By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — USC basketball star JuJu Watkins had a different kind of ball in her hand at Dodger Stadium. She threw out a ceremonial first pitch before the Freeway Series matchup between the Los Angeles Angels and Dodgers. Watkins says it’s the most nervous she’s ever been
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Authorities in Arkansas say a fourth victim has died a day after a shooter opened fire at a grocery store, wounding nine others and riddling cars with bullet holes as panicked bystanders scrambled for cover. State police say in a statement that the person died Saturday evening. The statement lists
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jackson Merrill hit a 440-foot, three-run homer to the base of the batter’s eye in center field and had a bat flip to match as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers 6-4 for their fourth straight win. Ha-Seong Kim and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Yankees designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton left a game against the Atlanta Braves because of left hamstring tightness. Stanton doubled off the center-field wall in the fourth inning and winced when he rounded third base on Gleyber Torres’ double. Stanton scored to give New York a 4-1 lead. Trent Grisham pinch hit
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, in keeping with his preference for shunning traditional debate prep, spent his last Saturday before his first one-on-one showdown with President Joe Biden on the campaign trail. Trump addressed a gathering of Christian conservatives Saturday afternoon in Washington, DC, touching upon his familiar campaign messages
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By Pauline Lockwood and Maija-Liisa Ehlinger, CNN (CNN) — Saida Wurie said it was her parents’ lifelong dream to participate in Hajj, the religious pilgrimage that brings Muslims from around the world to Saudi Arabia each year. They’d spent $23,000 on an all-inclusive travel package through a tour company registered in the state of Maryland.
Continue Reading By Alaa Elassar, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas has been charged with attempted capital murder and injury to a child after trying to drown a 3-year-old child at an apartment complex pool and making racial statements, according to police. The Texas chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations identified
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people across southern China have been evacuated, with many more potentially at risk, as deadly torrential rains continue to lash the region, causing flash flooding and mudslides. At least 55 people have died since June 9, Chinese state media reported Friday, with dramatic footage
Continue ReadingBy WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz has found the Allegheny River on the fly. The 6-foot-7 Cruz blasted a 445-foot homer against Tampa Bay that splashed down into the river that runs next to PNC Park. The shot marked the sixth time a homer has landed in
Continue Reading By Lauren Izso and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people gathered in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on Saturday to commemorate the 20th birthday of Naama Levy, who has been held captive for 260 days. It was one of the first and most searing viral videos to emerge as the October 7 attack
Continue ReadingCROMWELL, Conn. (AP) — Two people have been taken to the hospital after lightning struck a tree near a PGA Tour event in Connecticut. The strike happened near a home that is just north of the fifth green at TPC River Highlands. The course is hosting the Travelers Championship this week. Cromwell police started getting
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Suwon, South Korea (CNN) — It took more than 40 years, but I finally lived my “Top Gun” dream. For an hour and 40 minutes, in the back seat of a South Korean Air Force F-4 Phantom, I was “Goose” from the classic 1980s movie – and it was so worth
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $13 million to an ultramarathon athlete who was injured in a fall on a Seattle sidewalk in 2021. The Seattle Times reports that a King County jury found the city of Seattle and the owners of an apartment building responsible for the amount. Lesley
Continue Reading By Taylor Galgano and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Families were shopping at a local grocery store in a small Arkansas town on Friday when the sound of gunfire reverberated through the store, sending them running for cover or huddling in a freezer. Katrina Doherty – who had been shopping for dinner with her 18-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he floated the idea of having a “migrant league of fighters” to UFC President Dana White, again employing dehumanizing language to describe people who enter the US illegally. “I said, ‘Dana, I have an idea: Why don’t you set up a migrant league
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An Excessive Heat Warning is now in place for the Coachella Valley and parts of the San Gorgonio Pass. This will remain in place through 8 PM Thursday evening as temperatures have the potential to reach 114°F. Be sure to ALWAYS practice heat safety when out in the heat! We have talked a lot about
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La cadena TelevisaUnivision abrió una investigación interna luego de que el lunes un usuario publicó en uno de los sitios web de Univision una noticia falsa sobre las próximas elecciones presidenciales en Venezuela, con datos que fueron replicados por algunos medios en el país sudamericano. La empresa dijo en su
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Bailey Ober struck out 10 in a four-hitter for his first career complete game and the Minnesota Twins used a seven-run second inning to rout the Oakland Athletics 10-2. Ober needed just 89 pitches to finish the 13th complete game in the majors this season. He
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres are without star right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr., left fielder Jurickson Profar and catcher Luis Campusano for the third game of a four-game series against the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers. Tatis suffered a bruised left triceps when he was hit with a pitch just above his elbow
Continue ReadingMONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou continued his mastery of Laguna Seca Raceway by winning the pole Saturday in a qualifying session dominated by Honda drivers. It was the second pole of the season for the Chip Ganassi Racing driver who has finished on the podium in all three of his previous
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