By Rebekah Riess and Sara Smart, CNN A high-altitude meteor which blew up when it hit the atmosphere “is likely the best theory” for a loud boom heard across portions of northern Utah and southern Idaho on Saturday, said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox. Cox, a Republican, said in a tweet he heard a loud boom
Continue Reading By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page. The plaintiff, Leondra Taylor, who is Black, admitted she posted a cartoon image on
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By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian gunman opened fire at a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City early Sunday, wounding eight Israelis in an attack that came a week after violence flared up between Israel and militants in Gaza, police and medics said. Two of the victims were in serious condition,
Continue Reading By GABE STERN Associated Press/Report for America GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (AP) — Standing in front of 1,500 Republicans at a rural ranch backdropped by the Sierra Nevada mountains, Nevada’s Republican governor candidate Joe Lombardo referenced the “elephant in the room” without naming him. The second-place finisher in the gubernatorial primary, Reno attorney Joey Gilbert, has baselessly
Continue Reading Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El productor y compositor costarricense Jorge Castro siempre soñó con llegar a la FIFA, pero no en calidad de futbolista sino con su talento musical. “Yo había escrito a la FIFA hace muchos años porque quería participar en la canción de la Copa del Mundo. Yo sigo teniendo ese
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HARRISON, N.J. (AP) — Facundo Torres scored early and goalkeeper Pedro Gallese made it stand up as Orlando City blanked the New York Red Bulls 1-0. Torres staked Orlando City (10-10-6) to a lead in the 17th minute with his fifth goal of the season. Júnior Urso and Alexandre Pato notched assists on the score.
Continue Reading SNOQUALMIE, Wash. (AP) — Miguel Angel Jimenez shot an 8-under 64 on Saturday for a share of the Boeing Classic lead with Billy Andrade. Jimenez had a bogey-free round to match Andrade at 10-under 134 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. Jimenez, the 58-year-old Spanish star, has 12 senior victories, winning two of the first
Continue Reading TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Bob Tasca III topped Funny Car qualifying for the second straight event Saturday in the Menards NHRA Nationals at Heartland Motorsports Park. Tasca’s Friday run of 3.930 seconds at 323.81 mph in a Ford Mustang held up for his ninth career No. 1 qualifier. Mike Salinas took the No, 1 spot
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN “When Jackie Robinson stepped on the field as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers, for us Black folk, it was our Neil Armstrong landing on the moon,” said Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City. Now, 75 years after Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier,
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — All-Star Shane McClanahan stopped a two-start losing streak, working six solid innings as the Tampa Bay Rays moved back in front of the Baltimore Orioles in the AL wild-card race with an 8-2 victory. The benches and bullpens briefly emptied after Rays reliever Pete Fairbanks
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Matt Ryan’s pass attempts were much like his Indianapolis Colts’ preseason debut. They were relatively short and efficient in a 27-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills. Tyler Bass hit a 46-yard field goal as time expired as Buffalo scored on three consecutive possessions in
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr, AP Sports Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the favorites as they battle for position to make NASCAR’s playoffs. In a season when there have already been 15 race winners, they are far from the lone contenders. Blaney is second in points, just 19 points
Continue Reading By JEFF WALLNER Associated Press MASON, Ohio (AP) — Serena Williams plays Monday night at the Western & Southern Open in what is expected to be one of her final matches. It’s a big deal, even for a U.S. Open tuneup accustomed to hosting the world’s best players. Tournament CEO Katie Haas calls Williams “a
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — J.J. Spaun has a one-shot lead over Sepp Straka in the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Will Zalatoris is two shots behind as he looks for his first PGA Tour title to match his No. 14 world ranking. But the name getting plenty of attention is
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin says he reached out to suspended All-Star shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr. in a phone call. Melvin says Tatis told him he “feels remorseful.” Melvin did not reveal anything else about what he termed a “private conversation” with Tatis. The dynamic
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Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m., with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard the “boom,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted that
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By MJ Lee, CNN White House correspondent The US Food and Drug Administration defended the federal government’s recent decision to stretch out its limited supply of the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine by giving individuals smaller doses using a different method of injection, pointing out in a letter to the company that manufactures the vaccine that a
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Teoscar Hernández hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning, Matt Chapman also connected and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 2-1, halting the Guardians’ season-high winning streak at six. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. extended his career-best hitting streak to 22 games with a double in the
