militar de Odesa, dijo que dos
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Brexit has contributed to travelers being stuck in gridlock at the start of the summer holidays at the port of Dover, French and UK officials have said, as a war of words escalates between the two countries over hours-long delays at the border. Holidaymakers and heavy goods vehicles
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The Newport Folk Festival, known for creating electrifying musical moments — the most famous being Bob Dylan’s decision to plug in his guitar in 1965 — this weekend has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles. The Bike
Continue Reading LYON, France (AP) — Left-back Nicolas Tagliafico has joined ambitious French club Lyon from Ajax on a three-year deal. Lyon says it paid 4.2 million euros ($4.3 million) to sign the 29-year-old Tagliafico. He has made 40 international appearances for Argentina and showed an eye for goal with Ajax with 16 goals in 169 games
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El calor implacable y opresivo se apoderará de gran parte de EE.UU. este fin de semana, y se espera que la región del noreste sea la más afectada en medio de pronósticos de temperaturas casi récord en toda la región. Más de 85 millones de estadounidenses desde el centro de EE.UU.
Continue Reading By Rob Picheta, Radina Gigova, Gul Tuysuz, Alex Stambaugh and Jake Kwon, CNN Russian missile strikes have hit the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa, just one day after Ukraine and Russia agreed on a deal that would allow the resumption of vital grain exports from the region. Serhii Bratchuk, a spokesman for the Odessa military
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN Customs officers in Laredo, Texas, confiscated methamphetamine — with a street value of a whopping $4.3 million — that was hidden in a tractor-trailer. US Customs and Border Protection field officers made the seizure Monday at the World Trade Bridge, a news release from the agency states. The bridge connects the
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Tan pronto como los médicos determinaron el jueves que el presidente Biden tenía covid-19, el médico de la Casa Blanca le recetó el antiviral Paxlovid. Considerado un gran cambio cuando se autorizó en diciembre debido a su sólido desempeño en la reducción del riesgo de covid-19 grave, se cree que Paxlovid
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By Jennifer Korn, CNN Business For years, the most popular internet browsers have included options to search for and visit websites in “private” modes. Those options may now be viewed as vital tools for some in the wake of Roe v. Wade’s demise, as abortion-seekers look to avoid having their personal data used against them
Continue Reading RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man has been killed and six others wounded in a shooting that broke out early Saturday in the Seattle suburb of Renton. The Renton Police Department tweeted that officers responded after callers told police shortly before 1 a.m. that shots had been fired in the downtown area. Police
Continue Reading By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Sweden beat Belgium 1-0 at the Leigh Sports Village stadium near Manchester on Friday night, after veteran Linda Sembrant mustered a late winner in injury time to secure her side’s spot in the Women’s Euro 2022 semifinals. Although the Swedes are the highest-ranked team left in the competition, they dragged
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside and Claire Colbert, CNN At least one person was killed and six others injured in a shooting in the Seattle suburb of Renton early Saturday morning, Renton Police said in a news release. Police received several 911 calls about shots fired in downtown Renton just before 1 a.m., police said. Residents told
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — Ni siquiera ha comenzado la temporada 2022/2023 de La Liga y ya tendremos el primer Barcelona vs. Real Madrid del nuevo año futbolístico en tan solo unos días. Del 22 al 30 de julio, se llevará a cabo una gira de fútbol en Estados Unidos llamada Soccer Champions Tour 22, en
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Continue Reading By Justin Gamble, CNN A man was arrested and charged with the murder of 20-year-old University of Mississippi student Jimmie “Jay” Lee, whose remains have not been found since going missing July 8, officials said Friday. Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr., 22, was arrested by the Oxford Police Department and the University of Mississippi Police Department.
