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By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador is holding a special election Sunday to pick a new president, with police and soldiers on guard against unprecedented violence, including the assassination of a candidate this month. Front-runners include an ally of exiled former President Rafael Correa and a millionaire with a security
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Gabriel Moreno hit a grand slam and drove in five runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to an 8-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday for a sweep of a day-night doubleheader. Tommy Pham hit a two-run homer and tripled to lead the
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press CUMMING, Ga. (AP) — When Allison Strickland urged a suburban Atlanta school board in June to remove four books from school libraries, she was following a path cleared by Georgia’s Republican lawmakers. But after the bitterly debated Georgia law took effect Jan. 1, The Associated Press found few book challengers
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN and SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press VILLA NUEVA, Guatemala (AP) — Guatemalans are voting to elect a new president, hoping that the country’s next leader will provide relief from rising prices and get a handle on crime and corruption. The two candidates offer starkly different paths forward. Former first lady Sandra Torres
Continue ReadingBy HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Inside a jail cell at Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, Albertyn Pino’s only plan was to finish the six-month sentence for public intoxication, along with other charges, and to return to her abusive boyfriend. That’s when she was offered a lifeline: An invitation to the tribe’s Healing to Wellness Court.
Continue ReadingBy JILL PAINTER LOPEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts homered twice to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins in the second game on Saturday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. Betts had a two-run single to cap a three-run eighth inning as the Dodgers won
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil began offloading its cargo near Texas late Saturday, tracking data showed, even as Tehran has threatened to target shipping in the Persian Gulf over it. The fate of the cargo aboard the
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Trey Lance and Jake Moody got some vindication on the final drive for the San Francisco 49ers. Lance shook off an interception on his first drive to set up two fourth-quarter scores, including the winning 32-yard field goal from Moody on the final
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Taylor Ward and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday for a large portion of Southern California, as the state prepares for a historic hurricane expected to cause extreme rain and flooding. There are “more than 7,500 boots on the ground” already
Continue ReadingMakenzy Doniak scored early in the first half, Amirah Ali scored late in the second and the San Diego Waves ended a five-match winless streak with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey/New York Gotham as the National Women’s Soccer League returned to action on Saturday in San Diego after a one-month sabbatical. Doniak staked
Continue ReadingBy IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary roared toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula late Saturday as a downgraded but still dangerous Category 1 hurricane likely to bring “catastrophic” flooding to the region and cross into the southwestern U.S. as a tropical storm. The National Weather Center
Continue ReadingBy IGNACIO MARTINEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) — Hurricane Hilary roared toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula late Saturday as a downgraded but still dangerous Category 1 hurricane likely to bring “catastrophic” flooding to the region and cross into the southwestern U.S. as a tropical storm. The National Weather Center
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON Associated Press NYHAMNSLÄGE, Sweden (AP) — It’s mid-afternoon in late summer and a fresh North Sea breeze blows through the vines at Kullabergs Vingård, a vineyard and winery at the vanguard of producers seeking to redefine what Swedish wine can be. Scandinavia isn’t exactly what connoisseurs would define as prime wine country
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, a representative said Saturday. Jones’ manager, Dan Spilo, said
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Eddie Rosario normally expects to need more than one pitch to pick up San Francisco right-hander Tyler Rogers’ submarine delivery. On this night, however, Rosario wasn’t waiting. Rosario had four hits, including a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make a brief visit to the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant on Sunday to highlight the safety of an impending release of treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, a divisive plan that his government wants to start soon despite protests at
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel David Weiss appeared to be willing to end the Hunter Biden probe earlier this year without any charges for the president’s son, but seems to have changed his mind around the time two IRS whistleblowers accused the Justice Department of stonewalling the case and giving Hunter
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Indio’s sandbag pickup filled the city’s parking lot with people preparing for Hilary. Officials say they handed out over 50,000 sandbags. Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz was in the crowd helping residents fill up bags for their homes. He says his entire staff is in different emergency management meetings from Riverside, Imperial, and San Bernardino counties.
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Riverside Country Department of Animal Services says pet/animal owners must focus on extra food, medicine, and water in case you are shut in during a natural disaster or asked to evacuate. “We are partnering with Petco Love Lost, says Riverside County Department of Animal Services Kerri Mabee. “It’s a platform that allows you to take
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