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By BRIAN DULIK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Olympic doubles champion Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic reached the quarterfinals at Tennis in the Land with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Nagi Hanatani of Japan. No. 53 Siniakova only surrendered four points in her six service games and limited Hanatani to 14 total points in
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By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Protesters descended upon the Minnesota State Capitol to rally against Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 oil pipeline as the project nears completion. The rally is part of a series of events called Treaties over Tar Sands organized by Indigenous and environmental activists. Protesters called
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Star running back Saquon Barkley needs to be in live contact drills to play in the New York Giants’ season opener in less than three weeks, coach Joe Judge said. Barkley, who had a major knee injury last season, has not practiced at full speed since training camp opened late last
Continue Reading LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will host Southern this season in men’s basketball, tipping off a five-year Unity Series in which the Wildcats will play teams from the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The league is comprised of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). There will be week of activities leading up to the Wildcats’ Dec. 7
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Add the late PBS painter Bob Ross to the list of youthful memories with a darker side, at least in terms of the messy battle that followed his death. “Bob Ross: Happy Accidents, Betrayal & Greed” won’t ruin anyone’s childhood, but it does reflect the difficulty of remembering such personalities
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Bregman had two hits and an RBI in his first action in more than two months, and he scored the winning run in the 10th inning on a groundout by Jake Meyers to lift the Houston Astros to a 6-5 win over the Kansas City
Continue ReadingBy CHUCK MORRIS Click here for updates on this story IRON CITY, TN (WSMV) — A kayaker died after his kayak capsized on Tuesday afternoon on Shoal Creek in Lawrence County. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said four people launched kayaks on Shoal Creek around noon. At some point during the trip, one of the
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man accused of killing and dismembering his father has been charged with committing the same crimes against his mother. The new charges brought Wednesday against 23-year-old Chandler Halderson means he now faces two counts each of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilating a corpse, hiding a corpse, and providing false information
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam During a press briefing Monday, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan suggested a slowdown in approvals for the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) program during the Trump administration contributed to the current delays in evacuating Afghans. Sullivan was asked whether the administration regrets “not moving quicker to evacuate more Afghan civilians
Continue Reading ATlANTA (AP) — Nick Van Exel has returned to the Atlanta Hawks, joining Nate McMillan’s staff as an assistant coach. Van Exel spent the last two years as a Dallas Mavericks scout. He previously worked in Atlanta as a player development instructor from 2010-12. McMillan is counting on Van Exel to help develop a young
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By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Palmer is making the most of his time during Los Angeles Chargers training camp to build a rapport with Justin Herbert. The rookie receiver has been spending at least 15 minutes after practice catching passes from Herbert. Since Herbert isn’t playing in the
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Josh Palmer is making the most of his time during Los Angeles Chargers training camp to build a rapport with Justin Herbert. The rookie receiver has been spending at least 15 minutes after practice catching passes from Herbert. Since Herbert isn’t playing in the
Continue Reading By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada’s COVID-19 positivity test rate is continuing a two-week decline statewide but has reached its worst level since December in Washoe County, where new daily cases and deaths continue to rise. Washoe County Health District Officer Kevin Dick said Wednesday there have been 30 deaths in
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has issued an emergency declaration for Coconino County after heavy rain last week caused major flood damage to homes, neighborhoods and private property. Ducey says damage caused by post-wildfire flooding has taken a severe toll on parts of the northern Arizona county. Up to 3.3 inches of rain
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Palm Springs’ game at Grand Terrace this Thursday has been cancelled. https://twitter.com/PSHSAD/status/1430616983305736192 The Indians are currently working to find a new opponent but athletic director Mike Ventura tells KESQ he has not yet had any success in doing so. Stay with Sports Director Blake Arthur and KESQ News Channel 3 throughout the high school football
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Mexico say an opposition politician who fled the country over the weekend allegedly took a $525,000 bribe. The Attorney General’s Office outlined the accusation that led it to try to obtain an arrest warrant fort former presidential candidate Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party. Anaya has
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Some pro-ams get Jordan Spieth’s attention more than others. Such was the case Wednesday at Caves Valley in the BMW Championship. Spieth said it was a lot of pressure to show up for the pro-am. One of his amateur partners was Kevin Plank, the
Continue Reading By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democrat Kevin Paffrath used his first appearance on a recall debate stage to pitch himself as the best alternative should voters remove California Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. Paffrath appeared Wednesday alongside Republicans Kevin Faulconer, Kevin Kiley and John Cox. The 29-year-old YouTube creator has never
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A vegetation fire burning behind Banning High School has grown to 200-acres. The forward rate has been stopped and as of 5:30 p.m. it is 10% contained. The fire was first reported at around 2:17 p.m. on the 100 block of West Westward Avenue, between the school and a KOA Campground. #WestwardFIRE 🎥 earlier at
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Buster Posey was out of the lineup for the San Francisco Giants a night after leaving a game with left knee discomfort, while Brandon Crawford was set to play shortstop after experiencing lower back tightness. Manager Gabe Kapler said both players were encouraged by how
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