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles hit Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry denounced Saturday’s airstrikes as a “spit in the face” to Turkey and the United Nations, which brokered the
Continue Reading By ABDULLAH AL-SHIHRI and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Police in Mecca say they have arrested a Saudi man who helped an Israeli-Jewish reporter sneak into Islam’s holiest city where only Muslim are allowed to enter. Saudi police late Friday announced the arrest of the Saudi man who they say facilitated
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By Jeremy Herb, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol Hill insurrection concluded its series of eight hearings this week with a presentation intended to be the final piece of its narrative puzzle that painted former President Donald Trump as responsible for the violent attack on the US Capitol — and more broadly, American
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker Disney’s “Fairy Godmothers in Training” who dress up children as princesses and knights in boutiques at its US theme parks are now called “Fairy Godmother’s Apprentices” as part of its efforts to be more inclusive, a Disney spokesperson told CNN on Saturday. The new title applies to cast members working at its
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese man convicted of killing his former wife by setting her on fire has been executed in southwestern Sichuan province in a domestic violence case that had drawn national outrage. Tang Lu set his ex-wife on fire in September 2020 while she was livestreaming on
Continue Reading By Nicole Chavez, CNN Fearing the scorching Texas heat could only get worse, Lisa Vogt stopped buying meat and drove her pickup truck as little as possible to save money for two months to purchase window air-conditioning units. The air conditioner at the home that Vogt, 32, her three children and teenage nephew rent in
Continue Reading By Tina Burnside, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has surged to a whopping $790 million after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Friday night’s drawing. Friday’s winning numbers were 14, 40, 60, 64, 66, plus the gold Mega Ball 16, according to the lottery’s website. The night’s $630 million prize was the equivalent
Continue Reading By AYA BATRAWY, EILEEN NG, OMAR FARUK and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press Soki Wu’s food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favorite for its fresh, juicy “chicken rice,” a national dish. But customers recently began complaining that his chicken didn’t taste quite as good as it
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By AYA BATRAWY, EILEEN NG, OMAR FARUK and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press Soki Wu’s food stall, tucked in a food court in a shopping mall in Singapore, is a crowd favorite for its fresh, juicy “chicken rice,” a national dish. But customers recently began complaining that his chicken didn’t taste quite as good as it
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ trip to Canada to apologize for the horrors of church-run Indigenous residential schools marks a radical rethink of the Catholic Church’s missionary legacy, spurred on by the first pope from the Americas and the discovery of hundreds of probable graves at the school sites.
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Shaunae Miller-Uibo of the Bahamas captured the 400-meter title at the world championships. It was the one 400 title missing from her resume after winning two Olympic gold medals. Miller-Uibo wants to switch over and focus exclusively on the 200. It won’t be easy. She’s
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery officials on Friday raised the Mega Millions grand prize to $790 million, giving players a shot at what would be the nation’s fourth largest jackpot. The next drawing is on Tuesday. The jackpot has grown so large because there hasn’t been a winner in three months. Those 27 consecutive
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By Elissa Strauss, CNN I used to be a bit cynical about social and emotional learning programs, or SEL as they are known in educational circles. My 9-year-old’s previous school tried to teach him skills such as self-regulation and empathy, but in practice the whole thing felt like just another item on his busy teacher’s
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In a close game Friday night to start a long road trip, the Chukars took control at the right time, scoring five unanswered runs in the later innings for the lead and a 9-5 series-opening win.
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state television says flash floods in the drought-stricken southern province of Fars have killed at least 21 people. The governor of the city of Estahban was reported as saying Saturday that heavy rains had swollen a local river. The official said six people were still missing. Iran’s metrology department had
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Stacker looked at the decline of Eastern and Western monarch butterfly populations and contextualized the species’ challenges, citing data from the World Wildlife Fund and the Xerces Society.
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Firmspace ranked the 10 most popular TED Talks with lessons in leadership using data from the official TED website.
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Giggster combed historical archives to compile a collection of 20 photographs that exemplify life in Chicago during the 1920s.
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How far do Americans travel in counties across the country? RateGenius takes a look at data from the U.S. Census to find out.
Continue Reading Stacker looks at the top earning female golfers of all time, listing the 25 women who have changed the game since the LPGA Tour started in 1950.
