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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers homered four times in a seven-run sixth inning on Tuesday night against the defending World Series champion Texas Rangers. The Dodgers batted around as they battered reliever Grant Anderson, who gave up seven runs and six hits against no strikeouts. They led 7-1 going into the sixth.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC HE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ronel Blanco had eight strikeouts in six innings, Mauricio Dubon scored twice and the Houston Astros beat the San Francisco Giants 3-1 on Tuesday night. Blanco (6-2) allowed one run on three hits and became the first pitcher in Astros history to go undefeated in his
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for people with low
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom last year agreed to a tax increase that aimed to do two things: Help balance a budget with a multibillion-dollar shortfall, and pay doctors more money to treat patients covered by Medicaid — the taxpayer-funded health insurance program for people with low
Continue ReadingBy TERESA CRAWFORD and JOHN O’CONNOR Associated Press WAUBEKA, Wis. (AP) — Each June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating Flag Day, a holiday that escapes the notice of many Americans. But this unincorporated Wisconsin town about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Milwaukee takes the day seriously. After
Continue ReadingBy VIVIANNE WANDERA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Piles of firewood surrounded Jane Muthoni in her kitchen made of iron sheets. The roof, walls and wooden pillars were covered in soot. As she blew on the flame for tea, the 65-year-old was engulfed in smoke. “I’ve used firewood all my life,” she said. “Sometimes
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — An extreme weather phenomenon known as the dzud has killed more than 7.1 million animals in Mongolia this year, more than a tenth of the country’s entire livestock holdings, endangering herders’ livelihoods and way of life. Dzuds are a combination of perennial droughts and severe, snowy
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court is delivering verdicts in the trial of nine men suspected of involvement in the assassination of popular campaigning journalist Peter R. de Vries on a downtown Amsterdam street three years ago. Prosecutors have sought convictions and life sentences for the man charged with gunning
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When disinformation researcher Wen-Ping Liu looked into China’s efforts to influence Taiwan’s recent election using fake social media accounts, something unusual stood out about the most successful profiles. They were female, or at least that’s what they appeared to be. Fake profiles that claimed to be women
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Just before 2 a.m. on a chilly April night in Seattle, a Chevrolet Silverado pickup stopped at an electric vehicle charging station on the edge of a shopping center parking lot. Two men, one with a light strapped to his head, got out. A security camera
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By Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Paris (CNN) — At just 28 years old, Jordan Bardella has led the French far right to a landslide victory and humiliated President Emmanuel Macron’s camp in the European Parliament elections. He’s poised to become the next prime minister if the French president loses his gamble in the upcoming snap election. But who is far-right
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is headed into its final few weeks with nearly half of the cases heard this year still undecided, including ones that could reshape the law on everything from guns to abortion to social media. The justices are also still weighing whether
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — When Joe Biden arrived to his very first G7 summit in Cornwall, England, the newly inaugurated American president — in the telling of some US officials who were in attendance — was greeted by his fellow world leaders with enthusiasm – and relief. The heads
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two U.S. officials say the United States will send Ukraine another Patriot missile system. It answers Kyiv’s desperate calls for more air defenses as it battles against an intense Russian assault on the northeastern Kharkiv region. The officials said Tuesday that President Joe Biden has approved
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s third biggest political party, led by former president Jacob Zuma, has filed legal papers seeking to halt the first sitting of Parliament scheduled for Friday to elect the country’s president. The party says it is boycotting the sitting and has alleged irregularities in the election.
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The Pride Monument Board, an operating unit of the Greater Palm Springs Pride, held a community meeting on Tuesday afternoon at Hunters in Palm Springs to discuss and present plans for a new large-scale public art installation, the Pride Monument. This art installation, which aims to be completed by 2026 for the 40th anniversary of
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has defended his record against a primary challenger in debate after the GOP incumbent was recently booed by Republican convention delegates who argued he is too moderate. Candidates for the state’s open attorney general position debated earlier Tuesday. The incumbent governor
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — Republican Sam Brown overcame a crowded field of primary opponents to win Nevada’s GOP U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, setting up a fierce general election battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. In a speech to supporters at
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A magnitude 4.8 earthquake has cracked walls and caused other minor damage in a fishing community in southwestern South Korea. No injuries were reported from the quake Wednesday morning. The earthquake in Buan was the strongest detected in South Korea this year. The National Fire Agency has confirmed eight minor
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government has canceled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved abroad. Former pro-democracy lawmaker Nathan Law, unionist Mung Siu-tat and activists Simon Cheng, Finn Lau, Johnny Fok and Tony Choi
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