Continue Reading UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. (AP) — Saki Baba of Japan routed American Bailey Shoemaker 7 and 6 on Saturday at Chambers Bay to reach the U.S. Women’s Amateur final. The 17-year-old Baba will face 21-year-old Canadian Monet Chun, a rising junior at Michigan, in the 36-hole final Sunday. Chun, competing in her first USGA championship, beat
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Three Arizona parents have been arrested after trying to force their way onto an elementary school campus to protect their children during a lockdown. Police in the Phoenix suburb of El Mirage say the school was locked down Friday after an armed man was seen trying to
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m., with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard the “boom,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted that
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A loud “boom” heard across areas of northern Utah was likely a meteor, officials said Saturday. Reports of the loud noise circulated at about 8:30 a.m., with people from Orem to southern Idaho posting that they heard the “boom,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox tweeted that
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN One of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys signed a letter in June asserting that there was no more classified information stored at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The letter signed by the attorney raises fresh questions about the number of
Continue Reading By Jason Kravarik, CNN Amid heavy fog and dense brush, eight members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department set off on foot up the remote terrain of the Santa Monica Mountains. It was about 10 a.m. on January 26, 2020, and a helicopter had just crashed. Smoke filled the air and first responders did
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the NFL Players Association blasted the conditions at Soldier Field and he didn’t exactly get an argument from the Chicago Bears or Kansas City Chiefs after their preseason game. Union president JC Tretter tweeted the field was not up to NFL standards. Chicago
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN The family of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén, who disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 and was later found dead, filed a case Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the Department of the Army, according to a court filing and Natalie Khawam, attorney for Guillén’s family. The case claims that
Continue Reading RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Comedian and actor Teddy Ray has died at the age of 32. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s coroner office confirm that Ray’s death was reported Friday morning in the desert community of Rancho Mirage. They say the cause of death is unknown. Ray, whose legal name was
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Eighth-seeded Hubert Hurkacz of Poland beat fourth-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 on Saturday in the National Bank Open semifinals. Hurkacz will face Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain, a 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 winner over Britain’s Daniel Evans in the night semifinal. The 6-foot-5 Hurkacz had 18 aces and came
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Wyatt Kaiser and Carter Mazur each scored twice and the United States beat winless Austria 7-0 on Saturday to improve to 3-0 in group play in the world junior championship. Matt Coronato, Red Savage and Sasha Pastujov also scored for the defending champion Americans. Andrew Oke stopped 11 shots in the
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Several days of favorable weather gave firefighters an opportunity to gain containment on the fire and made it possible for firefighters to go direct on the fire edge in the “horseshoe” to protect structures and values in Moose Creek.
Continue Reading PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — A man is facing assault and weapons charges after allegedly attacking three people with a machete at a sporting goods store in Long Island, New York. Police say the attack occurred at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store in Patchogue, about 30 miles east of New York City. Treyvius Tunstall allegedly asked
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Anshu Jain, a fomer co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has died, according to a statement by his family on Saturday. He was 59. Jain died of duodenal cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2017. Jain was Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015, where he helped build the firm’s global
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NEW YORK (AP) — Anshu Jain, a fomer co-CEO of Deutsche Bank, has died, according to a statement by his family on Saturday. He was 59. Jain died of duodenal cancer, which he was diagnosed with in 2017. Jain was Co-CEO of Deutsche Bank from 2012 to 2015, where he helped build the firm’s global
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — Una semana antes de que el FBI arrestara a la exgobernadora de Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez por cargos de soborno, la superestrella Bad Bunny criticó al actual gobernador y a la compañía eléctrica privada de la isla frente a una multitud de asistentes durante su concierto en San Juan. “Tenemos
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Two-time champion Simona Halep of Romania advanced to the National Bank Open’s final, beating Jessica Pegula of the United States 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Saturday. Halep will face Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, 6-4, 7-6 (7) winner over 14th-seeded Karolina Pliskova of the Czech Republic in the night semifinal. The 15th-seeded Halep won
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Isolated thunderstorms will be present across all of the region tonight.