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Relentless, oppressive heat will grip much of the US this weekend, with the Northeast region expected to bear the brunt amid forecasts for near-record temperatures across the region. More than 85 million Americans from the central US to the Northeast are under heat warnings or advisories Saturday morning as officials across
Continue Reading By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Relentless, oppressive heat will grip much of the US this weekend, with the Northeast region expected to bear the brunt amid forecasts for near-record temperatures across the region. More than 85 million Americans from the central US to the Northeast are under heat warnings or advisories Saturday morning as officials across
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Houston Astros ended the Seattle Mariners’ winning streak at 14 games, with Jose Altuve and Yordan Alvarez homering in a 5-2 victory. Seattle scratched breakout rookie Julio Rodríguez from the lineup moments before first pitch with left wrist soreness, then lost their first game since July
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cody Bellinger’s grand slam broke a tie in the eighth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-1 for their ninth straight win at home. Bellinger connected on a curveball over the plate from Sam Long with two outs and an
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — International human rights groups on Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s new president to immediately order security forces to cease use of force against protesters after troops and police cleared their main camp following months of demonstrations over the country’s economic meltdown. A day after President Ranil
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luis Urías hit a bloop single to bring home the winning run in the 13th inning after Hunter Renfroe slugged a game-saving homer in the 10th as the Milwaukee Brewers edged the Colorado Rockies 6-5. Milwaukee extended its NL Central lead to 1 1/2 games over
Continue Reading SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Leah Pruett led Top Fuel qualifying Friday night in the Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Coming off a victory last week in Colorado, Pruett had a 3.689-second run at 327.59 mph in her Tony Stewart Racing dragster during the lone qualifying session of the day. Robert Hight led in
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN If just one diamond isn’t enough, SWA Diamonds might have the perfect ring for you. The India-based jewelry company broke a Guinness World Records title for the most diamonds set in one ring with a whopping 24,679 diamonds. The spectacular ring was designed to mimic a pink oyster mushroom, according to a
Continue Reading Zoe Sottile, CNN If just one diamond isn’t enough, SWA Diamonds might have the perfect ring for you. The India-based jewelry company broke a Guinness World Records title for the most diamonds set in one ring with a whopping 24,679 diamonds. The spectacular ring was designed to mimic a pink oyster mushroom, according to a
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it’s taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires. The move to bypass some environmental review could
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin struck out eight and didn’t allow an earned run over seven sparkling innings for his first back-to-back wins this year, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 5-4. Ramón Laureano hit a go-ahead homer on a full-count with two out in the
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Skylar Diggins-Smith scored a career-high 35 points, Diana Taurasi hit 6 of 10 from 3-point range and finished with 28 points and the Phoenix Mercury used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Seattle Storm 94-78. The game was 46th, and potentially the last, meeting between Taurasi and Seattle’s Sue Bird, the
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Zac Gallen threw seven innings of shutout ball, Ketel Marte added a three-run homer and the Arizona Diamondbacks started their second half of the season with a 10-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Gallen took a no-hit bid into the sixth before eventually giving up two
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW Associated Press ALTO, Georgia (AP) — After a bruising opening to his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate, Georgia Republican Herschel Walker is trying to deflect attention back onto Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. He’s trying to saddle the incumbent with the weight of high inflation and President Joe Biden’s poor standing
Continue Reading By CALVIN WOODWARD and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To understand how Donald Trump’s desperation and lies became a potent danger to democracy, consider the ginger mints. Mints featured in one of the absurdist but toxic episodes fleshed out in the Jan. 6 hearings, which now pause even as the Justice Department presses
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Through eight hearings, 20 live witnesses and dozens of hours of recorded testimony, the House Jan. 6 committee has focused its case squarely on former President Donald Trump. The committee has disclosed stunning evidence about the Capitol insurrection over six weeks of hearings, laying out in vivid detail what it calls
Continue Reading By CALVIN WOODWARD and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To understand how Donald Trump’s desperation and lies became a potent danger to democracy, consider the ginger mints. Mints featured in one of the absurdist but toxic episodes fleshed out in the Jan. 6 hearings, which now pause even as the Justice Department presses
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk is being traded to the Florida Panthers, part of a blockbuster that sends Jonathan Huberdeau to the Calgary Flames in a swap of players who are each coming off the best season of their respective careers. Tkachuk signed an eight-year contract with Florida
Continue Reading By Katie Bo Lillis On paper, it looked like a fantastic deal. In 2017, the Chinese government was offering to spend $100 million to build an ornate Chinese garden at the National Arboretum in Washington DC. Complete with temples, pavilions and a 70-foot white pagoda, the project thrilled local officials, who hoped it would attract thousands of
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw six dominant innings, only to surrender homers to Matt Olson and Orlando Arcia in an outburst that carried the Atlanta Braves to an 8-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels. The reigning World Series champions resumed their winning ways after the All-Star break.
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The premiere of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” is still a year away, and yet Ryan Gosling has found a way to turn every press appearance into an excuse to wax poetic about his upcoming role as the plastic boy-toy Ken.
