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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred defended the sport’s treatment of minor leaguers, prompting immediate criticism from the players’ advocacy group. “I kind of reject the premise of the question that minor league players are not paid a living wage,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ Association of
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By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions. The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as
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The House passed legislation that would codify same-sex marriage as well as strengthen other marriage-equality protections. The Respect for Marriage Act passed with a 267-157 vote. 47 Republicans joined all Democrats in supporting the measure. The vote comes amid concern the Supreme Court could take up marriages after they decided to overturn Roe v. Wade which protected a
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hace décadas, la mayoría de las mujeres recién casadas adoptaban el apellido de su marido en Estados Unidos, satisfaciendo una costumbre social y asegurando ciertas protecciones legales, económicas y familiares. En algunos estados, esas salvaguardias incluían la posibilidad de conservar el permiso de conducir o el registro de votantes, recoger a
Continue ReadingBy Shain Bergan Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Two families were displaced in an early Tuesday morning house fire that hit two homes and injured two firefighters. Crews responded around 1 a.m. to a pair of houses on fire at 53rd Street and Crest Drive. The call in
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Outfielder Steven Souza Jr. has announced his retirement after playing parts of eight major league seasons. Known best for his spectacular diving catch to preserve Jordan Zimmermann’s no-hitter eight years ago as a rookie, Souza said Tuesday on Twitter he is calling it a career. He appeared in six games earlier this
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A body washed ashore near the boat ramp at New Haven’s Lighthouse Point Park Monday, officials said. Rick Fontana with the New Haven Office of Emergency Management said the man is middle-aged. Investigators believe the man was not in the
Continue ReadingBy Marilyn Deutsch Click here for updates on this story GRESHAM, Oregon (KPTV) — A new community in the Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham had its grand opening Tuesday morning. Rockwood Village, located at 783 Southeast 185th Avenue, features new apartments, with the option of one to four bedrooms. The community features acres of greenspaces, plenty
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN Business Apple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class action lawsuit from customers who say they experienced failures related to the so-called “butterfly” keyboards included for years on certain MacBook laptops. The proposed settlement, which still requires a judge’s approval, was indicated in court documents filed Monday in
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian missiles have struck cities and villages in eastern and southern Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin received Iran’s strong support for his military operation. The regional governor in the eastern city of Kramatorsk said one person was killed in an airstrike Tuesday that hit an
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California parole officials have approved the release of a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader who has been cooperating with law enforcement for nearly 20 years. Two consecutive governors previously blocked parole for Rene “Boxer” Enriquez in part based on the argument that he is
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Russia is forming plans to annex more parts of Ukraine, repeating a playbook it used in the 2014 annexation of Crimea to seize territory, the White House said Tuesday. The steps Russia is planning could include “sham” referenda, installing illegitimate proxy officials, establishing the Russian Ruble as the official currency and
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Tuesday that he has notified the state Supreme Court that his office intends to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Murray Hooper. It would be the third execution warrant issued this year in Arizona. Clarence Wayne Dixon was executed on May 11 for
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Sometimes singing competition shows get right, other times they pass on Maren Morris. “The Middle” singer was just 17 when she auditioned for “American Idol” in August 2007. Though Morris didn’t get past the audition round, her mom, Kellie, saved her ticket — then found it years later. “My mom found my
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Netflix informó el martes que perdió 970.000 suscriptores en el segundo trimestre de 2022, una cifra muy inferior a sus propios pronósticos, que habían proyectado que el gigante del streaming perdería dos millones de suscriptores. Los inversores estuvieron claramente satisfechos con los resultados. Las acciones de Netflix subieron un 8% el
Continue Reading The Associated Press Wall Street rallied Tuesday to its best day in three weeks as more reports pour in on how much profit companies made during the spring. A powerful tide carried 99% of the stocks in the S&P 500 index upward. Small-company stocks rose even more. More types of companies are reporting how much
Continue ReadingBy ALAN GIONET Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Quietly people lit candles for Ma Kaing on Monday night. Gone only a few days, the hole left in this East Denver community is gaping and traumatic. What will they do without Ma? Outside Hidden Brook Apartments, they got together amid
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia, Gregory Krieg and Rachel Janfaza, CNN Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that he is dropping out of the race for New York’s 10th Congressional District. “Time for me to leave electoral politics and focus on other ways to serve,” de Blasio said in a Tweet. “It’s clear
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Felony charges were filed on Tuesday against a 48-year-old man suspected of starting 10 brush fires in rapid succession in Cathedral City. Jose Hernandez was arrested Friday morning and booked into the John J. Benoit Detention Center in Indio on suspicion of arson, according to the Cathedral City Police Department. Hernandez was charged with
Continue Reading By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said the Oakland Athletics need to quickly reach a binding agreement for a new ballpark and that relocation could be considered if a deal isn’t struck for a facility in the Bay Area. “I was at the Coliseum myself recently,” he
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