Continue Reading By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hundreds of Nicaraguans have attended Mass under a heavy police presence after the government prohibited a religious procession in the capital amid tensions with the Roman Catholic Church. Church leaders announced Friday that the National Police had banned the planned procession Saturday for Our Lady of
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jacoby Brissett has jumped ahead of Deshaun Watson on Cleveland’s depth chart. Maybe for a while. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Brissett will take the majority of snaps with Cleveland’s first-team offense starting Sunday. It’s a move necessitated by Watson’s pending suspension for violating the NFL’s
Continue Reading YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The same factors that produced a later and lighter cherry crop are affecting many Yakima Valley peach growers as well. Cold spring weather, a late April frost and their impact on pollination has delayed the peach harvesting season, usually at its peak by now, local growers and state agriculture officials say,
Continue Reading SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office recovered a body from the Spokane River on Friday afternoon. The Sheriff Office’s Dive Team and Major Crimes Detectives were told that a paddle boarder reported finding what appeared to be human remains in the river. The initial report was made at 5 p.m. on Thursday,
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — A Sudanese official says floods triggered by seasonal torrential rains in Sudan have killed more than 50 people and inundated over 8,170 homes since the start of the rainy season. The spokesman for Sudan’s National Council for Civil Defense said Saturday that 19 fatalities have been recorded in North Kordofan province, followed
Continue Reading By Claire Colbert, CNN About 133,000 people in the Greater Detroit area remain under a boil water advisory Sunday, a day after a leak was discovered in a 120-inch water transmission main that distributes water from the Lake Huron Water Treatment Facility to residents, the Great Lakes Water Authority said. That’s down from 935,000 people
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Ronald Acuña homered on the first pitch of the game, Matt Olson hit his 24th homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 to sweep their doubleheader. Rookie Vaughn Grissom also went deep for the surging Braves, who won their fifth straight after losing four of five to the NL
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN When teacher and recreational caver Rick Haley set out to help map a cave on August 6, he had no idea he would end up staging a rescue mission — let alone reuniting a lost dog with her owner. Haley, along with a team of around 30 spelunkers, was mapping a
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier expects to be ready for opening day next year following season-ending left hip surgery. But what team the three-time Gold Glover will be with is yet to be determined. The 32-year-old Kiermaier is in the final season of
Continue Reading By Sara Murray, Zachary Cohen, Katelyn Polantz and Daniella Diaz, CNN The Democratic chairs of the House Intelligence and Oversight Committees have asked federal intelligence leadership for a congressional briefing and damage assessment after the FBI seized 11 sets of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home earlier this week. House Intelligence Committee
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 60 yards and a touchdown on Kansas City’s first possession, then watched as the Chiefs lost to the Chicago Bears 19-14 in the preseason opener. The game Saturday was the first for Chicago’s Matt Eberflus as a head coach. It also marked
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw a touchdown pass during the Carolina Panthers’ 23-21 preseason-opening victory at the Washington Commanders to give him a highlight in the quarterback competition against Baker Mayfield. Darnold completed two of three passes for 16 yards. Mayfield was solid aside from a fumbled
Continue Reading HANNA CITY, Ill. (AP) — Two people are dead after a single-engine plane they were in crashed on a roadway in the small central Illinois community of Hanna City. Officials say the crash happened early Saturday afternoon on Route 116. The Peoria County Coroner told the Peoria Journal Star that the two victims have not
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More than 35 paraprofessionals working in the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25 are set to receive full-tuition scholarships awarded by the Idaho State University College of Education to earn a college degree and teacher certification through the Paraprofessional to Certified Teacher (PaCT) program.