Continue Reading By AVERY OSEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Yandy Diaz hit a three-run double, Drew Rasmussen allowed one run over five innings and the Tampa Bay Rays returned from the All-Star break with a 7-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Diaz capped a four-run fourth inning with his bases-loaded bloop down the
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star Andrés Giménez homered, Josh Naylor drove in three runs and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2. The Guardians rolled to their fourth straight win, pounding White Sox starter Lucas Giolito in the opener of a four-game series between two of the top
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese court has overruled a rare legal challenge brought by an unmarried Beijing woman seeking the right to freeze her eggs. The Chaoyang Intermediate People’s Court in Beijing said in a judgment that the hospital did not violate the woman’s rights in denying her access
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Raimel Tapia hit an inside-the-park grand slam after a misplay by Boston center fielder Jarren Duran and the Toronto Blue Jays set a franchise record for runs in a game, rolling past the Red Sox 28-5. Toronto came within two runs of the modern major league
Continue Reading By TODD KARPOVICH Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Aaron Judge extended his major league-leading home run total to 36 with a pair of towering shots and the New York Yankees edged the Baltimore Orioles 7-6. Judge has six home runs in his last seven games. He has 34 career home runs against the Orioles, his
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Sydney McLaughlin shattered her world record by a whopping 0.73 seconds, blazing through the 400-meter hurdles in 50.68 seconds for her first title at world championships. The 22-year-old obliterated the field in setting the first world record of these championships in Eugene, Oregon. More impressively,
Continue Reading MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in franchise history, DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting and the Connecticut Sun never trailed in their 94-84 win over the Minnesota Lynx. Thomas made 7 of 13 from the field and finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists — the 17th triple-double
Continue Reading By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Yu Darvish dominated the New York Mets again, and Eric Hosmer hit a two-run homer off Max Scherzer that sent the San Diego Padres to a 4-1 victory. Trent Grisham also went deep for the Padres in the opener of a three-game series between NL
Continue Reading By BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Bestselling author Wes Moore won the Democratic primary for Maryland governor on Friday, setting up a general election contest against Republican Dan Cox, a hard-line conservative endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Moore, the author of the book “The Other Wes Moore” and the former CEO
Continue Reading By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nelson Velázquez hit two late homers and drove in five runs, Seiya Suzuki and Willson Contreras also went deep and the Chicago Cubs routed the Philadelphia Phillies 15-2. Ian Happ and Suzuki each had four hits and Christopher Morel added three hits for the Cubs, who won
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Rookie sensation Julio Rodríguez was a last-minute scratch from the Seattle Mariners’ lineup before a 5-2 loss to the Houston Astros with left wrist soreness. Seattle manager Scott Servais said Rodríguez jammed his wrist on a stolen base attempt against Texas on Sunday, and his status is day-to-day. The Mariners announced moments
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 19 points, Julie Allemand scored 11 of her season-high 13 points in the fourth quarter and the Sky beat the Dallas Wings 89-83. Candace Parker had 14 points, 10 rebounds and three steals for Chicago (21-6), which has won six straight. Emma Meesseman added 13 points, a
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has won his fourth and final no-confidence vote in Parliament, ahead of a general election next year. The vote on Saturday came after four days of debate targeting Prayuth and 10 of his Cabinet members. The opposition has blamed his government’s economic mismanagement for rising public debts
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Las autoridades de Brasil han acusado a tres hombres de “doble homicidio agravado y por ocultar un cadáver” tras la desaparición el mes pasado del periodista británico Dom Philips y el experto en asuntos indígenas brasileño Bruno Pereira. Amarildo da Cosa Oliveira, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira y Jefferson da Silva
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Justin Upton is a free agent again. The Seattle Mariners optioned Upton to Triple-A Tacoma, and Upton refused the assignment and chose to become a free agent for the second time this season. Seattle made the move to create space on the roster after outfielder Kyle Lewis was activated from the seven-day
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Joey Votto, Donovan Solano and Jonathan India homered, Tyler Naquin drove in four runs and the Cincinnati Reds opened the second half of the season with a 9-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson suffered a broken right clavicle when he was hit by Goldschmidt’s foul tip in
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. men’s 4×100 relay lineup of Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, Elijah Hall and Marvin Bracy cruised into the final with the fastest qualifying time at world championships. It was cause for a mini-celebration as anchor leg Bracy pretended the baton was a can, popped
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Jarren Duran and the Red Sox will try to shake off what happened at Fenway Park, where Toronto went on a run rampage that included an inside-the-park grand slam thanks to Duran’s misplay and negligence. The Blue Jays set a franchise record for runs in the 28-5 rout, and Raimel Tapia’s
