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ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves signed veteran outfielder Jordan Luplow, who has a .213 batting average in six seasons, to a $1.4 million, one-year contract on Monday. The 29-year-old Luplow hit .176 with 11 homers and drove in 28 runs in 83 games with Arizona in 2022. The right-handed hitter had eight homers against
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl has been suspended two games for a high-stick penalty against Calgary’s Elias Lindholm. Hertl received a minor penalty for the infraction on Sunday night. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced Monday that Hertl will miss two games without pay for his first suspension
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The number of cases dismissed by Riverside County judges contending with a backlog that accumulated during the COVID public health lockdowns is just under 1,100, many of them assault and domestic violence filings — as well as a few for attempted murder and kidnapping, the District Attorney’s Office said today. “Our office respectfully disagrees
Continue Reading MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Maxwell Lewis had 26 points and Pepperdine beat Cal State Los Angeles 92-69 on Monday night. Lewis had five assists and three steals for the Waves (6-5). Jevon Porter added 13 points while going 4 of 7 and 4 of 6 from the free throw line, and they also had six
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement. After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks, the jury of eight men and four women reached the verdict at the second
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors reached a verdict Monday at the Los Angeles rape and sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein and lawyers for both sides are headed to the courtroom, where the verdict will be read. Jurors got the case Dec. 2 and deliberated for nine days
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By AAMER MADHANI and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the U.S. is looking to expand and strengthen its relationship with Ecuador, one of its staunchest allies in South America and a country that’s also getting plenty of attention from China. Biden spoke of the relationship as Ecuadorian President Guillermo
Continue Reading By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers but the brief order leaves open the prospect that the restrictions in place since the coronavirus pandemic began and have been used to turn back hundreds of thousands of prospective asylum
Continue ReadingBy Trudy Ring Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON D.C. (Advocate Channel) — LGBTQ+ Americans continue to face discrimination, violence, and other difficulties in many aspects of life, according to the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus’s Inaugural Report on the Condition of LGBTQ+ People in the United States. “LGBTQ+ people deserve the same opportunities
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de la Corte Suprema de EE.UU., John Roberts, suspendió temporalmente este lunes la terminación de una controvertida política de salud con efectos inmigratorios de la era Trump, conocida como Título 42, que se preveía que finalizara el 21 de diciembre. Pero en una breve orden, que indica que
Continue Reading WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest Jr. was arrested Monday in connection with an assault at a Southern California nightclub, authorities said. The incident occurred Dec. 9 at a West Hollywood club and witnesses identified McGinest as one of the people who were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said
Continue Reading WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest Jr. was arrested Monday in connection with an assault at a Southern California nightclub, authorities said. The incident occurred Dec. 9 at a club in West Hollywood and witnesses identified McGinest as one of the people who were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
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By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wednesday. The order Monday by Chief Justice John Roberts comes as conservative states are pushing to keep limits on asylum seekers
Continue Reading By MIKE CATALINI Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers have given final approval to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights. The Democrat-led Senate passed the measure in what is scheduled to be the last voting session of the year,
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a “contributing factor” in one of the deaths. Those are the conclusions of a new Navy report released Monday. The suicides, which all happened
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — A suspected serial burglar was caught Monday while attempting to poach Christmas presents from actor Robert De Niro’s Manhattan home, police said. Officers had been tracking the real-life Grinch amid a string of recent robberies and saw her bust into “The Godfather” and “Goodfellas” star’s townhouse around 2:45 a.m. Monday, police
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story CANTON, North Carolina (WLOS) — First graders at North Canton Elementary School watched their own version of a Macy’s parade. The students read the book “Balloons Over Broadway,” about the man who came up with the big balloons for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade so everyone
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Russo and Kristina Russo Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Volunteer firefighters in Norwich are upset over changes coming to the city’s fire service. The changes come in the form of an ordinance passed by the city council to make the service more efficient. Some of the volunteer
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have released veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins in advance of their Monday night game with the Los Angeles Rams. Watkins had 13 receptions for 206 yards and no touchdowns in his lone season with the Packers. He hadn’t caught a
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By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines. Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula
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