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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — San Diego’s blockbuster deal for Juan Soto and Josh Bell at the trade deadline garnered so much attention that the addition of Brandon Drury was barely noticed. Turns out it was a pretty important acquisition. Drury hit a pair of homers, Blake Snell threw a season-high
Continue Reading VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A single-engine plane crashed onto a Southern California beach’s jetty Friday and its three occupants escaped unharmed, authorities said. The plane hit the jetty around 4:45 p.m. Friday at Marina Park in the city of Ventura, according to the Ventura Police Department. “All passengers all are safely out and no injuries
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Stacey Abrams, Georgia Democrats’ nominee for governor, is launching an intensive effort to get out the vote by urging potential supporters to cast in-person ballots the first week of early voting as she tries to navigate the state’s new election laws. The strategy, outlined to The
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to put on hold parts of a judge’s order requiring a third-party review of the materials seized last month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. In its request with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona is in the Caribbean after passing between Guadeloupe and Montserrat and is expected to pass near or over Puerto Rico during Saturday night with the potential for dropping dangerously heavy rain in spots. Fiona is then expected to cross over the Dominican Republic on Monday with the same
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER, MARK THIESSEN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.
Continue Reading By BECKY BOHRER, MARK THIESSEN and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents on Alaska’s vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.
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By Jamiel Lynch and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Authorities in Florida recovered the body of a student who went missing after lightning struck near a middle school rowing club practicing at an Orlando lake, officials said Friday. The possible lighting strike happened Thursday evening when five middle school students were practicing near the North Orlando Rowing
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, CNN A district judge in Austin has ordered that the state of Texas cannot pursue child abuse investigations against parents providing gender-affirming care to their children if those families are members of the advocacy group PFLAG. The group is one of the plaintiffs against the state, challenging Gov. Greg Abbott’s order which
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Ace Justin Verlander had just wrapped up another strong start and was in the dugout in the fifth inning when Yordan Alvarez launched his third monster home run of the night for the Houston Astros. The cameras panned to Verlander, eyes wide as he admired his
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A motorcyclist was struck and killed by an oncoming train in Northern California after flying from the bike during a crash and falling onto railroad tracks, officials said Friday. The crash caused major service delays for the Bay Area Rapid Transit system. The motorcyclist’s name has not been released. The crash
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Friday marks Mexican Independence Day. It celebrates the cry of independence from Spain on September 16, 1810. It reminds many of the spirit of freedom helps maintain a bond between Hispanics here in the Coachella Valley and their home countries. Several latino-owned businesses can be found throughout the valley. One of them includes Seiden-Juku in
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Los fracasos militares de Rusia en su guerra con Ucrania están impulsando el surgimiento de una nueva oposición en contra del presidente Vladimir Putin, según dos políticos locales que se oponen a él. La falta de una victoria rápida, la incapacidad de tomar Kyiv y las exitosas contraofensivas de Ucrania —mientras
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach has been arraigned on murder charges. The Brooklyn district attorney’s office says 30-year-old Erin Merdy has been charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children, 7-year-old Zachary Merdy, 4-year-old Liliana Stephens-Merdy and 3-month-old
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Esther Henseleit feels as though she has been spinning her wheels the last six months on the LPGA Tour. That made Friday at the AmazingCre Portland Classic feel as though she were absolutely soaring. Henseleit rolled in 10 birdie putts on her way to an 8-under 64, giving the 23-year-old German
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El Ministerio Público de Perú y el Organismo de Evaluación y Fiscalización Ambiental (OEFA) informaron que abrieron investigaciones para determinar las responsabilidades en el derrame de petróleo registrado este viernes que afecta a la comunidad de Cuninico, en la selva amazónica del país. El OEFA, dependencia gubernamental encargada del control
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN Two men were charged on Friday for allegedly stealing guns from the home of U.S. Rep. Karen Bass, the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office announced in a statement. Patricio Munoz, 42, and Juan Espinoza, 24, were each charged with one felony count of first-degree residential burglary and two counts of grand
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court Friday to lift a judge’s order that temporarily barred it from reviewing a batch of classified documents seized during an FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The department told the 11th Circuit U.S. Court
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sold at auction for more than $176,000. The piece was part of a collection of about 75 items of Ginsburg’s that were sold to benefit charity. In total, bidders paid nearly $517,000 for items
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department on Friday asked an appeals court to put on hold parts of a judge’s order requiring a third-party review of the materials seized last month at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence. In its request with the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals, the Justice
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