MEXICO CITY (AP) — Trevor Bauer was honored on Friday as pitcher of the year in the Mexican Baseball League. The 33-year-old Bauer got 94 votes from the electing committee. Zac Grotz was second with nine votes, followed by David Reyes (seven), Matt Dermody (six), Robert Stock (two) and Tyler Viza (one). Bauer went 10-0
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By Ashley Sharp Click here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The Oakland Athletics won an emotional, final home game against the Texas Rangers at the Coliseum on Thursday afternoon; a bittersweet and tear-filled farewell to the team that has been “rooted in Oakland” since 1968. The A’s will finish out their
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is heading south of the border to attend the inauguration of Mexico’s next president. In a statement Friday, she announced the outing to Mexico City for the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum as the Mexico’s first female president. The second-term Democratic governor and former congresswoman also is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C, (AP) — A North Carolina appeals court has blocked students and employees at the state’s flagship public university from providing a school’s digital identification when voting to comply with a new photo ID mandate. The three-judge panel of the intermediate-level Court of Appeals reverses at least temporarily last month’s decision by
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Lawyers for Boeing and families of some people who died in two crashes of Boeing jetliners will go face to face in court next month. On Friday, a federal judge in Texas ordered a hearing over Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty to conspiracy in connection with the 737 Max jetliner.
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By Patrick Damp Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — From the Neighborhood of Make Believe right into LEGOLAND, there’s a new tiny tribute to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood in the works but for it to go from make-believe to reality, the fans have to make it so. Creator Matt Smith came up
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — National Security Council spokesman John Kirby; Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn.; former Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz. ___ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C.; former Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md.; Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.;
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By Richard Roth, CNN United Nations headquarters (CNN) — It’s one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of world leaders and their entourages at the annual high level United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. As diplomats gathered for speeches and sideline gossip this week, CNN and a select group of
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story WEST BABYLON, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — The organs of one of the teens who died after a weekend crash in West Babylon have saved three lives, an organ donation organization announced Friday. Bella Trezza, 17, had been fighting for her life since Saturday’s crash,
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Indio has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Imperial Irrigation District to plant drought-resistant trees in Miles Avenue Park, city officials announced today. The “Tree for All – Public Green Space Grant” will be used to plant over 40 trees well suited to the desert climate, such as Tipu trees and Indian Rosewood. In
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By Joan Murray Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE (WFOR) — Residents at Springbrook Gardens on the Intracoastal were forced to evacuate their condo building after it was deemed unsafe. They loaded furniture into their vehicles on Friday. Saltwater has taken its toll on the building that is more than 70 years
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MIAMI (AP) — The attorney for an 18-year-old man trying to stop Shohei Ohtani’s 50th home run ball from being sold at auction until a lawsuit is resolved believes he has a strong case. Online bidding began Friday, less than 24 hours after a Miami-Dade County Judge Spencer Eig said the process could begin —
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By Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — The giant flying Joro spider was nowhere to be found in Boston on Thursday. The paparazzi have been out in full force on Mount Vernon street, hoping to get a shot of the venomous black and yellow invader with 4-inch legs. But
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Today marks the third consecutive day of record heat in Palm Springs. The record was tied on Wednesday and Thursday, but Friday afternoon surpassed the previous record by two degrees. It’s fall but it’s far from feeling like it! The Excessive Heat Warning took effect this morning and will remain in place for the Coachella
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Herb Brown is celebrating his 93rd birthday with the release of his latest book and a plug for democracy. As he promoted “Darkness Lies in Wait” on Friday, Brown said he had fall elections on his mind. He said he would never tell anyone how to vote. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stone-faced authorities stepping up to a podium. A scrum of reporters jostling for a quote. Popping flashbulbs and pandemonium. The spectacle played out across a public plaza from the federal courthouse where New York City Mayor Eric Adams was arraigned on federal bribery charges Friday morning. But it had
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By Kelsey Kushner Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore longshoremen, still recovering from the impacts of the Key Bridge collapse, expressed their concerns about a looming strike that could be devastating to the nation’s consumer supply. Thousands of dockworkers along the East and Gulf coasts, including in Baltimore, could strike
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A few Prince fans visiting the superstar’s hometown of Minneapolis may be lucky to stay at a place that will let them go crazy over his cultural legacy. The white, two-story home featured in the film “Purple Rain” is set to be an Airbnb rental from Oct. 26 to Dec.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah led the Lebanese militant group for the past three decades, transforming it into one of the most powerful paramilitary groups in the Middle East. Hezbollah confirmed Saturday that its leader was killed in an Israeli air raid that levelled six apartment buildings in Beirut the previous
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Officials shared new details of their sprawling investigation into Brendan Banfield, who was indicted earlier this month by a grand jury on four counts of aggravated murder for the Feb. 24, 2023, killings of his wife, Christine Banfield, and Joseph Ryan, according to a bench warrant filed
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