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La supergigante roja Betelgeuse, una estrella colosal en la constelación de Orión, experimentó una erupción estelar enorme, como nunca antes se había visto, según los astrónomos. Betelgeuse llamó la atención por primera vez a finales de 2019 cuando la estrella, que brilla como una gema roja en el hombro superior derecho
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — An airplane bumped into another plane while backing up at Logan International Airport in Boston, prompting an investigation. No one was injured when the two Delta Airlines planes collided at low-speed on Friday night. Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating. One of the planes, which was headed for Los Angeles, clipped
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Manchester United plumbed new depths with a 4-0 capitulation at Brentford to send Erik ten Hag’s team into meltdown after just two games of the Premier League season. Through a mixture of defensive ineptitude and Brentford’s opportunism, United was 4-0 down at halftime for the first time in a Premier League game.
Continue Reading By Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A national shortage of carbon dioxide has led to some panic among breweries – a few even making the call to close their doors while they assess the situation. The already-mounting issue was made worse by the recent shutdown of
Continue Reading By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page. The plaintiff, Leondra Taylor, who is Black, admitted she posted a cartoon image on
Continue Reading By Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — Balloons filled the sky in the 2500 Block of North Broadway Friday to remember the life of 25-year-old D’Asia Bowers. “She was my daughter, and I was her mother. I appreciate even the testimony to my children who are still alive
Continue Reading BALLYMENA, Northern Ireland (AP) — Ewen Ferguson of Scotland extended his lead to three strokes by shooting 2-under 68 in the third round of the ISPS Handa World Invitational. Ferguson won the Qatar Masters in March and set up the chance of a second win on the European tour with a controlled round which featured
Continue Reading By Madeline Montgomery, Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WGCL) — A deadly club shooting in Atlanta on Saturday has Aaliyah Strong taking a painful trip down memory lane to when her fiancé died under similar circumstances. “When Ty got killed, it was so sudden. We were at work, and
Continue Reading By Roger Susanin Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The first day of the fall semester is right around the corner. Connecticut schools are great places to learn, but this year they are also great places to eat. In this back-to-school edition of Something’s Cooking, Eyewitness News headed to cafeterias
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR AP Sports Writer MILAN (AP) — It took Romelu Lukaku just 82 seconds to mark his return to Inter Milan with a goal. But it was Denzel Dumfries who decided the game with a stoppage-time winner to see Inter snatch a 2-1 victory at newly-promoted Lecce. Assan Ceesay had levelled for the
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN One of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys signed a letter in June asserting that there was no more classified information stored at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The letter signed by the attorney raises fresh questions about the number of
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, Kaitlan Collins and Sara Murray, CNN One of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys signed a letter in June asserting that there was no more classified information stored at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The letter signed by the attorney raises fresh questions about the number of
Continue Reading By FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Three day-old lion cubs were on display Saturday in a cardboard box at a Gaza City zoo, a rare joyous sight for children and adults alike, just days after Israeli aircraft pounded the territory and Gaza militants fired hundreds of rockets at Israel. Veterinarian
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Seventeen-year-old David Popovici of Romania has become the youngest swimmer to break the world record in the men’s 100-meter freestyle. He beat the mark set more than 13 years ago in the same pool in Rome. Popovici touched in 46.86 seconds at the European championships to top the record of 46.91 set
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Temperatures soared in England and no one was feeling the heat more than Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag. United conceded four goals in the first 35 minutes and lost 4-0 at Brentford in the Premier League on another humiliating day for a club in freefall. It’s two matches
Continue Reading RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia government failed to carry out numerous lessons from a 2018 snowstorm that caused highway gridlock, as exhibited by a similar event along Interstate 95 in January that left hundreds of motorists stranded, a state watchdog office concluded. The Office of the Inspector General report, released Friday, was critical of how
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans swapped out a couple of players, signing defensive back Deante Burton and tight end David Wells. The Titans also waived defensive back Terrell Bonds and wide receiver Brandon Lewis. Burton came into the NFL as a wide receiver when he joined Atlanta in 2017 as an undrafted free
Continue Reading LILLE, France (AP) — Lille winger Tim Weah is expected to be sidelined for at least a week after the United States international picked up a foot injury. Weah missed Lille’s 1-1 draw with Nantes in the French league on Friday and looks likely to be out for next Sunday’s home match against defending champion
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Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) students at Idaho State University are getting a helping hand from a leader in the construction, engineering, environmental, facility operations, and professional services industries.
