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By MARÍA VERZA and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Polls closed in a national vote Sunday that will likely give Mexico its first female president, but the heat, violence and polarization continued right through election day. People turned out to vote in the township of Cuitzeo, in the western state of Michoacán,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. The landing module touched down at 6:23 a.m. Beijing time in a huge crater known as the South Pole-Aitken
Continue ReadingPHOENIX (AP) — Diana Taurasi hit 7 of 9 from 3-point range and finished with a season-high 31 points to help Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-68 on Sunday and snap the Mercury’s four-game skid. Taurasi made 9 of 14 from the field, hit 6 of 6 from the free-throw line and added two
Continue ReadingOSTEEN, Fla. (AP) — Firefighters found a charred body after dousing a brush fire in south Florida on Sunday, while fire crews elsewhere in the drought-stricken state battled wildfires that temporarily closed a highway and forced some residents to be evacuated from their homes. Pompano Beach Fire Rescue crews were extinguishing a blaze when they
Continue ReadingEPPING, N.H. (AP) — John Force raced to his record 157th NHRA victory Sunday at age 75, beating teammate Austin Prock in the Funny Car final at the NHRA New England Nationals. Force had a 4.081-second run at 319.29 mph in his Chevrolet Camaro SS, while Prock ran a 4.096 at 316.38. “We had a
Continue ReadingAKRON, Ohio (AP) — The mayor and police chief of Akron have called on witnesses to come forward with information about a mass shooting in the Ohio city that killed one person and wounded 24 others, some critically. No arrests were immediately reported in connection with the shooting early Sunday morning. Police Chief Brian Harding
Continue ReadingBy Arit John and David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Democrats locked in competitive Senate races are leaning into their party’s legislative accomplishments in ads touting investments in infrastructure and manufacturing, as well as the lowering the cost of some prescription drugs, such as insulin. The senators, whose votes sent the bills to the White House,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Juan Soto homered twice, including a go-ahead drive in a four-run ninth inning against All-Star closer Camilo Doval, and the New York Yankees rallied past the San Francisco Giants 7-5 on Sunday. Giants starter Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, exited in the fifth
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By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan, Dalia Faheid, Jillian Sykes, Sarah Dewberry, Chris Boyette and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A Minneapolis officer hailed as a hero last year was killed by a gunman who ambushed the officer as he responded to the scene of another shooting, police said. Officer Jamal Mitchell, 36, was one of
Continue ReadingGRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — The popular Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, one of Iceland’s biggest tourist attractions in the country’s southwest, has reopened after authorities said a nearby volcano had stabilized after erupting four days earlier. Hundreds of tourists bathed in the lagoon Sunday, with the view of the erupting crater in the background. The eruption
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures, authorities said. The attack happened Sunday morning at Del Mar City Beach in Del Mar, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of San Diego, local officials said. The 46-year-old man, an ocean
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — A swimmer was seriously injured in a shark attack on the Southern California coast Sunday, prompting temporary beach closures, authorities said. The attack happened Sunday morning at Del Mar City Beach in Del Mar, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of San Diego, local officials said. The 46-year-old man, an ocean
Continue Reading By Tara John and Michelle Velez, CNN (CNN) — Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote in a historic election, overshadowed by violence, that is expected to return the country’s first woman president. The two leading presidential candidates are women: Claudia Sheinbaum from the leftist Morena party and Xochitl Gálvez, from the conservative
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Luis Castillo threw seven shutout innings, Mitch Garver hit a three-run double and the Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Sunday for a sweep of their weekend series. Castillo was brilliant in his first win since May 12. The right-hander struck out six
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — La represa hidroeléctrica más grande de Ucrania, la central hidroeléctrica de Dnipro (HPP), se encuentra en “estado crítico” después de que fue alcanzada por un ataque ruso contra instalaciones energéticas de Ucrania, dicen las autoridades. El jefe de la administración militar de la región de Zaporiyia, Ivan Fedorov, dijo
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An Air Quality Alert remains in place through 11 PM this evening for the Coachella Valley and parts of the San Gorgonio Pass. Persistent evening and nighttime winds lead to bits of dust and sand being lofted into the air, limiting visibility and decreasing air quality. Tomorrow will be a bit warmer than today. This
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman homered in the first inning, Gavin Stone had another strong outing and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-0 on Sunday. Though much of the focus is on Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s rookie season and Clayton Kershaw’s comeback, Stone is
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — UC Irvine had six different players drive in runs in the first five innings and the Anteaters avoided elimination with a 17-7 romp over Tulane on Sunday at the Corvallis Regional. UC Irvine (45-13) will play Oregon State in the nightcap. If the Anteaters win, a final game will be played
Continue ReadingBY VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press McALLEN, TEXAS (AP) — At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Brownsville
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Dar vueltas en la madrugada. Un zumbido bajo pero constante en el cerebro que frustra la concentración. Una sensación de tensa inquietud. La mayoría ha experimentado este tipo de ansiedad, no una ansiedad clínica, que podría resultar en un ataque de pánico total, sino el tipo común y corriente
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