By Nicole Grether and Samantha Beech, CNN An American woman who traveled from New York to Sudan to celebrate Ramadan with family there is now desperate to escape as fighting between rival military forces continues to worsen. Myadah Kaila, a 28-year-old Sudanese-born public health professional, left her home in Syracuse, New York in mid-March. Within
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Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire in Thermal that broke out Sunday afternoon. The fire was reported around 12:20 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Pierce Street and Avenue 68, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Authorities said it was burning at a moderate rate of spread in heavy fuels, and resources were expected
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By CARLOS RODRIGUEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — After a game that felt like a home run derby, Matt Carpenter expected Sunday could be more of the same. It was not. Carpenter capped an eighth-inning rally with a tiebreaking, two-run double off the glove of diving centerfielder Mike Yastrzemsk i, and the San Diego
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN The 2-year-old daughter of Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett drowned in a swimming pool Sunday at the family’s Florida home, police said. Officers responded to a Beach Park home in Tampa at 9:30 a.m. after a child had fallen into a pool, the Tampa Police Department said. The child was
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Esteury Ruiz was absolutely certain he got hit by a pitch to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning. When he got called back to home plate by umpires after a replay review overturned the call, it appeared to be just another wacky
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Several earthquakes have struck near Niland on the southeastern side of the Salton Sea over the past 24 hours. Multiple quakes were over four in magnitude, including the largest, a 4.5 at 12:09 a.m. roughly 4 miles deep. This was followed by several quakes of similar magnitude. A similar swarm was detected near Mexicali at
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even though the Los Angeles Dodgers lead the National League in home runs, they are starting to show signs of winning when the ball doesn’t leave the park. After getting a 1-0 win Saturday, the Dodgers relied on small ball again in their 6-3 victory
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was killed when a single-engine plane slammed into a grassy hillside above homes in a Los Angeles neighborhood amid dense fog, authorities said. The Cessna C172 crashed around 8:45 p.m. Saturday on the city’s west side, about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Van Nuys Airport, the Los Angeles
Continue Reading DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — People along the Mississippi River in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois are warily watching rising water levels from the spring snow melt. Further north, floodwaters are beginning to slowly recede and reveal damage there. The National Weather Service said many of the crests across the region this spring will rank in
Continue Reading By DÉBORA REY Associated Press ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Paraguay’s long-governing Colorado Party appears headed to extending its hold on Paraguayan politics as early returns from Sunday’s election givea substantial lead to its presidential candidate, Santiago Peña. With almost two-thirds of voting places reporting, Peña has almost 45% of the vote. That compares to nearly
Continue ReadingBy Antonia Mortensen, CNN The Vatican is part of a peace mission to end the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said Sunday. “The mission is in the course now, but it is not yet public. When it is public, I will reveal it,” Francis told reporters. The pontiff made the remarks as he returned to
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — Al menos 18 personas murieron y 33 más resultaron heridas este sábado luego de que un autobús de turismo cayera por un barranco en una carretera del estado mexicano de Nayarit, informó este domingo la Fiscalía General en un comunicado. El percance ocurrió en el kilómetro 59 de la carretera federal
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — Hay un dicho popular en italiano -similar al que usan los anglófonos “when hell freezes over”- que se traduce como “lo haré cuando esté terminado el puente de Mesina”. El sueño de un puente que conectara la península con Sicilia a través del estrecho de Mesina se remonta a la época romana,
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press CLEVELAND, Texas (AP) — A widening manhunt for a Texas gunman who fatally shot five neighbors continued coming up empty Sunday as officers knocked on doors, the governor put up $50,000 in reward money and the FBI appeared no closer to catching the killer after nearly two days of
Continue Reading Associated Press FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Authorities say two U.S. Army helicopters that crashed last week in Alaska, killing three soldiers, collided over a rugged, mountainous area. A U.S. Army spokesperson said Sunday there were no weather issues or visibility problems at the time of the accident. The two AH-64 Apache helicopters were returning to
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With his big-game swagger on display for the world and that signature mouthpiece dangling from a celebratory grin, Stephen Curry drove fearlessly to the basket with jaw-dropping acrobatics all afternoon and he fired with precision from way back in a Game 7 extravaganza for the
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators continued their search for a solution to First Republic Bank’s woes over the weekend before stock markets were set to open Monday. San Francisco-based First Republic has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March, as investors and
Continue Reading By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators continued their search for a solution to First Republic Bank’s woes over the weekend before stock markets were set to open Monday. San Francisco-based First Republic has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March, as investors and
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By KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators continued their search for a solution to First Republic Bank’s woes over the weekend before stock markets were set to open Monday. San Francisco-based First Republic has struggled since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in early March, as investors and
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott says he’s nearly ready to reveal his decision on entering the 2024 presidential race. The South Carolina Republican said Sunday during a town hall in Charleston that he would make an announcement May 22. Scott has been inching ever closer to formally entering
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