By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton has been reinstated from the injured list. He missed 55 games while his broken left pinky finger healed. The oft-sidelined star played in only three games after returning June 19 from a strained right hip that kept him out for
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — The Navajo Nation reported 38 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday and no new deaths. Tribal President Jonathan Nez says the daily increase in cases is in line with other places across the country. He urged residents of the vast reservation that extends into New Mexico, Utah and
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WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Secretary of State Antony Blinken; Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Blinken; Fauci; H.R. McMaster, a former national security adviser. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — National security adviser Jake Sullivan;
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A four-year-old child from western Riverside County has died after contracting COVID-19, county health officials announced on Friday. Officials said the death took place during the first week of August, however, officials waited to report the cause of death until receiving confirmation from the coroner’s office. The child is the youngest person in the county
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is still away from practice with the Dallas Cowboys while the return of safety Malik Hooker is a sign the team’s COVID-19 outbreak could be easing. Quinn tested positive for the disease before last weekend’s preseason game against Houston. He
Continue Reading REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft says it has fixed a flaw in its cloud computing platform that cybersecurity researchers warned could have enabled hackers to take over a cloud-based database product used by many big companies. The company said Friday there’s no evidence the potential opening was exploited by malicious actors or that any customer
Continue Reading By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A panel of state trial judges has refused to halt its order restoring voting rights for tens of thousands of North Carolina residents convicted of felonies whose current punishments don’t include prison time. The three judges on Friday denied the delay sought by top Republican
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Valencia had no problem in beating Alavés 3-0 to win two straight home games at the start of the Spanish league season for the first time in seven years. Daniel Wass scored three minutes into the match and Carlos Soler and Gonçalo Guedes added a goal
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say two men have been arrested in the fatal shooting of an off-duty New Orleans police officer during a holdup while he was dining at a Houston restaurant. Houston officials say 19-year-old Frederick D. Jackson and 21-year-old Anthony Rayshard Jenkins each face charges of capital murder and attempted capital murder.
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, in a long expected expansion move for the first-year organization. Hamlin, the three-time Daytona 500 winner, partnered with Jordan this year to start a team
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kurt Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan, in a long expected expansion move for the first-year organization. Hamlin, the three-time Daytona 500 winner, partnered with Jordan this year to start a team
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A lo largo de la costa oeste de Sudáfrica, un border collie, llamado Jessie, llevó su nariz a lo largo de una madriguera en la arena. Ella rastreó el olor de un topo dorado, y su equipo, de la organización sin fines de lucro Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT), observa con
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN A new study adds to growing evidence suggesting that the Delta coronavirus variant is not only highly transmissible, but also more dangerous. Covid-19 patients infected with the Delta variant had about double the risk of hospitalization compared to those infected with the Alpha variant, according to the study published Friday in
Continue ReadingBy Geneva Sands, CNN The rush to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Kabul has led to some Afghans arriving in the US who are only partway through their immigration process and others who have not yet applied to live in the US. To accommodate the fleeing Afghans, who are vetted both before they
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN This week, suicide attacks killed American service members in Afghanistan, Covid-19 cases continued to climb and the Supreme Court struck down the administration’s eviction moratorium, all making for what could be considered the worst week yet of President Joe Biden’s tenure in the White House. Monday Biden will face pressure from
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — San Francisco catcher Buster Posey has returned after missing two games with discomfort in his left knee. Posey started in the opening game of a series at the Atlanta Braves. Giants manager Gabe Kapler says catcher Curt Casali was available off the bench after leaving Thursday
Continue Reading By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — San Francisco catcher Buster Posey has returned after missing two games with discomfort in his left knee. Posey started in the opening game of a series at the Atlanta Braves. Giants manager Gabe Kapler says catcher Curt Casali was available off the bench after leaving Thursday
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Open spectators now must show proof of at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to attend matches. That is a change to the protocols made less than 72 hours before the tennis tournament starts. The U.S. Tennis Association announced Friday that the New York City mayor’s office decided to
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former state court judge who was reprimanded for cursing and throwing a pocket U.S. Constitution in an outburst over a juror’s apparent effort to avoid jury service says he’ll seek the Republican nomination for Nevada secretary of state. Richard Scotti told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday he’ll run on
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An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for the Coachella Valley through 9:00 p.m. Sunday. High temperatures around the low desert are expected to climb near 115° each afternoon. A ridge of high pressure over the west coast will keep our temperatures above normal through the weekend. Early next week, monsoonal moisture returns to Southern California. This
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