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By BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Austin Wynns drove in three runs, Carlos Rodón struck out eight in five dominant innings and the San Francisco Giants slowed the Atlanta Braves 4-1 Wednesday to win the series. Atlanta lost two of three to the sub-.500 Giants. The Braves began the day a half-game
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A child found unresponsive inside a vehicle at a parking lot in Indio has been pronounced dead, police confirmed. Police at the scene later confirmed the child was a girl around three-years-old. Police were called to the 46500 block of Spruce Street in front of Indio Mufflers at around 1:40 p.m., Indio Police spokesperson Ben
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN The Justice Department is investigating felony violations of false statements, conspiracy and obstruction as part of its January 6, 2021, probe that led to a recent search of former Trump administration official Jeffrey Clark’s home, according to an account of the criminal investigation made public Wednesday in a
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN The death toll from Covid-19 is “both a profound tragedy and a massive global failure at multiple levels,” the Lancet Covid-19 Commission said in a report Wednesday. “Too many governments have failed to adhere to basic norms of institutional rationality and transparency, too many people — often influenced by misinformation —
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Although four years are an eternity in sports, Canelo Álvarez still remembers every round of his two fights with Gennady Golovkin. He recalls every tactical decision and momentum shift during those now-distant meetings with arguably his greatest rival. But as he prepares for their third
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las superestrellas Gisele Bündchen y Tom Brady, que se casaron en 2009, están pasando por un periodo difícil. Brady, el siete veces campeón del Super Bowl que actualmente juega en los Tampa Bay Buccaneers y su esposa, Bündchen, una modelo, están lidiando con “problemas maritales”, según una fuente cercana a la
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By MICHAEL TARM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury on Wednesday convicted R. Kelly of several child pornography and sex abuse charges in his hometown of Chicago, delivering another legal blow to a singer who used to be one of the biggest R&B stars in the world. Kelly, 55, was found guilty
Continue Reading By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Abbott Elementary” creator-star Quinta Brunson said she’d rather focus on the show than Jimmy Kimmel’s comedy bit that overshadowed her Emmy acceptance speech and prompted criticism. But Sheryl Lee Ralph, who received her own Emm y for the sitcom with a rousing song and speech,
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 121 million fans watched a telecast of an NFL game during the league’s opening week, a 5% increase over last season. The league and Nielsen also said on Wednesday that the average viewership for all games was 18.5 million, the best opening weekend in six years and up 3%
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Carpenter Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, Texas (KTRK) — The man charged in the murders of a family of four in the Cypress area that went unsolved for eight years is waiting to be extradited from California to Texas. For years there were no new leads in a January 2014
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By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — This week the objective was to insert mention of Julian Assange into a meeting between Mexico’s president and the United States’ top diplomat. Next week, it will be to have Australia’s prime minister bring it up with the U.S. president at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. The
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Don Bolduc didn’t have much time to celebrate winning the Republican nomination for Senate in New Hampshire on Wednesday before he and other swing-state GOP candidates were on the defensive. A conservative retired Army brigadier general, Bolduc insisted during the Republican primary he
Continue ReadingBy KTRK Staff Click here for updates on this story CROSBY, Texas (KTRK) — A land owner found a full-size casket buried on her property in Crosby, and now Harris County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking into how it ended up there. The casket was found in the 500 block of Barrett Road by sheriff’s
Continue Reading By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lawyers for Iowa’s largest abortion provider argued in court documents that there’s no precedent or legal support for bringing back a law banning most abortions. A judge had permanently blocked in 2019, saying it violated the state’s constitution. Planned Parenthood lawyers from the American Civil
Continue Reading By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court is reviving unsettled lawsuits against Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by the late team doctor Richard Strauss. A judge had dismissed most of the unsettled cases last year. The judge acknowledged it’s clear hundreds of young men were abused, but
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — With more than 100,000 people living on California’s streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a first-of-its-kind law on Wednesday that could force some of them into treatment as part of a program he describes as “care” but opponents argue is cruel. Newsom signed the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Gregory Krieg, CNN One of the first women to accuse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment filed a federal lawsuit against him this week. Charlotte Bennett, a one-time staffer for Cuomo, is suing him for sexual harassment and discrimination. Bennett has previously spoken publicly about her time working
Continue Reading By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions in the state. The state’s abortion ban has been in effect since Roe v. Wade was overturned in June. Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins paused the law Wednesday for 14 days. That means abortions
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted R&B star R. Kelly of three child pornography and three child enticement charges in his hometown of Chicago. But the 55-year-old Kelly was was acquitted Wednesday of a conspiracy to obstruct justice charge accusing him fixing his state child
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By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has accepted nearly $190 million in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge. Wednesday’s action by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management was required under the climate bill
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