By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city. Officials have not implemented a mandatory evacuation order but the city’s mayor urged anyone who could leave
Continue Reading By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss (AP) — Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city. Officials have not implemented a mandatory evacuation order but the city’s mayor urged anyone who could leave
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — On paper, it looked like a major mismatch, with last-place Oakland sending out a couple of struggling starters against Aaron Judge and the powerful New York Yankees. Instead, the Yankees ended up with five hits in a puzzling set of back-to-back losses. Minor league call-up
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While we saw a few thunderstorms off to the east of the valley and in the High Desert Sunday afternoon, the general trend continues to be toward drier air across the state. This will continue through the upcoming week and into Labor Day Weekend. KESQ Drier air has a tendency to warm up much quicker
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Texas ha transportado en autobús a casi 9.000 solicitantes de asilo a la ciudad de Nueva York y Washington en los últimos meses, como parte del esfuerzo del gobernador Greg Abbott para resaltar sus críticas a las políticas de inmigración del gobierno de Joe Biden. En un comunicado el viernes, la
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CNN By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for
Continue Reading TROY, Ala. (AP) — There’s now a historic marker at the one-story brick house in Alabama where the late civil rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis grew up as one of 11 children. WSFA-TV reports that the marker was unveiled Saturday in Troy. Lewis’ family said at the ceremony that they believe it’s their
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Nota: Este artículo contiene ligeros spoilers de “House of the Dragon” y “Game of Thrones”. Cada vez que una historia de fantasía se adentra demasiado en la violencia atroz o en la explotación humana, a los narradores les gusta sacar a relucir cuatro pequeñas palabras: “Pero es históricamente correcto”. Esa fue la
Continue Reading By CODY FRIESEN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in four runs, and the Kansas City Royals beat the San Diego Padres 15-7 on Sunday. Salvador Perez also went deep for Kansas City, and Hunter Dozier had four of the Royals’ 18 hits. Nick Pratto drove in three
Continue Reading By PATRICK DONNELLY Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jake Cave homered, doubled and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins beat the San Francisco Giants 8-3 to finish a three-game sweep Sunday. Cave gave the Twins a 3-2 lead with his second homer of the season in the fourth inning. He added a two-run
Continue ReadingBy Nadia Kounang and Donald Judd, CNN The federal government is ending its free at-home Covid-19 test program this week, citing a lack of funding and efforts to preserve supply ahead of an anticipated fall surge in cases, a White House official told CNN on Sunday. Both the White House and the website where people
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Jake McCarthy hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the struggling Chicago White Sox with a 3-2 victory Sunday. Diamondbacks rookie Stone Garrett launched his first major league home run and Sergio Alcántara also went deep for Arizona, which earned its first
Continue Reading By Rashard Rose and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Nearly two decades after a serial sniper spree that terrorized the Washington, DC, area and left 10 people dead, a Maryland appeals court ruled that Lee Boyd Malvo, who was convicted for his role in the shootings, must be resentenced. Malvo was 17 years old when the crimes
Continue Reading SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Texas Democratic gubernatorial nominee Beto O’Rourke said Sunday that he had cleared his campaign schedule after receiving treatment at a San Antonio hospital for an unspecified bacterial infection. In a statement tweeted Sunday by his campaign, O’Rourke said he sought treatment at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio after feeling ill Friday.
Continue Reading By IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout helped the Los Angeles Angels put a rosy finish on a rough road trip. The Toronto Blue Jays, meanwhile, took another dip on their roller-coaster ride through the AL wild-card race. Ohtani and Trout homered, and the Angels beat the Blue Jays
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc and Ethan Cohen, CNN Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a “bacterial infection” and after receiving care at the hospital, he will be “resting at home,” postponing events in his campaign against GOP Gov. Greg Abbott. “After feeling ill on Friday, I went to Methodist Hospital
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Se espera que los inspectores de la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica (IAEA, por sus siglas en inglés) vayan a la central eléctrica de Zaporiyia, controlada por Rusia, “en los próximos días” en medio de nuevos bombardeos en la instalación y crecientes temores sobre un posible accidente nuclear. El jefe de
Continue Reading SANDERS, Ariz. (AP) — A child was killed and four other people were seriously injured Sunday in a school bus crash in eastern Arizona, authorities said. Arizona Department of Public Safety officials said 19 people were on the bus around 9 a.m. when it was hit from behind by a semi-truck on Interstate 40 near
Continue Reading By Amir Vera and Homero De la Fuente, CNN A player on the Duke University women’s volleyball team says Brigham Young University officials in Utah did not act quick enough to stop the racist harassment she and other Black players were subject to during a Friday game. Rachel Richardson, a sophomore outside hitter for Duke,
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — At least nine people were wounded in separate shootings at a bar in Los Angeles and a Sikh Temple in Stockton, authorities said. A man opened fire Sunday inside a crowded bar in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights, wounding six people, including one who is in critical condition, the
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