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By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the Boston Bruins past the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 and send their first-round playoff series to a decisive seventh game. Jeremy Swayman stopped 23 shots for Boston. Andrei Svechnikov scored twice and Antti Raanta made 29
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and waved “bye bye” to the Philly crowd as he sent the Miami Heat into the Eastern Conference finals with a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night in Game 6. The Heat will play the winner of the
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By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s minimum wage will jump to $15.50 per hour next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration announced Thursday, an increase triggered by soaring inflation that will benefit about 3 million workers. The increase is required by a state law passed in 2016. But it comes at a
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN California’s minimum wage is expected to increase to $15.50 per hour next January because a state provision regarding inflation was triggered, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said Thursday. Newsom’s office indicated in a release that the state’s minimum wage law requires an accelerated increase when inflation goes beyond 7%. The Consumer Price
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Alberto Pando (CNN) — Todos cometemos errores, pero para un presentador de la lotería Mega Millions, este es uno potencialmente costoso: los pagos de premios para todos los boletos de Mega Millions se suspendieron temporalmente después de que el anfitrión John Crow leyera incorrectamente el número de Mega Ball durante el sorteo de lotería del
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By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Six people have died and 350,000 have been treated for a fever that has spread “explosively” across North Korea, state media said Friday, a day after the country acknowledged a COVID-19 outbreak for the first time in the pandemic. North Korea likely
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College of the Desert baseball will have its biggest challenge yet of its historic season. The Roadrunners claimed their 7th Inland Empire Athletic Conference championship and have moved onto the second round of CCCAA playoffs against #1 Saddleback (32-8). “The motto is why not us,” said second baseman Dalton Thomas. “We obviously are here for
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The first execution in Arizona in nearly eight years was carried out more smoothly than the state’s last use of the death penalty, when a condemned prisoner who was given 15 doses of a two-drug combination gasped for air hundreds of times over nearly two hours. The
Continue Reading By ANDY TSUBASA FIELD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legalized sports betting Thursday, only to be sued almost immediately by the operator of a state-owned casino that could offer the new wagering over an unrelated part of the law designed to revive a long-closed greyhound track in its area. Democratic
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A high of 88° was recorded in Palm Springs — 7 degrees warmer than Wednesday. While it was a warmer day across the Coachella Valley, highs were still below average for the date. Expect warm but comfortable conditions for the remainder of this evening. A ridge of high pressure will continue to build over Southern
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has a small tear in his right elbow and won’t throw for four weeks, but the reigning NL MVP will stay in the lineup as Philadelphia’s designated hitter. Harper will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection Sunday and won’t play that day, manager Joe Girardi said before Thursday
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — Phillies slugger Bryce Harper has a small tear in his right elbow and won’t throw for four weeks, but the reigning NL MVP will stay in the lineup as Philadelphia’s designated hitter. Harper will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection Sunday and won’t play that day, manager Joe Girardi said before Thursday
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer The draw for the 2023 Women’s World Cup will be held on Oct. 22 in Auckland, New Zealand. The draw will determine the groups for the preliminary stage of soccer’s premier women’s event that is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. It include an expanded field of
Continue ReadingBy Sahar Akbarzai, Sara Smart and Forrest Brown, CNN Air traffic control came to a stop for parts of Thursday morning and afternoon in Jamaica, forcing flight cancellations and leaving thousands of frustrated passengers stranded there or unable to reach the Caribbean island. MBJ Airports Limited, the operator of Sangster International Airport near the popular
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In less than a 120 days the 2022-23 NFL season will kickoff and on Thursday each team’s schedule was released. Here is a look at our two southern California teams the defending Super Bowl champions Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers. Mark your calendars, Rams Fans! 😬🎟️ » https://t.co/s3deGBTBha | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/wsTxN42oQM— Los Angeles
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man and the woman charged with kidnapping a 3-month-old baby last month from his Northern California home while his grandmother unloaded groceries tried at least three times to take the child before succeeding, authorities said Thursday. Yesenia Ramirez, 43, and Jose Portillo, 28, were
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home. So the Los Angeles Rams will host the Buffalo Bills on Thursday night, Sept. 8, to begin the 2022 season. It’s a juicy matchup of the team generally considered the title favorite by
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (CIDH) consideró este miércoles que en Venezuela “se vulneró el derecho de Henrique Capriles de participar en condiciones de igualdad” durante las elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela en 2013. El organismo dijo en un documento que el Estado de Venezuela violó derechos consagrados
Continue Reading NASHVILLE Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans have agreed to terms with four of their nine draft picks. The Titans announced Thursday they have deals with running back Hassan Haskins, wide receiver Kyle Philips, safety Theo Jackson and linebacker Chance Campbell. Haskins is the highest of the draft picks as the 131st pick overall in
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco rookie receiver Danny Gray found the ideal workout partner before the draft to prepare him to play with the 49ers’ strong-armed quarterback, Trey Lance. It just happened to be a former 49ers quarterback known for his his ability to throw with
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