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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Penny Taylor used her induction into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday to call for the release of her former Phoenix Mercury teammate Brittney Griner, noting it’s been 114 days since the seven-time WNBA All-Star was detained in Russia. “BG is our
Continue Reading By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Automatic runner Manny Machado hustled home when a two-out wild pitch in the 10th inning led to a throwing error by catcher Elias Díaz, lifting the San Diego Padres over the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. “Ball in the
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By Alaa Elassar and Rebekah Riess, CNN Three people were injured after an 18-wheeler crashed through a concrete wall and into an empty pool at a Texas hotel early Saturday morning. A small black sedan collided with the semi-truck on an access road off Interstate 35 in San Antonio around 3 a.m., San Antonio Police
Continue Reading Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius), tying the record high for the date set back in 1918. Las Vegas tied a record for
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Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver and California’s Death Valley all posted record temperatures on Saturday, as dangerous heat swept across the American Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius), tying the record high for the date set back in 1918. Las Vegas tied a record for
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Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Special Events Center. The resort is seeking to fill over 65 positions in various roles and departments. Managers will be onsite to interview applicants and extend job offers on the spot for a
Continue Reading By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Seth Brown hit a grand slam to cap a five-run seventh inning, and the Oakland Athletics stopped a 10-game losing streak — their longest in 11 years — by defeating the Cleveland Indians 10-5 on Saturday. Oakland right fielder Ramón Laureano appeared to make an emotional speech
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Christina Maxouris, CNN Mo Donegal won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York, on Saturday. Mo Donegal was piloted by three-time Eclipse Award-winning jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. Ortiz also won the 2016 Belmont Stakes with Creator. “It’s very special, honestly,” Ortiz said after the race.
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Kyle Larson can’t be beaten lately in qualifying at Sonoma Raceway, and he hopes his recent superiority leads to a similar stretch of dominance in the race. Larson will start on the pole for the fifth straight time in the NASCAR Cup Series race at
Continue Reading COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Police stopped a U-haul in Coeur d’Alene Saturday and detained several dozen men who were found inside dressed in khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces. The arrests occurred near a “Pride in the Park” event. The back of the U-haul was filled with
Continue Reading By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler spent a few days away from the Phillies this week because his wife was ready to welcome their second child. He was an antsy parent — and pitcher, too, checking the box scores to see if Philadelphia could stay perfect in his absence. “I
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Rusia planea el domingo abrir sus propios restaurantes de comida rápida en sustitución del icónico McDonald’s, dijo a CNN el viernes un portavoz de la nueva firma administradora Sistema PBO. Los primeros 15 restaurantes de la cadena abrirán en Moscú y la región circundante el 12 de junio, dijo,
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right forearm strain, and the team awaited MRI results to determine the severity, Buehler left Friday night’s start at San Francisco after four innings when his elbow began bothering him. After the game, Buehler said
Continue Reading By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large fire burning in the tundra of southwest Alaska continues to move toward an Alaska Native village, but fire managers say it is moving at a slower rate. The East Fork fire was started by lightning May 31. It remained about 5 miles from the
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series drivers are facing challenges a whole lot tougher than a right turn Sunday in their final race before the brief midseason break. They’ve got to figure out how to navigate Sonoma Raceway’s normal elevation changes, along with the return to the
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN The federal civil case alleging that Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo raped a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2009 was dismissed on Friday. Judge Jennifer Dorsey accepted the recommendation of a federal magistrate, saying that an attorney for accuser Kathryn Mayorga engaged in misconduct so severe that it
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday he was escalating federal assistance for New Mexico as it faces its largest wildfire in recorded state history. The fire began with prescribed burns that were set by the U.S. Forest Service, a standard practice that’s intended
Continue Reading Associated Press HUIXTLA, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s migration agency has issued nearly 7,000 temporary documents and transit visas over the last few days to members of a migrant caravan which by Saturday had broken up in southern Mexico. Hundreds of people were heading north in buses while others were spread out over various towns north
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, ingredientes para pizza, hongos mágicos: la jerga cotidiana para los hongos psicodélicos parece crecer con cada generación. Sin embargo, el destacado micólogo Paul Stamets cree que es hora de que los fanáticos de los hongos con psilocibina dejen atrás esa jerga infantil. “Seamos adultos
Continue Reading Record high temperatures hit or were poised to land Saturday in California and Arizona as dangerous heat swept over the American Southwest. The National Weather Service in Phoenix reported a temperature of 114 degrees Fahrenheit (46 degrees Celsius), tying the record high for the date set back in 1918. Meanwhile temperatures in several inland areas
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