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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Tucker hit a three-run homer and RBI single to lead the Houston Astros to another 11-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night. It’s Houston’s fifth win in six games and second straight rout of the Angels after an 11-3 victory in Friday’s
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Keibert Ruiz hit the first pitch of the ninth inning into the right-field bullpen to give the Washington Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night. Ruiz homered for the second consecutive night to help Washington win for the seventh time in its last
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2017 Rancho Mirage grad Daniel Whelan took a huge step in his pro football career, suiting up and playing for the Green Bay Packers in their first preseason game. A great first ever @NFL game for punter @dan__whelan with the @packers Kicking off, punting & holding, so proud. #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/10uijtKGx2— Anne Marie Doyle (@AMTWhelan) August
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — England’s Harry Kane has made his official Bayern Munich debut, coming on as a substitute in the club’s crushing 3-0 defeat to German Cup winners RB Leipzig in the Super Cup final in Munich on Saturday. The 30-year-old came on in the second half to a rousing ovation from
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Lo que comenzó como una noche divertida y relajante de descenso por el río Jefferson se convirtió en una experiencia traumática para Jen Royce y sus dos amigas después de que fueron atacadas por una nutria. Las tres mujeres recibieron tratamiento por sus lesiones, algunas de las cuales eran
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, BEATRICE DUPUY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The grim work of tallying the dead after a ferocious wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui came into sharp focus Saturday as crews picked through the devastation, marking homes with a bright orange X to signal they had searched
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, BEATRICE DUPUY and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The grim work of tallying the dead after a ferocious wildfire on the Hawaiian island of Maui came into sharp focus Saturday as crews picked through the devastation, marking homes with a bright orange X to signal they had searched
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history, has died. He was 95. Jones, who teamed up with composer Harvey Schmidt on “The Fantasticks” and Broadway shows “110 in the Shade” and “I Do! I Do!,” was inducted
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By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Better cancer treatments, advances in longevity, groundbreaking medicines and vaccines: these are just some of the potential prizes on offer in an emerging global race to advance the biosciences. And China has been pouring billions of dollars into its efforts to become the preeminent force, with experts
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. The bridge is
Continue Reading CNN By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. The bridge
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Our dew points today are noticeably lower than the same time yesterday. Dewpoints for the most part are between the mid forties and low fifties. Evaporative coolers should be working perfectly fine for most people, however a few may be struggling. Dew points are not expected to rise beyond 55° over the coming days. The
Continue ReadingGUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison. The transfer Saturday came three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. President Guillermo Lasso says the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela, admitió este viernes un amparo constitucional introducido el pasado 10 de julio y se nombró a una nueva junta directiva ad hoc del Partido Comunista de Venezuela para que “organice los procesos democráticos internos que garanticen los derechos a la participación política de los asociados”,
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Gov. Kim Reynolds is eagerly rolling out the welcome mat for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, showering each of the contenders with attention and pledging her neutrality in the 2024 race – for now, at least. “Maybe down the road, we’ll do something
Continue ReadingCNN, KWQC, KCCI By Aaron Pellish and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Gov. Kim Reynolds is eagerly rolling out the welcome mat for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, showering each of the contenders with attention and pledging her neutrality in the 2024 race – for now, at least. “Maybe down the road,
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El ministro de Desarrollo Social Giorgio Jackson presentó su renuncia “indeclinable” este viernes al presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, a solo tres días de que la oposición política lo llevara al Congreso para una acusación constitucional que buscaba su salida del gobierno. “Chile está cansado de vernos pelear,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Allan Winans tossed seven shutout innings in the team’s 21-3 win against the New York Mets on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old right-hander racked up nine strikeouts and picked up his first Major League Baseball win in just his second appearance in the big leagues. Winans
Continue ReadingHALLE, Germany (AP) — American soccer player Julian Green has been the victim of racist abuse in a German Cup game. Green, who is Black, was playing for Greuther Fuerth against host Hallescher FC in the first round of the competition. On the Fuerth club website, Green said a spectator racially abused him during the
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gone was the helicopter, but Donald Trump is renewing his reputation for defying norms and creating a mega-celebrity’s spectacle at the Iowa State Fair. In fewer than two hours Saturday on the steaming fairgrounds in Des Moines, Trump attracted thousands of sweating,
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