Continue Reading By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski has endured a frustrating debut for Barcelona after Rayo Vallecano earned a scoreless draw at Camp Nou in their Spanish league opener. Lewandowski and his new teammates were kept well in check by Rayo. The modest Madrid-based club also proved dangerous on the break
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns starting center Nick Harris will likely need season-ending surgery after injuring his right knee on the second play of the exhibition opener against Jacksonville. Coach Kevin Stefanski didn’t provide details on Harris’ injury or test results. Harris got hurt while dropping back into pass
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN Two people are dead after heavy rain poured into Las Vegas casinos and flooded streets Thursday night in the wettest monsoon season in a decade, according to Clark County officials. Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Clark County Fire Department firefighters located and then removed a man in
Continue Reading By Payton Major, Judson Jones and Brandon Miller, CNN Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake. And it isn’t the mega drought. It’s actually the exact opposite. A megaflood. A new study by Science Advances shows climate change has already doubled the chances of
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Police Department has ended its investigation into Anne Heche’s car accident, when the actor crashed into a Los Angeles home on Aug. 5. Heche, 53, is brain dead and on life support, pending evaluation for organ donation. “As of today, there will be no further investigative efforts made
Continue Reading By Harry Enten, CNN Former President Donald Trump left office over a year and a half ago, and yet he is still dominating the news. Whether it be the FBI searching Mar-a-Lago or the Republican primaries in August, you might forget that President Joe Biden is the one who currently lives at the White House.
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent Harriet Hageman proudly wears Wyoming on her sleeve — and wields it like a hammer against Liz Cheney. “I know Wyoming. I love Wyoming. I am Wyoming,” Hageman tells audiences as she travels across her state, entering the closing days of a bitter Republican duel in one of
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Neymar and Paris Saint-Germain’s high-powered attack have put on another impressive display in a 5-2 win over Montpellier in the French league. Kylian Mbappe also opened his account but missed a penalty in his return from a groin injury. Neymar netted twice to take his tally to three goals in two league
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister says German businesses and public institutions should heat their offices no higher than 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit) this winter to help reduce the country’s consumption of natural gas. Germany — the European Union’s biggest economy — is trying to wean itself off using natural gas from Russia
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After taking an early lead Friday night at Melaleuca Field, the Idaho Falls Chukars didn’t score again, and the Billing Mustangs took the victory 5-1.
