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By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored 24 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 to avoid a four-game sweep in their first round playoff series. Game 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Joel
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN Twitter is banning misleading advertisements that go against the scientific consensus of climate change, the company announced on Friday, which was Earth Day. “We believe that climate denialism shouldn’t be monetized on Twitter, and that misrepresentative ads shouldn’t detract from important conversations about the climate crisis,” Twitter said in a blog
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By Rosa Flores and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN A Texas Army National Guard soldier who went missing Friday during a rescue mission along the border with Mexico has not yet been found, according to a release from the Texas Military Department (TMD). Local law enforcement on Friday said the guard member tried to rescue a woman
Continue Reading By The Associated Press American forward Jordan Pefok scored twice to increase his Swiss league-leading goals total to 21 in Young Boys’ 3-1 win against visiting Servette. Pefok put Young Boys ahead in the 12th minute when he headed Ulisses Garcia’s cross past goalkeeper Jérémy Frick from 8 yards. He headed in Edimilson Fernandes’ cross
Continue Reading By DANA GAURUDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Miguel Cabrera needed only one at-bat on Saturday to deliver his long-awaited 3,000th career hit, quickly reaching the mark as the Detroit Tigers routed the Colorado Rockies 13-0 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader. Cabrera became the 33rd player in major league history and first Venezuelan-born
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new report shows that nearly 2,000 homeless people died in Los Angeles County during the first year of the pandemic, an increase of 56% from the previous year, driven mainly by drug overdoses. The findings released Friday in a report from the county’s Department of Public Health showed that despite
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Wood pitched five effective innings and San Francisco’s bullpen closed it out, leading the Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Wilmer Flores and Joc Pederson each had two hits for San Francisco, which won for the third time in four games. It beat Washington 7-1 in the series
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Wood pitched five effective innings and San Francisco’s bullpen closed it out, leading the Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Washington Nationals. Wilmer Flores and Joc Pederson each had two hits for San Francisco, which won for the third time in four games. It beat Washington 7-1 in the series
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican workers have voted yet again for an independent union, this time in a city where border assembly plants have been largely dominated by old-guard unions. Government officials said late Friday that employees at the Panasonic Automotive Systems factory in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas, voted overwhelmingly to be
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A first-of-its-kind online pharmacy says it is putting people ahead of profits to save members up to 99% on drug costs. Scriptco Pharmacy, which recently got licensed in California, takes the true wholesale cost of a drug, and passes it on to the consumer. And as News Channel 3’s Peter Daut discovered, the savings can
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Coal mining authorities in Poland say rescue workers have reached four of the 10 miners who went missing following an underground tremor and methane gas discharge Saturday at a mine in southern Poland. Mine authorities did not describe the condition of the four men but said the rescue team could not
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Monaco is making a strong finish in the race for Champions League spots after extending its winning streak to six games by defeating Saint-Etienne 4-1. Monaco has moved into third place in the French league. The match was suspended twice after supporters set off fireworks from the stands. The second occasion delayed
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Fox and Ellie Kaufman, CNN Military and humanitarian aid for Ukraine could be at risk of being bogged down in the immigration battle brewing on Capitol Hill between Republicans and the Biden administration. The Biden administration is expected to send another supplemental request to Congress this week for Ukraine after warning that
Continue Reading STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — Top-ranked Iga Swiatek will play Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Stuttgart Open after both came through their respective semifinals. Swiatek has stretched her winning run to 22 matches by overcoming Liudmila Samsonova 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-5 to move into her fourth final of the season. Sabalenka defeated the second-seeded
Continue Reading By ABIGAIL SNYDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored two goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 7-2. Kris Letang had a goal and two assists for the playoff-bound Penguins, who won for the third time in four games. Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell and Chad Ruhwedel each finished with a
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Rookie Seth Jarvis scored with 3:21 left in the overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a late two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2. Carolina had tied the game at 2-all on third-period goals by Brady Skjei and Nino Niederreiter in the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Bayern Munich clinched its 10th straight Bundesliga title after beating fierce rivals Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on Saturday. It is the first club in Europe’s top five leagues to win 10 consecutive titles. The beer was flowing as Bayern’s players celebrated on the pitch, with teammates throwing the iconic steins over each
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN A US Air Force general officer was found guilty of abusive sexual contact in military court in Ohio on Saturday, marking the first-ever court-martial trial and conviction of a general officer in the history of the military branch, the Air Force said in a statement. Maj. Gen. William T. Cooley was
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Tage Thompson scored his team-leading 37th goal during a three-goal, second-period surge, and the Buffalo Sabres defeated the New York Islanders 5-3 in a game between two non-playoff teams. Jeff Skinner, with his 33rd of the season, stuffed in Thompson’s rebound with 7:20 left to
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Orioles left-hander John Means needs Tommy John surgery, ending the season for Baltimore’s opening day starter. Means announced the news on social media Saturday, a day before his 29th birthday. An All-Star in 2019, Means was 0-0 in two starts this season, giving up three runs in eight innings. Last May,
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