Continue Reading By JOHN PERROTTO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Wendle had three hits and two RBIs, Braxton Garrett pitched six sharp innings and the Miami Marlins emphatically ended their 37-inning scoreless streak by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1. The Marlins were shut out by Philadelphia in three straight games last weekend at home leading up
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Christina Maxouris, CNN A Georgia district attorney’s office is planning to retry Claud “Tex” McIver for murder in his wife’s killing after the state’s supreme court overturned his previous conviction last month. Claud “Tex” McIver was convicted in 2018 of felony murder and other charges stemming from the 2016 killing of
Continue Reading WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two men convicted of killing a pair of California teenagers who vanished nearly six years ago have been sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. Chandale Shannon and Jesus Campos were sentenced Friday in Yolo County by a judge who called the crimes evil. They were among four
Continue Reading By Jalen Beckford and Christina Maxouris, CNN Officials in Greene County, Pennsylvania, filed charges against three men for allegedly concealing evidence that was subpoenaed in the investigation of a 911 dispatcher who allegedly refused to send emergency medical assistance to a woman who later died, according to police criminal complaints. The three individuals — Gregory
Continue Reading By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service announced Friday it’s taking emergency action to save giant sequoias by speeding up projects that could start within weeks to clear underbrush to protect the world’s largest trees from the increasing threat of wildfires. The move to bypass some environmental review could
Continue Reading By KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Toronto’s Raimel Tapia hit an inside-the-park grand slam after Boston Red Sox center fielder Jarren Duran lost the ball in the Fenway Park lights and didn’t hustle after it. Tapia’s sprint around the bases highlighted a record scoring outburst for the Blue Jays, who surpassed the
Continue Reading By Daniela Gonzalez-Roman, CNN Authorities in Brazil have charged three men with “aggravated double homicide and concealment of a corpse” following the disappearance last month of British journalist Dom Philips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira. Amarildo da Cosa Oliveira, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, and Jefferson da Silva Lima were processed as defendants for
Continue Reading By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Former Braves and Cubs outfielder Dwight Smith has died at the age of 58. The Braves announced that Smith died Fridayt on congestive heart and lung failure. Smith was a runner-up for NL rookie of the year with the Cubs and went on to play on
Continue Reading By Samantha Beech and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN The family of the gunman who killed three people during a weekend mall shooting in the Indianapolis suburb of Greenwood has released a statement expressing condolences to the families impacted. The gunman, Jonathan Douglas Sapirman, 20, was shot dead by a legally armed bystander shortly after he
Continue Reading GREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — The family of the man who fatally shot three people and wounded two others at a suburban Indianapolis shopping mall says they had no inkling that he was capable of the violence. In a statement released Friday through their attorney, Jeffrey and Justin Sapirman, the father and brother, respectively, of gunman
Continue Reading By Amanda Musa, CNN Utah officials, along with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, unveiled a monument Friday honoring African American pioneers at a park in Salt Lake City. The monument, entitled Pioneers of 1847 Monument, honors the lives of Black pioneers who took part in the Mormon migration and the
Continue Reading By PAUL HODOWANIC AP Sports Writer BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Scott Piercy shot a 7-under 64 on Friday at TPC Twin Cities to take a three-stroke lead in the 3M Open. Piercy had a 13-under 129 total. The four-time PGA Tour winner opened with a 65 on Thursday in windy conditions. Emiliano Grillo was second
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN It’s as if Seoul is infatuated. Stroll through the South Korean capital and amid the sea of traditional Hangul characters it’s hard not to notice the same four letters of the Latin alphabet cropping up again and again: MBTI. Those four letters are emblazoned on ads, peppered into
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If you are looking for some great family fun this weekend, one of our local farmers markets is ready to give you the royal treatment.
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Allyson Felix hasn’t run her last race after all. The most decorated sprinter in U.S. history will return to the world championships to run in the prelims of the women’s 4×400 relay this weekend. She says team officials coaxed her out of her brief retirement
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The Cleveland Guardians expect right-hander Aaron Civale to rejoin them in August after doctors confirmed he has a sprained ligament and inflammation in his pitching wrist. Civale was examined this week by Drs. Thomas Graham and Jason Genin. The team says he is responding well to an anti-inflammatory injection and is expected
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A few isolated thunderstorms Friday evening into Saturday. We’ll see overnight lows into the mid 50’s, with winds at 15-30 mph. Winds will slowly decrease after midnight Saturday, we’ll see some clouds in the morning and partly cloudy skies in the afternoon, with a slight thunderstorm risk. Highs in the Snake River Plain reaching for
Continue Reading By Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN Two cases of monkeypox have been identified in children in the United States, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. The two cases are unrelated and probably the result of household transmission, the CDC said. One case is a toddler who is a resident of
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