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One person has died following an RV fire that erupted overnight inside an RV park on the 200 block of West Mesquite Avenue in Palm Springs. As of Saturday afternoon the Palm Springs Police and Fire Department were still processing the scene. An RV could be seen with a portion of its windshield and another
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BURGOS, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending champion Primoz Roglic has won the opening stage of the Spanish Vuelta. Roglic was fastest in the short first stage in Burgos. He finished the 7.1-kilometer (4.4-mile) time trial in 8 minutes, 32 seconds. Alex Aranburu was six seconds behind Roglic. Jan Tratnik was another two seconds back in
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By PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported over 3,000 additional COVID-19 cases for the second straight day. The state’s seven-day rolling averages for cases and deaths also continued to rise along with virus-related hospitalizations. The state’s coronavirus dashboard reported 1,601 hospitalizations as of Thursday, along with 3,418 additional cases
Continue Reading By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie quarterback Justin Fields came off the bench in the second quarter and rallied the Chicago Bears from a 13-0 deficit to a 20-13 win over the Miami Dolphins at Soldier Field to start each team’s preseason. Fields went 14 of 20 for 142 yards and threw
Continue ReadingBy Denio Lourenco, CTVNews.ca digital content edtior Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — It is commonly believed that a person reaches their peak calorie-burning potential during adolescence, but a new study indicates that the body’s metabolism process actually starts to decline later in life. An international team of scientists
Continue Reading By BOB FERRANTE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Bobby Bowden may have been known across the country for winning two national championships at Florida State, but the coach was eulogized Saturday as a man with three guiding principles: faith, family and football. And that family included the thousands of players he coached. More than 300 players
Continue ReadingBy Tom Yun, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Expressions of outrage posted on social media get amplified by the number of likes, shares and retweets they receive. But researchers at Yale University found that likes and shares also serve as “rewards” that makes users more likely
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Temperatures are expected to reach up to 94 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday in Portland, Oregon, as an excessive heat warning is set to expire in the evening. Cooling centers in Oregon’s largest county Multnomah County will remain open until Sunday morning for people seeking a place to escape the heat. Although
Continue ReadingBy Gul Tuysuz and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board, officials said. The aircraft’s five crew members were Russian and three Turkish nationals were also on board, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday, according to state
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CNN By AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN [Breaking news update, published at 3:40 p.m. ET] At least 227 people have died after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti Saturday morning, according to the country’s civil protection service. [Original story, published at 2:11 p.m. ET] At least 29 people have died after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Zahra Ullah and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A BBC journalist working in Moscow said Saturday that she felt shocked she was being expelled from Russia and said she had been told she could never return to the country, in what her employer, the UK’s public broadcaster, described as a “direct assault on media
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Being better on defense shouldn’t be that challenging for the Tennessee Titans following a season where it would be tough to be much worse. The Titans looked like a completely different unit in their preseason opener after an offseason makeover. Two of their top
Continue ReadingBy John Sinnott, CNN The reviews are in for Arsenal’s performance against Brentford in the English Premier League’s opening match on Friday and they make for grim reading if you’re a Gunners fan. “Weak and bullied,” was how Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher described Arsenal’s defending when Brentford scored its second goal in the newly
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Will Power took the lead early Saturday, then watched it shrink over the final half of the race before holding on to win another Indianapolis Grand Prix. The Australian, who started second, beat Romain Grosjean to the yard of bricks by 1.1142 seconds for his first
Continue Reading NORWICH, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah set up two goals and scored himself for a fifth straight year in the opening round of a Premier League season to lead Liverpool to a 3-0 win at Norwich. The hosts were in celebratory mood ahead of kickoff after clinching the second-tier Championship title in May but Juergen
Continue Reading By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi smiled and looked transfixed as Paris Saint-Germain fans chanted his name before the 4-2 win against Strasbourg in the French league. PSG’s latest signing joined four other recruits who were presented to almost 50,000 fans at Parc des Princes ahead of Saturday’s kickoff. Messi
Continue ReadingGeorge Engels, CNN The United Kingdom hasn’t had the sunniest of summers, but that didn’t stop Banksy from dropping by seaside towns and leaving his mark. In a video clip posted to Instagram, the enigmatic street artist confirmed he is responsible for several artworks that have recently appeared in British coastal communities. The video titled
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer The return of near-capacity crowds fueled a barrage of goals and a bunch of home wins on the first Saturday of the English Premier League season. Fans at Old Trafford particularly enjoyed themselves. More than 72,000 spectators saw Bruno Fernandes’ hat trick and Paul Pogba’s four assists sweep Manchester
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The US remains among nations with the highest rate of new Covid-19 cases, driven mostly by a surge in the South, where many states are lagging in getting people vaccinated against the coronavirus. “This is starting to look really ominous in the South. … If you look at rates of transmission
Continue Reading SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Wisconsin transfer Jack Coan is Notre Dame’s starting quarterback. Fighting Irish coach Brian Kelly announced the choice Saturday in a Twitter post after suggesting for the last week that a decision would be coming soon. Coan started for Wisconsin in 2019, leading the Badgers to the Big Ten title game.
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