By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin secreted themselves in a basement room at the Capitol. The two men had been wrestling for more than a year in long, failed rounds of start-and-stop negotiations over President Joe Biden’s big rebuilding America package. But
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PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 30 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 27 and the Phoenix Mercury rolled to a 90-80 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Taurasi hit five 3-pointers and added six rebounds, while Diggins-Smith grabbed five rebounds with six assists for Phoenix (13-16). Shey Peddy scored 12 as the Mercury
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi scored 30 points, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 27 and the Phoenix Mercury rolled to a 90-80 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Thursday night. Taurasi hit five 3-pointers and added six rebounds, while Diggins-Smith grabbed five rebounds with six assists for Phoenix (13-16). Shey Peddy scored 12 as the Mercury
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday following a broad rally on Wall Street, but Hong Kong’s benchmark sank more than 2%. Investors appear to have grown more convinced that the Federal Reserve may temper its aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation after the
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday following a broad rally on Wall Street, but Hong Kong’s benchmark sank more than 2%. Investors appear to have grown more convinced that the Federal Reserve may temper its aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation after the
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press TONOPAH, Nev. (AP) — The Nye County Commission is used to dealing with all sorts of hot-button controversies. Water rights, livestock rules and marijuana licenses are among the many local dramas that consume the time of the five commissioners in this vast swath of rural and deeply Republican Nevada. Last
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Bobby Edward Fort was 27 when he enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1994 and retired 22 years later with a secret security clearance that allowed him to land a job in Honolulu as a defense contractor. But in reality, Bobby Fort was
Continue Reading By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Bobby Edward Fort was 27 when he enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1994 and retired 22 years later with a secret security clearance that allowed him to land a job in Honolulu as a defense contractor. But in reality, Bobby Fort was
Continue Reading By MIKE CRANSTON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Tyler Anderson and two relievers — including infielder Hanser Alberto — combined on a seven-hitter, and the Los Angeles Dodgers used another quick start to rout the sloppy Colorado Rockies 13-0 on Thursday night. Trea Turner had three hits for Los Angeles, including a three-run double. Gavin
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By Paul P. Murphy and Steve Almasy, CNN The winning numbers for Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for an estimated $1.28 billion were 13-36-45-57-67 with a Mega Ball of 14. Friday’s jackpot was the lottery’s second-largest prize in its 20-year history, and it came with a cash value option of $742.2 million. The next drawing is
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Update 7/29/22: Phelan was able to get treatment. Original Report: In a News Channel 3 exclusive, Peter Daut spoke with a Rancho Mirage man who says he is currently infected with monkeypox. Daniel Phelan, 63, is speaking out because he says he is frustrated by the response from local health officials. “What is the message
Continue Reading DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A $1.1 billion lottery prize will be on the line Friday night as numbers are drawn for the Mega Millions game. The giant jackpot is the nation’s third-largest prize and is the result of 29 consecutive drawings without anyone matching all of the game’s six numbers. That last time someone
Continue Reading ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — All-Star Corey Seager left the Texas Rangers’ game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night with a bruise on his lower right leg. Seager got three hits off Shohei Ohtani for the Rangers, but he fouled a pitch off his leg in the fifth inning. Seager delivered an RBI double
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RocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Durante estos últimos dÃas de julio, dos lluvias de meteoros iluminarán el cielo nocturno. Se prevé que la primera, la lluvia de meteoros delta acuáridas, alcance su punto máximo alrededor de las 6 a.m. ET (10 a.m. UTC) del viernes, según EarthSky. Paso a paso para fotografiar con el teléfono la
Continue Reading By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Democratic governor is suing the Legislature over a package of proposed constitutional amendments that Republican lawmakers are pursuing, including one that would say the state constitution does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion or public funding of abortions. The lawsuit filed Thursday in the
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol intends to share 20 transcripts with the Justice Department, a select committee spokesperson told CNN. “The select committee intends to share 20 transcripts. We have no plans to share additional transcripts at this time,” the spokesperson said.
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The FIND Food Bank provided bottled waters to residents of the Oasis Mobile Home Park, a community that’s dealt with contaminated water for nearly three years. On Wednesday, county officials held a community meeting to hear from the park’s residents. During the meeting, residents showed Supervisor Manuel Perez a notice, dated July 1, that the
Continue Reading By JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill up for a final vote in West Virginia’s Senate could make the state the first to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions after the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Senators were meeting Friday afternoon for a final reading of the bill. It allows
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and TIMOTHY D. EASLEY Associated Press JACKSON, Ky. (AP) — Krystal Holbrook’s family started moving possessions to higher ground long before dawn, racing to save them from the rapidly rising floodwaters that were menacing southeastern Kentucky. Her family scurried in the dark to move vehicles, campers, trailers and equipment. But as the
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Amir Vera, CNN Mandy Gutierrez, the Robb Elementary School principal who was suspended with pay earlier this week has been informed that she may return to work, according to her attorney Ricardo Cedillo. Gutierrez was placed on administrative leave Monday during a Uvalde School Board meeting. The principal has faced criticism
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