Continue Reading By JORGE LEBRIJA Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — The Mexican border cities of Tijuana and Mexicali along with Rosarito and Ensenada were hit by gang violence that included vehicles being set ablaze and road blockades. The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana instructed its employees “to shelter in place until further notice” around midnight because of
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s economy minister says German businesses and public institutions should heat their offices no higher than 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit) this winter to help reduce the country’s consumption of natural gas. Germany — the European Union’s biggest economy — is trying to wean itself off using natural gas from Russia
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A week and a half after a former intern publicly accused state Sen. Gene Davis of sexual misconduct, the Utah Democratic Party is suspending the longtime lawmaker from party-related activities at all levels and has called for him to step down from the Utah Legislature. The decision, announced in
Continue Reading WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton goalkeeper Jose Sa saved a late penalty by Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic as the teams played out a 0-0 draw in the Premier League at Molineux. Mitrovic scored twice last weekend in Fulham’s opening-round 2-2 draw against Liverpool and was handed the chance to snatch all three points for the
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By Radhika Marya, CNN Some of the stars behind summer’s hottest new music found themselves in hot water when listeners and disability advocates spoke out against a lyric viewed as an ableist slur. Backlash came quickly, and the artists were just as quick to respond. Lizzo took to Instagram to announce she had edited the
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — For their 16th wedding anniversary, Democrats in Hawaii gifted Josh Green and his wife, Jaime, a comfortable margin of victory in the gubernatorial primary Saturday. Green, the state’s current lieutenant governor, handily defeated former first lady Vicky Cayetano and Kaiali’I Kahele, who decided to seek the governor’s
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco. That costly, boxy bin is among six trash cans hitting San Francisco’s streets this summer in the city’s long saga in search of the perfect can. Overflowing trash
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What takes four years to make and costs more than $20,000? A trash can in San Francisco. That costly, boxy bin is among six trash cans hitting San Francisco’s streets this summer in the city’s long saga in search of the perfect can. Overflowing trash
Continue Reading BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Nick Pope conjured two fine saves and Kieran Trippier made a goal-line clearance as Newcastle’s two England internationals helped to grind out a 0-0 draw at Brighton in the Premier League. Pope racked up a second straight clean sheet since joining Newcastle from relegated Burnley as he thwarted both Adam Lallana
Continue Reading SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Notre Dame receiver Avery Davis will miss the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee. The school also announced sophomore quarterback Tyler Buchner will start the opener against Ohio State on Sept. 3. The school says Davis, a senior and team captain who was penciled in to start
Continue Reading By Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Families gathered at Dawson park Friday afternoon for a family fun day put on by the Black Parent Initiative. Leigh Bohannon is their community outreach and family resource manager. “Really just a whole heart celebration, a welcome back, get ready for
Continue Reading RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) — Authorities say police in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, fatally shot a man who pointed a rifle at them. The shooting Friday in Richland Hills happened as two officers were investigating reports of gunshots along a city street. Richland Hills Officer Sheena McEachran says the officers found a man carrying a
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov will miss the first few months of the season with a torn right Achilles tendon. General manager Mike Grier said Knyzhov got hurt while participating in off-ice training. Knyzhov had surgery Wednesday. His estimated recovery time is about six months. The 24-year-old missed all
Continue Reading SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — Southampton erased a two-goal deficit in the second half to salvage a 2-2 draw with Leeds in the Premier League. Kyle Walker-Peters’ shot from a tight angle squeezed under goalkeeper Illan Meslier’s right arm and into the net to equalize in the 81st, nine minutes after substitute Joe Aribo got the
Continue Reading By FRANK GRIFFITHS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Gabriel Jesus marked his home debut for Arsenal with two goals and two assists in a 4-2 win against Leicester in the Premier League on. Jesus opened his account for the Gunners in the 23rd minute with a brilliant, curling finish. The Brazilian striker got his second
Continue Reading By Marleah Campbell Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Visitors in the Shawnee Mission School District will use a new system to enter school doors beginning later this month. The district has approved roughly $250,000 in security upgrades at Monday night’s board meeting. “Given the scope of things, it’s
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Pam Hutchinson draws a parallel between identifying weeds in a potato field and wowing a crowd with a drum solo.
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Erling Haaland might not hog all of Manchester City’s goals this season after all. Ilkay Gundogan, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden were City’s scorers in a 4-0 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League and there was also an own-goal by Jefferson Lerma. Haaland barely got a sight on goal
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson and the New York Jets appear to have avoided a preseason nightmare. Wilson is expected to miss two to four weeks with a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his right knee, according to a person with knowledge of the injury.
Continue Reading By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Wilson and the New York Jets appear to have avoided a preseason nightmare. Wilson is expected to miss two to four weeks with a bone bruise and meniscus tear in his right knee, according to a person with knowledge of the injury.
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