Skip to Content
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunning September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in postseason that ended on one hanging slider. Alex Reyes, who lost his closer’s job last month, gave up a game-ending home run to Chris Taylor just after entering the game in the ninth inning,
Continue Reading
By JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stunning September meant little for the St. Louis Cardinals in postseason that ended on one hanging slider. Alex Reyes, who lost his closer’s job last month, gave up a game-ending home run to Chris Taylor just after entering the game in the ninth inning,
Continue ReadingLilit Marcus Australian airline Qantas has set a company record by flying a one-off direct flight from Buenos Aires to the city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. The flight repatriated 107 Australians and set two Qantas records in the process: longest distance covered (15,020 km or 9,333 miles) and longest time in the air
Continue ReadingCNN Lilit Marcus Australian airline Qantas has set a company record by flying a one-off direct flight from Buenos Aires to the city of Darwin in Australia’s Northern Territory. The flight repatriated 107 Australians and set two Qantas records in the process: longest distance covered (15,020 km or 9,333 miles) and longest time in the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Gaouette, CNN The US and China have agreed in principle that President Joe Biden and Preident Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting before the end of the year, part of an effort to ensure stability in one of the world’s most consequential and fraught relationships, a senior administration official said Wednesday. The
Continue Reading
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii is forming a task force to study the issue of missing and murdered Native Hawaiian women and girls. The state House created the panel, which aims to gather data and identify the reasons behind the problem. Few figures currently exist, but those that do suggest Native
Continue Reading TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a Pima County woman is facing charges after allegedly shooting and wounding her son after a standoff in Avra Valley, northwest of Tucson. County deputies say the woman barricaded herself in the home Tuesday. Authorities say the situation was resolved after the woman went into a diabetic shock. She
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in a scintillating NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the rival Giants. Game
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in a scintillating NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the rival Giants. Game
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers over the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in a scintillating NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to a best-of-five Division Series against the rival Giants. Game
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to the best-of-five NL Division Series against the rival Giants. Game 1
Continue Reading By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Taylor blasted a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers past the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in the NL wild-card game. The 106-win Dodgers advanced to the best-of-five NL Division Series against the rival Giants. Game 1
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers beat St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 in NL-wild-card game to advance to face San Francisco Giants.
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna are missing from the U.S. lineup because of injuries but Weston McKennie will start in a World Cup qualifier against Jamaica after missing two games for violating team COVID protocols. The Reggae Boyz are without top forward Michail Antonio, who
Continue Reading ROCKVILLE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a man who is suspected of shooting at vehicles and causing a lockdown of a tourist town outside of Zion National Park in southern Utah was apprehended Wednesday night. The Washington County Critical Incident Task Force said in a statement that officers responded Wednesday at about 3:40 p.m. to
Continue Reading
Ángela Reyes (CNN Español) — Las autoridades panameñas buscan a los responsables de un robo millonario de dólares en billetes la madrugada del miércoles en la zona de carga del Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen, cuya cuantía, según el Ministerio Público, todavía no ha sido determinada. El fiscal superior Julio Villarreal explicó que “aparenta ser un
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ and AARON FAVILA Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo, who leads the opposition, says she will run for president in next year’s elections in a long-anticipated decision. The liberal lawyer could face a potentially bruising faceoff with her opponent in the 2016 vice presidential race, the son
Continue Reading By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study suggests the number of U.S. children orphaned during the COVID-19 pandemic may be larger than previously estimated. And the toll has been far greater among Black and Hispanic Americans. The study was published Thursday by the medical journal Pediatrics. It found that
Continue Reading
Local immigration advocates are bringing their fight to our nation’s capital this week. They’re demanding a permanent fix for DACA recipients, young undocumented immigrants brought to the u-s as children. “We need both parties to work together because both parties need immigrants,” said Luz Gallegos, executive director at the TODEC Legal Center. The push comes
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — The money flowing to cities and states from the American Rescue Plan is so substantial and can be used for so many purposes that communities across the U.S. are trying out new, longer-term ways to fix what’s broken in their cities. In Rockford, Illinois, that means
Continue Reading