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By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A long stretch of hot, dry weather has left the Mississippi River so low that barge companies are reducing their loads as shipping costs soar. That comes as Midwest farmers are preparing to harvest crops and send tons of corn and soybeans downriver to New
Continue ReadingSAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Sophomore Sam Huard matched a program record with six touchdown passes – three to Giancarlo Woods – to help Cal Poly rally from an early deficit to beat Lincoln (CA) 41-20 Saturday night. Huard completed 28 of 39 for 325 yards without an interception against a Lincoln, a program
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT F. BUKATY and DAVID SHARP Associated Press BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Atlantic storm Lee — which made landfall at near-hurricane strength, bringing destructive winds and torrential rains to New England and Maritime Canada — kept weakening Sunday after officials withdrew some warnings and predicted the storm would disappear early this week. The
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Clayton Kershaw doesn’t know how many more of these celebrations he’ll get the chance to enjoy inside the Los Angeles Dodgers’ clubhouse. Wrapping up an NL West title still feels special. “You have to embrace it. You have to enjoy it. Like I’ve been saying, this
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeremy Ebobisse and Rodrigues scored goals in the first 15 minutes and the San Jose Earthquakes held off Real Salt Lake for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Ebobisse’s ninth goal of the season for San Jose (10-9-10) came in the 2nd minute. Rodriguez, a defender, found the net for
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after inspecting Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers and other advanced weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was in a lighter mode on Sunday, touring a university and watching a walrus show at a Russian aquarium as he continued a closely watched
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers clinch 10th NL West title in 11 years with 6-2 win over Seattle (corrects from 11th in 12 years).
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers clinch 11th NL West title in 12 years with 6-2 win over Seattle Mariners.
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By Heather Law, Nechirvan Mando, Heather Chen, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly. Video
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Law, Nechirvan Mando, Heather Chen, Sahar Akbarzai and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Protests erupted throughout Iran on Saturday to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old women who died in the custody of Iran’s morality police after being arrested for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly.
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening and is now in critical condition, the department said. The deputy was found in medical distress around 6 p.m. outside a sheriff station in Palmdale, a city northeast of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening and is now in critical condition, the department said. The deputy was found in medical distress around 6 p.m. outside a sheriff station in Palmdale, a city northeast of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Miguel Cabrera hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Detroit Tigers recovered to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Saturday night after blowing a three-run lead in the ninth. Earlier in the day, the Angels announced Shohei Ohtani will have surgery soon
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A rivalry game was exactly what Los Angeles FC needed to snap out of its small funk in time for the biggest games of the MLS season. Denis Bouanga broke a tie with his second goal in the 75th minute and LAFC rallied for a
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AP) — In a basement in one of the front-line cities in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, people gather three times a week in the morning for yoga to alleviate the stress caused by the constant shelling from Russian artillery. Soothing music fills the basement in Kramatorsk, where the humid
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The arrival of US soldiers for a peacekeeper training exercise in Armenia has rankled the Russian government, which has for decades acted as the sole security guarantor for the former Soviet republic. The 10-day “Eagle Partner” exercise, which began Monday, involves 85 US and 175 Armenian soldiers and aims
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Help-wanted advertisements in New York will have to disclose proposed pay rates after a statewide salary transparency law goes into effect on Sunday, part of growing state and city efforts to give women and people of color a tool to advocate for equal pay
Continue ReadingBy MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Help-wanted advertisements in New York will have to disclose proposed pay rates after a statewide salary transparency law goes into effect on Sunday, part of growing state and city efforts to give women and people of color a tool to advocate for equal pay
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, Ebony Davis and Kit Maher, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — With roughly four months until the Iowa caucuses, Republican presidential hopefuls spent Saturday courting the state’s conservative evangelical activists, an influential voting bloc in the Hawkeye State. Nearly all the major GOP candidates spoke at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition’s
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A day after inspecting Russia’s nuclear-capable bombers and other advanced weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday continued a trip to Russia’s Far East with a visit to a university in Vladivostok, while his state media back home reported on
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