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By BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rookie Ryan Noda hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics held on for a 2-1 win against the AL Central champion Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Noda’s 16th homer helped Oakland rebound after Minnesota had tied the game in the sixth. It
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer The curtain is finally coming down on Netflix’s once-iconic DVD-by-mail service, a quarter century after two Silicon Valley entrepreneurs came up with a concept that obliterated Blockbuster video stores while providing a springboard into video streaming that has transformed entertainment. The DVD service that has been steadily shrinking in
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A new law in California will raise the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour next year, an acknowledgment from the state’s Democratic leaders that most of the often overlooked workforce are the primary earners for their low-income households. When it takes effect
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Countries in the Americas are reeling as the flow of migrants reaches historic levels, but international “funds simply aren’t there” for humanitarian needs, a United Nations official said. Ugochi Daniels, deputy director of operations for the International Organization for Migration, said a larger and coordinated regional
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A California man has pleaded guilty to arranging hundreds of sham marriages in an effort to circumvent immigration laws, federal prosecutors said. Marcialito Biol Benitez, a 49-year-old Philippine national living in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has hired Albert Sanders Jr., a Google executive and former associate counsel to President Barack Obama, as its new head of referee operations. He will be an executive vice president, working with Monty McCutchen, the senior vice president for referee development and training. Sanders will report to
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California fast food workers will be paid at least $20 per hour next year under a new law signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. When it takes effect on April 1, fast food workers in California will have among the highest minimum wages in the
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California to increase minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour under new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. Sample a good wine and you might get
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. Sample a good wine and you might get
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — There are rock stars, and then there is Ringo Starr — drummer for the Beatles, award-winning soloist, photographer, narrator, actor, activist. To call him prolific would almost shortchange his accomplishments. But it also feels right. “Rewind Forward,” out October 13, is his fourth extended play
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press ALPINE, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. West Coast produces over 90% of America’s wine, but the region is also prone to wildfires — a combustible combination that spelled disaster for the wine industry in 2020 and one that scientists are scrambling to neutralize. Sample a good wine and you might
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Manny Machado hit a two-run single in the 10th inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Wednesday night to keep their slim postseason hopes alive with their first extra-inning win this year. San Diego had been 0-12 in extra innings
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — As his Republican rivals sparred onstage in California at their second primary debate, Donald Trump was in battleground Michigan Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters by lambasting President Joe Biden and his push for electric cars in the midst of
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The only postseason experience of Dane Dunning’s career happened three years ago when he started the decisive game of the wild-card round for the White Sox, but got pulled after only four batters. With his Texas Rangers close to securing their own playoff return, Dunning
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, STEVE PEOPLES and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Several of Donald Trump’s rivals stepped up their attacks against him in the second Republican presidential debate, urgently trying to dent the former president’s commanding primary lead during an event that often seemed like an undercard without him. Trump
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer to reach 100 RBIs for the fourth time, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-2 on Wednesday night in another step toward their third straight 100-win season. Freeman hit a three-run homer off Justin Lawrence in a four-run
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The seven candidates on stage for Wednesday night’s second presidential debate went after President Joe Biden, one another and the absent GOP front-runner. The at-times chaotic event featured staple questions about immigration, economics and abortion but also spawned a new nickname for Donald Trump, included some cringey sexual references and kept
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pinch-hitter Trevor Larnach broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI double and the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday night. After Max Kepler opened the eighth with his fourth hit of the game, Larnach sent a 1-1 pitch from Dany Jiménez off
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY and ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writers NEW YORK (AP) — With the Hollywood writers strike over, actors will now get a shot at cutting their own deal with studios and streaming services. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists announced Wednesday night that strike negotiations with studios would resume
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